On Friday, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson announced households that were scheduled to receive their monthly benefits between Nov. 1 and Nov. 7 have received 100% of their SNAP benefits for November. Food banks, however, see a rise in demand for resources.
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The Trump administration says it will distribute partial benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
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A new project at Washington State University Tri-Cities is documenting the history of Latinas in central Washington. It will be a lasting archive of stories of immigrant life and resilience.
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There’s a new Amazon delivery station in Pullman, and it’s part of a $4 billion push to get orders to rural areas faster.
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Saturday is the beginning of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. The holiday honors loved ones who have died.
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If you live in the Columbia Basin, right now is the time to plant native plants. They can be a good option for Eastern Washington’s dry climate.
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A new $25 million ‘Rails, Keels and Wheels’ grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology will fund new electric vehicles to lower diesel pollution across the state.
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Halloween is a time for ghost stories, and Angie Senter has two of them from her time at Washington State University. This month, she shared those stories with NWPB.
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About 3,700 farms closed in Washington within five years. Today, farmers are struggling to keep their farms open. They point to high labor costs, government regulations and market pressures, causing some to consolidate operations or sell off land and end production.
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A mini forest has been planted at the University of Washington's Tacoma campus. Participants are hoping this will help to improve the city's tree canopy — and provide green space on campus.
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As the saying goes: whiskey is for drinking, and water is for fighting. But in Walla Walla, people are now working together to find solutions to the region’s water problems.
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Washington regulators want your thoughts on jet fuel that could be made from things like oilseeds or greases.
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Part of the Northwest Coast is often referred to as the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” That's because it's home to thousands of shipwrecks. NWPB's Anna King talks with host Phineas Pope about our new short documentary, "Wrecked: Sinking Ships & Colliding Cultures on the Northwest Coast."
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Historian Coll Thrush’s book titled “Wrecked” traces the history of iconic shipwrecks on the Pacific Northwest Coast and what impacts the wrecks have had on the Indigenous communities there.