Oregon voters passed a measure that strips language from the state’s constitution allowing for slavery and involuntary servitude when used as a punishment for a crime. Notwithstanding more than 500,000 people voting to keep the language, unofficial returns Tuesday night indicated that the measure was passing by a clear margin.Read More
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Gabriel Gomez, from Yakima, got his citizenship on November 7 and voted for the first time the same day. Credit: La Casa Hogar Listen (Runtime 0:53) Read Becoming a citizen […]Read More
If a tree is planted with love and care, in the open space between sidewalk and street, outside of the home of its excited new caretaker, will it provide cooling canopy cover and deep roots to benefit soil structure?
Odds are, yes. Read More
Two deer are pictured near the D Reactor on the Hanford site. Leaders from across Washington and Oregon sent a letter to the Biden administration in early August to request […]Read More
Fortunately, it doesn't happen very often in the Pacific Northwest that ships collide with whales. But when it does, it's upsetting, tragic and the whale probably dies. Three separate teams have developed smartphone-based systems that can alert commercial mariners to watch out, slow down or change course when whales have been sighted nearby. A recent ride-along on a big Read More
Photo courtesy CHAS Health Read LEWISTON — Residents of the Lewis-Clark Valley could have access to more behavioral health care services by this spring. CHAS Health will open the first […]Read More
Un votante devuelve su papeleta en Washington. Foto: Johanna Bejarano. LEA Grupos de defensa del derecho al voto están ayudando a los hispanos del centro de Washington a entender el […]Read More
Listen (Runtime 0:56) Read Voting rights advocacy groups are helping Hispanic people in Central Washington understand the election process. Some citizens have not voted in past elections because they’ve had […]Read More
Part of the Box of Rain timber sale that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources approved to go to auction in December. Photo courtesy of the Center for Responsible […]Read More
More eyes are on ballots in the Tri-Cities area this election, according to reports from the Benton County auditor.Read More
Sadie Mildenberger holding Elderberry Crumble muffins. CREDIT: Dori Luzzo Gilmour Listen (Runtime 4:06) Read Forty years ago, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Department of Natural Resources started […]Read More
The Washington Department of Natural Resources violated state environmental laws when it failed to account for climate change, according to a Jefferson County Superior Court ruling.
Last week, a superior court ruled the Washington Department of Natural Resources violated the state’s environmental protection act procedures in its preparation for two timber sales. Read More
Maria Luz Oppen, right, and Harriet Weber at their StoryCorps Northwest recording. Listen (Runtime 4:27) Read Moving 400 miles isn’t easy. Now, imagine it was on horseback and by foot. […]Read More
Vista aérea de Hanford y del río Columbia. Foto tomada de www.ecology.wa.gov. ESCUCHE (Tiempo 1:10) LEA Organizaciones medioambientales están haciendo que la información sobre el sitio Hanford sea más accesible […]Read More
Columbia River. Photo from www.ecology.wa.gov. Listen (Runtime 1:09) Read Environmental organizations are making Hanford site information more accessible for underserved communities around the Columbia River. Educational programs, multilingual meetings and […]Read More
Matt Forge will officially step into his new role as Pullman Regional Hospital CEO on Wednesday. Listen (Runtime 1:45) Read PULLMAN — After years of work, Lewiston native Matt Forge […]Read More
Southeast of the Puget Sound, in rural Pierce and Thurston counties, there’s lots of open land. It’s the home of the Nisqually River Watershed and some of the last remaining prairie ecosystems in the state.
The Nisqually Indian Tribe manages 90 miles of land, from Mount Rainier to the mouth of the Nisqually River — a fraction of the homelands of the tribe, said Willy Read More
Jevencia Marshall, 2, peers into a tank of juvenile lamprey at the Screech at the REACH event Friday. CREDIT: Courtney Flatt, Northwest News Network. LISTEN (RUNTIME: 1:00) READ As a […]Read More
Dr. Ric Minundri has practiced on the Palouse since 2002 and has over 30 years experience as an OB-GYN. Read Local OB-GYN Dr. Ric Minudri will host a free Q&A […]Read More
Gravity Hill on North Crosby Road near Prosser, WA. Listen Runtime 4:16 Read Past hop trellises, fruit orchards and rye fields, down a lonely stretch of road near Prosser, Washington […]Read More
Dr. Sallee Jones is a surgeon at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, with a focus on breast cancer and benign breast disease. Dr. Byron Wright is a […]Read More
From Flikr Creative Common Ivan Radio Listen (Runtime 1:18) Read Governor Jay Inslee has set ambitious climate goals for Washington state, including a ban on the sale of new, gas-powered passenger […]Read More
For 90 days, an oil leak went undetected by the Army Corps of Engineers at Little Goose Dam in southeastern Washington. CREDIT: Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Flickr Creative Commons […]Read More
En el condado de Whatcom exhiben mariposas de origami en solidaridad con la campaña “La migración nos hace más fuertes”. Foto: C2C Development. LEA Organizaciones de inmigrantes de Bellingham quieren […]Read More
Storefronts in Whatcom County display origami butterflies in solidarity with the, “Migration Makes Us Stronger” campaign. (Photo: C2C Development) Listen Immigrant organizations in Bellingham want the city to budget for […]Read More
Private voting booth at Benton County Auditor Listen Thousands of Benton and Franklin County adults are living with disabilities. Most are legally eligible to vote. As the general election approaches, […]Read More
Lidia Kyrychenko Drake, right, and Katrina Zens at their StoryCorps Northwest recording. Listen (Runtime 4:31) Read There are many things we may take for granted like a piece of fruit. […]Read More
Becca Ewing sits in her jogger Wednesday Oct. 19 at East City Park in Moscow. Photo by Rachel Sun Listen (Runtime 4:01) Read Every day, when Lorie Ewing wakes up, […]Read More
Artist Glenna Cole Allee stands near “White Bluffs Tapestry,” a fabric-printed photo-collage that represents the White Bluffs of Hanford Reach. (Photo courtesy Glenna Cole Allee) Listen What started as a […]Read More
Battalion Chief Horst says the smoke is clearing out and the crew is gaining better visibility of the facility. The shelter in place order for residents within a mile of […]Read More
You'll hear an interview of Dr. Jaqueline Wilson about her upcoming album featuring new music by Native American Composers, and how her high school band teacher guided her to her music goals. Read More
We’re nearing the end of October, but crews across Washington state continue to battle fires. Read More
A drone image of salmon during spawning season in Alaska. CREDIT: Daniel Auerbach LISTEN READ Searching for the places where salmon lay eggs, known as redds, is getting a boost […]Read More
Listen (EV Battery Fires Runtime: 1:09) (EV Battery Recycling Runtime: 1:48) READ As more electric vehicles hit the roads in Washington, some people are concerned about their batteries catching fire […]Read More
I voted tags by Element5Digital on Unsplash. Read Yakima voters will hear from Yakima County Commissioner candidates during a forum Thursday at the Yakima City Hall Chambers. Six candidates are […]Read More
Swarms of aphids pulse the air in Moscow, Idaho, during a late-October afternoon. CREDIT: Linda Weiford, WSU News Listen (Runtime 1:01) Read No, that’s not snowflakes you’re seeing on these […]Read More
Lake Coeur d’Alene is an important destination for Northwesterners and the Coeur d’Alene tribe. But there’s more recovery work to be done at the Superfund site, according to a new […]Read More
Andy Goto, right, and Harriet Weber at their StoryCorps Northwest recording. Listen (Runtime 4:20) Read Imagine not seeing your family for nearly 50 years. That was the reality for Andy […]Read More
The Washington State Department of Ecology issued a $37,000 fine last week to a hazardous waste transportation company for failing to report a corrosive material leak.
Clean Earth Specialty Waste Solutions manages transportation of hazardous waste for businesses across Washington. Read More
Firefighting crews continue to build containment lines on the Nakia Creek fire, burning in southwestern Washington in Clark County.
More than 28,000 homes in Clark County are still under Level Three, or go now, evacuation orders, which haven’t changed since Monday.Read More
The shore of Soap Lake is gray and gritty Listen Soap Lake’s unique healing properties can be explained by it’s even more unique ecology (Runtime 4:39) Read The recognition of […]Read More
Janet Schroeder puts on protective gear for COVID precaution before heading into a patients room at the Pullman Regional Hospital Emergency Room on Saturday, Sept. 24. Photo courtesy August Frank/the […]Read More
From left: John Huckabay; mother Susan Huckabay; sister Kathy Williams; Kathy’s husband, Rich Williams; Scott Green, University of Idaho president; and Jeff Seegmiller, Idaho WWAMI program dean. Courtesy Brad Martin/University […]Read More
Source: The Braille Institute of America Listen (Runtime 1:01) Read Students with visual impairments in the Richland School District participated Oct. 15 in a first-of-its-kind competition in the Pacific Northwest […]Read More
Listen From left, U.S. District Judge Edward F. Shea, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref, and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., stand in front of the Federal Building […]Read More
Pierce, Skamania and Clark counties have active wildfires after a warm and dry weekend.Read More
The Tacoma City Council passed an ordinance to ban camping within 10 blocks of emergency shelters in the city.
Zev Cook, a staff organizer with Home in Tacoma For All, says they’ll be taking the city to court over the ordinance. Read More
Senator Cantwell visits environmental technology and cryogenic hydrogen research lab on the campus of Washington State University. October, 12, 2022. (WSU Photo Services) Listen Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell met with […]Read More
This particular adventure begins with the search for a bird. However, like many discoveries that venture a bit off course, birder Chris Lindsey found something much more interesting: a Western blue pygmy butterfly. The smallest butterfly in North America.Read More
Should the top elections official in Washington state officially be a nonpartisan? That's one difference between the top two finalists running for Washington Secretary of State.Read More