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Decades after the Civil War, nostalgia for the 'Lost Cause' took hold in the Northwest. Knute Berger explains how.

People flocked to see a young orca lost in a river near Portland. Then she was killed, pickled and left in a tank on a mountainside.

Washington is still impacted by the 1933 decision, which brought the West from the frontier period into a new, modern century.

From cheap power to rugged hiking trails, Franklin D. Roosevelt's government transformed the region.

Regulators claim they will address public health concerns after an InvestigateWest report exposed officials coordinating with mining corporations.

Scientists say the agency is siding with the companies, even after it acknowledged that open-pit mining in Butte is unsafe and requires major cleanup. 

State lawmakers hope to increase oversight of kids with disabilities sent out of state and prohibit or limit the use of isolation and restraint.

Washington is one of a handful of states that exempt clergy from reporting suspected abuse. Some lawmakers are trying to change that.

From waning interest in pandemic precautions to fights over free speech, there are lessons for the new year in our region’s past.

You can complain about the rain, the damp, the squish, but water shapes PNW history and culture — and it makes for some good stories, too.