Lights, camera, action! 'Hollywood North' revved up despite Covid — and because of it Filming of TV shows and movies is going gangbusters in the Vancouver area this fall, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Tom Banse
Trump promised to revive Northwest timber jobs during his 2016 campaign. That hasn't happened Mason County, which is due west of Olympia, was one of two reliably Democratic counties in Western Washington that swung hard for Donald Trump in the last election, when he promised on the campaign trail to bring timber jobs back to the Northwest. But the jobs have not come back. David Hyde
A city of 'high ideals:' What's at stake for Seattle in the 2020 election? ‘Sometimes boomtowns end up as ghost towns.’ Kim Malcolm
Seattle Now: A childcare nightmare Childcare isn't just essential for working parents, it’s also the linchpin of a functioning economy. But the pandemic has disrupted the child care system, and parents are grappling with impossible choices. Patricia Murphy
Seattle Now: The uncertain future of Boeing A recent congressional investigation into two fatal 737 Max plane crashes blamed “cost cutting” and a “culture of concealment” at Boeing. Seattle’s aviation giant faces a tough journey to restore trust and rebuild its future. Patricia Murphy
It was an economic theory with little traction, then the pandemic hit Modern Monetary Theory and you, with Stephanie Kelton John O'Brien
Seattle Now: Power shift in the gig economy Covid has upended the economy, even the gig economy, and some of the changes are here to stay. Patricia Murphy
August 26th | How do we get internet access for all? Connecting the city of Seattle as remote schooling starts. What Seattle City Councilor Alex Pedersen thinks about SPD. How a stopped ferry is hurting the Port Angeles economy. And the man who will help us release the Kraken. Marcie Sillman
What's the plan for all these empty offices? Offices all over the city are sitting empty while workers Zoom from home in their shorts. So what’s going to happen to all that space? We'll ask Seattle Times real estate reporter Katherine Khashimova Long. Patricia Murphy
A police chief out and a vice presidential candidate in, this week Ross Reynolds reviews the week's news with King 5 reporter Tony Black, Washington State Wire publisher DJ Wilson, and Q13 correspondent Brandi Kruse. Sarah Leibovitz