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Oregon researchers hope to provide new tools to help wine growers address climate change, smoke
Pinot noir grapes at Oregon State University’s Woodhall Vineyard undergoing smoke experiments. (Credit: Sean Nealon / OSU) Listen (Runtime :54) Read Researchers are developing special coatings to protect Northwest wines… Continue Reading Oregon researchers hope to provide new tools to help wine growers address climate change, smoke
I-82 closed for more than a week, once it opens a bigger fix looms ahead
Contractor crews working to remove more of the eastbound lane concrete panels. (Credit: WSDOT) Listen Read (Runtime 1:02) The major failing irrigation culverts that run under Interstate-82 between Yakima and… Continue Reading I-82 closed for more than a week, once it opens a bigger fix looms ahead
Funny Valentine: Two inseparable Northwest musical performers reflect on their nearly 30-year friendship
Stevie Haberman plays piano with singer Mary Lou Gnoza and Gary Danielson. (Credit: Annie Warren / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 4:33) Read The Emerald of Siam is the night spot for… Continue Reading Funny Valentine: Two inseparable Northwest musical performers reflect on their nearly 30-year friendship
Judge denies appeal in Kohberger case, trial date could be more than a year out
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.… Continue Reading Judge denies appeal in Kohberger case, trial date could be more than a year out
New congressional tax package has incentive for more Northwest housing
Modular homes are assembled at Mercer Mass Timber in Spokane Valley, Washington. An expansion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit could fund more housing construction projects in the Northwest… Continue Reading New congressional tax package has incentive for more Northwest housing
King Road House, where four University of Idaho students were killed last fall, has been demolished
Demolition of the King Road House in Moscow, Idaho began shortly after 6 a.m. local time on December 28, 2023. (Credit: Julie Scott) Listen (Runtime 1:03) Read The house where… Continue Reading King Road House, where four University of Idaho students were killed last fall, has been demolished
The cow that stole Christmas: Nearly 20 years since mad cow disease was first discovered in Washington state, one family still struggles
Sergio Madrigal and his wife, Rosa, stand outside the farm they owned, until recently, near Sunnyside, Washington. (Courtesy: Anna King / Northwest News Network) Listen (Runtime 2:56) Read It has… Continue Reading The cow that stole Christmas: Nearly 20 years since mad cow disease was first discovered in Washington state, one family still struggles
King Road House in Moscow to be demolished December 28
The house on King Road where four university of Idaho students were killed last fall will be demolished in late December, according to the university. (Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen… Continue Reading King Road House in Moscow to be demolished December 28
Rattlesnake Mountain soon to be co-managed between feds and Tribes
Rattlesnake Mountain, known as Laliik by Tribes of the Columbia Basin, is incredibly important to Tribal nations. Now, the Biden Administration has announced its intention to work closely with Tribes… Continue Reading Rattlesnake Mountain soon to be co-managed between feds and Tribes
Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant churns out first container of clean test glass
The poured glass appears emerald green, just before it’s lidded and transported to an export bay at Hanford in southeast Washington. Hanford officials are celebrating this first container of glass… Continue Reading Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant churns out first container of clean test glass
Thousands of Northwest jobs could come from new Forest Service plan
A sunrise over the Rocky Mountains from Rocky Ridge Campground in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests on August 8, 2020 (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime :59) Read A… Continue Reading Thousands of Northwest jobs could come from new Forest Service plan
‘Vintage year’ for apple crop, experts say the weather was just right
Freshly picked red delicious apples gather in a bin. Northwest red delicious and galas are again shipping to India after tariffs were lifted. (Courtesy: Washington Apple Commission) Read Many Northwest… Continue Reading ‘Vintage year’ for apple crop, experts say the weather was just right