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Photo Sleuthing By Washington Man Backs Up New Amelia Earhart Search

By Tom Banse August 17, 2019

File photo of Amelia Earhart beneath the nose of her Lockheed Model 10 Electra in Oakland, California, in March 1937. CREDIT: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY / SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Photo analysis by a forensic imaging expert from suburban Seattle is backing up a new search for the pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart. Right now, a National Geographic expedition is at an uninhabited island in the South Pacific looking for Earhart's missing airplane. Read More

Four Wolves Killed In Northeastern Washington Hours Before Court Hearing To Decide Their Fate

By Eilís O'Neil August 17, 2019

Wolves on a trail camera near Republic, Wash., in Ferry County. Courtesy of University of Washington

King County Superior Court judge ordered state officials on Friday morning to temporarily stop killing members of a wolf pack in the Colville National Forest, in northeastern Washington — but their fate had already been decided. Read More

Suspect In 2017 Freeman High School Shooting Pleads Not Guilty

By Doug Nadvornick August 16, 2019

File photo. One student was killed when a gunman allegedly opened fire in a hallway filled with students at Freeman High School on Sept. 13, 2017. CREDIT: EMILY SCHWING/N3

The 17-year-old Sharpe pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated first-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder and 51 second-degree assault charges. He's accused of killing student Sam Strahan and injuring three other students at Freeman High School in September 2017. Read More

9th Circuit Says Federal Courts Can Consider Enforcing Tribal Court Rulings

By NWPB News August 16, 2019

A person stands outside of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco. MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ / AP

A ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week reversed an opinion from a federal judge in Idaho. In the overturned opinion, Judge Lynn Winmill said federal courts didn’t have jurisdiction to enforce a ruling from the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Court against non-tribal members. Read More

Washington State Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Three Strikes Sentencing Law

By Amy Radil August 16, 2019

Washington State Supreme Court building in Olympia. CREDIT: TONY OVERMAN

The Washington Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the state’s “three strikes” sentencing law, even for people who commit their first strike as young adults. But Justice Mary Yu also described “growing discomfort” with the “routine practice” of issuing mandatory life sentences. Read More

Eastern Washington Wheat Farmers Say Removing Snake Dams To Help Orcas Would Hurt Them

By Eilís O'Neil August 15, 2019

Eastern Washington's Snake River is dotted with wheat-loading facilities. CREDIT: EILIS O'NEILL/KUOW

Washington's Snake River dams are important to wheat farmers.The state's wheat crop brings $700 million into the state's economy, more than any crop except apples. The vast majority of that wheat gets exported, most of it to Asia. Read More

Emails Show Washington GOP Lawmaker Linked To Group Giving Biblical Training On War For Teens

By NWPB News August 15, 2019

State Rep. Matt Shea speaks at a 51st state rally at the Washington Capitol on Feb. 15 2019. CREDIT: AUSTIN JENKINS / N3

Newly leaked emails show that conservative state Rep. Matt Shea has had close ties with a group that trained children and young men for religious combat in Washington state. The Spokesman-Review newspaper reported that the emails were first revealed in The Guardian on Wednesday, while Shea's ties with Team Rugged also showed up in a video on Shea's public Facebook page. Read More

Campus Police Will No Longer Store Guns For WSU Students After New Legal Interpretation

By Scott Leadingham August 15, 2019

Reflecting on the glass door of the WSU Public Safety Building, a sign on the door announces the gun storage policy change Aug. 14, 2019. CREDIT: SCOTT LEADINGHAM/NWPB

Firearms are not allowed on the Washington State University campus in Pullman. But now students will no longer have that option, due to a new interpretation of state law applying to university police forces like WSU’s. Continue Read More

Northwest Conservation Groups Contend New Federal Rules Threaten Wildlife

By Jes Burns August 15, 2019

Fishers are among the lesser known carnivores native to Pacific Northwest forests. CREDIT: JOHN JACOBSON / WDFW, FILE PHOTO.

The Trump administration’s announced changes Monday to how the Endangered Species Act will be enforced by federal agencies set off waves of criticism, including vows by several states to challenge the move. Environmental groups also say they may sue to stop the new rules. Read More

‘Humpback Comeback’ Delights Whale Watchers As Rescuers Study Surge And Warn Of Risks

By Tom Banse August 14, 2019

A humpback whale breaches in the Salish Sea. CREDIT: ISLAND ADVENTURES WHALE WATCHING

Humpback whales are resurfacing in big numbers in the Salish Sea, the Columbia River mouth and the Northwest coast. Along with excitement over the humpbacks' return comes concern about ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear. Read More

Troubles Resurface For Washington In-Home Care Provider After ‘Unusual And Troubling’ Death

By Austin Jenkins August 14, 2019

Tammie Corter with her son Tyler Groseclose who is severely autistic and non-verbal and a current client of Aacres Washington in Spokane. COURTESY TAMMIE CORTER

It’s been more than a year since the state Department of Social and Health Services took the unprecedented step of shutting down a major in-home care provider for developmentally disabled adults. Now, 16 months after the provider’s sister company, Aacres Washington, took over care of many of those vulnerable adults, the cycle is repeating itself. Read More

Former Wapato Mayor Arrested, But Judge Throws Out Case

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa August 14, 2019

Former Wapato mayor and city administrator Juan Orozco in Yakima County Superior Court Aug. 14, 2019.

After his arrest Tuesday on suspicion of official misconduct, the case against former Wapato mayor and city administrator Juan Orozco was thrown out of the Yakima County Superior Court in a preliminary hearing. Continue Reading Former Wapato Mayor Read More

Washington Reduces Number Of Foster Youth Out Of State, But In-State Beds Still Lacking

By Austin Jenkins August 13, 2019

Washington's Department of Children Youth and Families removed youth from Clarinda Academy in Iowa following an investigation by Disability Rights Washington. CREDIT: DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON

A year ago, Washington state had 82 hard-to-place foster youths, mostly teenagers, living in facilities in states as far away as South Carolina, prompting calls to bring them home. As of Aug. 1, that number had been reduced by more than half to 38, according to the Department of Children Youth and Families. Read More

The U.S. Once Had A Ban On Assault Weapons — Why Did It Expire?

By NPR News August 13, 2019

A visitor peruses H&K rifles at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Such weapons were once restricted under a 1994 ban that expired with changing politics in the United States. John Locher/AP

To secure enough votes in 1994, the ban's sponsors in Congress accepted a "sunset provision" — meaning it would last 10 years but need to be reauthorized. Politics in the U.S. changed. Continue Reading The U.S. Once Had A Ban On Assault Weapons — Read More

Residents Say A Columbia River Gorge Mine In Washington Violates Federal Law

By Erin Ross August 13, 2019

Drone images, taken by a nearby resident, show rock crushing operations at the Zimmerly mine. A 2018 court case found that the mine’s permit did not cover rock crushing operations, and the mine temporarily removed crushing equipment in April 2018. Operations resumed in July, and this image was taken on Aug. 3, 2019.

Residents of Washougal, Washington, say a controversial rock-mining operation is disrupting their neighborhood’s peace and quiet and violating the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act. Continue Reading Residents Say A Read More

Whale-Come To Washington! Biggest Animal On Earth Spotted Off Northwest Coast

By Tom Banse August 12, 2019

This blue whale was spotted by a Cascadia Research team about 17 nautical miles northwest of Grays Harbor, Washington, in late July. CREDIT: JOHN CALAMBOKIDIS / CASCADIA RESEARCH

A whale expert is reporting a rare sighting of blue whales off the Washington state coast. The largest animals on the planet have also been sighted in unusual numbers offshore of Oregon this summer. Continue Reading Whale-Come To Read More

Trump Administration Makes Major Changes To Endangered Species Protections

By NPR News August 12, 2019

A bald eagle looks for its next meal along the Skagit River. Eagles converge there in great numbers every winter. CREDIT: JASON RANSOM/ NPS 2017

In a move that critics say will hurt plants, animals and other species as they face mounting threats, the Trump administration is making major changes to how the Endangered Species Act is implemented. Continue Reading Trump Read More

Across The West, Land Managers Face Hurdles In Fighting Fire With Fire

By NWPB News August 12, 2019

a sign for a prescribed burn in the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Calif., remains posted two years after the fire. The prescribed burn, a low-intensity, closely managed fire, was intended to clear out undergrowth and protect the heart of Kings Canyon National Park from a future threatening wildfire. The tactic is considered one of the best ways to prevent the kind of catastrophic destruction that has become common, but its use falls woefully short of goals in the West. CREDIT: BRIAN MELLEY/AP

Prescribed fires are credited with making forests healthier and stopping or slowing the advance of some blazes. Despite those successes, there are plenty of reasons they are not set as often as officials would like, ranging from poor conditions to safely burn to bureaucratic snags and public opposition. Read More

Tribes Release 1st Salmon Into Upper Columbia Since Dam Construction

By Courtney Flatt August 11, 2019

Colville Tribal member Crystal Conant releases the final salmon into the upper Columbia River on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. Conant said salmon’s reintroduction to the upper Columbia will help heal the tribe and the ecosystem. CREDIT: COURTNEY FLATT/NWPB

Salmon are now swimming in the upper Columbia River for the first time in decades. For regional Native tribes, Friday’s ceremonial fish release is a big step toward catching fish in traditional waters. Cheers erupted from the crowd as the first salmon was released since 1955 into the Columbia River above Chief Joseph Dam. Read More

Careful With Those Birthday Candles, Smokey: Beloved Wildfire-Prevention Bear Turns 75

By NPR News August 10, 2019

Smokey the bear cub is flown from Santa Fe, N.M., to his new home at the Washington National Zoo by New Mexico's Assistant State Game Warden Homer C. Pickens in 1950. The little bear was rescued from a forest fire and named Smokey after the fire prevention symbol of the U.S. Forest Service, which launched in 1944. FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

The longest-running public service campaign is tied to a reduction in wildfires, but in some ways Smokey's message may have worked too well. Here's how he's changed. Continue Reading Careful With Those Birthday Candles, Smokey: Beloved Read More

Rescuers Free Humpback Whale ‘Hogtied’ In Fishing Gear Off Northwest Washington Coast

By Tom Banse August 9, 2019

Specially trained responders cut free an entangled humpback whale off Tatoosh Island, Wash., in August 2019. PACIFIC NW LARGE WHALE ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE NETWORK / NOAA PERMIT #18786-03

A badly entangled whale is swimming free again after a dramatic rescue off the Washington coast on Thursday evening. The 35-foot long humpback whale calmly allowed responders to cut it free of fishing gear, according to witnesses. Read More

Wapato Mayor Fires Police Chief, But Likely Won’t Be Mayor Much Longer

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa August 9, 2019

Former Wapato mayor and city administrator Juan Orozco, left, was appointed to the newly created position of city administrator by new mayor Dora Alvarez-Voa, drawing scrutiny and a state investigation. Courtesy KAPP-KVEW

The city administrator in the Yakima Valley town of Wapato stepped down last month after a lawsuit from the state Attorney General’s office alleged he used his influence to enrich himself. And now other city leaders are being pushed out. Continue Read More

Seattle Storm Ask ‘What About Us?’ As Women’s Soccer Rides High On World Cup Win

By NPR News August 9, 2019

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, center, wears a T-shirt honoring Megan Rapinoe, right, of the U.S. women's World Cup champion soccer team and the Seattle Storm's Sue Bird, left, before a WNBA game on July 12. Elaine Thompson/AP

Will the latest U.S. victory in the Women's World Cup lead to a surge of popularity in other women's pro sports leagues? Executives and players hope so. Continue Reading Seattle Storm Ask ‘What About Us?’ As Read More

Washington Gambling Commission Tells NRA ‘No’ For Now On Raising Gun Raffle Limit

By Austin Jenkins August 8, 2019

Michael Herrera, left, and Bradley Kruger, center, of the National Rifle Association at a Washington State Gambling Commission Meeting AUSTIN JENKINS / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK

The Washington State Gambling Commission voted Thursday to delay deciding a request from the National Rifle Association's charitable arm to increase a $300,000 cap on raffle prizes. The commission cited ongoing investigations of the NRA’s nonprofit status and finances in New York and Washington, D.C. Read More

Residents Of Warm Springs Reservation Still Without Clean Water After 3 Months

By NWPB News August 8, 2019

Volunteer Emergency Manager Dorothea Thurby of Warm Springs takes inventory of bottled water Aug. 2, 2019. CREDIT: Emily Cureton/OPB

The Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Central Oregon has been without safe drinking water all summer. Some people don’t have running water at all. In May, a burst pipe led to a cascade of infrastructure failures. That leaves around 4,000 people improvising for an essential human need. Read More

Get Out The Sauté Pan: Fall Mushroom Season Starts Early In Pacific Northwest

By Tom Banse August 7, 2019

Pacific golden chanterelles at the Eugene Saturday Market in the fall of 2013. VISITOR7 VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/Y63DHJAL

Pacific Northwesterners who forage for wild mushrooms are noticing that the late summer and fall delicacies are coming in early this year. Edible wild mushrooms are now flooding wholesale markets. Continue Reading Get Out The Sauté Read More

Gun Rights Supporters Remind Idaho County Fairs: State Law Allows Carrying In Public Areas

By NWPB News August 7, 2019

Jerry Frederick shows off one of two personalized AR rifles he had built by Unique ARs, an Idaho company that specializes in custom AR rifles. The AR has become the most popular rifle in America and one of the most controversial. CREDIT: HEATH DRUZIN/BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO

Idaho law says no city or county can stop people from carrying guns on public property. Idaho Second Amendment Alliance President Greg Pruett pointed that out to Canyon County Fair officials last month, when they tried to bar him from carrying a gun into the fairgrounds. Read More

New Evidence Shows Popular Pesticides Could Cause Unintended Harm To Insects

By NPR News August 7, 2019

Honeybees are seen feeding on the honeydew of whiteflies in citrus trees. Traces of neonicotinoids, a family of pesticides, have shown up in honeydew, an important food source for other insects. CREDIT: Alejandro Tena

A new study is just the latest evidence that a family of pesticides called neonicotinoids, sometimes just called "neonics," can pose risks to the insect world that are not fully understood. Continue Reading New Evidence Shows Read More

Mild Northwest Fire Season Could Blow Up In Late Summer As Fuels Dry Out

By Anna King August 6, 2019

The Williams Flats Fire started from a lightning strike Aug. 2, 2019 near Keller, Washington, on the reservation of the Colville Confederated Tribes. CREDIT: INCIWEB

The fire season so far has been relatively mild as far as large fires and region-wide smoke inundation go. But that could change in late summer and early fall, according to a recent federal report from the National Interagency Fire Center. Read More

Controversial Internet Forum 8Chan Gets Back Online With Assist From Washington Web Company

By NWPB News August 6, 2019

Virgin Mary painting, flags and flowers adorn a makeshift memorial for the victims of Saturday's mass shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. Andres Leighton/AP

The internet forum 8chan went offline Sunday after San Francisco-based security company Cloudflare announced it would no longer provide services for the site. Shortly after, a company founded in Vancouver, Washington, stepped in to try and get the site back online. Read More

Analysis: Why It’s Time To Stop Blaming Video Games For Real-World Violence

By PBS Newshour August 5, 2019

There is no evidence to support these claims that violent media and real-world violence are connected. Photo by kerkezz/Adobe Stock

As a researcher who has studied violent video games for almost 15 years, I can state that there is no evidence to support these claims that violent media and real-world violence are connected. As far back as 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that research did not find a clear connection between violent video games and aggressive behavior. Read More

Jay Inslee’s Underdog Campaign Costs Washington Taxpayers More Money — And Lots Of His Time

By Austin Jenkins August 5, 2019

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Hall of Fame event on June 11, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. CREDIT: JOHN PEMBLE / IOWA PUBLIC RADIO

Since announcing his presidential bid March 1 through the end of July, Gov. Jay Inslee spent all or part of 90 out of 153 days -- or nearly 60 percent of the days, including weekends -- traveling out of state on the campaign trail, according to a new analysis by the public radio Northwest News Network and The Seattle Times. Read More

Retailers Warn: Get Ready For Higher Prices If New Tariffs Hit Goods From China

By NPR News August 4, 2019

Retailers predict rising prices if President Trump goes through with his threat to add new tariffs to Chinese imports. Meanwhile, the White House announced a deal to boost beef exports. Continue Reading Retailers Warn: Get Ready Read More

Seattle Man’s Toilet Kit For Homeless Individuals Brings Privacy, Opens Doors

By NWPB News August 3, 2019

Seattle tech worker Mark Lloyd navigates the city's homeless encampments, giving away toilet kits and connecting with people. Gabriel Spitzer /KNKX

Mark Lloyd started his guerrilla toilet distribution project after he saw encampments popping up and spreading in his Seattle neighborhood, just east of downtown. He felt compelled to become involved, get to know the people and see what they needed. Read More

Plastic’s New Threat: Indestructible Rafts For Ocean-Crossing Invasive Species

By NWPB News August 2, 2019

Marine organisms like these gooseneck barnacles are crossing the Pacific Ocean to North America by hitching rides on floating debris composed of man-made materials — mostly plastic. Courtesy of Russ Lewis

The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Fukushima, Japan, also triggered tsunami warnings for our coastlines here in the Pacific Northwest. And while the resulting waves did not turn out to be catastrophic when they reached our local shores, those same forces delivered a wake-up call. Read More

Trouble In Paradise: Water Uncertainty Frustrates Victims Of California’s Devastating 2018 Wildfire

By NPR News August 2, 2019

A mobile home park destroyed by last year's wildfire in Paradise, California. Those rebuilding homes and lives say they're getting contradictory messages about whether the water is safe to drink. CREDIT: Meredith Rizzo/NPR

After the 2018 Camp Fire, scientists detected dangerous levels of cancer-causing benzenes from burned plastics in some water lines. Recent tests show the problem has not gone away. Chronic exposure to benzenes can heighten the risk of blood cancers such as leukemia. Read More

Lawsuit Seeks To Block Washington State From Killing Wolves

By NWPB News August 2, 2019

A lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to prevent the state of Washington from killing more wolves from a pack that is preying on cattle. The Maryland-based Center for a Humane Economy filed the suit in King County Superior Court, contending too many wolves have been killed as a way to protect livestock at a single ranch in the Kettle River Range in Ferry County. Read More

FBI Says Seattle-Area Amazon Drivers Were Part Of Major Theft Ring

By NWPB News August 1, 2019

photo a pawn shop alleged to have been a front for a theft ring stands closed in Renton, Wash. The FBI says the ring sold millions of dollars' worth of stolen goods on Amazon.com in the past six years, and that a pair of Amazon delivery drivers was involved. CREDIT: ELAINE THOMPSON/AP

A theft ring in Washington state sold millions of dollars’ worth of stolen goods on Amazon.com in the past six years, and a pair of Amazon delivery drivers was involved, recently unsealed federal court documents show. Continue Reading FBI Read More

‘A Total Sense Of Belonging’: Northwest Tribes Lament Fire On Rattlesnake Mountain

By Anna King August 1, 2019

The Cold Creek Fire burned nearly 42,000 acres of sagebrush and grass land near Hanford in July -- including on Rattlesnake Mountain.

The fire that engulfed Notre Dame cathedral shocked the world earlier this year. And a wildfire in July on Rattlesnake Mountain in southeast Washington similarly shocked Northwest tribes. Continue Reading ‘A Total Sense Of Read More

What’s The Toll Of Childhood Cancer? 11 Million Years Of Human Potential Every Year, Study Says

By PBS Newshour July 31, 2019

Four-year-old Niuniu, who has late-stage neuroblastoma, a malignant cancer of the nervous system, sits on a bench while his mother pays his medical bills after getting tested for his fifth round of chemotherapy at Shanghai Children's Hospital in 2013. CREDIT: ALY SONG/REUTERS

What does the world lose when a child gets cancer? Out of 2.2 billion children worldwide, more than 416,500 children are diagnosed and 142,300 are estimated to die from the disease each year. Now researchers have calculated the impact in more defined terms. Childhood cancer’s toll amounts to a total of more than 11 million lost healthy years each year. Read More

Rep. Laurie Jinkins Selected As First Woman House Speaker In Washington History

By Austin Jenkins July 31, 2019

In this April 11, 2019 photo, Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, listens to debate on the House floor at the Capitol in Olympia. Jinkins became the first woman elected House Speaker in Washington history on July 31, 2019. CREDIT: TED S. WARREN/AP

Washington House Democrats have selected Rep. Laurie Jinkins to serve as the state's first woman speaker of the House. The historic vote today in SeaTac ushers in a new era in Washington politics following a 20-year reign by Frank Chopp of Seattle, who was the state's longest serving speaker of the House. Read More

Plastics Or People? At Least 1 Of Them Has To Change To Clean Up Our Mess

By NPR News July 31, 2019

Plastic bags wash up as part of the litter on beaches around the world. CREDIT: REUTERS/RICARDO ROJAS

As consumers rebel against plastic waste, there's a growing question: Do we invent something people can toss without harming the environment or do we change people by giving them a chance to reuse? Continue Reading Plastics Or People? Read More

Seattle Woman Charged In Capital One Data Breach Exposing Over 100 Million Customers

By NPR News July 30, 2019

Capitol One, the country's seventh-largest bank, says information was taken from a hack of credit card applications submitted over a 14-year period. CREDIT: Jeff Chiu/AP

Authorities in Seattle have charged Paige A. Thompson, who also goes by the handle "erratic," with a single count of computer fraud. She appeared in court on Monday and is scheduled for a detention hearing on Thursday. Continue Read More

Idaho Group That Pushed For Medicaid Expansion Seeks Input On Citizen Initiatives

By Doug Nadvornick July 30, 2019

Amy Pratt personally collected more than 1,000 signatures to help get Proposition 2 on the ballot. It's the first time she's been politically active and she has no plans of stopping. CREDIT: JAMES DAWSON / BSPR

The group that sponsored Idaho’s successful Medicaid expansion initiative last year is now working on a new project. Reclaim Idaho is trying to preserve the rights of citizen groups to propose initiatives and collect signatures to put them on the ballot. Read More

Scientists Warn Oregon Lags Behind Other West Coast States In Disaster Preparedness

By NWPB News July 29, 2019

The Eagle Creek Fire as seen from the Cascade Locks Hatchery. To keep hatchery fall chinook from dying because of the fire, Oregon officials released them early. CREDIT: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, who included the $12 million in funding for the projects in her proposed budget last year, has told reporters the decision not to expand the early detection systems was one of the "biggest disappointments" of this year's legislative session. Read More

All Of Washington State’s U.S. House Democrats Support Impeachment Inquiry

By Derek Wang July 29, 2019

The Washington state Democrats in the U.S. House have all said publicly they endorse an impeachment proceeding for President Donald Trump. Clockwise from top left: Rick Larsen, Suzan Del Bene, Kim Schrier, Denny Heck, Pramila Jayapal, Adam Smith, and Derek Kilmer. CREDIT: KUOW/US House of Representative

As Congress continues its summer break, every Democrat in Washington state’s U.S. House delegation has come out to support an impeachment inquiry. Continue Reading All Of Washington State’s U.S. House Democrats Support Impeachment Read More

Girls Are Bearing The Brunt Of A Rise In U.S. Cyberbullying

By NWPB News July 28, 2019

Rachel Whalen looks at her phone at her home in Draper, Utah. Whalen remembers feeling gutted in high school when a former friend would mock her online postings, threaten to unfollow or unfriend her on social media and post inside jokes about her to others online. CREDIT: RICK BOWMER/AP

There's a rise in cyberbullying nationwide, with three times as many girls reporting being harassed online or by text message than boys, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Continue Reading Girls Are Bearing The Brunt Of A Rise Read More

Hey, That’s My Grass! Goats Chomp Fire Fuels Around Previously Burned Wenatchee Neighborhood

By Courtney Flatt July 28, 2019

These goats from a herding operation based in Ephrata were in Wenatchee in July to clean out fire fuels near Broadview neighborhood that burned in the 2015 Sleepy Hollow fire. CREDIT: COURTNEY FLATT/NWPB

A fire district around Wenatchee has come up with a new way to make wildland fires less severe. Chelan County Fire District 1 is ditching the hand tools and machinery that firefighters traditionally use to thin overgrown brush. Instead, they’re turning to a more natural approach to thin out fuels around the Broadview neighborhood that burned in the 2015 Sleepy Hollow Read More

What We Know: ‘Mass Arrest’ Of U.S. Marines Over Alleged Human Smuggling And Drug Offenses

By NPR News July 26, 2019

A human smuggling investigation by the military led to the arrest of 16 Marines on Thursday while carrying out a battalion formation at California's Camp Pendleton, a base about an hour's drive from the U.S.-Mexico border. Lenny Ignelzi/AP

As some 800 Marines gathered in formation at Camp Pendleton in California, 16 people were pulled out and put under arrest. An NCIS spokesperson said a total of 18 Marines have been apprehended. Continue Reading What We Read More

A Walk In The Park Is (Literally) Just What The Doctor Ordered

By Tom Banse July 26, 2019

Some area doctors are directing patients through a written prescription to spend more time in nature. CREDIT: TOM BANSE/N3

Dozens of Northwest doctors are teaming up with a national nonprofit to write a different kind of prescription. Their "park prescriptions" direct patients with obesity, anxiety, depression or certain chronic conditions to spend more time outside. Read More