An affordable housing complex has put a financial strain on the YWCA Pierce County. The nonprofit attributes the strain to Tacoma’s Landlord Fairness Code.

The Trump administration says it will distribute partial benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

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.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, which also wounded at least 27 people, but Pakistan has struggled over the past months with a resurgent Pakistani Taliban.

President Trump says the government will distribute checks to Americans from tariff revenue. Here's what that could mean.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has a reputation for going against his party and he's been doing so by voting to reopen the government. He spoke to NPR Monday ahead of his new book release, "Unfettered."

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."

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.

Johann Strauss, Jr. was born in an outlying district of Vienna two centuries ago, on October 25, 1825. His music has been celebrated at the annual New Year’s concerts given by the Vienna Philharmonic since 1939. Champagne glasses at the ready, then. Let’s raise a toast to the immortal “Waltz King.”

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.

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.

People in the U.S. are predicted to spend a record $13 billion this Halloween. Nearly a billion of that is on costumes for pets.

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.

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.

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.

“We’re losing firefighters. The numbers are going down,” said Riston Bullock, a 13-year veteran with the Nez Perce crew. “We need people at the shop ready to go when those fires start.”

A medida que comienza la temporada de incendios forestales en el estado de Washington, activistas están trabajando para asegurarse de que las personas que solo hablan español reciban información importante durante las emergencias.

It's hotter and drier across much of the Western United States. How is that impacting fire season?

Many health insurance customers who rely on Affordable Care Act provisions could see big cost increases in 2026.

A beginner guitar workshop was held at an annual retreat in Eastern Pennsylvania for men who have been impacted by cancer.

Some seniors in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley will lose access to Medicare Advantage plans in 2026.

Thousands in Portland and across the Pacific Northwest take part in the national "No Kings 2.0" protests Saturday. It's the third nationwide protest against President Donald Trump this year.

"No Kings 2.0" protests are planned in cities big and small across the Northwest.

The battle over letting voters decide on a higher minimum wage and new workplace protections in Tacoma continues.Now, the city is challenging a Sept. 9 order from a Pierce County superior court judge to put the initiative on the February special election ballot. The city filed a notice to appeal the court’s decision on Friday.