A pilot apprenticeship program for caretakers may soon help more people develop workforce skills.Read More
A Pasco-based animal rescue is helping rehome and foster dogs from an animal hoarding case out of Whitman County. Read More
Direct care workers play an essential role in the lives of millions, but support for the people doing those jobs is limited.Read More
The Red Cross will close its Lewiston blood donation center on August 2. The center had been there for 27 years.Read More
The Benton-Franklin Health District is reporting a sharp rise in norovirus.Read More
Idaho continues to report some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. This past school year, data submitted in the fall showed that, on average, 74.8% of Idaho kindergarteners had received all their recommended vaccinations.Read More
Spring is officially here, and that means farmers markets are back. NWPB’s Rachel Sun visited with vendors at the first week of the Moscow Farmers Market.Read More
After losing her own litter, a mother cat adopted three orphaned kittens. Read More
Actor Bradley Cooper's experience caring for his terminally ill father led him to produce a documentary called "Caregiving". Part of the film will be shown May 29 at the Lewiston City Library followed by a panel discussion.Read More
Lewiston-based insurance company pulled Asotin MedAdvantage plans, citing growing financial pressure
In Asotin County, Washington, just over a quarter of the population is 65 or older. This year, a locally based insurance provider pulled its Medicare Advantage plans in the county. Read More
Rural communities are struggling to bring in obstetricians. Nurse-midwives are helping to fill the gap, but more is still needed to ensure long-term health care accessRead More
Both states saw steady or increased funding for public health, but Idaho still among lowest for vaccinations.Read More
Hospitalman Yenifer Gutierrez, left, and Hospitalman Brashea Ojeda treat COVID patients in the ICU Aboard USNS Comfort in April of 2020. Influenza deaths surpassed COVID-19 deaths for this first time […]Read More
A Lewiston town hall hosted by former United States Congressmen drew roughly 200 attendees on March 22nd. N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun reports. Read More
The Washington state Department of Health reported on March 20th that influenza activity reached its highest levels in seven years, with the most flu-related deaths since the 2017-2018 flu season.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
Vitalant in Lewiston, Idaho is one of several regional locations that collects blood donations. (Courtesy: Vitalant) Listen (Runtime 1:00) Read Blood banks in the Northwest reported a drop in blood […]Read More
A new bill could put an end to a more than 50-year-old medical training program in Idaho. On Friday, people gathered in Boise to rally against those changes.Read More
Smart Transit buses are parked on Tuesday at the Moscow Intermodal Transit Center. (Credit: Liesbeth Powers / The Moscow-Pullman Daily News) Listen (Runtime 1:16) Read A three-day service outage earlier […]Read More
A newly approved prison education program is helping inmates in Orofino, Pocatello and Boise prepare gain confidence and prepare for life after they’ve served timeRead More
Lisa Keohokalole Schauer, left, Washington State University Board of Regents chair, listens to Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell speak as the newly appointed WSU president Thursday at a regents meeting in Pullman. […]Read More
Two hospitals serving mostly rural areas in Idaho could become more expensive for patients with a major health insurance provider. Read More
Idaho Task Force Four poses for a photo near the ocean at the end of their two-week service in Los Angeles, California. (Courtesy: Billy Monahan) Listen (Runtime 1:03) Read The […]Read More
Living in a walkable neighborhood could help you stay active. That’s according to a new twin study by researchers at Washington State University.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
The Northwest is seeing a rise in influenza-like illnessesRead More
A helicopter, owned and operated by Jim Pope, transports bighorn ewes in Hells Canyon on Dec. 8, where wildlife biologists and volunteers with the Hells Canyon Initiative collar them and […]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
The U.S. Supreme Court will review an application for a stay in a federal lawsuit involving local retired eye doctor Richard Eggleston.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
El kratom se puede encontrar en tiendas naturistas, estaciones de gasolina y lugares especializados en productos para fumadores. Mientras unos le atribuyen beneficios, otros piensan que puede generar dependencia. Read More
Nurses at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston have voted to ratify a new union contract, the hospital announced this month. Read More
Huge voter turnout and same-day registration caused long delays at UI Student Rec CenterRead More
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise throughout Washington state, Oregon and Idaho this year.Read More
Kratom, marketed as an herbal supplement, is touted as a natural remedy for help with energy, mood, pain and sleep. But it’s not without risks. Read More
Washington state is trying to recruit more providers for several roles in behavioral health care Read More
Tours of an allegedly haunted hospital first helped to breathe new life into Colfax’s downtown nine years ago. Now, ghost hunters’ curiosity about the hospital’s residents beyond the grave are helping to save the historic building Read More
Students at Washington State University held a protest on Wednesday to call for the university to financially divest from fossil fuel companies. Read More
Award-winning poet Ricardo Ruiz focuses on telling the stories of his community, for his community. NWPB’s Rachel Sun interviewed Ruiz about that work, and his approach to collaborative storytelling through poetry.Read More
El galardonado poeta Ricardo Ruiz se centra en contar las historias de su comunidad, para su comunidad. Read More
Students and Pullman community members gathered Monday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and issue statements of support for Palestinian people. Read More
Whitman County Public Health announced there are now 18 confirmed cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the student population at Washington State University.Read More
Award-winning poet Ricardo Ruiz will do a reading from his poetry book, “We Had Our Reasons,” this Friday in Lewiston.Read More
Pathologists at Washington State University have identified Idaho’s first documented case of a deer with the plagueRead More
At least five people on the Palouse have been diagnosed with pertussis as of Tuesday. Read More
Flu season is just around the corner, and health officials say now is a great time to get your flu shot.Read More
The northwest is full of recreational opportunities. One of those spots is the East Moscow Mountain trail. NWPB’s Rachel Sun takes us with her during an excursion this summer. Read More
Gritman Medical Center will now serve more people in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley after taking over a student clinic.Read More
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is circulating across Washington, with two cases reported in the student population at Washington State University on Tuesday.Read More
A vial of testosterone enanthate, a drug used in gender-affirming hormone therapy. (Credit: James Ronin / Pixabay) watch Listen (Runtime 3:49) Read Julia Keleher had spent about a decade helping […]Read More
