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Tacoma City Council moves forward with budget, directs additional $2.5 million to fire department
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.
In a small Washington town, a community celebrates Palestinian culture
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
Sunflare: Meet Washington’s new apple
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
‘It’s a crisis’: How the shortage of counselors is affecting the rural Northwest
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
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US Supreme Court will consider petition for stay in COVID-19 free speech case
The U.S. Supreme Court will review an application for a stay in a federal lawsuit involving local retired eye doctor Richard Eggleston.
Hanford Patrol K-9 officers worry over their dogs kenneled during labor negotiations
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
Feds update Columbia River Treaty flood risk management
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)
Autoridades de salud y agricultura recomiendan protegerse de la gripe aviar
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.
Health and ag leaders remind people to protect themselves from avian flu
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.
Hazardous chemicals leak into groundwater below Pasco Sanitary Landfill
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,
Tacoma City Council will direct city manager to make layoffs to balance budget
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 reserve. The initial proposed budget would have used the city’s over $8 million reserve to make up for the shortfall. That’s money the city can use to pay overtime costs for police and fire, fund shelter beds and other emergent costs.
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