Environmental organizations around Washington hold educational and outdoor activities to celebrate Latino Conservation Week. It encourages communities to enjoy nature and join forces to protect the environment.Read More
At Northwest Trek in Eatonville, Washington, there are about 300 northern leopard frogs, named for their spotted skin, swimming around in four tanks and getting ready for their new home.
The frogs are part of a conservation project that Northwest Trek is partnering with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Read More
After 25 five years, a library on wheels is driving again through the Yakima Valley. With a modern bookmobile, the libraries want to break down the barriers to accessing their services and provide fun experiences that bring communities together.Read More
Organizadores del grupo de defensa de los derechos de los inquilinos Tacoma Para Todos, y quienes los apoyan, se reunieron con pancartas y megáfonos hace unas semanas para mostrarse en favor de una iniciativa, conocida coloquialmente como una declaración de derechos de los inquilinos, que Tacoma Para Todos espera poner en la boleta electoral para los votantes este otoño.Read More
The Washington Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted an emergency injunction to Dr. Richard Eggleston, a Clarkston ophthalmologist, who came under fire for opinion columns questioning, among other things, COVID-19 and pandemic death counts.Read More
Judge Salvador Mendoza Junior is the first Latino in Washington to receive his investiture as a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.Read More
Ostrom Mushroom Farm must pay 3.4 million dollars for discriminating against workers. The Washington state attorney general said Ostrom’s settlement with Washington state resolved the civil rights lawsuit against the company for unfair, deceptive and discriminatory actions against female farmworkers and Washington-based workers. Read More
Washington State employees will no longer be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination in order to keep their jobs.Read More
Tribal leaders, family members, and Democrat U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell from Washington asked President Biden for more federal resources to address the missing and murdered indigenous women and people crisis in Washington. Read More
As the national awareness month on the crisis starts, families continue calling attention to the barriers and challenges they experience when addressing the missing and murdered indigenous women and people MMIW/P crisis in Washington. Read More
A record number of people attended the Richland City Council regular meeting to continue discussion about holding family-friendly drag events in Tri-Cities. Criticism of children's access to drag events has led to demonstrations, vandalism and threats in Pasco and Richland. Read More
A tanker airplane drops fire retardant on a wildfire burning near Twisp, Wash. Three firefighters were killed battling the blaze. (Credit: Ted S. Warren / Associated Press) Listen (Runtime 1:07) […]Read More
Protesters in Pasco and concerned citizens in Richland want to limit children's access to drag shows. Business owners and performers defend the all-ages events. Read More
Deborah Beckett sits at a table with her husband Geoff’s prescriptions. Geoff, who is unable to walk due to his Parkinson’s, rests in a bed behind her. Photo by Rachel […]Read More
Even with all the rain and snow in California this winter, it’s been pretty dry in our region, especially in much of eastern Oregon and parts of eastern Washington. Read More
Mike Gonzalez. (Courtesy: City of Pasco website) Listen (Runtime 1:22) Read New Franklin County Administrator Mike Gonzalez will start this position at the end of the month. A two-month period […]Read More
Andrew Adams waters the garden outside the kitchen of his home. (Credit: Kristin Adams) Listen (Runtime 4:10) Read By Lauren Paterson and Rachel Sun For adults with developmental disabilities in […]Read More
Chris Aquino es un centrocampista de Pasco. Él es un motivo de orgullo para sus familiares y amigos de Tri-Cities. Aquino ayudó recientemente a la selección nacional masculina sub-17 a clasificarse para la Copa Mundial Sub-17 de la FIFA. Ahora, es un ejemplo nacional del talento futbolístico de Pasco. Read More
A lone house stands on the outskirts of Kennewick, Washington. Bills aiming to curb the cost of high rents are before the state legislature. (Credit: Lauren Paterson) Listen (Runtime 1:00) […]Read More
Farmworkers are among the groups disproportionately affected by stress and anxiety. Researchers and healthcare providers say the pandemic increased economic struggles and job pressures. Still, agricultural workers are not always aware that it could impact their mental health. Read More
Native and Strong crisis counselor Robert Coberly is blanketed by Mia Klick, Native and Strong Lifeline coordinator on the left, and Vicki Lowe, executive director of the American Indian Health […]Read More
Age is not an obstacle for Hispanic immigrants wanting to complete their basic education. Now, the Mexican government is partnering to offer an adult education program in Yakima. The program seeks to give families the tools to improve their life. Read More
For decades boatloads of Northwest apples have shipped to India – especially the variety Red Delicious. But since Trump-era tariffs on steel and aluminum went into place, retaliatory tariffs have put a crunch on that valuable fruit market. Now, Washington state's full congressional delegation is asking the federal government for help.Read More
Officials say children have lowest vaccination rate, urge regular masking in crowded, confined spacesRead More
This is the second part of our series on connecting segregation policies to minority groups' struggles to get political representation today.Read More
Durante una demostración de NAACP, un hombre sostiene una pancarta con la pregunta ¿Por qué Kennewick es todo blanco? Crédito: Colección de Franklin County Historical Society. LEA NOTA DEL EDITOR: […]Read More
An inmate huddles under a heavy blanket on a bunk in the psychiatric unit of the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma, Wash. Credit: Elaine Thompson, AP file photo Listen (Runtime […]Read More
This is the second part of our series on connecting segregation policies to minority groups’ struggles to get political representation today. It shows how minority groups seek representation in the Tri-Cities and why Pasco City Council is a distinct case of diversity. Read More
In September, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned legislation in California that had banned private detention in the state.
Now Washingtonians are waiting to see how that decision could impact a similar statue here. Read More
Alimentando al Pueblo staff members prepare culturally relevant food boxes. Credit: Courtesy of Roxana Pardo Listen (Runtime 0:53) Read With less funding for food assistance after COVID, the only Latinx […]Read More
Starting Dec. 1, users will be redirected to the coronavirus landing page on doh.wa.gov from the state coronavirus response website. Read The Washington State Department of Health announced in a […]Read More
Session del Concejo de Pasco el pasado 21 de noviembre. Captura de pantalla del canal de Youtube de la Ciudad de Pasco. Lea El concejal de Pasco, Irving Brown Sr., […]Read More
Pasco council member Irving Brown Sr. during the Pasco City Council meeting on Nov. 21. Screenshot from the City of Pasco YouTube channel. Listen (Runtime 0:51) Read Pasco Councilman Irving […]Read More
Pasco City Council Member Irvin Brown Sr. during a city council special meeting. Credit: City of Pasco YouTube Channel LISTEN (Runtime: 1:38) READ Redistricting in Pasco has raised allegations of […]Read More
El líder de los trabajadores agrícolas Edgar Franks durante la COP27. Crédito: Familias Unidas por la Justicia. Lea Los trabajadores agrícolas están presionando por la justicia climática en Washington y […]Read More
Farmworker leader Edgar Franks during at COP27. Credit: Familias Unidas por la Justicia Listen (Runtime 1:09) Read Agricultural workers are pushing for climate justice in Washington and are now taking […]Read More
Washington Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, at a press conference in Yakima after Election Day. Credit: Audel Ramirez Listen (Runtime 1:05) Read A majority Latino population, redistricting and a renewed election […]Read More
Gabriel Gomez, from Yakima, got his citizenship on November 7 and voted for the first time the same day. Credit: La Casa Hogar Listen (Runtime 0:53) Read Becoming a citizen […]Read More
Two deer are pictured near the D Reactor on the Hanford site. Leaders from across Washington and Oregon sent a letter to the Biden administration in early August to request […]Read More
Listen (Runtime 0:56) Read Voting rights advocacy groups are helping Hispanic people in Central Washington understand the election process. Some citizens have not voted in past elections because they’ve had […]Read More
Columbia River. Photo from www.ecology.wa.gov. Listen (Runtime 1:09) Read Environmental organizations are making Hanford site information more accessible for underserved communities around the Columbia River. Educational programs, multilingual meetings and […]Read More
Southeast of the Puget Sound, in rural Pierce and Thurston counties, there’s lots of open land. It’s the home of the Nisqually River Watershed and some of the last remaining prairie ecosystems in the state.
The Nisqually Indian Tribe manages 90 miles of land, from Mount Rainier to the mouth of the Nisqually River — a fraction of the homelands of the tribe, said Willy Read More
Suan Kilgore holds a photo of her late husband, Dale Goble, in her Moscow home on Friday. Photo courtesy Zach Wilkinson/the Lewiston Tribune Listen (Runtime 4:23) Read There came a […]Read More
Judge Richard C. Tallman, United States Court of Appeals Judge for the Ninth Circuit swearing in Judge Sal Mendoza. Listen (Runtime 3:27) Read Latino judges in the legal system are […]Read More
Imágenes grabadas por los trabajadores agrícolas del condado de Skagit que trabajaron en medio del humo en las últimas semanas. Foto: Comunidad a Comunidad. LEA Las normas de emergencia que […]Read More
The Washington wine grape harvest is underway. Pinot Noir grapes are being harvested near Vantage, WA. Listen (Runtime :56) Read This year’s wine grape harvest is about two or three […]Read More
Yakima women of color received 19 scholarships to support them in continuing their legal education. Photo: Pataathla Sutterlict Listen (Runtime 1:39) Read More women of color want to become lawyers […]Read More
Stress, burnout, and teacher shortages are concerns in many parts of the Northwest. But, some school districts in Central Washington are different. They have no teacher shortages and officials are making teachers' mental health a priority. Read More
Trabajadores agrícolas y defensores del medioambiente pidieron al gobernador de Washington, Jay Inslee, que declare una emergencia climática en el estado.Read More
Farmworkers and environmental justice advocates want Washington Governor Jay Inslee to declare a climate emergency in the state.Read More
