Salt Lake City resident Emilia Wint started living in a van to save money on rent during college. But the cramped spaces finally got to her — she’s moving into an apartment with the help of her parents. | Photos by Ross Coyle

Emilia Wint’s day begins and ends with plann...

Which would you rather read? A story about the latest donation figures to the Peace Corps? Or a story about a volunteer’s experience learning from Indigenous tribes in Costa Rica? If you clicked on the second link, you’ve just been pulled into an organization through t...

Erin Mendenhall understands the value of affordable housing. It’s possible she wouldn’t be here without it. A stable and affordable home gave her grandparents the foundation they needed to raise a family on the middle class wages of a painter and a store manager.

"My fa...

Forziya Abdul Aziz had never worn a mortar board in her life – until recently when the Somalian woman basked in the glow of a special ceremony.

Afrikaans, Balinese, Chamorro, Creole, Dinka, Fula, Grebo, Hmong, Ilokano, Japanese, Khmer, Kosraean, Mandinka, Nepali, Romanian, Sotho, Tamil, Wolof. If they sound strangely familiar, they should. They’re just a handful of the 140 languages spoken in the Kent School D...

Bee stings don’t really hurt Danny Najera like they used to. After years of studying the
creatures – including accidentally dropping a hive while carrying it in the middle of the night – he’s come to accept them as simply an occupational hazard.

Now Najera is bringing...

When Patti Billet had to write a detailed and technical student improvement plan for her pupils at Kent Mountain View Academy, she had her first breakdown after six weeks as a brand new teacher. “This is part of this profession that I have no idea about, I’m expected t...

Jan Richardson recently ignited a controversy in Sequim when he said during an interview, “Sequim isn’t a good place for a young, intelligent, single person.”

The community’s reaction was immediate and intense, with some supporting Richardson’s statement, while others e...

Newport Intermediate School band director John Bringetto isn’t letting a lack of instruments get in the way of his students’ music education.