One ranger at the Lolo Pass Visitor Center has created a ground squirrel "high school" exhibit this year.Read More
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty in an Ada County courtroom on Wednesday to the killings of four students in Moscow, Idaho in 2022. (Credit: Jamie Geary / Boise State Public Radio) […]Read More
A man with a rifle shot and killed two firefighters responding to a wildfire on Canfield Mountain outside Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and severely injured a third, according to local law enforcement. Read More
“We’re losing firefighters. The numbers are going down,” said Riston Bullock, a 13-year veteran with the Nez Perce crew. “We need people at the shop ready to go when those fires start.”Read More
It's hotter and drier across much of the Western United States. How is that impacting fire season?Read More
A climbing group is hosting a free event on Saturday for children who are blind or partially sighted.Read More
The Idaho Department of Education wants school districts to create new programs to prepare students, starting in seventh grade, for jobs that are needed in the state. Read More
The Idaho Department of Education wants school districts to create new programs to prepare students to work in local industries.Read More
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., questions U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer as he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) […]Read More
A number of animals who arrive at wildlife rescues are brought in throughout the springtime. When should wild animals be left alone or given help?Read More
Cannabis is a $1.1 billion industry in Washington, and there are programs across the state designed to get people into the business or to help those who are already in it. Read More
udges across the country have issued temporary orders for the federal government to restore student records in a database known as the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System, or SEVIS, according to a report from NPR.Read More
Idaho governor gives executive order to ramp up timber harvests on national forests within the state
A new executive order this month from Idaho Gov. Brad Little has been issued to ramp up timber harvests on national forests throughout the state.Read More
Palouse area nonprofits focused on helping with emergency food and the arts have had their funding frozen or cut.Read More
Jeff Greene crosses the finish line at a snowshoe event in Turin, Italy, in March 2025. (Credit: Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025) watch Listen (Runtime :42) Read Jeff […]Read More
Student visas are being revoked at universities around the nation. (Credit: Pixabay) watch Listen (Runtime :58) Read Four students at the University of Idaho and three students at Washington State […]Read More
Journalism students learn about broadcasting at Washington State University’s campus. One of the solutions for the decline in newsroom staff is more journalism education, according to WSU researchers. (Credit: Matt […]Read More
Mando, the campus cat at KU Leuven in Belgium, was the original inspiration for the study on the potential benefits of therapy cats. (Credit: KU Leuven) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read […]Read More
Floyd Enyeart stands in front of his trailer for a photo at the Hidden Village Mobile Home Park Wednesday in Orofino. (Credit: August Frank / Lewiston Tribune) Listen (Runtime 3:58) […]Read More
Piper, a therapy dog, with students at Washington State University. (Credit: WSU Photo Services) Listen (Runtime :57) Read College students who spent time with therapy dogs on campus were less […]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
Bryan Kohberger, right, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, sits with Anne Taylor, left, one of his attorneys, during a hearing in Latah […]Read More
Demonstrators rally in support of federal workers outside of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington. (Credit: Mark Schiefelbein / AP) Listen (Runtime 1:22) Read The Trump administration […]Read More
Jeff Greene stands in his backyard in Peck, Idaho, after demonstrating his 25-meter snowshoe race on Saturday. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:56) Read There’s a cloudy winter […]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
The Idaho state flag hangs in the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. Two different bills in the Idaho Legislature could bring Bible reading and the Ten Commandments to public schools. […]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
Nez Perce tribal members Renee Holt and Crescentia Hills see the mural of the Nez Perce creation story for the first time at a library event on Feb. 6, 2025. […]Read More
Scientists examine a large volume spring in young volcanic rocks of the McKenzie River watershed on the west side of the Cascade crest in the Willamette National Forest. It was […]Read More
Janis Little, left, Sumiko Takeda, middle, and Stevie Westberg, right, paint watercolor flowers during a class at Kamiah River Arts on Feb. 1, 2025. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen […]Read More
Bryan Kohberger listens to arguments during a hearing on Oct. 26, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (Credit: Kai Eiselein / New York Post via AP) Listen (Runtime 1:06) Read Bryan Kohberger […]Read More
Idaho’s new law restricting what materials minors can read means small towns in Idaho have to come up with new rules, or risk legal action against them. (Credit: Johnny McClung […]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
Breanna Sipley sits on the porch of their tiny home in the Abiel Mobile Home Community of Moscow, Idaho, with their dog, Bandit. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime […]Read 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
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
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
Bryan Kohberger, center, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, listens during a hearing in Latah County District Court on Sept. 13, 2023, in […]Read More
Bryan Kohberger, left, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, appears at a hearing in Latah County District Court in September 2023. Second District […]Read More
This photo from August 2020 features Rocky Ridge Lake, a popular hiking and camping site in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Watch Listen (Runtime 1:03) […]Read More
The new WA 64 apple growing on trees at a WSU orchard in Quincy, Washington. The trees are bred to be shorter and denser to produce more fruit. (Credit: Washington […]Read More
The new Washington State University apple, currently known as WA 64, is smaller than the Cosmic Crisp. It has a lighter orange and pink blush exterior. (Credit: Washington State University) […]Read More
An aerial photo shows the competed infrastructure of the Northeast neighborhood in Taholah with 59 lots for future homes. Federal grants are often a portion of larger tribal housing projects. […]Read More
Students from the College of Art and Architecture worked all summer to construct the Vandal Healing Garden and Memorial, which was also designed by students. (Credit: University of Idaho) Listen […]Read More
Smokey Bear visits the press briefing room of the White House. He is accompanied by Darci Drinkwater, of the U.S. Forest Service, on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Manuel Balce […]Read More
There are legal barriers to studying cannabis, but CBG derived from hemp was used for Carrie Cuttler’s study on how this newer cannabinoid affects humans. In this Aug. 21, 2019 […]Read More
The Gwen Fire has burned nearly 30,000 acres in the Clearwater Canyon near Juliaetta so far. In this photo taken July 31, 2024, the Rivaura Estate Vineyard and Winery can […]Read More
Bryan Kohberger, right, is escorted into a courtroom for a hearing in Latah County District Court on Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. (Credit: Ted S. Warren / AP Photo) […]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
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation holds a hearing to examine the need to protect Americans’ privacy in Washington, D.C., on July 11. (Credit: Renee Bouchard / […]Read More
