InvestigateWest won eight awards in the 2022 Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest. The annual contest,…
InvestigateWestJune 5, 2023
Fueled by fentanyl, the number of overdose deaths in Oregon has soared since 2019. And…
Conrad WilsonJune 1, 2023
State administrators overruled or helped mediate telecom objections that have previously disqualified local governments from…
Brandon BlockMay 30, 2023
Local officials signed new contracts with The Hand Up Project after two residents died last…
Lizz GiordanoMay 23, 2023
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare began investigating complaints of abuse at SWITC in mid-2017…
Audrey DuttonMay 23, 2023
A new report says beverage companies like Coca-Cola must be “held accountable for the supply…
Joseph WintersMay 23, 2023
By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle, May 22, 2023 Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat,…
Julia ShumwayMay 23, 2023
Idaho Power and Avista have filed an application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to…
Mia MaldonadoMay 18, 2023
Legislation that would fund school literacy, a veterans home and start a pilot program for…
Ben BotkinMay 18, 2023
Local bike cops drove a national evolution toward forceful crowd tactics — and made money…
CrosscutMay 18, 2023
Sitting in the genetic counselor’s office that afternoon, she learned her 12-week-old developing fetus likely…
Kelcie MoseleyMay 10, 2023
In Washington, a new team of epidemiologists is preparing for a hotter, smokier future. By…
Kylie MohrMay 10, 2023
The Bellevue-based for-profit thrift store chain won a lawsuit over its marketing approach, but nonprofit…
Francesca LymanMay 10, 2023
Former colleagues blame a lack of oversight for continued exploitation of practitioners and patients By…
Kaylee TornayMay 8, 2023
Washington’s mandatory reporter law is one of the weakest when it comes to clergy By…
Wilson CriscioneMay 4, 2023
Amazon opposition, community outcry kill Oregon bill By Kaylee Tornay / InvestigateWest Proposals in Oregon…
Kaylee TornayMay 3, 2023
From a Spokane T-shirt scheme to a Nigerian unemployment scam, federal prosecutors are grappling with…
Brandon BlockMay 3, 2023
By Dirk VanderHart (OPB) and Lauren Dake (OPB) Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan will…
OPBMay 2, 2023
Ten years ago, the NRA was feared. But three major laws signed by Gov. Inslee…
Joe O'SullivanMay 2, 2023
Idahoans for Open Primaries will attempt to qualify a ballot initiative for the November 2024…
Clark CorbinMay 2, 2023
Daniel Walters, an investigative reporter who’s made a career out of exposing con artists, conspiracy…
InvestigateWestApril 26, 2023
Court ruling preserves status quo in several states as fight continues elsewhere over abortion pill…
Kelcie MoseleyApril 19, 2023
Idaho Democratic leader calls for special legislative session to clarify presidential primary process By Clark…
Idaho Capital SunApril 19, 2023
Nonaffiliated voters are the largest bloc but are currently barred from voting in most primary…
Julia ShumwayApril 19, 2023
InvestigateWest is excited to announce the addition of a new full-time investigative reporter with an…
InvestigateWestApril 18, 2023
Idaho spends less on schools per student than any other state. Kids are sweating, freezing…
Idaho Statesman and ProPublicaApril 13, 2023
An investigation found no hiring policies were violated but noted there is no consistent process…
Lizz GiordanoApril 13, 2023
More than 130 emergency licensed instructors who don’t have to meet federally mandated standards are…
Alex BaumhardtApril 13, 2023
Community organizers band together to tackle pollution from food processors and industrial farming. By Claire…
Claire CarlsonApril 10, 2023
