As more people age, health care leaders in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley say they’re preparing for health care needs to increase, particularly in primary and specialty care. NWPB’s Rachel Sun reports.Read More
Fin is about 4 years old and is a Catahoula leopard dog, blue lacy and Australian kelpie mix. He can inspect up to 140 boats per day. (Credit: Courtney Flatt […]Read More
An industrial lot in Walla Walla where two fires occurred on Monday. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Read A string of fires broke out in Walla Walla over the past […]Read More
The Walla Walla Downtown Farmers Market is held on Saturdays. (Credit: Downtown Walla Walla Foundation) Read By Susan Shain | NWPB Walla Walla’s Downtown Farmers Market has been running for […]Read More
Palouse Habitat for Humanity volunteers attach a wooden ramp to the back door of a house. (Credit: Jennifer Wallace) Listen (Runtime 3:49) Read About 6 miles west of Pullman, Washington, […]Read More
Kaiwin Clements, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, holds freshly picked huckleberries in the shape of a heart. (Credit: Merle Kirk) Watch Listen (Runtime 1:04) Read […]Read More
Washington state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to keep gray wolves’ endangered status. (Credit: William Campbell) Listen (Runtime 0:54) Read Gray wolves will keep their endangered status in Washington state. […]Read More
Andrew Pogue, co-founder of Fair Isle Brewing in Seattle, reaches for fireweed leaves on a foraging trip. (Credit: Courtney Flatt / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:46) Read One craft brewery in […]Read More
Dry, hot and windy conditions have communities on alert for wildfire danger across the Pacific Northwest. Those conditions propelled fire growth over the weekend, and more of the same weather is expected this week. Read More
Elaine Harvey, Jeremy Takala, Simone Anter. J.D. Reeves/High Country News Read B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster | High Country News This story was originally published by High Country News. When Yakima Nation leaders […]Read More
Temperatures across the Northwest will be soaring to highs of 110 degrees in certain areas, according to the National Weather Service. (Credit: National Weather Service) Listen (Runtime :46) Read High […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network A judge decided Friday to press pause on part of Washington’s new “parents bill of rights” law. It comes as the American Civil […]Read More
Wenatchee Pride will host a Pride festival this weekend. (Courtesy: Wenatchee Pride) Listen (Runtime 0:58) Read On Saturday, Wenatchee Pride will host its annual Pride festival at Memorial Park in West […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Networks Washington officials say after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone Thursday, the state will start to release its stockpile of […]Read More
Rainier cherries cling to the branch in the Ray French Orchard in Richland, Washington, on Monday. (Credit: Anna King / Northwest News Network) Listen (Runtime 3:26) Read The French family […]Read More
Wind turbines are pictured along a rural road. Washington will have to develop renewable energy projects to meet its carbon-free goals. A lot of that development will likely happen in […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network A group of legal advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington Thursday to prevent a hotly debated voter initiative from taking […]Read More
Maria Garibay, center, asks Anabella Cardoso, far left, with Esperanza, about social services and health care, while at CAFÉ’s Pachanga & Mercadito resource fair with her son Martin and daughter […]Read More
The Stemilt Growers facility in East Wenatchee. (Credit: Douglas County Assessor’s Office) Listen (Runtime 1:06) Read Two central Washington companies, Pace International and Stemilt Growers, face a combined $650,000 in […]Read More
Fire crews spray water on rubble at the Lineage Logistics fire in Finley, Washington. The fire started on April 21. (Credit: Benton County Fire District 1) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read […]Read More
The city of Kennewick has found “forever chemicals” in its drinking water. (Credit: Steve Johnson / Flickr Creative Commons) Listen (Runtime 0:53) Read The city of Kennewick has detected “forever […]Read More
By: Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF This story was produced as part of Climate Solutions, a collaboration focused on community engagement and solutions-based reporting to help Central Pennsylvania move toward […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network The governor’s race in Washington is back to “Bob-ness” as usual, after two candidates named Bob Ferguson withdrew their names from consideration Monday. The […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network People running for office in Washington will begin submitting official paperwork next week to get on the ballot – and an unusually high number […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network The sale of high-capacity gun magazines will remain illegal in Washington state while a court fight over the ban continues to play out. That’s […]Read More
Updated at 4 p.m.: The manhunt for Elias Huizar is over. The missing boy was not harmed, according to police. Investigators say Huizar shot himself after a police pursuit in […]Read More
By: Scott Greenstone, KUOW Former Richland school board member Semi Bird was endorsed by a majority of the roughly 1,800 delegates gathered in Spokane for the Washington State Republican Party […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network Prison reforms were among the many issues considered by lawmakers in Olympia this year. But, once again, measures aimed at resentencing and solitary confinement […]Read More
Washington State University student Alura Lane works at a coffee shop in downtown Pullman most days of the week to pay for college, rent and other living expenses. This election […]Read More
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 […]Read More
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 […]Read More
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 […]Read More
Rabbits have long been the animal of choice for several tests to see if cosmetic products are safe, but a new law is banning new animal testing of cosmetic products […]Read More
Un juez federal determinó que este, con algunas adecuaciones, será el nuevo mapa de distritos legislativos de Washington. (Crédito: Imagen tomada de documentos judiciales). LEA Por: Jeanie Lindsey, Northwest News […]Read More
Erin Whorton, a hydrologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, measures snow on South Cascade Glacier in Washington. (Credit: Erin Whorton / NRCS) Listen (Runtime :58) Read The snowpack in […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsey, Northwest News Network A federal judge has finally determined what legislative district boundaries will look like in central Washington. It comes after months of legal back and […]Read More
When Mike Allende started managing social media for the Washington State Department of Transportation, he was told “don’t be boring.”
“Boring” is probably the last word any one would use to describe Allende’s approach to the job, which massively grew engagement while he worked there. Known by some fans as Mr. WSDOT, he’s the man behind the most followed state department Read More
Washington Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell held a press conference at the Mother Theresa Haven in Spokane, Washington – a 48-unit complex built a few years ago with funding from the […]Read More
By: Jeanie Lindsey, NW News Network With just a few weeks left in this year’s legislative session, Washington lawmakers are starting to unveil budget plans and consider bills in the […]Read More
Listen An aerial view of the lower village of Taholah, Washington on the edge of the Pacific Coast. (Credit: Quinault Indian Nation) (Runtime :48) Read New funding from the U.S. […]Read More
Sandy Williams first launched The Black Lens, Spokane’s Black newspaper, in 2015. Her family has been working to bring the paper back. (Credit: The Black Lens) Listen (Runtime 1:07) Read […]Read More
Malene Wines’ vintage airstream trailer once went out on the road for satellite tastings across California. Although the Airstream is now retired, the concept could happen in Washington with new […]Read More
Members of the Washington State University Coalition of Student Employees (WSU-CASE) Held rallies in the snow at WSU campuses throughout the state on Wednesday, January 17, 2023. (Credit: Jen Acker […]Read More
Pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of fast fashion are growing just as fast as the industry. A new bill in Washington aims to help lessen the industry’s […]Read More
Brent Bowen started playing pinball as a kid in the Tri-Cities. Now, he owns seven pinball machines and hopes to start a league in the Tri-Cities, where there’s a dearth […]Read More
Five-month-old Hailey plays with a rattle at her parents’ apartment in Moscow, Idaho. Her parents are taking part in Washington state’s new leave program. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen […]Read More
A black bear spotted on a forest road this spring in Eastern WA. (Courtesy: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read Permits to hunt black bears in […]Read More
Brian George is the new head of a cold case unit for the Washington Attorney General’s office. (Courtesy: Washington’s Attorney General) Listen (Runtime :54) Read Brian George has been in […]Read More
A state worker unfurls a rainbow flag in front of the Washington state Capitol. (Courtesy: Elaine Thompson / AP Photo) Listen (Runtime 1:02) Read The state of Washington has a […]Read More
A Western gray squirrel. (Courtesy: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife) Listen (Runtime 0:54) Read Western gray squirrels will now be listed as endangered in Washington. The state Fish and Wildlife […]Read More
