Hallie Golden is a freelance journalist based in Seattle
July 2021
Video shows salmon injured by unlivable water temperatures after heatwave
A conservation group recorded the video after a heatwave in the Pacific north-west on a day when water temperatures breached 70F
‘I have a future’: how Biden’s free community college plan could transform education
Advocates argue the proposal would open doors to students who have historically been excluded from higher education and boost the economy
Heat exhaustion, apocalyptic scenes: what it’s like fighting the US’s biggest wildfire
Matthew Montoya, as told to Hallie Golden
I’m proud to take on devastating blazes. But sometimes I wonder if anyone else sees the scale of the crisis
June 2021
The ‘heat dome’ explained: why the Pacific north-west is facing record temperatures
Portland and Seattle are among cities grappling with 100F-plus days in a typically moderate climate
US Pacific north-west braces for ‘unprecedented’ sweltering heatwave
Oregon, Washington and Idaho could surpass their all-time heat records for June in unusual weather event
US politics live
Joe Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday – as it happened
‘Targeted for violence’: the dangers LGBTQ+ Native Americans face
Salmon face extinction throughout the US west. Blame these four dams
May 2021
Three Tacoma police officers charged in killing of Manuel Ellis
‘It’s derogatory’: one man’s four-decade fight against his town’s Native ‘mascot’
April 2021
‘Suddenly I’m breathing’: hope as Haaland takes on crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans
If you pay them, they will come: the US city giving tourists cash to visit
March 2021
'The earlier you act, the more impact': how Seattle tech industry led on Covid
Technology companies rallied to apply their expertise as King county went from the US center of the pandemic to one of the country’s lowest death rates
'She's representing all of us': the story behind Deb Haaland's swearing-in dress
The skirt, a traditional Native garment, outshone everything in the Eisenhower building – and there is a story of empowerment and survival behind it
This land is your land
Avid Black hiker hopes to ‘break down stereotypes’ with 1,200-mile trek
Coronavirus live
Greece extends lockdown – as it happened
Up to 18 US states haven’t prioritized Covid vaccines for homeless, study finds
February 2021
Covid 'angels': the volunteers helping at-risk strangers get vaccinated
Thousands of Washington state residents have found vaccine appointments with help from a Facebook group
This land is your land
'Piecing together a broken heart': Native Americans rebuild territories they lost
Tribes across the US are buying back land lost during and after the colonization period on the open market
US politics live with Joan E Greve
Liz Cheney retains House leadership role as vote on rightwing congresswoman's post looms – as it happened
Congresswoman could be punished over racist and fringe beliefs, while Nancy Pelosi mocks Kevin McCarthy as member of the ‘Q’ party – follow live