Pacific Northwest
Bikini Baristas, Who Sell Coffee in Underwear, Have Been Flashed and Almost Kidnapped
Bikini baristas and the communities they work in are reckoning with a question that could change their industry’s future: Are bikini baristas sex workers?
Floods Are So Bad Farmers Are Rescuing Cows With Sea-Doos in British Columbia
One person is confirmed dead and others are missing as torrential rain, floods, and mudslides devastate the Canadian province.
Biblical Floods Cut Vancouver Off From the Rest of Canada
Torrential rainfall caused floods and mudslides across southern B.C., shutting down highways and forcing an entire city to flee.
Haunting Photos of the Canadian Village That Burned Down After Record Heat
We can now see the desolation caused by a wildfire to Lytton, British Columbia, the community that set Canadian heat records last month.
Five Million People Die Every Year Now Due to Abnormal Temperatures, Study Reports
Heat-related deaths are on the rise and on track to outpace deaths from cold temperatures, finds a first-of-its-kind study.
Farmworkers Endure Brutal Conditions During Historic Heat Wave
The elderly and children are among the thousands of agricultural workers who are harvesting blueberries and cherries throughout the Pacific Northwest's 'heat dome.'
'Wear Your Mask in the Bush': The People Hunting for Bigfoot During COVID-19
While you stay home and animals roam cities and towns freely during coronavirus lockdowns, how are the sasquatches and the people who track them adjusting?
An Inter-Tribal Gathering Is Helping Scientists Fight Climate Change
Indigenous tribes from Siberia and the Pacific Northwest gathered this summer to strategize their survival in the rapidly warming Arctic.
Sasquatch! Music Festival Won't Return Next Year
"I will no longer be producing the festival, nor will it take place in 2019," the festival's founder, Adam Zacks, wrote in a statement yesterday.
Burgerville Workers in Portland Successfully Form First Fast Food Union in US
The union marks a major victory in the ongoing struggle for fast food workers' rights.
Oregon Wants to Kill More Federally-Protected Sea Lions to Save Endangered Fish
A case study in the unforeseen consequences of well-meaning attempts at wildlife conservation in the Pacific Northwest, so protective as to be counterproductive.
The MUNCHIES Guide to Washington: Classic Seattle
Host Tarik Abdullah kicks off our journey around the Emerald State with a taste of Seattle’s classics: coffee, seafood, teriyaki, and late-night burgers at the beloved Dick’s Drive-In.