Award-Winning Series
Discover dogged reporting and powerful testimony.
Social Issues
Foster Care
Documenting the latest turmoil in Washington's child-welfare system, we reveal that foster kids are sent to out-of-state group homes with checkered records.
Environment
Hanford Nuclear Reservation
InvestigateWest's coverage was used as the basis of EarthFix's YouTube video: "Why is Hanford the Cold War's hot mess?"
Social Issues
Unequal Justice
More than a decade of Oregon court data shows people of color remain unfairly treated in the criminal justice system.
Business Reporting
Profiting from Thrift
Reporting on the largest U.S. for-profit thrift store chain's payments to charity led to consumer complaints and government inquiries.
Journalism with Impact
Discover how InvestigateWest equips the public to make change.
State Laws Passed
Secondhand Chemo
Reporting on health care providers exposed to toxics in the workplace has led to two state laws protecting worker health in Washington.
Tracking Influence
Water Quality Standards
Reporting on Washington's process to update its water pollution limits and protect people who reel in dinner from local waterways.
Immediate Results
Profiting from Thrift
Reporting on the largest U.S. for-profit thrift store chain's payments to charity led to consumer complaints and government inquiries.
Safety Improvements
Exhausted at School
Reporting on toxic road pollution and its effect on student health has led to changes at Seattle Schools and the Health Department.