These are some of my favorite stories. Click on the publication/datelines to read them, and for more of my recent work, check out my author pages at The Seattle Times, KUOW, The Stranger, Longreads, Fast Company, and Mother Jones.
Investigations
Seattle’s jail has an ‘astronomical’ suicide rate. Little is changing.
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When Seattle stores belongings taken during homeless cleanups, few get them back
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Porn scammer and sex offender Matt Hickey sentenced to nearly three years
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Washington state attorney general sues Matt Hickey over alleged porn "audition" scam
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Homelessness
She didn’t want to die homeless. But in Seattle, there were few places to turn.
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Remembering George Buckingham, one of the dozens of people who have died homeless in Seattle so far this year
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Criminal Justice
Protester hit by police flash-bang faced possibility of ‘life-threatening deterioration,’ medical records say
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A murder. A suicide. A Buddhist ceremony with both families to free spirits
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One Seattle murder, two devastated families and a question: What's justice?
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At least 10 people say they've been drugged at Seattle bars this summer
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Tech, Health, Science & Environment
This South Seattle treatment center has been helping Native people beat substance use disorders for more than 30 years. So why is it closing?
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King County patient is first in U.S. to die of COVID-19 as officials scramble to stem spread of novel coronavirus
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Gab, online haven for Pittsburgh shooting suspect, finds new home with Seattle-area company
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Love in the time of Zika
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After Two Record-Breaking Wildfires, Residents in One of Washington's Poorest Counties Consider What a Climate-Changed Future Holds
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How one tribe could slow the rate of "bomb trains" through Seattle
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