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New Washington State University spring wheat variety named for Black family with deep roots in Washington
A field of WSU’s new variety, Bush wheat, growing near Lynden, Washington. (Credit: Washington State University) Listen (Runtime 1:05) Read Editor’s Note: Northwest Public Broadcasting acknowledges that all of what’s
High steaks plate: Chronic wasting disease transmissibility to humans
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
Vendors roll into summer at local farmers markets
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.
A year after two people died in a shooting at the Gorge Amphitheatre, two investigations into what happened at the Beyond Wonderland festival are still ongoing
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:
How toxins can affect first foods, tribal health
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
Generations of radio lovers gather for ACARC’s annual Hamfest
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
Tiny hats for tiny babies in Richland
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
Real-life cougar stalks Washington State University’s lambs in Pullman, home of the Cougars
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
Washington officials plan to release abortion pill stockpile after SCOTUS upholds access
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
Nueva asistente del fiscal de EE.UU. habla sobre su trabajo con las comunidades indígenas
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.
El hombre que lleva 25 años lanzándose al río Columbia
Durante los últimos 25 años, Greg Patton ha pasado al menos unos momentos, cada mes, lanzándose al río Columbia.
Federal grant to help people in northeastern Washington get hooked up to the power grid
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
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