Investigations
Federal aid is supercharging local WA police surveillance tech
Pandemic relief funds are bankrolling new – and often unregulated – law enforcement tools such as license-plate readers, drones and AI video software.
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Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project are part of my family history
A Seattle photojournalist discovers that his electrician great-grandfather was connected to the ‘X group’ and the genesis of the nuclear bomb in Los Alamos, N.M.
Investigations
Sound Transit settles whistleblower case over safety complaints
The former employee alleged that supervisors retaliated against him for raising concerns about repair records and other safeguards.
politics
Washington governor’s race sparks stricter campaign-finance rule
AG Bob Ferguson's $1.3M transfer, an attorney turned ‘finance gadfly’ and a Public Disclosure Commission vote that could shake up the election.
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Washington health experts agree COVID-19 isn’t going anywhere
Fall vaccines, long COVID, staying safe during summer travel — here’s how to assess risk in the months to come.