From the outside, it seems easy to judge the decisions of folks sleeping without shelter. If it’s below freezing, why wouldn’t you go into a shelter? There are a lot of reasons ranging from a desire to stay clean to social anxiety.

Wasn't it supposed to drop down to below 10 degrees? Where was all the Puget Sound snow? And why did it drop so heavily on Port Angeles?

Brad Smith's new book is "Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age," co-authored with Carol Ann Browne.

How are people who live on the streets keeping warm in our snowy, winter weather?

1910 saw America's deadliest avalanche. And it happened right here in Washington state.

A historic avalanche. What happens when you can’t come in from the cold. How to raise a reader. And the eventful legislative session that just began.

Pamela Paul and Maria Russo offer their suggestions on getting your teen to read.

Bill Radke talks to Tara Fickle, assistant professor of English at the University of Oregon.

The Seahawks are out for the season. What could they have done differently?

Councilmembers unanimously approved a bill to limit campaign spending by companies with at least 5 percent foreign ownership.