2025 is on track to see record number of evictions in Washington A legal aid program for renters is struggling to keep up amid rising rents, stagnant wages and the expiration of pandemic-era protections. by Moe K. Clark / InvestigateWest / June 9, 2025
Politics How economics turned NW coal ports into the walking dead Empty coal cars flank Bakken Oil tankers at the Port of Everett. by Daniel Jack Chasan / May 4, 2016
Politics Can a millennial mayor save Kurt Cobain's dying hometown? Follow Route 101 through northwest Washington, and you’re sure to see it — the welcome sign outside the town of Aberdeen. It proudly proclaims "Lumber Capital of the World," but the mothballed mill... by Ben DeJarnette for High Country News / May 3, 2016
Whitman College ditches Missionaries mascot — part of a fresh look at the West by Knute Berger / May 2, 2016
Culture Your official GiveBIG cheatsheet A guide to your ideal day to support Crosscut(nudge nudge) and the other non-profits you know and love. by Tamara Power-Drutis / May 2, 2016
Politics Peaceful May Day march overshadowed by 'black bloc' protests Peaceful May Day marchers in 2014. by David Kroman / May 2, 2016
Politics Despite warnings, Seattle still dangerously unprepared for megaquake Taken from a "visualization" of the Alaskan Way viaduct during a major earthquake. by Joe Copeland / May 2, 2016
Environment Environmental study leaves Longview coal port bloodied but still alive Shipping around Longview could expand beyond logs and other products to include sending coal to China. by Cassandra Profita for EarthFix / April 29, 2016
Environment 40,000 miles of open ocean -- and a boat full of rookies The biennial Clipper Round the World Yacht Race puts total novices aboard some of the fastest sailboats on the sea. Two have died this year already. by Eugene Carlson / April 28, 2016
Politics The ultimate test for the mayor and business community Ed Murray and Maud Daudon were seen in a Chamber photo from the organization's 2014 annual leadership gathering. by David Kroman / April 27, 2016