Vegetation Returns Yakama Nations Fishieries Listen (Runtime :56) Read 11 years ago, the Condit Dam was removed and this year the Yakama Nation will celebrate the anniversary of the return […]Read More
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Judge Richard C. Tallman, United States Court of Appeals Judge for the Ninth Circuit swearing in Judge Sal Mendoza. Listen (Runtime 3:27) Read Latino judges in the legal system are […]Read More
A student walks in front of the University of Idaho Administration Building Friday evening. Photo by Rachel Sun Listen (Runtime 3:29) Read The University of Idaho is facing backlash from […]Read More
Breaching the Snake River dams is one major way to protect salmon, according to a final federal report announced Friday on salmon and steelhead recovery in the Columbia River Basin.Read More
It wasn't just civilians who turned to peace in protest of the Vietnam war. Active-duty military personnel and veterans led a resistance from within and outside of the armed forces. The Dissent and Resistance Within the Military exhibit tells some of their stories.Read More
Flickr Creative Commons:rudisillart Listen (Runtime 1:44) Read Both Washington and California have set aggressive goals to ban the sale of new gas powered vehicles over the next 10 to 15 […]Read More
Wine grapes are exposed to smoke for 36 hours, with samples taken every six hours to analyze how wildfire smoke might affect the grapes, and the final wine. Professor Tom […]Read More
Thirty-three states, including Washington, Idaho and Oregon, exempt clergy from laws requiring professionals such as teachers and doctors to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials if the church deems the information privileged, an Associated Press review has found.Read More
An aircraft maker from Western Washington on Tuesday provided a glimpse at one possible future for sustainable air travel — electric commuter planes. Eviation celebrated the maiden flight of an all-new, short hop airliner named Alice in Moses Lake.Read More
Poet Ricardo Ruiz, visual artist Christie Tirado and conceptual artist Saul Martinez. Listen (Runtime 2:37) Read Three Central Washington artists showcase the Chicano and Mexican American experience, bringing significance to […]Read More
A couple dozen people showed up Tuesday evening to protest the Tacoma City Council’s proposed camping ban ordinance. Read More
BFHD Logo Listen (Runtime :54) Read In May, Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill authorizing a change to how health districts are governed starting next year. This change will impact […]Read More
A University of Idaho memo has gone viral in the wake of Idaho’s new abortion law. (Photo by Andrew Lang) Listen The University of Idaho has issued guidance for its […]Read More
Harriet Weber (left) and Nancy Warner at their StoryCorps Northwest recording in Moses Lake. Listen (Runtime 4:23) Read Do you ever dream of owning your own land and growing food […]Read More
There's a rising tide of interest in opening seaweed farms in the Pacific Northwest. If even half of the current applicants succeed, it would more than double the small number of commercial seaweed growing operations in Oregon and Washington state.Read More
A growing technology is helping scientists save time and effort when they study rare critters and vast places.Read More
Images recorded by Skagit County farmworkers who worked amidst the smoke in recent weeks. From Community to Community. Listen (Runtime 2:09) Read The emergency rules protecting outdoor workers from wildfire […]Read More
The Mid-Columbia Symphony will perform a public concert this September 24th in Pasco at 6:00 p.m. Photo from Mike Gonzalez reports website. Listen (Runtime 0:53) Read A symphonic concert will […]Read More
FlikrCreativeCommons James St. John Listen {RunTime 1:29} Read Pasco City Council wants to hear from the public regarding allowing Pot sales downtown. In June, Entrepreneur David Morgan asked the council […]Read More
Residents of South Tacoma are fighting a proposal by Bridge Industrial to develop a 2.5 million sq.ft. warehouse in the neighborhood on a currently undeveloped superfund site.
The development drew criticism when it was announced earlier this year; in response, the city required the company to submit additional studies on environmental impacts for their permit application. Read More
Phil Ridgon Yakama Nation Listen (Runtime 2:19) Read In Richland, a Causeway that extends out to Bateman Island blocks the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima. For the Yakama Nation, […]Read More
Director Betty Rodgers prepares for Stacie Vaughan’s interview in Hope, Indiana for the filming of “I Married the War.” Courtesy Betty Rodgers Listen (Runtime 1:46) Read Many people have heard […]Read More
Indigenous peoples have an enduring relationship with the mountain we call Rainier, but that history is often erased. Rachel Heaton, a member of the Muckleshoot Tribe and a descendant of the Duwamish people, wants that history to be told. NWPB’s Lauren Gallup spoke with Heaton about her efforts to engage more Native people in outdoor recreation. Read More
Flikr Creative Commons GOP Elephant Listen (Runtime 3:01) Read In Benton County, as with the rest of Eastern Washington, most elected officials are Republicans, and it seems that it is […]Read More
WWAMI’s first class in 1972 was a group of roughly 30 students from Washington and Idaho. Pictured from left to right in the front row: Gayle Anderson, Jeff Hummel, arms […]Read More
Old Ada County Courthouse. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Read BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for the state of Idaho say a federal judge misinterpreted the law when he blocked […]Read More
Mike Pruss with recently harvested morels found in north Idaho last weekend. Read Mushroom season in the Pacific Northwest stretches from early spring until late fall. Botanist Helen Lau from […]Read More
Elle Harris leading mules Maureen Lewiston with her dogs Listen (Runtime 3:39) Read Mules are great for carrying supplies long distances over rough terrain, but they are also stubborn […]Read More
The Washington wine grape harvest is underway. Pinot Noir grapes are being harvested near Vantage, WA. Listen (Runtime :56) Read This year’s wine grape harvest is about two or three […]Read More
Erin Tomson bringing her horses into the family barn. Her mother Dee used to board horses at their ranch in Pullman, WA. The price of hay is making it harder […]Read More
Listen (Runtime 0:59) Read Idaho residents getting COVID-19 booster shots will now receive an updated vaccine to target BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants. The boosters are available to anyone 12 […]Read More
A demolition contractor on Thursday imploded the towering smokestack and 19-story boiler building at Portland General Electric’s shuttered coal-fired power plant near Boardman, bringing a symbolic close to the era of coal-fired power generation in Oregon. Imported electricity generated from coal still flows through transmission wires across the Pacific Northwest, but that Read More
Listen (Runtime 0:58) Read A Hispanic Heritage Film Festival will kick off the Tri-Cities celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. This weekend’s festival will honor the historical and cultural contributions of […]Read More
After nearly 6 months on the International Space Station, Kayla Barron from Richland is back on earth and is visiting her hometown - inspiring kids to think about their future.Read More
Incident Management Team members responding to fire activity towards Orogrande on 97, which prompted the evacuation. (Photo courtesy USFS) Listen Rain and cooler temperatures have helped firefighters tame two major […]Read More
Turning the Tide, a feature-length documentary that tells the story of the cleanup of the Thea Foss waterway in Tacoma, premieres in the city on September 22nd. Read More
Listen (Runtime 1:56) Read In July, Governor Jay Inslee issued a proclamation declaring September 19th through 25th officially “A Week Without Driving.” This is the 2nd annual event coordinated by the […]Read More
Paul Lauzier lived a modest life in a double wide trailer and drove an old truck. But he was worth millions of dollars.Read More
Grant County identified its first case of MPV, also known as monkeypox, on Tuesday. According to a press release from Grant County Media, the patient is in good health.Read More
Breaking Ground For Healing: Esther’s House Will Help Child Victims Of Sex-Trafficking In Tri Cities
A non-profit religious group held a symbolic ground-breaking in rural Franklin County for a first-of-its-kind in Washington home for teenaged sex-traficking survivors. The program is through Mirror Ministries and is called Esther’s House.Read More
Alyssa Farrow, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, is one of the early users of the Camp Crier app. Listen The Confederated Tribes of […]Read More
A haze of smoke over Pullman is visible from the top floor of Jackson Hall at Washington State University Tuesday. Photo by Rachel Sun Listen (Runtime 1:03) Read As smoke […]Read More
For over a year, a group of Active Duty and National Guard Green Berets formerly known as Team 11 have been helping their Afghan co-workers leave the war torn country. Members of the National Mine Reduction Group and their families are seeking refugee status. Read More
Half a dozen Pacific Northwest craft breweries are diversifying into making nonalcoholic beer. But instead of brewing bland and watery "near beer," they're injecting quality and variety into a space that used to be dominated by a few national brands. A swelling customer base is lapping it up.Read More
In this episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, founder of a local newspaper, The Black Lens, in Spokane, Washington. Sandra Williams shares her life story growing up in the predominantly white Inland Northwest as a Black woman, her work ethic and what she is doing to insure future generations have a place that feels like community in Spokane.Read More
Richard Eggleston Listen (Runtime :59) Read When Richard Eggleston started writing Opinion page columns about COVID-19 for the Lewiston Tribune in early 2021, his writing garnered strong criticism from readers […]Read More
Hundreds gathered outside the Board of Natural Resources meeting in Olympia this week to demand the board make further commitments to forest conservation.Read More
A first-of-its-kind climate resiliency website will help communities understand climate-related risks, the Biden administration said. The new website, launched Thursday, provides real-time information and predictions for local communities that are more vulnerable to disasters, such as wildfires, heat waves and droughts.Read More
The Washington Department of Natural Resources is warning of a potential increase in wildfire activity across the state this weekend. Red flag warnings have been issued in every county west of the Cascade crest. Read More
Since the wildfire disaster, 24 homes have been rebuilt in Malden. The mayor says the goal is to have the new fire station built by August 2023. (Photo by Geoff […]Read More
