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Families line up to make donations at giving machines in the Tri-Cities on Dec. 4, 2025. Nate Davenport, 8, (right) said he was excited to select spots equipment as one of his donations.
Courtney Flatt
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NWPB
There’s a new way to help community members in the Tri-Cities. And all it takes is the punch of a few buttons.
A man in a black peacoat and black gloves stands behind a wooden podium with microphones on top of it. He is standing in an empty parking lot. The parking lot is overlooking a large concrete dam, transmission lines and a river. The sky is gray.
Courtney Flatt
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NWPB
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stopped by one of the Lower Snake River dams and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on a recent Tri-Cities tour.
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Megan Farmer
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KUOW
At least 19 colleges have changed essay prompts this year, according to the college counseling firm, College Transitions. Some students are now considering how they should talk about their background in their application essays.
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  • A still from the film Eternity. Elizabeth Olsen’s Joan and Callum Turner’s Luke stand close, hands clasped while Miles Teller’s Larry looks on.
    Lea Gallo
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    A24
    So, you probably wouldn’t think of pondering eternity as a casual, much less comedic, exercise. Yet that’s what you get in Eternity, which wants to balance fantasy, romance, pathos and humor.
  • A still from a scene in Hamnet. Jesse Buckley in a red Renaissance dress, stands near Paul Mescal in an English forest.
    Agata Grzybowska/Focus Features
    In writer-director Chloé Zhao’s heartbreaking new film, love is transformed twice, first by grief and then by art. It’s an exquisite conceit, thoughtfully realized and superbly acted.
  • WSU assistant professors of History Robert Frankl (left) and Sabrina Gonzalez (right).
    Johanna Bejarano / NWPB
    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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