For most of the region, wintry conditions are an inconvenience: school closings leave some parents scrambling for childcare, while canceled meetings put off till tomorrow what should be done today. But for those living without shelter, the cold and snow can be a question of life or death. According to
The smoke we inhaled in Seattle from the region’s burning forests last summer literally brought home the problem of wildfires. Not only can such fires damage property, the climate and the economy, they also pose danger to life, health and general welfare. The fires are a major producer of
Marking a significant shift in policy, Yakima County will no longer cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by holding inmates for immigration authorities after they are eligible to be released from jail. The change comes as part of a settlement negotiated by attorneys with the Northwest Immigrant Rights
There’s a whiteboard hanging in the Seattle Police Department’s evidence unit on north Beacon Hill, where officers go to drop off crime-scene items they’ve collected. In the upper right hand corner of the board, someone has written “resignations since 1/1/18” with a tally beneath it.
Somewhere between Sunday’s sleepy Super Bowl and the opening of the State Route 99 tunnel Monday morning, a “chance of snow” morphed into a thick coat of white powder across Seattle. And with it came the city’s perfunctory freakout. Schools closed, of course, as did community centers, some
