News The Sounders prepare for the world stage as the 2025 season kicks off Brian Schmetzer is carefully coaching the Seattle soccer team for a rigorous schedule of regular MLS play and tournaments — one of them being global. by Gavin Borchert / February 21, 2025
Indigenous Affairs Native drivers 5x more likely to be searched by WA State Patrol Though disparities have decreased for other races compared to white counterparts, rates have continued to rise for Indigenous motorists since 2020. by Wilson Criscione & Melanie Henshaw InvestigateWest / January 23, 2025
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: How racism pervades PNW outdoors culture Alison Mariella Désir and Knute Berger talk about the complex legacy of Catherine Montgomery, often called “the mother of the Pacific Crest Trail.” by Knute Berger & Alison Mariella Désir & Gavin Borchert / October 25, 2024
Environment Human Elements: Seattle therapist addresses climate anxiety “We’re all kind of in it together,” says therapist Andrew Bryant, who works with others to confront the mental ramifications of a changing planet. by Sarah Hoffman / February 26, 2024
Environment Human Elements: How megafires threaten the endangered Canada lynx Home Range Wildlife Research studies how scorched landscape and changes to habitat in Okanogan County imperil the species’ survival. by Sarah Hoffman / February 19, 2024
Environment Human Elements: A forest garden teaches healing, land stewardship Stephanie Leon Riedl of the Sts’ailes First Nation cultivates traditional foods to pass on the lessons of the land to future generations. by Sarah Hoffman / February 12, 2024
Environment Human Elements: Elk hunting on a changing Colville Reservation Salmon Chief Darnell Sam goes bow-hunting and shares how his cultural relationship with first foods and environmental stewardship are intertwined. by Sarah Hoffman / February 5, 2024
Culture 13 ways to observe Black History Month with art — and hockey From an opera about Malcolm X to commemorative Kraken jerseys, Black culture is being celebrated around Seattle. by Brangien Davis & Gavin Borchert / February 1, 2024
Environment Human Elements: The WA funeral home that can turn you into a tree At Recompose in Seattle, Katrina Spade offers a low-emission alternative to traditional burial or cremation: human composting. by Sarah Hoffman / January 29, 2024
Politics Can Catholic lobbyists agree to a child abuse reporting law? In Washington, clergy are not mandated reporters. After a similar bill died last year, new language would offer exemptions for sacramental confessions. by Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest / January 29, 2024