Longtime WA state Sen. John McCoy, champion of Indigenous rights, dies
John McCoy served in tribal government and at the state Capitol, working to boost K-12 education, protect the environment and expand Indigenous people's rights.
Project Homeless is a new Seattle Times initiative that explores and explains the region’s complex, troubling problem of homelessness. With strong watchdog reporting and vivid storytelling, Project Homeless seeks to spotlight what is working, and what is not working, in responding to homelessness. We will also feature solutions-oriented reporting from elsewhere in the country.
Wildfire crews expect to have the 645-acre blaze burning near Old Naches Highway extinguished by Saturday, a Department of Natural Resources spokesperson said.