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
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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
Guadalupe Zavala teaches her first graders about time in Spanish at Lewis and Clark Elementary School (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 3:52) Read By Reneé Diaz, NWPB & […]Read More
Canoe paddle carving is underway at an after-school program in Lapwai, Idaho. (Credit: Malachi Trimble / NWPB) watch Listen (Runtime 3:35) Read On a chilly fall afternoon, volunteers from Nimiipuu […]Read More
The city of Walla Walla recently changed its zoning in hopes of encouraging child care centers to open or expand. (Credit: Kids’ Work Chicago Daycare / Flickr Creative Commons) Listen […]Read More
Rev. Miriam Gentle is the pastor at Northwest United Protestant Church in Richland, Wash. (Credit: Anna King / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:27) Read Religious leaders east of the Cascades in […]Read More
Vineyard workers listen to a presentation from Vital Wines, a nonprofit winery that connects them to health care resources. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 4:05) Read On a […]Read More
Rural People’s Voice’s organizing manager Teresa Bendito, right, and Wenatchee organizer Juan Pablo Suarez leave the steps of a home who had not turned in their ballot. (Credit: Jacob Ford […]Read More
Kratom, marketed as an herbal supplement, is touted as a natural remedy for help with energy, mood, pain and sleep. But it’s not without risks. Read More
Listen (00:56) Read U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, a Democrat, won re-election Thursday in Washington’s 8th Congressional District, defeating Republican challenger Carmen Goers. Schrier will return to Washington, D.C., in January […]Read More
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, left, and Jerrod Sessler. (Credit: Dan Newhouse and Jerrod Sessler) Listen (Runtime 1:03) Read U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse holds a slim lead over President-elect Donald Trump-endorsed […]Read More
Washington state is trying to recruit more providers for several roles in behavioral health care Read More
In Western Washington, Clallam County has likely lost its 40 year streak as a bellwether for the presidential election. While more votes are still being counted, the majority of Clallam votes tallied so far are for Vice President Kamala Harris.
That is not the story nationwide. The election has been called for former president Donald Trump. Read More
Horse Heaven Hills, in southeastern Washington, with Webber Canyon in the distance. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee approved a large-scale renewable energy project along 24 miles of ridgelines in the area. […]Read More
Democrats Chelsea Dimas, Maria Beltran and Ana Ruiz Kennedy are running in Washington’s 14th Legislative District in central Washington. They were the targets of some GOP text messages to Spanish-speaking […]Read More
Candidate Jerrod Sessler, a Republican, and incumbent Dan Newhouse, a Republican, are running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington’s 4th Congressional District position. (Credit: Sessler’s campaign website and […]Read More
