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Maddy Lucas/Whitman County Public HealthWhitman County leaders are lifting a health advisory for a toxic algae on the Snake River. The harmful algal bloom covered about 50 miles of the river. -
Annie Warren/NWPBAs of Thursday, U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, the incumbent Republican, was ahead of Democratic challenger Carmela Conroy by a few thousand votes out of more than 200,000 votes counted. -
Lauren Gallup/NWPBVoters in Pierce County weighed in on two county charter amendments that concern the sheriff’s department. Early results show both initiatives failing.
Local Programs
Arts & Culture
Northwest author brings love of bats to the masses
“For the Love of Bats” is a new book about bats in the Western United States.
Over 50 years after its screen debut, ‘Rocky Horror’ persists in fans’ hearts
It’s just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right. Cast members from Moscow's production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" reflect on the film's enduring impact.
Reeder's Movie Reviews: You Can See Everything
To simply characterize the new feature from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim as a documentary would miss the point. It presents as one, but then becomes a kaleidoscopic mix of journalistic inquiry, reality show, performance art, satire and cringe humor, all the while respecting and enhancing the process of documentary filmmaking. As one of its principals rather casually suggests, “It’s very complicated.” It’s also clinical.
Final numbered grave at Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery now has a name
Historically, when people died and were buried at Western State Hospital, their gravesites were only marked by a number. Now, these graves include each person's name.
Reeder's Movie Reviews: Digger
Everything about Digger is artful, yet virtually none of its story is subtle. It’s virtuosic, intentional moviemaking. It’s seriously “meta,” yet obvious, cluttered and constrained by its own cleverness.
Century shift: How an 111-year-old dress carries one family's culture and stories
It’s Round-Up rodeo and Happy Canyon Night Show week in Pendleton, Oregon. At Happy Canyon, an Indigenous dress that’s over a century old will make an appearance. It’s been worn and passed down through five generations.
For Erik the Peanut Guy, baseball is a family legacy
A story of a baseball fanatic and his family legacy beyond his work and the game of baseball.
Reeder's Movie Reviews: The Dog Stars
For the director of such classics as Alien, Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down and Gladiator, this picture amounts to a kind of idyll, but with an ominous edge and occasional bursts of violence.
Reeder's Movie Reviews: Tony
The philosophy of French cuisine leans heavily into the art of reduction. In Canadian director Matt Johnson’s new film, Tony, he applies that approach with considerable success to his subject, the late Anthony Bourdain.
Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen at 150
Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen was first performed in its entirety at Bayreuth in 1876. It remains a powerful and influential work 150 years later, with Wagner’s vision continuing to inspire artists, audiences, and opera companies—including Seattle Opera and Tacoma Opera in the Pacific Northwest.
Kids
PBS Kids
Educational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows!
Ask Dr. Universe
See Dr. Universe answer your most baffling science questions.
Explore Together / Exploremos Juntos
Explore Together is our program just for kids ages 2–8 and their families. Join us at community events, get hands-on with STEAM activities and make lasting memories together.
