When employees at PeaceHealth hospitals around the state need a prescription filled for themselves or a family member, they can get them filled at PeaceHealth pharmacies for lower costs. It’s one of the benefits of the health care organization's insurance plan for its employees.
But in Bellingham, Washington, PeaceHealth workers can’t use that benefit. There isn’t a Read More
People stand in RoseMary’s Place, a child care agency on the Columbia County Health System campus in Dayton, Washington. (Credit: Columbia County Health System) Listen (Runtime 1:01) Read This year, […]Read More
A person walks near the Legislative Building, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Credit: Ted S. Warren / AP) Listen (Runtime 1:04) Read While people who […]Read More
A worker unloads apples from his picking bag at McDougall & Sons orchard on Oct. 10 in Douglas County. (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 1:03) Read In […]Read More
Striking teachers march around the Tacoma School District Central Administration Building, Sept. 10, 2018, in Tacoma, Wash. (Credit: Ted S. Warren / AP) Listen (Runtime 4:28) Read By Phineas Pope […]Read More
Hanford workers take samples from tank SY-101 in southeast Washington state. (Courtesy: U.S. Department of Energy) Listen (Runtime :59) Read When it comes to tank waste at Hanford in southeast […]Read More
Lane Phillips, left, and Dean Johnson, right, at their home in Clarkston, Wash. (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:33) Read Dean Johnson, 78, and Lane Phillips, 83, have […]Read More
The Northwest is seeing a rise in influenza-like illnessesRead More
Gary Chastagner, a Washington State University professor called “Dr. Christmas Tree,” shows Trojan and other fir seedlings at the school’s Puyallup Research and Extension Center on Nov. 30, 2023, in […]Read More
The CARES team offers mobile medical and mental health support to residents of Walla Walla. When their work involves opioids, they can bill their time to the opioid settlement fund. […]Read More
Mayra Casique, an account manager from the Community Health Plan, helped organize a Health Posada to connect community members with local health care resources on Dec. 7. (Credit: Reneé Dìaz […]Read More
A drone photo shows White Pass Ski Area in Naches, Washington, on Dec. 1, 2024. (Credit: Andy Mahre / White Pass Ski Area) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read Fresh white powder […]Read More
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 […]Read More
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 […]Read More
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 […]Read More
A retired Clarkston eye doctor is part of a group asking the U-S Supreme Court to grant an injunction in a lawsuit against Washington state officials.Read More
Workers exposed to extreme cold or cold environments may experience cold stress and be at risk for cold-related illnesses. (Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Watch Listen (Runtime 0:56) […]Read More
Horses have become ill in Spokane County, Washington, from a deadly variant of equine herpes. This horse is from the Tacoma area, and is healthy. (Credit: Anna King / NWPB) […]Read More
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise throughout Washington state, Oregon and Idaho this year.Read More
Guadalupe Zavala teaches her first graders about time in Spanish at Lewis and Clark Elementary School (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 3:52) Read By Reneé Diaz, NWPB & […]Read More
The city of Walla Walla recently changed its zoning in hopes of encouraging child care centers to open or expand. (Credit: Kids’ Work Chicago Daycare / Flickr Creative Commons) Listen […]Read More
Horse Heaven Hills, in southeastern Washington, with Webber Canyon in the distance. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee approved a large-scale renewable energy project along 24 miles of ridgelines in the area. […]Read More
Democrats Chelsea Dimas, Maria Beltran and Ana Ruiz Kennedy are running in Washington’s 14th Legislative District in central Washington. They were the targets of some GOP text messages to Spanish-speaking […]Read More
Ballot drop boxes at Washington State University (Credit: Phineas Pope / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:16) Read “Voter fraud” might be the first thing you think when someone mentions election security. […]Read More
Nisqually tribal fisher Willie Frank III holds a freshly caught chinook, or king, salmon at the Nisqually River where his family has fished for generations. The chinook being caught are […]Read More
Sluggish home sales have led to a shortfall in funding for homeless services in Washington. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 1:01) Read In Washington, the slow housing market […]Read More
In high school classrooms and on college campuses, students learn about the U.S. system of governance and the country’s political history. This November, some get to make their voice heard in those systems for the first time as voters.
In the Northwest, the issues driving some of these voters vary; from social issues to economics to housing. Still, others are choosing Read More
Corazón de México folklorico dancer Yuri Mora picks a book at NCW Libraries’ station at Wenatchee School District’s Migrant and Multilingual Night. (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime […]Read More
Listen I-2109 would repeal the capital gains tax, which helps fund child care and schools. (Credit: Flickr Creative Commons / Kids’ Work Chicago Daycare) (Runtime :56) Read In NWPB’s recent […]Read More
A resident makes his way to the dining room for lunch at a nursing home on March 6, 2020. (Credit: David Goldman / AP Photo) Watch Listen (Runtime :53) Read […]Read More
Award-winning poet Ricardo Ruiz focuses on telling the stories of his community, for his community. NWPB’s Rachel Sun interviewed Ruiz about that work, and his approach to collaborative storytelling through poetry.Read More
El galardonado poeta Ricardo Ruiz se centra en contar las historias de su comunidad, para su comunidad. Read More
Whitman County Public Health announced there are now 18 confirmed cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the student population at Washington State University.Read More
Pathologists at Washington State University have identified Idaho’s first documented case of a deer with the plagueRead More
Washington airports have applied for federal grant funding to install electric aircraft charging stations, like this one in Vermont near the headquarters of manufacturer Beta Technologies. (Courtesy: Beta) By Tom […]Read More
After a week of administrative leave, Tacoma’s police chief is back on duty.
Tacoma City Manager Elizabeth Pauli placed Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore on leave last week. In a statement released on Wednesday, Pauli wrote that she conducted a fact-finding investigation into personal use of a city asset. The statement did not specific what the city asset, or costs Read More
The city of Tacoma is considering proposals to allow for more housing development, and different kinds of housing, in all residential areas. (Credit: Lauren Gallup / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:47) […]Read More
At least five people on the Palouse have been diagnosed with pertussis as of Tuesday. Read More
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 […]Read More
Flu season is just around the corner, and health officials say now is a great time to get your flu shot.Read More
Sharon Sweeney, left, and Beverly Barksdale, right, are among the Rancho Villa residents who are fighting back against changes made by their park’s new owners. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) […]Read More
This wildfire season for the first time, local firefighting agencies across Washington were able to call in aerial resources from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources without having to wait crucial minutes to begin full suppression. Read More
Over 500 people participated in El Grito during a Mexican Independence Day event on Saturday. (Credit: Renee Diaz / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:57) Read On Saturday, people gathered at Heritage […]Read More
Nick Brown, left, a Democrat, makes remarks during a debate in Spokane on Sept. 18, 2024. He and Pete Serrano, a Republican, right, are running in the 2024 Washington state […]Read More
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a Democrat (left), will face off against former sheriff and congressman Dave Reichert, a Republican (right), in the race for governor this November. (Side by […]Read More
A state council recommended less restrictive limits on turbines and solar arrays for the Horse Heaven Hills Clean Energy Center, which would be built near the Tri-Cities. (Credit: Roberta Schonborg […]Read More
Margarita Añaya de Luna, a 94-year-old from Mexico, became a U.S. citizen on Wednesday in Cashmere. She said that she looks forward to voting for the first time in this […]Read More
The Washington State Swap Meet in East Wenatchee is free to attend. (Credit: Darling Productions) Listen (Runtime 1:03) Read The Washington State Swap Meet begins on Friday and ends on […]Read More
Bob Ferguson, left, shakes hands with fellow gubernatorial candidate Dave Reichert after their debate on Tuesday in Seattle. (Credit: Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times) By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State […]Read More
A Clarkston landscaper is on the road to recovery after a near-fatal mountain biking incident.Read More