Courtney Flatt
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NWPB
One cafe in Washington state is opening its doors to help people make connections in-person — through speed-friending. It’s like platonic speed-dating.
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August Frank/The Lewiston TribuneWalla Walla Community College trustees are considering options to close or reduce operations at its Clarkston campus. That’s due to a reduction in state funding. -
Annie Warren/NWPBRefugees and immigrants in the U-S can have a hard time adjusting to a new place. But there's a nonprofit in the Tri-Cities that’s aiming to help. -
Renee Diaz/NWPBQuinceañeras are a traditional Latin American celebration of a girl's 15th birthday that marks her coming of age into becoming a young woman. In March the Wenatchee Convention Center filled with colorful ball gowns, families dancing and dozens of businesses ready to showcase services for this milestone celebration.
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For the first time in the event’s history, an Indigenous sovereign nation will formally be a part of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. -
Farmworkers who believe they were discriminated against by their former employer, Cornerstone Ranches, can now seek compensation through a $1 million settlement secured by the Washington state Office of the Attorney General. -
B5, a nonprofit in the Tri-Cities, provides free English classes and citizenship classes for refugees and immigrants. -
Former Sunnyside City Manager Mike Gonzalez announced Monday on LinkedIn that he was offered back his job at the city. -
From Wenatchee, Washington, to Owyhee, Oregon, farmers and ranchers are making tough choices about water. Poor winter snowpack throughout the region is to blame. Farmers and ranchers are looking at a dry spring, summer and fall irrigation season. -
Landslides close Holden Village in North Cascades; Lutheran retreat center may not reopen until 2027Holden Village might be closed for more than a year after winter landslides shut down access to the location. -
Potentially contaminated Manila clams were harvested and shipped to retailers in Washington, Oregon, California and six other states. -
Washington has now enlisted the help of a critter to remind people to keep the state’s roads clean. -
Experts say there’s a growing need for more people in the nuclear workforce as energy demands increase. At Washington State University’s Nuclear Science Center, they’re ramping up research and training to meet that need. -
Absolutely tiny things called winter grain mites are creating a huge problem in northern Washington state wheat fields.
