Who was behind that big Puget Sound fireworks show? WATCH
Luxury yachts, shell companies and secretive trusts offer clues to the sponsor of a spectacular and surprising fireworks show off Bainbridge Island.
Mike Reicher
Mike Reicher is an investigative reporter at The Seattle Times.
Special education school accused of harming kids barred from new admissions
A state investigation into Northwest SOIL, launched after a Seattle Times and ProPublica series exposed problems at the school, found “unacceptably high” use of physical...
Rough seas, canceled ferries: Family takes in stranded Port Townsend visitors
Hotels were full in Port Townsend Saturday night when high winds forced the state ferries to cancel sailings. A ferry worker and his family hosted...
WA researchers remember red flags and discoveries on OceanGate submersible
A series of dives off Friday Harbor in 2018 illuminate the Everett-based company's experimental approach to underwater exploration, passengers say.
She paid $18,500 for a WA service dog but became the dog’s ‘emotional support human’ instead WATCH
A Spokane-area company that specializes in service dogs for people with PTSD and autism faces lawsuits claiming the expensive dogs weren't properly trained.
Legislature strengthens oversight of private special ed schools
In response to a Seattle Times and ProPublica series, the state is getting more power to regulate private schools operating with public money.
WA ferry runs aground on Bainbridge Island after losing power VIEW
The ferry Walla Walla between Seattle and Bremerton ran aground in Rich Passage on Saturday, Washington State Ferries said.
A mom fought Washington’s flawed special education system. Here’s what happened next.
The state’s failure to monitor private special education schools forces parents to take extraordinary and often expensive measures to get their kids into the best...
WA launches probe of private special ed schools as lawmakers consider reforms
In response to a Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation, state officials demand records related to "abuse or neglect" at a publicly-funded network of schools.