Listen I-2109 would repeal the capital gains tax, which helps fund child care and schools. (Credit: Flickr Creative Commons / Kids’ Work Chicago Daycare) (Runtime :56) Read In NWPB’s recent […]Read More
A resident makes his way to the dining room for lunch at a nursing home on March 6, 2020. (Credit: David Goldman / AP Photo) Listen (Runtime :53) Read In […]Read More
Award-winning poet Ricardo Ruiz focuses on telling the stories of his community, for his community. NWPB’s Rachel Sun interviewed Ruiz about that work, and his approach to collaborative storytelling through poetry.Read More
El galardonado poeta Ricardo Ruiz se centra en contar las historias de su comunidad, para su comunidad. Read More
Whitman County Public Health announced there are now 18 confirmed cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the student population at Washington State University.Read More
Pathologists at Washington State University have identified Idaho’s first documented case of a deer with the plagueRead More
Washington airports have applied for federal grant funding to install electric aircraft charging stations, like this one in Vermont near the headquarters of manufacturer Beta Technologies. (Courtesy: Beta) By Tom […]Read More
After a week of administrative leave, Tacoma’s police chief is back on duty.
Tacoma City Manager Elizabeth Pauli placed Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore on leave last week. In a statement released on Wednesday, Pauli wrote that she conducted a fact-finding investigation into personal use of a city asset. The statement did not specific what the city asset, or costs Read More
The city of Tacoma is considering proposals to allow for more housing development, and different kinds of housing, in all residential areas. (Credit: Lauren Gallup / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:47) […]Read More
At least five people on the Palouse have been diagnosed with pertussis as of Tuesday. Read More
Gentry Thorpe, a cook at the new Denny’s in Walla Walla. He’s grateful for employers that practice second chance hiring. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:41) Read It […]Read More
Flu season is just around the corner, and health officials say now is a great time to get your flu shot.Read More
Sharon Sweeney, left, and Beverly Barksdale, right, are among the Rancho Villa residents who are fighting back against changes made by their park’s new owners. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) […]Read More
This wildfire season for the first time, local firefighting agencies across Washington were able to call in aerial resources from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources without having to wait crucial minutes to begin full suppression. Read More
Over 500 people participated in El Grito during a Mexican Independence Day event on Saturday. (Credit: Renee Diaz / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:57) Read On Saturday, people gathered at Heritage […]Read More
Nick Brown, left, a Democrat, makes remarks during a debate in Spokane on Sept. 18, 2024. He and Pete Serrano, a Republican, right, are running in the 2024 Washington state […]Read More
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a Democrat (left), will face off against former sheriff and congressman Dave Reichert, a Republican (right), in the race for governor this November. (Side by […]Read More
A state council recommended less restrictive limits on turbines and solar arrays for the Horse Heaven Hills Clean Energy Center, which would be built near the Tri-Cities. (Credit: Roberta Schonborg […]Read More
Margarita Añaya de Luna, a 94-year-old from Mexico, became a U.S. citizen on Wednesday in Cashmere. She said that she looks forward to voting for the first time in this […]Read More
The Washington State Swap Meet in East Wenatchee is free to attend. (Credit: Darling Productions) Listen (Runtime 1:03) Read The Washington State Swap Meet begins on Friday and ends on […]Read More
Bob Ferguson, left, shakes hands with fellow gubernatorial candidate Dave Reichert after their debate on Tuesday in Seattle. (Credit: Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times) By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State […]Read More
A Clarkston landscaper is on the road to recovery after a near-fatal mountain biking incident.Read More
Lewis and Clark Elementary School is a dual language school in Wenatchee with over 400 students. (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 1:16) Read By Reneé Diaz and […]Read More
Juan Mora, of Cashmere, picks pears in the Larry MacDonald orchard in 2012. He wore a mask because of wildfire smoke that settled in the Wenatchee Valley. (Credit: Wenatchee World) […]Read More
As people get older, staying social and getting exercise can be difficult. A group of line dancers in Clarkston, Washington are finding a way to address both of those challenges.Read More
How pumped storage hydropower works with an upper and lower reservoir. (Credit: Tennessee Valley Authority) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read Washington state wants to learn more about an old type of […]Read More
A fixed frame beach wheelchair sits at Lake Wenatchee. The chair is available for use through reservations. (Credit: Washington State Parks) Watch Listen (Runtime 0:56) Read Washington State Parks are […]Read More
The new Washington State University apple, currently known as WA 64, is smaller than the Cosmic Crisp. It has a lighter orange and pink blush exterior. (Credit: Washington State University) […]Read More
A 9-day-old kitten at the Whitman County Humane Society. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:52) Read The Whitman County Humane Society in Pullman, Washington, takes care of all […]Read More
Betzy and Betsy, two shelter dogs, sniff the grass along Mill Creek in Walla Walla. (Credit: Steve Lenz / Blue Mountain Humane Society) Watch Listen (Runtime 1:04) Read At many […]Read More
The Lentil Express making its way through the Grand Parade. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB) Plenty of high fives to go around! (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB) The vat that […]Read More
Crew members unload equipment off of Lady Liberty in Stehekin (Credit: Reneé Dìaz / NWPB) Watch Listen (Runtime 1:07) Read The small, remote town of Stehekin is hard to get […]Read More
As more people age, health care leaders in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley say they’re preparing for health care needs to increase, particularly in primary and specialty care. NWPB’s Rachel Sun reports.Read More
Fin is about 4 years old and is a Catahoula leopard dog, blue lacy and Australian kelpie mix. He can inspect up to 140 boats per day. (Credit: Courtney Flatt […]Read More
An industrial lot in Walla Walla where two fires occurred on Monday. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Read A string of fires broke out in Walla Walla over the past […]Read More
The Walla Walla Downtown Farmers Market is held on Saturdays. (Credit: Downtown Walla Walla Foundation) Read By Susan Shain | NWPB Walla Walla’s Downtown Farmers Market has been running for […]Read More
Palouse Habitat for Humanity volunteers attach a wooden ramp to the back door of a house. (Credit: Jennifer Wallace) Listen (Runtime 3:49) Read About 6 miles west of Pullman, Washington, […]Read More
Kaiwin Clements, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, holds freshly picked huckleberries in the shape of a heart. (Credit: Merle Kirk) Watch Listen (Runtime 1:04) Read […]Read More
Washington state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to keep gray wolves’ endangered status. (Credit: William Campbell) Listen (Runtime 0:54) Read Gray wolves will keep their endangered status in Washington state. […]Read More
Andrew Pogue, co-founder of Fair Isle Brewing in Seattle, reaches for fireweed leaves on a foraging trip. (Credit: Courtney Flatt / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:46) Read One craft brewery in […]Read More
Dry, hot and windy conditions have communities on alert for wildfire danger across the Pacific Northwest. Those conditions propelled fire growth over the weekend, and more of the same weather is expected this week. Read More
Elaine Harvey, Jeremy Takala, Simone Anter. J.D. Reeves/High Country News Read B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster | High Country News This story was originally published by High Country News. When Yakima Nation leaders […]Read More
Temperatures across the Northwest will be soaring to highs of 110 degrees in certain areas, according to the National Weather Service. (Credit: National Weather Service) Listen (Runtime :46) Read High […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network A judge decided Friday to press pause on part of Washington’s new “parents bill of rights” law. It comes as the American Civil […]Read More
Wenatchee Pride will host a Pride festival this weekend. (Courtesy: Wenatchee Pride) Listen (Runtime 0:58) Read On Saturday, Wenatchee Pride will host its annual Pride festival at Memorial Park in West […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Networks Washington officials say after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone Thursday, the state will start to release its stockpile of […]Read More
Rainier cherries cling to the branch in the Ray French Orchard in Richland, Washington, on Monday. (Credit: Anna King / Northwest News Network) Listen (Runtime 3:26) Read The French family […]Read More
Wind turbines are pictured along a rural road. Washington will have to develop renewable energy projects to meet its carbon-free goals. A lot of that development will likely happen in […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network A group of legal advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington Thursday to prevent a hotly debated voter initiative from taking […]Read More
Maria Garibay, center, asks Anabella Cardoso, far left, with Esperanza, about social services and health care, while at CAFÉ’s Pachanga & Mercadito resource fair with her son Martin and daughter […]Read More
