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Spokane's Camp Hope is the center of a political storm
The state's largest encampment, home to nearly 450 people, began as a protest but has become a microcosm of housing and homelessness issues nationwide.
Mai Hoang
Mai Hoang is the Central/Eastern Washington reporter for Cascade PBS, where she seeks to provide a broader perspective on what is happening east of the Cascades.
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Central WA home prices spike amid influx of Seattle-area transplants
Housing affordability has become a challenge in Chelan and Kittitas counties as recreation and smaller communities draw Puget Sound residents.
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Why WA cherries are so expensive this summer
This season's crop was even smaller than predicted. A late harvest may provide one last chance to enjoy the fruit.
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Tom Alberg's legacy in the evolution of local journalism
The Seattle investor believed technology had a place in journalism before the digital age. Crosscut was the result of that belief.
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U.S. Rep. Newhouse has a race on his hands in Central WA
Democrat Doug White is first in line to take the second slot on the fall ballot in Washington’s 4th Congressional District.