A combine harvests barley Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, near Moscow, Idaho. Credit: Ted S. Warren/AP READ When you think of heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions, you might picture industrial smoke stacks […]Read More
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A view from the edge of the cliff where the Goldendale Energy Storage Project could be built. An underground tunnel would carry water from a upper reservoir to a reservoir […]Read More
Immigrant-rights advocates are pointing to new findings by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights, raising concerns of how surveillance technology is used in Washington state.
The report argues that sharing of license plate data violates the state’s Keep Washington Working Act.
The University of Washington Center for Human Rights analyzed data on the use Read More
Haadiya Tariq, editor-in-chief of the Argonaut, said she is proud the University of Idaho pushed the Moscow PD to give Argonaut reporters the first question at every Moscow homicides press […]Read More
There’s a lot of misunderstanding when people talk about wolf management, according to a new study out of the University of Washington.Read More
The stewards of Oregon's tallest lighthouse are sprucing up the popular landmark on Oregon's central coast for its 150th anniversary in 2023.Read More
The federal government has commissioned Oregon State University to look into the possible impacts of offshore wind farms on marine wildlife. In the first year of this four-year project, the researchers spotted sizable numbers of seabirds and whales — including the largest animal on Earth — in the Oregon and Northern California areas that could one day host floating wind farms.Read More
REC Silicon in Moses Lake. (Credit: REC Silicon) Listen (Runtime 3:53) Read Moses Lake is quickly becoming a hub for green jobs in Washington. An electric vehicle battery factory is […]Read More
En la cancha de fútbol sala no hubo cámaras siguiendo a jugadores famosos, pero sí la misma pasión y diversidad cultural que se puede ver en un Mundial. Los futbolistas de Tri-Cities provienen de diferentes países y dicen que comparten la diversidad a través del deporte.Read More
The target chamber of LLNL’s National Ignition Facility, where 192 laser beams delivered more than 2 million joules of ultraviolet energy to a tiny fuel pellet to create fusion ignition […]Read More
Autlan 1 faced Zamora 1 at a soccer house in Pasco. Credit: Annie Warren Listen (Runtime 1:14) Read As Argentina won the World Cup, Tri-Cities Soccer League players were having […]Read More
Community care providers that serve people with disabilities across Idaho started receiving funds they had originally expected in July late last month.Read More
Elk congregate on the Camp Creek Feed Ground in northwestern Wyoming. (Credit: USGS) Listen (Runtime 00:50) Read Lately, Matthew Kauffman has been thinking a lot about spaghetti – wildlife spaghetti […]Read More
Despite the snow, flowers and gifts continue to pile up in honor of the four University of Idaho students killed last month. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 4:40) […]Read More
Grocery store workers employed by Kroger brands QFC and Fred Meyer said they have experienced problems with their paychecks, including flat out not receiving them, since October.
Angela Reetz is a cashier and customer service representative at Fred Meyer in Tumwater. This autumn, she said she was not paid for four weeks. Read More
Idaho’s hospitals are feeling the strain from the “tripledemic” of RSV, flu and COVID-19, officials say. Dr. Jim Souza is the chief physician executive at St. Luke’s Health System in Boise.Read More
Officials say children have lowest vaccination rate, urge regular masking in crowded, confined spacesRead More
Líderes hispanos dijeron que podrían demandar a la ciudad de Pasco por su recién aprobado mapa de redistribución de distritos. Insisten en que el mapa diluye el voto latino. Pero los miembros del Concejo de Pasco creen que el mapa cumple los requisitos de la Ley de Derecho al Voto del Estado de Washington.Read More
Hispanic leaders said they might sue the City of Pasco over its newly approved redistricting map. They insist the map dilutes the Latino vote. But council members insist the map complied with the Washington State Voting Rights Act requirements.Read More
Agriculture officials are quarantining flocks at Oakdell Farms in snowy north Franklin County, Washington, because the flock has come down with highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. Credit: Anna Kind, Northwest […]Read More
This is the second part of our series on connecting segregation policies to minority groups' struggles to get political representation today.Read More
Prospective kelp growers who want to join the handful of existing commercial seaweed farms in the Pacific Northwest are having to contend with a lengthy permitting process. It's gotten contentious in a few cases, but even so, at least a couple of new seaweed farms stand on the cusp of approval. Their harvests could be sold for human food, animal feed or fertilizer.Read More
Durante una demostración de NAACP, un hombre sostiene una pancarta con la pregunta ¿Por qué Kennewick es todo blanco? Crédito: Colección de Franklin County Historical Society. LEA NOTA DEL EDITOR: […]Read More
A new project to deepen the Blair Waterway at the Port of Tacoma will allow extra-large container ships to easily travel through the port.
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which, in part, authorized the project to deepen Blair waterway in the Port of Tacoma. Read More
An inmate huddles under a heavy blanket on a bunk in the psychiatric unit of the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma, Wash. Credit: Elaine Thompson, AP file photo Listen (Runtime […]Read More
This is the second part of our series on connecting segregation policies to minority groups’ struggles to get political representation today. It shows how minority groups seek representation in the Tri-Cities and why Pasco City Council is a distinct case of diversity. Read More
Tree climber Phil Chi does one last safety check before he climbs to the top of a whitebark pine tree. Credit: Courtney Flatt Listen (Runtime 0:59) Read The West’s iconic […]Read More
Hans Engelke’s orchards in north Franklin County, Washington, were inundated with snow in the early spring of 2022 during full bloom. Credit: Hans Engelke Listen (Runtime 1:04) Read Northwest apples […]Read More
A civil rights protest in 1963 in Kennewick, Washington. Credit: Franklin County Historical Society Collection Listen (Runtime 3:59) Read EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 1 of a two-part series connecting […]Read More
It’s been cold and wet the past few weeks in Tacoma. That’s had an impact on the residents of Tacoma’s new temporary tent-shelter mitigation site, Forging Paths, off of 35th and Pacific Avenue.
A resident at the site, who preferred to go by his first name Cash for privacy reasons, said one downside of living at the site has been a lack of preparation and foresight for Read More
More than half of all metro areas in the United States have a housing shortage and affordable housing is difficult to come by. Rural areas are no exception. This lack of affordable housing impacts daily life, even including those who already have a home. This is part one in a series on rural housing. The Lewiston Tribune’s Elaine Williams reports. Read More
Almost three years after COVID-19, some “long COVID” patients still struggling with symptoms Read More
The majority of captains of big commercial ships entering and leaving Puget Sound are cooperating with a request to slow down temporarily to reduce underwater noise impacts to the Pacific Northwest's critically endangered killer whales. The duration of the experimental slowdown – modeled on a similar project in British Columbia – will be extended into the new year, Read More
A moose was spotted for the first time in Mount Rainier National Park. Credit: Mount Rainier National Park Service LISTEN (Runtime: 1:05) READ For the first time, a moose has […]Read More
LISTEN (Runtime: 4:12) READ Music poured out of the small sanctuary at Shalom United Church of Christ in Richland, Washington. Piano keys evoked dripping, melting glaciers. Drum beats became the […]Read More
Moscow Middle School will close Friday after a third of its 499 students called out sick Tuesday and Wednesday. Read More
Several Coyote Country players practiced for their upcoming bout at the Lilac City Roller Derby Scrimmage in Spokane on December 3. Listen The Palouse area has had a vibrant roller […]Read More
LISTEN (Runtime: 1:04) READ A big-time Northwest rancher has snatched himself a last two-week extension of freedom, before he goes into federal prison. Cody Easterday was due to report to […]Read More
Voices to Hear students stand on the edge of Steptoe Butte in the Palouse Hills of east Washington. (Credit: Voices to Hear) Listen In an effort to get more Idaho […]Read More
In September, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned legislation in California that had banned private detention in the state.
Now Washingtonians are waiting to see how that decision could impact a similar statue here. Read More
With the option to attend either in person or online, some students are returning to the University of Idaho for final exams. (Credit: Lauren Paterson) Listen We are now in […]Read More
Los comisionados del Departamento de Parques del Estado de Washington quieren involucrar a la Nación Yakama en la reinterpretación de la historia del Parque Estatal Fort Simcoe.Read More
While many of the disruptions of the pandemic have eased this year, the surge in traffic fatalities is showing few signs of abating. Policymakers are trying a number of tactics to respond.Read More
Fort Simcoe Park. Source: Washington State Parks Listen (Runtime 1:48) Read Washington State Parks Department commissioners want to involve the Yakama Nation in the reinterpretation of Fort Simcoe Historical State […]Read More
Photo via Pixabay Listen (Runtime 1:32) Read While police continue to search for the killer of the four University of Idaho students who were murdered in Moscow last month, local […]Read More
New modeling by the University of Washington of the impacts of a major Cascadia earthquake offers a less dire picture of the aftermath of the so-called "Big One" — specifically when it comes to highway bridges.Read More
An eastern bluebird spotted for the first time on the banks of the Columbia River in Richland, Washington. Credit: Jane Abel Listen (Runtime 1:58) Read Birders from across the state […]Read More
The Tacoma Art Museum has announced the inaugural winner of a grant for Black artists. Darrell McKinney, a sculpture artist and designer based in Tacoma, whose foundation is in architecture and fine art in concrete, was awarded $15,000 to use at his discretion. Read More
From Left: Aleeyah McJoe, Donella Miller, Ava McJoe, Monica Miller, Audrina McJoe, Laura Mark. Credit: Courtesy of Donella Miller Listen (Runtime 3:31) Read Northwest Public Broadcasting reporters are interviewing Indigenous […]Read More
For over 30 years, Native American Heritage Month has been federally recognized. Northwest Public Broadcasting reporters are interviewing Indigenous people throughout the region to learn what they think about the month and what they want people to understand about their culture and who they are. Reporter Lauren Gallup spoke with Rosalie Fish, a University of Washington Read More
