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New WA law about DEI in education divides Prosser residents
Washington schools are now required to include Diversity, Equity and Inclusion history and contributions in curriculum. But in Prosser – the newly passed law is already causing divides.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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:
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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