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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
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Unhoused residents file complaint in court against city of Clarkston
Four unhoused residents and a nonprofit that works with the homeless are suing the city of Clarkston.
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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
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As Washington’s prison population shrank, the cost of incarceration went up
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network Keeping people in Washington’s prisons has gotten more expensive in recent years. The state is one of several where costs per prisoner have climbed
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Host of Latino USA, Maria Hinojosa receives Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award
Listen (Runtime 3:41) Read Mexican-American journalist and host of Latino USA, Maria Hinojosa, received The Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in Pullman at Washington State University. NWPB’s Tracci Dial
![Food and Drug Administration officials on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 pledged a reset in the agency’s tobacco program, responding to criticisms that a lack of direction has hampered federal efforts to regulate cigarettes, vaping devices and other industry products. (Credit: AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh, File)](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AP23055638861485-500x500.jpg)
Washington, Idaho receive “F” grades for tobacco prevention programs
Food and Drug Administration officials on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 pledged a reset in the agency’s tobacco program, responding to criticisms that a lack of direction has hampered federal efforts
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Power utilities say Northwest region needs to better prepare for extreme cold
A wind farm. (Credit: Roberta Schonborg / Flikr Creative Commons) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read Looking back on this past winter, some Northwest utilities have noticed they were really close to
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ACLU issues amicus brief ahead of arguments on Idaho abortion law, emergency care
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed an amicus brief ahead of oral arguments for a Supreme Court case related to Idaho’s abortion restrictions. Rachel Sun reports.
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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:
![Washington officials placed large boulders to prevent people from returning to an area of a former homeless encampment along Interstate 5 near Olympia. (Credit: Jeanie Lindsay / NW News Network)](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-28-155738-500x500.png)
WA leaders highlight progress on homelessness, worry about encampment cleanup funding
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network Part of a program to move people out of homeless encampments along major roads in Washington is facing an uncertain future. Officials say without
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Hometown med student raising awareness for colorectal cancer testing
March is colorectal cancer awareness month. One soon-to-be medical graduate at Washington State University says he’s hoping to help raise awareness about screenings in his hometown before he graduates.
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Service changes begin March 31 for Pierce Transit, lack of funding means no new routes
This weekend, big service changes will go into effect for Pierce County’s public transportation system.
While Pierce Transit makes service changes throughout the year, Rebecca Japhet, who handles communications for the public transit operator, said these service changes are the biggest the company has made in seven years.
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