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Fewer Northwest bees shipped to California’s almonds could be a buzzkill for Washington and Oregon crops
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
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.
Drought expected to plague farmers in the Yakima Valley, Kittitas areas this summer
Jim Willard shows “bud break” on an old block of concord grapes eight miles north of Prosser, Washington. The baby leaves and buds start pushing out to become grown vines
After years of negotiations, new government Hanford plan stirs up plans to treat radioactive waste
A 2021 aerial photo of Hanford’s 200 Area, which houses the tanks and under-construction Waste Treatment Plant, in southeast Washington. (Credit: U.S. Department of Energy) Listen (Runtime 1:01) Read There
West Richland double-murder, kidnapping suspect shot at police, officials say
FBI, county and police officials wait for the all-clear to collect evidence at the home of Elias Huizar, 39, where his 17-year-old girlfriend, Angelica Santos, was found dead. (Credit: Anna
Bird flu in cattle stressing Northwest dairy operators
Barley, a Jersey cow, and some of her herdmates on pasture last spring at Steensma Dairy & Creamery. (Credit: Steensma Family Dairy & Creamery) Listen (Runtime 1:06) Read Some Northwest
As election draws closer, Northwesterners weigh in on student loan forgiveness
Washington State University student Alura Lane works at a coffee shop in downtown Pullman most days of the week to pay for college, rent and other living expenses. This election
Migratory birds could cause avian influenza in Northwest dairy cattle
Northwest dairy cattle eat rations out of a feed bunk. (Credit: Washington State Department of Agriculture) Listen (Runtime :58) Read Experts say they are not sure how the highly-pathogenic avian
Idaho man arrested, charged with supporting terrorism
The criminal complaint against Alexander Scott Mercurio is photographed on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Mercurio, 18, is charged with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group after
New tool tracks contaminated groundwater at Hanford, other DOE sites
A snapshot of the Hanford cleanup site showing the various groundwater plumes across the site. (Credit: U.S. Department of Energy / Office of Environmental Management) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read A
Frank Tiegs: A Northwest ag titan known by just his first name across the Northwest and nation has died at 66
At the top of a hill, a tractor with a 17-foot wide planter plugs seed potatoes into the sandy ground at the Ice Harbor Hilltop Farm east of Burbank. (Credit:
Homicides in Clearwater, Nez Perce Counties possibly tied to Boise inmate escape
This image provided by Boise Police Department shows Nicholas Umphenour (left), who has been identified by police as the man suspected of shooting corrections officers at a Boise hospital in
