Un juez federal del este de Washington concedió una orden judicial preliminar en una demanda que involucra a más de diez productores lácteos del condado de Yakima.Read More
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Visiting the Long family’s light display has become a holiday tradition for many Walla Wallans. (Credit: Cali Long) Listen (Runtime 1:05) Read Drive down Walla Walla’s Wallula Avenue on a […]Read More
A federal judge in Eastern Washington granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit that
involves over ten Yakima County dairy producers.Read More
A helicopter, owned and operated by Jim Pope, transports bighorn ewes in Hells Canyon on Dec. 8, where wildlife biologists and volunteers with the Hells Canyon Initiative collar them and […]Read More
La Universidad Heritage remodelará su edificio Kathleen Ross Center. La universidad de Toppenish, Washington, invertirá más de dos millones de dólares en mejorar su biblioteca y añadir un nuevo centro para ayudar a los estudiantes a acceder a carreras STEM.Read More
Mayra Casique, an account manager from the Community Health Plan, helped organize a Health Posada to connect community members with local health care resources on Dec. 7. (Credit: Reneé Dìaz […]Read More
A southeast Washington task force that investigates child sexual abuse crimes needs more detectives. The region’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force, or ICAC, currently has four investigators. (Credit: Courtney […]Read More
Heritage University will remodel its Kathleen Ross Center building. The university in Toppenish, WA will invest more than $2 million to improve its library and add a new center to help students get into STEM jobs.Read More
La sesión legislativa del estado de Washington comienza el 13 de enero, y ya se han presentado varios proyectos de ley. Entre ellos, uno sobre la aplicación de las leyes federales de inmigración.Read More
Aerospace company Boeing has announced another round of layoffs, this one impacting 396 workers in Washington state.
About half of the Boeing employees in Washington laid off in this round of cuts are members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace. Bryan Corliss, a spokesperson for SPEEA, said in recent months, his union has seen over 3% of Read More
Washington state’s legislative session begins on January 13, and several bills have already been prefiled. That includes one about enforcing federal immigration laws.Read More
A water tower in Toppenish, Washington. The Yakama Nation is suing the city of Toppenish to be able to run a 24-hour warming shelter in the city on reservation land. […]Read More
Nurses at Tacoma’s St. Joseph Medical Center could soon have a new collective bargaining agreement with higher wages, improved safety measures in the hospital and some staffing mandates.
The bargaining team for the nurses reached a tentative agreement with the hospital after months of bargaining. This week, all employees at the hospital represented by the Washington Read More
Whitman College’s dining hall will now serve first foods, such as elk, trout and root vegetables, on a monthly basis. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 4:00) Read On […]Read More
A drone photo shows White Pass Ski Area in Naches, Washington, on Dec. 1, 2024. (Credit: Andy Mahre / White Pass Ski Area) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read Fresh white powder […]Read More
The Tacoma City Council adopted its next two-year budget, after months of working with city staff to balance for a predicted $24 million structural deficit. Read More
People dance on stage together after they learned dabke, a traditional Palestinian folk dance. (Credit: Reneé Dìaz / NWPB) watch Listen (Runtime 1:09) Read A chance encounter between two strangers […]Read More
The sunlight glints across Sunflare apples ripening on a branch at WSU’s research orchard near Wenatchee, Washington, in late summer 2024. (Credit: Jeremy Tamsen / WSU) Listen (Runtime :45) Read […]Read More
In small towns, such as Walla Walla, Washington, behavioral health care providers can be hard to come by. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) watch Listen (Runtime 3:49) Read By Rachel […]Read More
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The U.S. Supreme Court will review an application for a stay in a federal lawsuit involving local retired eye doctor Richard Eggleston.Read More
Freda, the Hanford Patrol dog, sits near the Horse Heaven Hills in the Tri-Cities. Several dogs that are kept as part of the Hanford Patrol are now kenneled away from […]Read More
Grand Coulee Dam in eastern Washington. Changes to the Columbia River Treaty could mean more flood risk management is controlled at the dam. (Credit: Shutterbug Fotos / Flickr Creative Commons) […]Read More
Los casos de gripe aviar entre trabajadores agrícolas suscitan preocupación en el Noroeste. El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington ha notificado más de una docena de casos de gripe aviar entre trabajadores en los últimos meses. Read More
Cases of avian flu among agricultural workers are raising concerns in the Northwest. The Washington State Department of Health has reported more than a dozen cases of avian flu among workers in recent months. Read More
The thermal treatment system for soil contamination in Zone A of the Pasco Sanitary Landfill. (Credit: Washington Department of Ecology) Listen (Runtime 1:07) Read A closed landfill just outside Pasco, […]Read More
As the city of Tacoma works to manage its $24 million budget deficit, council members have been making decisions on what to cut. At Tuesday’s council meeting, the electeds considered two amendments.
The first amendment was brought forward by Council member Jamika Scott, who worked in collaboration with Council member Joe Bushnell to find a way to protect the city’s cash Read More
A retired Clarkston eye doctor is part of a group asking the U-S Supreme Court to grant an injunction in a lawsuit against Washington state officials.Read More
El gobierno de Sunnyside está considerando recortes significativos en su presupuesto de 2025. La ciudad pretende hacer frente a un déficit previsto de 1,5 millones de dólares. Pero algunos dicen que estos recortes afectarán algunos servicios cruciales para la comunidad.Read More
La Oficina de Equidad del Estado de Washington y el Consejo de Logros Estudiantiles de Washington (WSAC, por sus siglas en inglés), apoyan el acceso de las personas a la educación a través de becas y financiación.Read More
The town of Sunnyside, Washington, in the Yakima Valley, looking south toward the Horse Heaven Hills. (Credit: Annie Warren / NWPB) watch Listen (Runtime 1:25) Read The Sunnyside City Council […]Read More
Workers exposed to extreme cold or cold environments may experience cold stress and be at risk for cold-related illnesses. (Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Watch Listen (Runtime 0:56) […]Read More
The Washington State Office of Equity and the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) want to improve people’s access to education through grants and funding.Read More
The City of Tacoma has a budget problem; its expenses are higher than its revenue. That means the city has a projected structural deficit of $24 million for the 2025-26 biennial budget.
Staff and city council members have been working to balance that, and one thing they’re proposing cutting has a lot of community members upset. Read More
El kratom se puede encontrar en tiendas naturistas, estaciones de gasolina y lugares especializados en productos para fumadores. Mientras unos le atribuyen beneficios, otros piensan que puede generar dependencia. Read More
On Nov. 13, a group of people gathered at a busy corner in Wenatchee, holding signs in support of immigrant rights on Wednesday (Credit: Reneé Dìaz / NWPB) Listen (Runtime […]Read More
Janet Krupin directs and stars in her new film “Sunset Road,” set on Red Mountain in Washington’s wine country. (Credit: Anna King/ NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:44) Read Sunset Road is […]Read More
Noviembre es el Mes de la Herencia Nativa Americana. En el centro de Washington, diferentes actos celebran a estas comunidades. El viernes 22 de noviembre, Heritage University recibirá en Toppenish al galardonado actor Adam Beach. Read More
November is Native American Heritage Month. In central Washington, different events celebrate these communities. On Friday, Nov. 22, Heritage University will host the award-winning actor Adam Beach in Toppenish His visit is closing out the university’s events recognizing the Native American communities’ contributions.Read More
The next phase of Tacoma’s attempts to address housing shortages will soon be implemented, as the Tacoma City Council has voted unanimously to adopt the second phase of the Home in Tacoma zoning package.
The package of changes to city zoning standards aims to create more opportunities for different types of housing across the city, including by allowing more units to be Read More
Nurses at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston have voted to ratify a new union contract, the hospital announced this month. Read More
Volunteers gather for a trail dig on Moscow Mountain. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:32) Read On a cloudy Sunday morning, a large group of volunteers with axes, […]Read More
One of Feria Linda’s volunteer manicurists works on a vineyard worker’s nails. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:34) Read The Milton-Freewater Community Building looked like the backstage of […]Read More
Huge voter turnout and same-day registration caused long delays at UI Student Rec CenterRead More
Horses have become ill in Spokane County, Washington, from a deadly variant of equine herpes. This horse is from the Tacoma area, and is healthy. (Credit: Anna King / NWPB) […]Read More
A view of the Horse Heaven Hills. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee recently signed off on a new renewable energy project that could be built along roughly 24 miles of ridgelines […]Read More
Anna King and James Dawson (Credit: Connor Henricksen / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 7:52) Read Anna King: Why should we listen to your podcast and why should people care right now? […]Read More
A sign near the proposed site of the Cottonwood Road development. (Credit: Jenna Heffernan) Listen (Runtime 1:02) Read A group of developers have filed a lawsuit against the city of […]Read More
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise throughout Washington state, Oregon and Idaho this year.Read More
Chestina Dominguez explains to the Saturday wa’paas class why weaving is important to her. Dominguez, an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation, was taught to weave by her maternal grandmother […]Read More
