Mule deer in tall grasses and forbs, Iwetemlaykin Heritage Site, Wallowa Valley, Oregon. Listen (Runtime 4:46) Read Chris Rau — a home chef, hunter, and student in the College of […]Read More
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Summer is here, and that means farmers markets. NWPB’s Rachel Sun visited one market in Lewiston, Idaho and talked to vendors about their goods.Read More
Drum and bass artist Sub Focus lays down some tracks at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, after the shooting at the Beyond Wonderland festival on June 17, 2023. (Credit: […]Read More
Huckleberries are considered a culturally important first food for some Northwest tribes. (Credit: David Baron / Flickr Creative Commons) Listen (Runtime 1:05) Read For the Nez Perce Tribe, connections to […]Read More
Listen Club organizers discuss the three-day calendar for Hamfest, which took place at the Dryden Gun Club. (Credit: Renee Diaz / NWPB) (Runtime 3:33) Read DRYDEN — Radio enthusiasts gathered […]Read More
For the past three years, Richland resident Judy Alder has crocheted tiny hats for newborns and very sick babies in the NICU. So far this year, she’s made at least […]Read More
A Cougar statue at Washington State University in Pullman. A real-life cougar is suspected of killing several spring lambs at WSU this week. Officials are warning students, staff and faculty […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Networks Washington officials say after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone Thursday, the state will start to release its stockpile of […]Read More
Bree R. Black Horse ha estado trabajando como asistente del fiscal de los EE.UU. dedicada a procesar casos de personas indígenas desaparecidas o asesinadas en el Noroeste.Read More
Durante los últimos 25 años, Greg Patton ha pasado al menos unos momentos, cada mes, lanzándose al río Columbia. Read More
Workers pour concrete into a transmission line trench and place caution tape into place for an underground electrical line. (Credit: Washington State Department of Transportation / Flickr Creative Commons) Listen […]Read More
Bree Black Horse has been working as the Assistant U.S. Attorney dedicated to prosecuting Missing and Murdered Indigenous People cases in the Northwest. Read More
Rainier cherries cling to the branch in the Ray French Orchard in Richland, Washington, on Monday. (Credit: Anna King / Northwest News Network) Listen (Runtime 3:26) Read The French family […]Read More
Crews are treating Moses Lake so that it has a smaller chance of harmful algal blooms this summer. (Credit: EutroPHIX) Listen (Runtime 1:08) Read In 2018 and 2019, toxic algae […]Read More
The Wenatchee World Hosts a public forum on drug addiction at Pybus Public Market (Credit: Jacob Ford / The Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 0:59) Read Each year Washington state continues […]Read More
Brandon Hopkins, a bee researcher with Washington State University, points May 15 with his hive tool to the new bee larvae cells where baby bees develop in the hive near […]Read More
Wind turbines are pictured along a rural road. Washington will have to develop renewable energy projects to meet its carbon-free goals. A lot of that development will likely happen in […]Read More
Hotspots at the Lineage Logistics fire in Finley, Washington, flared up Tuesday because of high winds. The fire has been burning for seven weeks. (Credit: Benton County Fire District 1) […]Read More
Los alumnos de cuarto y quinto grado de la Escuela Primaria Livingston de Pasco han demostrado que son los mejores en programación. Recientemente derrotaron a más de 30 equipos de 11 estados en una competencia nacional.Read More
Emergency room clinicians across Washington will now have access to a new resource to provide medications for opioid use disorder.Read More
An attorney representing unhoused Clarkston residents filed a motion Friday for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Clarkston.Read More
Fourth and fifth graders from Livingston Elementary School in Pasco proved they are the best at coding. They recently defeated more than 30 teams from 11 states in a national competition.Read More
A loud whoosh brought Cortez Hopkins out of his office. Two ceiling tiles had crashed down where moments before a staffer had sat packing up records. Water trickled down as Hopkins snapped pictures of the damage.
Hopkins and others were working overtime in the logistics office of the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System campus in South Seattle as nearly an Read More
A crowd studies the exhibit “Sweeter Than the Onions: Stories of Queer Resilience in Walla Walla,” at Whitman College. (Credit: Courtney Flatt, Northwest News Network) Listen (Runtime 3:13) Read The […]Read More
A historic 400-year-old tree in Thurston County could soon meet its end. A group of advocates are trying to save the Davis Meeker Garry oak in Tumwater, Washington, after the […]Read More
Alumnos de nueve escuelas primarias del Distrito Escolar de Pasco compitieron en el Torneo de Fútbol All Stars. Read More
Nine teams participated in the All Stars Soccer Tournament that brought together students from Pasco elementary schools. (Credit: Johanna Bejarano / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 1:34) Read Students from nine elementary […]Read More
Miembros de la comunidad se reunieron en el Concejo de la Ciudad de Yakima el martes para expresar su apoyo y decepción por la decisión del Concejo de rechazar una proclamación del mes del Orgullo LGBTQ+. Read More
Community members gathered at the Yakima City Council on Tuesday to express support and disappointment with the Council's decision to reject a Pride month proclamation.Read More
Ben Belino races the mile May 2 at Ephrata High School. The graduate had his left leg amputated after a bad car crash. The student plans to play wheelchair basketball […]Read More
An internal investigation by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare shows state funds likely were used to reimburse for the purchase of harm reduction materials illegal in the state of Idaho.Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network A group of legal advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington Thursday to prevent a hotly debated voter initiative from taking […]Read More
Fly, you die: Northwest bees that fly during mild winter weather less likely to survive until spring
Brandon Hopkins, 42, with Washington State University, stands in front of the university’s bee colonies at a facility in Othello, Washington, where he and a team were examining the hives. […]Read More
Maria Garibay, center, asks Anabella Cardoso, far left, with Esperanza, about social services and health care, while at CAFÉ’s Pachanga & Mercadito resource fair with her son Martin and daughter […]Read More
A grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. (Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Listen (Runtime 1:22) Read In a recent heated committee hearing on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, […]Read More
The Stemilt Growers facility in East Wenatchee. (Credit: Douglas County Assessor’s Office) Listen (Runtime 1:06) Read Two central Washington companies, Pace International and Stemilt Growers, face a combined $650,000 in […]Read More
A Christian nonprofit started providing sexual education at Moscow High School through guest lectures late last week. The organization’s chief executive officer says they provide similar guest lectures at around seven other schools in the region.Read More
Fire crews spray water on rubble at the Lineage Logistics fire in Finley, Washington. The fire started on April 21. (Credit: Benton County Fire District 1) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read […]Read More
For the past 25 years, Greg Patton has spent at least a few moments each month jumping in the Columbia River. (Credit: Courtney Flatt / Northwest News Network) Listen (Runtime […]Read More
Miembros de la comunidad, conductores de buses escolares y legisladores se reunieron en el Centro de Transporte Richard L. Lenhart de Pasco para celebrar la ley Richard L. Lenhart, que tipifica como delito entrar sin autorización en los autobuses escolares públicos.Read More
Catherine McKinney is a sister of a person with developmental delays. She knows firsthand the joys and challenges families face when seeking opportunity and community for their loved ones.
At Clallam Mosaic, where she is the program and communications director, McKinney helps families like hers find community through recreational programs that range from martial arts to Read More
Community members, school bus drivers, and legislators gathered May 16 in Pasco to celebrate the passage of the Richard L. Lenhart Act. The Act, signed into a law by Gov. Jay Inslee in March, makes it criminal to trespass on public school buses. Read More
An assessment by the Asotin County Health District shows that mental health, housing and aging in place, along with substance use, are some of the largest health issues facing the community. Read More
A few months from now, people across Washington state will vote in this year’s general election. Most will vote by mail, with the ballot mailed to them from their county auditor.
Voters will fill out their ballots, sign the envelopes and drop them off in a ballot box or send them in the post, where a team of election workers will accept those ballots and send them over to Read More
A banner for Community for the Advancement of Family Education’s, known as CAFÉ, cultural event centered around sharing health care resources hangs on a fence near the intersection of Mission […]Read More
The city of Kennewick has found “forever chemicals” in its drinking water. (Credit: Steve Johnson / Flickr Creative Commons) Listen (Runtime 0:53) Read The city of Kennewick has detected “forever […]Read More
By: Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF This story was produced as part of Climate Solutions, a collaboration focused on community engagement and solutions-based reporting to help Central Pennsylvania move toward […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network The governor’s race in Washington is back to “Bob-ness” as usual, after two candidates named Bob Ferguson withdrew their names from consideration Monday. The […]Read More
The sun sets on Friday, June 17, 2022, at the Freedom Rodeo in Basin City. (Credit: Megan Farmer / KUOW) Read May 13, 2024 Northwest Public Broadcasting and KUOW have […]Read More
Angie and Danny Butler, left, of Walla Walla, competed on this season of Amazing Race. Asher Niles, right, of Yakima, competed on this season of MasterChef Junior. From the Ugliest […]Read More
