Bare trees and lifting fog frame the view of the Legislative Building at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Credit: Ted S. Warren / AP) Listen (Runtime 1:10) Read A bill […]Read More
Seth Hulett, Audubon Washington’s senior program manager of the Columbia Plateau, searches through his spotting scope for sage grouse. (Credit: Courtney Flatt / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 4:12) Read In south-central […]Read More
Religion can sometimes impact health care access in places like Washington and Idaho. (Credit: Joe Raedle / Getty Images) Listen (Runtime 3:22) Read Phineas Pope: Tracy Simmons is the executive […]Read More
NWPB caught up with local residents and doctors to talk about how they’ve moved forward following the COVID-19 pandemic. They spoke about how the experience changed them and wisdom they’ve gleaned along the way. These are their reflections. Read More
Walla Walla’s low-barrier shelter allows people to live with their pets or their partners. That’s a rarity in the shelter world — and a critical tool in the region’s efforts […]Read More
Religion can sometimes impact health care access in places like Washington and Idaho. (Credit: Unsplash / Hush Jade Photography) Read By Emma Maple | FāVS News The Idaho state Legislature […]Read More
The Washington State Department of Transportation’s regional striping crew from Yakima, Washington. Andrew Stubblefield, a highway maintenance technician for WSDOT, has concerns about how a Washington worker furlough might affect […]Read More
A kickoff party ahead of Fusion Fest will be held at the Uptown Theater on Sunday. (Credit: Tracci Dial / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 0:47) Read By Diana Romero A music […]Read More
Walla Walla’s collaborative approach is helping people like Matthew Cate get housed. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 4:00) Read Editor’s note: This story is part of NWPB’s efforts […]Read More
The Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market held their grand opening on May 11, 2024, at Pybus Public Market. (Credit: Jacob Ford / The Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 0:56) Read Our Valley […]Read More
The diesel-powered state ferry Tacoma, shown here in Seattle, will not be pulled from service anytime soon for conversion to hybrid-electric propulsion by order of Gov. Bob Ferguson. (Credit: Tom […]Read More
Listen The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed an update to how grizzly bears are managed throughout the country (Credit: National Park Service) (Runtime 0:55) Read There could be […]Read More
Washington State University offers a Farm Stress Counseling Voucher program for farmers. Roni Ryan, pictured, is one of the farmers who has received counseling from the program. (Courtesy: Roni Ryan) […]Read More
Washington lawmakers are considering passing bills that would allow public sector employees to bargain on how artificial intelligence is used in the workplace. (Credit: AP) Listen (Runtime 5:43) Read By […]Read More
Mountain peaks are reflected in the waters of Lake Colchuk, located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area. Smoke from a nearby wildfire hangs in the air. (Credit: Theresa Rivers) Listen […]Read More
Washington State University students protested the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns during a protest on Wednesday. (Credit: Connor Henricksen / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 0:58) Read About 100 students gathered at Washington […]Read More
People gather to protest against the Trump administration and Project 2025 near the Washington State Capitol building on Feb. 5, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. (Credit: Lindsey Wasson / AP) Listen […]Read More
Rivaldo Penado, 13, leads a shadow boxing drill at Purpose Boxing Club in Wenatchee. (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 0:52) Read A new nonprofit gym in Wenatchee, […]Read More
A home and outbuildings didn’t burn during a fast-moving fire. Some people are worrying more about homeowners policy cancellations in Washington state, as wildfire risk grows. (Credit: Bryan Flint / […]Read More
A group from Wenatchee gathered in Olympia to advocate for immigrant rights on Jan. 30. Clockwise from left, Liz Oropeza Palacios, Ivon Lopez Ramirez, Maria Gonzalez, Grace Mondragon and Zoe […]Read More
More than 100 people attended a march for immigrant rights in Walla Walla on Feb. 3, 2025. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Listen (Runtime :58) Read CORRECTION: This article has […]Read More
People shouted “si se puede” or “yes we can” on the Washington state Capitol steps during an immigrants’ rights rally on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (Credit: Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / […]Read More
A close-up of the thumbnail-sized invasive quagga and zebra mussels found on a tugboat in January. (Credit: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife) Read It was a close call along […]Read More
The decades-long project to widen Highway 12 between Burbank and Walla Walla has received a large grant that could lead to its completion. (Credit: Washington State Department of Transportation) Listen […]Read More
Tacoma has joined a number of Washington cities and at least one county in a growing movement to make enforcing activities related to the use of psychoactive substances, such as psilocybin mushrooms, a lower priority for law enforcement.
On Tuesday, the Tacoma City Council unanimously passed a resolution to lower enforcement priorities for entheogen-related activities. Read More
Patrick Smith of Loftus Ranches relies on temporary workers to tend his crops. Immigration policy has broad impact, he says. Patrick Smith grows apples and hops at Loftus Ranches in […]Read More
A man who killed three people while driving drunk, including two from the eastern Washington town of Clarkston, will serve 22 years in prison. Read More
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
