This historical photo, provided to Oregon Public Broadcasting by Pacific University archivist Eva Guggemos, shows seven boys who came to the Forest Grove Indian Training School from the Spokane Tribe […]Read More
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We are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and NWPB tells us about Lupita Infante, a prominent American singer and heir of the Infante’s legacy. She recently visited Central Washington and inspired younger mariachis.Read More
We are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and it is a story on how the Mariachi Culture has settled into Central Washington and how different organizations are helping grow this tradition. Read More
Members of the Academic Student Employees union gather to give speeches on the Pullman campus on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime :59) Read Hundreds […]Read More
Sockeye salmon like these are among the salmon species in peril. Credit: Aaron Kunz Listen (Runtime 1:05) Read By Courtney Flatt and Tony Schick President Biden today directed federal agencies […]Read More
The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. (Courtesy: Creative Commons) Read By Jeanie Lindsay / Northwest News Network As federal lawmakers race against the clock to keep the government running, […]Read More
We are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and NWPB take you on a journey through the diversity of Hispanic and Latino/e/x communities in the region. Read More
The 2023 Washington State Book Awards were announced Tuesday, Sept. 26. (Courtesy: The Washington Center for the Book) Listen (Runtime 3:57) Read By Johanna Bejarano and Lauren Gallup The Washington […]Read More
Jason Vander Kooy said the potential for flooding weighs on his mind every November.
Vander Kooy is a dairy farmer — one of many in northwestern Washington. Two years ago, some farmers there dealt with flooding that killed livestock, damaged fields, and overtopped manure lagoons — meaning the basins that store cow waste filled with water and, like a bathtub too full, Read More
David Turk, federal Deputy Secretary of Energy, speaks to about 100 people during an informational meeting about potential clean energy development at Hanford. (Credit: Anna King / Northwest News Network) […]Read More
Ethan Chapin (left) Maizie Chapin (middle) and Hunter Chapin (right) in a family photo. Hunter and Maizie are still attending University of Idaho and are part of Greek life. (Courtesy: […]Read More
Kids and caretakers watch a “Madeline” DVD in the basement of the Columbia County Library on a hot Tuesday afternoon. (Credit: Courtney Flatt, Northwest News Network.) Listen (Runtime 0:58) Read […]Read More
The Academic Student Employees (ASE) union at Washington State University has filed a complaint of unfair labor practices against the university, alleging WSU’s unwillingness to bargain with the collective in good faith. Read More
A line of about a dozen people passed buckets of summer chinook salmon to be released into Hangman Creek. (Credit: Courtney Flatt) Listen (Runtime 1:05) Read In a historic agreement, […]Read More
As wildfires become more prevalent, researchers are looking at how their smoke could affect health outcomes.Read More
The historic Marcus Whitman Hotel in Walla Walla is taped off and shut down until officials can learn more about the plume of gasoline underneath some of downtown Listen (Runtime […]Read More
WSU students Reanna Liebl and Christina Flynn order ice cream at Ferdinand’s on the Pullman campus. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 1:30) Read Known for its student-made ice […]Read More
Visible from the smoke they’re emitting, seven fires are burning within the wilderness of Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula. Lightning strikes ignited the fires Aug. 28 and all were burning relatively small until this past weekend, when the Delabarre fire took advantage of hot, dry conditions and took off like a bandit, growing to over 3,500 acres. Read More
Portraits of the 30 journalists selected for Poynter’s 2023 Leadership for Academy for Diversity in Media. (Courtesy: Chris Kozlowski / Poynter) Read Johanna Bejarano, multiplatform bilingual reporter for Northwest Public […]Read More
A drone photo shows the devastation of the Wixson Heights Neighborhood in Orofino, Idaho. (Courtesy of Lauren Paterson) Listen (Runtime 3:41) Read Joanne Schwartz and her husband John count themselves […]Read More
For people seeking medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder in some rural Washington communities, there could soon be more options. Recent grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been allocated to develop medication-assisted treatment (MAT) at rural clinics. Read More
Incumbent Pasco City Councilmember Irving Brown has been targeted by racist letters, a knocked down campaign sign and vandalism in his yard. His supporters held a rally in Pasco on […]Read More
COVID-19 numbers are on the rise in the inland northwest, with Whitman and Latah counties both reporting 10 hospitalizations from the virus in the past week.Read More
Homeowners in Whatcom County have been waiting nearly two years for relief from flooding that devastated communities in northwest Washington and parts of Canada — and now, they have to wait even longer.
Federal funding was supposed to come this week for 12 homeowners whose houses were destroyed during the November 2021 flooding. However, it’s been delayed, again. Read More
How local, state and federal programs are tackling the synthetic opioid crisisRead More
A black bear spotted on a forest road this spring in Eastern WA. (Photo courtesy of WA Dept Fish & Wildlife) Listen (Runtime 0:56) Read The Washington Fish and Wildlife […]Read More
Los incendios forestales son aterradores y pueden desbordar las emociones. Miedo, ansiedad e incluso depresión pueden sentirse antes, durante y después de estos desastres naturales, pero los especialistas dicen que aún existen recursos para enfrentar el trauma que pueden causar las emergencias medioambientales.Read More
Children play recently at Howard Amon park in Richland, near a sign warning of toxic algae. (Credit: Anna King / Northwest News Network.) Read The Environmental Protection Agency will begin […]Read More
Wildfires can be frightening and result in overflowing emotions. Fear, anxiety and even depression can arise before, during and after these natural disasters, but specialists say there are still resources to cope with the trauma that environmental emergencies can cause.Read More
How to spot risk factors and how to prevent falls before they happenRead More
A giant tortoise on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos. (Courtesy of Courtney Flatt.) Listen (Runtime 1:13) Read Northwest researchers have discovered that turtle shells can help track radioactive material […]Read More
A Western gray squirrel. (Courtesy of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.) Listen (Runtime 0:57) Read Washington’s Western gray squirrels are in trouble. So much so that state officials […]Read More
With the impending closure of the WestRock Paper Mill in Tacoma, about 400 workers could be displaced.
“It's really significant,” said Chelsea Mason-Placek, who is the workforce development director for the Washington State Labor Council. “This is a much larger layoff than we typically see.”Read More
Ryan Graves, Americans for Safe Aerospace Executive Director, from left, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Maj. David Grusch, and U.S. Navy (Ret.) Cmdr. David Fravor, are sworn in during a House […]Read More
On Nov. 7, some voters will decide whether to dissolve the Columbia County Library in Dayton, Washington. If they choose to do so, librarians said it would be the first […]Read More
Ken Luke, a manager with McCain Foods, shows off some of the old standby potato varieties, along with some of the new, like the fresh “King Russet,” at a recent […]Read More
A helicopter pulled water from the Clearwater River while fighting the flames from the Hospital Fire in Orofino, Idaho August 29, 2023. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:16) […]Read More
Moss drapes over trees in Olympic National Park like the table dressings of fairies and the blankets of sprites. This place inspires writers — from amateurs to poets to public radio reporters — and welcomes visitors each year into its majesty.
Our national parks tend to do that; be places of awe-inspiring beauty, great adventures through bushwhacking and overnights Read More
A screenshot of the map for the Oregon Road Fire via InciWeb. Read UPDATE: All evacuations lifted for Spokane and Pend Orielle Counties as of Tuesday evening. The fire was 79 […]Read More
Residents on Blue Canyon Road near Lake Whatcom have been issued a Level 2 evacuation warning as crews fight a roughly 30-acre fire that likely started due to lighting Monday evening.Read More
La biblioteca del condado de Columbia, en el sureste de Washington, se encuentra a menos de una cuadra de la calle principal de Dayton, en un edificio histórico de ladrillo rojo que alberga más de 30.000 libros.Read More
A Pasco City Council member is running to keep his spot in District 3. But Irving Brown says racist attacks are targeting his campaign. Read More
El Concejal de Pasco Irving Brown es candidato para seguir representando al Distrito 3, pero dice que su campaña está siendo blanco de ataques racistas. Read More
Empezar de nuevo en otro país no es fácil, pero una organización del sureste de Washington ayuda a las familias de refugiados a crear un camino hacia el éxito a través de la educación. Read More
Starting over in a new country is not easy, but a Southeastern Washington organization helps refugee families create a path to success through education. Read More
WestRock Paper Mill closing in Tacoma — job losses, utility impacts and the end of the Tacoma Aroma?
WestRock, a Georgia-based corrugated packaging company, announced that its paper mill on the Tacoma tideflats will close up shop at the end of September. The mill has been in operation for nearly 100 years, processing wood fibers into paper and emitting sulfurous scents infamous for contributing to the Tacoma Aroma. Read More
On Nov. 7, some voters will decide whether to dissolve the Columbia County Library in Dayton, Washington. If they choose to do so, librarians said it would be the first […]Read More
Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for a hearing, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at the Latah County Courthouse in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students […]Read More
On August 16th, a salmon shark was reported on the shores of the Salmon River in Riggins, Idaho. How the shark ended up on the beach is still unknown. (Credit: […]Read More
Large fires surrounding Spokane level homes and send people and livestock fleeing Read More
