Law enforcement must continue to reduce the use of lethal force, while the public must recognize that not every encounter can be de-escalated.

Crosscut Courage Award winner Bobbe Bridge has spent a lifetime advocating for youth.

The suit, led by California, seeks to prevent the administration from rolling back protections for children provided in the Flores settlement.

New visa and green card rules proposed by the Trump administration threaten the core of who we are.

Dr. Frederick Rivara is leading a new effort to study gun violence, decades after his work prompted backlash from the National Rifle Association.

The next court hearing will determine how much work is left for the city to complete a 2012 federal reform agreement.

Dysfunction has gripped the city government that oversees the central Washington community. The residents aren't having it.

Restorative justice emphasizes accountability and healing instead of punishment. All our youth deserve it.

The annual "protestival" challenged the culture to think differently about cannabis. Now that it does, the future of the prominent weed festival looks hazy.

The lawsuit claims that the rule puts more than 10,000 immigrants and their families at risk of homelessness.

In the aftermath of the tragedy, we longed for the strong community of our Texas hometown.

The suit, which claims the system for testing those who monitor the tank vapors is broken, has been dropped. But one watchdog is demanding an investigation.

In a reversal that likely transfers authority to EPA headquarters, southwest Alaska's Pebble Mine gets closer to being built despite concerns for the bay's productive fisheries. 

A new Washington state law lets people who were convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession more easily vacate those old convictions.

Officials say it's been underwater for at least "a couple of years," and the likelihood of determining its identity remains low.