After Isaac Berger overdosed, his mother gave hospital staff the pills she found in his room. She says it became the biggest regret of her life.

Minimal oversight of court investigators makes it difficult for parents to challenge flawed reports without risking damage to their cases

Recent court rulings show how ICE is citing missed immigration check-ins — often without evidence — to detain asylum seekers

The proposal would expand the definition of illegal sexual contact between prison staff and an inmate to include kissing, groping

State agencies will no longer release information about whether an officer retired, resigned or was fired

State agencies will no longer release information about whether an officer retired, resigned or was fired

After being fired from the legal aid group she once led, Rep. Tarra Simmons supported state cuts that crippled similar organizations

From youth labor violations to housing abuses to pandemic aid fraud, Cascade PBS investigative reporters cast light into undercovered corners of WA in 2025.

A new series by InvestigateWest exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them.

A yearlong investigation finds rampant sexual abuse by guards, systemic cover-ups, and punishment for victims

A yearlong investigation finds rampant sexual abuse by guards, systemic cover-ups, and punishment for victims

InvestigateWest reporting exposes sexual abuse by guards, retaliation against victims and a system that fails to track the scope of the problem

This is the first installment in a new InvestigateWest series called “Guarded by Predators,” exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them

Nearby tribe calls on state, federal agencies to end a “decade-long pattern of reckless violations”

Gary "Chris" Twombley was put on administrative leave in December 2023

Forest collaboratives formed in the wake of the Pacific Northwest’s “Timber Wars” have become major power players operating largely out of the public eye

State health records show repeated safety violations at Providence Sacred Heart hospital

Lack of transparency in BIA police killings leave families searching for answers

State regulatory officials, elected leaders learned of tragedy from InvestigateWest report

ICE's 287(g) agreements — ended under the Obama administration following abuses like racial profiling of Latinos — are back

Workers say girl’s death is an example of what they feared from Providence closing the unit

As judges weigh the limits of medical exceptions, Idaho’s abortion ban is being tested — in courts, hospitals and patients’ lives

Cooperation with federal authorities tests bounds of law and policy, stirs fear in immigrant communities

Experts say the state’s lack of market-related data may be hampering its efforts

In a small Seattle suburb, a rape investigation sparks a war over speech and power

Though disparities for other races improved, InvestigateWest analysis reveals Native Americans five times more likely to be searched despite ongoing scrutiny

Laws protecting free speech, along with challenging economic circumstances, make it difficult to cut ties

Victims assistance agency pulled funding for nonprofit believing it was behind InvestigateWest articles

Survivors, police frustrated with low convictions as reported sex trafficking soars in Washington and Oregon...