Erick Bengel
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NWPB
Another harvest season for Washington’s venerated vegetable — the Walla Walla sweet onion — is at an end. Soft and juicy and fragile like a fruit, sweets are as synonymous with the Walla Walla Valley as is wine. And they’re federally protected: Only onions grown in the area can officially be sold as a Walla Walla sweet.
Courtesy: Washington Secretary Of State's Office
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Courtesy: Harvest Hills WindA proposed wind project on Washington’s Palouse has raised various concerns. But now, it’s drawing support from some Nez Perce tribal members. -
Courtesy: Gray Media ProductionsPierce County is working to turn the old Purdy landfill into a green energy producer that will eventually benefit the Key Peninsula community. -
Lindsey Wasson/APThree people died and at least four others including a child were wounded in a shooting Sunday at Seattle Center. One suspect is in custody and at least one other is at large.
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A multiuse trail connecting Dayton and Waitsburg may happen after all. Four years ago, two Port of Columbia commissioners effectively froze the project amid a backlash. Now, two newer commissioners are taking another look at it. -
The Washington Federation of State Employees is planning to have some state workers walk off the job next month to raise awareness of what’s been happening during contract negotiations. -
A draft water supply forecast predicts that in the future, the Columbia Basin will have less water available in the summer and early fall. -
A Seattle raccoon with a peculiar deformity becomes an overnight phenomenon after going viral on Instagram. -
Seventh-day Adventist churches across the Inland Northwest are helping their neighbors for free, no strings attached, through the Serve One More program. -
A federal grant of more than $1 million will keep the Walla Walla Center for Children & Families' Head Start program afloat through December, but the funding process has led to staff losses and caused uncertainty for low-income families. -
Beginning next month, people can apply for permits to build cottage housing in unincorporated residential areas in Pierce County. -
For the first time, the United States Forest Service authorized the use of N95 respirators for federal wildland firefighters. -
Washington tribes and environmental organizations sued the federal government Tuesday, arguing that recent changes to Endangered Species Act rules defy scientific research and pave the way for the destruction of important wildlife habitat. -
The Pierce Transit Board voted Monday to send a measure to the November ballot that would increase the amount people pay in sales tax for transit funding.
