Politics Emergency coronavirus spending caps WA legislative session Homelessness, transportation, climate change, Boeing among the main themes in Olympia. by Shauna Sowersby / March 13, 2020
News Coronavirus pauses Seattle's cruise season The move, prompted by Canada's own reckoning with COVID-19, will deal a major blow to the local economy. by David Kroman / March 13, 2020
News To slow coronavirus, events of 250-plus people are banned. Why 250? Washington chose a specific figure, but experts say "there is no magic number." by Hannah Weinberger / March 12, 2020 / Updated at 1:55p.m. on March 13, 2020
News The last of Yesler Terrace's iconic rowhouses will be rubble by May As the historic public housing development takes a new form, some residents return while others stay away. by David Kroman / March 12, 2020
News ‘Nothing short of torture’: WA to restrict youth solitary confinement The state Attorney General's Office, a key supporter of the legislation, argued that young people need a chance at rehabilitation. by Shauna Sowersby / March 12, 2020
News To stop COVID-19, Washington implements measures not seen since Spanish flu Gov. Jay Inslee banned gatherings of over 250 people in the state's three most populous counties. by David Kroman & Lilly Fowler / March 11, 2020
News Coronavirus and the immunocompromised: Your questions answered We are answering reader questions related to COVID-19 and potentially high-risk patients, including the elderly and those with underlying health issues. by Hannah Weinberger / March 11, 2020
News Seattle workers lose jobs and worry about rent as coronavirus slows business The virus’ impact is affecting healthy people as workers are laid off and see hours reduced. by David Kroman / March 11, 2020
Equity Coronavirus fears in Pacific NW lead to rise in anti-Asian racism Asian Americans in Seattle and elsewhere say they are increasingly being harassed and blamed for the COVID-19 outbreak. by Lilly Fowler / March 11, 2020
Environment WA lawmakers pave the way for electric cars, but activists want more As the legislative session comes to a close, the green lobby is pushing lawmakers to do more to take on climate change. by Katherine Long InvestigateWest / March 10, 2020