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To help cool the Tri-Cities, kids plant hundreds of trees for cooler parks, playgrounds
Elena Woodford and Alexis Nicholson help plant one of seven trees at Tapteal Elementary School. Alexis co-founded the Kids for Urban Trees club to plant trees in the community. (Credit:
Walla Walla got a Denny’s. Some of its staffers got second chances
Gentry Thorpe, a cook at the new Denny’s in Walla Walla. He’s grateful for employers that practice second chance hiring. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:41) Read It
Local radio show spotlights bilingual education in conversation with state leader
Juan J. Anaya, left, Alfonso Lopez and Kristin Percy Calaff discuss the benefits of being bilingual at the La Zeta radio station on Wednesday. (Credit: Reneé Diaz / NWPB) Listen
Experts say get vaccinated now for influenza
Flu season is just around the corner, and health officials say now is a great time to get your flu shot.
Views from East Moscow Mountain
The northwest is full of recreational opportunities. One of those spots is the East Moscow Mountain trail. NWPB’s Rachel Sun takes us with her during an excursion this summer.
Gritman takes over Lewis-Clark State College clinic for students and staff
Gritman Medical Center will now serve more people in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley after taking over a student clinic.
La Ciudad de Pasco y Seattle Sounders celebran el fútbol en el este de Washington
La Ciudad de Pasco y los Seattle Sounders realizarán el domingo la All-Pasco Soccer Celebration. Con el evento, se dará apertura a dos nuevos minicanchas de fútbol en el área de Tri-Cities.
City of Pasco, Seattle Sounders hold eastern WA soccer celebration
The city of Pasco and the Seattle Sounders will host the All-Pasco Soccer Celebration on Sunday. The event celebrates the opening of two new soccer mini-pitches in the Tri-Cities area.
Walla Walla Community College buys land to grow its Farm to Fork program
Holland Gallaway, an agriculture student at Walla Walla Community College, with cattle owned and raised as part of the college’s Farm to Fork program. (Credit: Daniel Biggs / WWCC) watch
Training center in Oregon teaches wind technicians from around the US
The first new wind technicians to pass through Avangrid’s National Training Center in Sherman County, Oregon. (Credit: Avangrid) Listen (Runtime 1:02) Read When Juan Flores started his first job fixing
Next phase of housing, zoning changes being considered in Tacoma
In season four, episode 19 of the sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” actor Bradley Whitford plays a city council member in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. Whitford tells Amy Poehler’s character, Leslie Knope, “City council isn’t about making everyone happy. In fact, every decision you make is going to make a lot of people very unhappy.”
Right now, the Tacoma City Council is considering a set of planning commission recommendations under the second phase of Home in Tacoma, the housing action strategy the city has been implementing over the last few years.
Whitman County reports two cases of pertussis
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is circulating across Washington, with two cases reported in the student population at Washington State University on Tuesday.
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