MUST-READ REPORT: A couple months after we investigated cutbacks to youth psychiatric care, the worst fears of hospital staff have come true. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

We're proud to see that two of InvestigateWest's talented reporters are finalists for the prestigious Livingston Award: Wilson Criscione and Kelsey Turner!

NEW: Idaho’s Owyhee County signs up for immigration enforcement mostly as a show of support for Trump, sheriff says. “I support Trump. I support his policies. So I joined to get on board with this simply because that is what my constituents expect.” investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

NEW: While Washington state lawmakers’ budget more than doubles funding for public defenders, those attorneys say the sum is still woefully inadequate to meet the needs of local courts. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

This is a significant development in Washington State, and it all began with reporting by InvestigateWest and Wilson Criscione into the cover-up of abuse within the Jehovah's Witness Church. Churches in Washington must now report allegations of child abuse to the authorities,

NEW: An unexpected slash to a small corner of Washington’s state budget has civil legal aid organizations scrambling to plan for a future without financial support. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

UPDATE: On Friday, Washington’s governor officially signed into law a bill that was proposed in response to InvestigateWest’s reporting. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

BREAKING: President Trump’s Department of Justice is investigating a new Washington state law that makes clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

IMPACT: The WA Department of Health has opened an investigation into a Spokane hospital after learning of Sarah Niyimbona’s death from InvestigateWest's reporting. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

NEW: A small federal agency was investigating dangers to miners. Then came DOGE. The latest from Daniel Walters investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

UPDATE: A new lawsuit alleges that door alarms, inadequate policy and “violations of the standard of care” led to Sarah Niyimbona’s death in April. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

NEW: Families paint a picture of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a black hole of information, rarely communicating anything and providing no public accounting of the circumstances of deaths at the hands of its officers. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

UPDATE: Spokane hospital where 12-year-old died endangered other suicidal patients, investigators find investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

NEW: Guardians ad litem are appointed to represent the interests of children in custody battles. Experts say their presence often results in mothers losing their kids to their abusers. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

UPDATE: A case that InvestigateWest examined about spousal identity theft leads to criminal charges. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

UPDATE: A bill that could simplify the jurisdictional patchwork in Oregon Indian Country was signed into law. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

UPDATE: To ensure that guardians ad litem are protecting children, some legislators, family law attorneys and advocates point to a model code developed by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

UPDATE: Snoqualmie, a Seattle suburb, has fired its police chief for sexual comments and other violations. This is the same police department under fire for not aggressively investigating rape cases, as InvestigateWest reported earlier this year. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

NEW: Evictions in WA skyrocket, overwhelming legal aid program for low-income renters investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

NEW: WA farmworkers fear reporting sexual harassment to federal anti-discrimination agency under Trump. investigatewest.org/investigatewes…