Health This psychiatric hospital shuttered in 1973. But patient descendants and community researchers keep its lore alive There’s an overgrown cemetery nestled in the farmland of the Cascade foothills of Skagit County. It’s the burial grounds for Northern State Hospital, a long-shuttered state mental institution. Libby Denkmann Sarah Leibovitz Liz Brazile
Arts & Life How government hurdles and online protesters changed the shape of Arlington Pride The city of Arlington was scheduled to have a Pride celebration in early June. But organizers say the city has put up new hurdles that forced the 2023 celebration to be delayed. Libby Denkmann Sarah Leibovitz
Environment Keep a cold campfire this NW summer We're just at the beginning stages of fire season, and as the west side of the cascades gets drier and drier, the Department of Natural Resources needs everyone’s help to prevent wildfire. Diana Opong
Environment Fireworks this 4th of July? Leave it to the professionals, officials urge Western Washington is extremely dry. And with no rain in sight, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wants everyone to be extra careful this 4th of July. Diana Opong
Politics Could Seattle see rent control? Only if the state allows it Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant introduced a rent control bill on Friday that would regulate how much landlords can raise rents. The proposal would limit rental price increases to the regional inflation rate. But there is a major hitch. David Hyde
Government About the gun that killed a boy at Seattle’s Ingraham High School This is the story of a gun. It begins with a 14-year-old boy showing it off. It ends with another boy dying in a high school hallway. Isolde Raftery Ashley Hiruko
Health WA Cares Fund: What You Need to Know Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with WA Cares Fund director Ben Veghte to talk about how the long term care plan works, and what it means before the payroll tax to fund the plan starts on July 1st. Libby Denkmann Jason Burrows
How the PNW's history of far-right extremism played a role on Jan. 6 The extremist views behind the Jan. 6 insurrection have a long history right here in the Pacific Northwest. Katie Campbell Angela King
Politics Cash is still king in unincorporated King County Cash is here to stay in unincorporated King County after the council voted 5-4 on Tuesday to require businesses like restaurants and retailers to accept payments in cash up to $200. David Hyde
Politics Seattle Leader ignites change in sharing Caste identity In February of this year, Seattle city councilmembers voted to make Seattle the first city in the country to ban discrimination based on a person’s caste. For one supporter of the measure, it was a chance to open up about an identity that she had kept hidden. Aliyah Musaliar Diana Opong
