He and Joelene had waited nearly a year for news about his commutation petition — a relatively rare form of clemency that, if approved by the governor, would allow his early release from prison. In ...

At the same time, Adult Protective Services workers say they’re under growing pressure to close investigations quickly.

Aspen Ford was a Roy W. Howard reporting fellow at InvestigateWest from 2025 to 2026.

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. Alone on the couch in her rural Idaho living room, ...

The school board said state law limits the district from taking action against the former principal, despite community demands to fire him. Citing state law, the Edmonds school board on Tuesday voted ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Children in Oregon’s rural counties are more likely to spend at least one day in the foster care system than those living in urban areas, ...

Whitney Bryen reports on injustice and vulnerable populations for InvestigateWest. A journalist since 2010, she is dedicated to raising marginalized voices and holding power to account especially at ...