There are probably more tiny bits of plastic in the Yakima River than you’d expect. That’s according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers from Central Washington University.

About 8% of the student population walked out on Monday morning

Among leading cancer-related deaths for young people, mortality has decreased. But there’s one outlier.

Ten years after Colombia's peace deal, former FARC commander on the election campaign trail is discovering that winning ballots can be tougher than waging war.

Instead of banning AI, why don't schools teach students to use it critically? College freshman Maximilian Milovidov shares what he has learned in an "AI writing" course at Columbia University.

The job market showed further signs of weakness last month as employers cut 92,000 jobs. The unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%, from 4.3% in January.

Every winter, Tacomans embark on a treasure hunt. The seekers are looking for Monkeyshines.

On this edition of PNW Bites, host Jordan Eby brings you a regionally inspired recipe for hazelnut mug cake.

On this edition of PNW Bites, host Jordan Eby brings you a regionally inspired recipe for blueberry mocktails.

A performing arts organization and hub for community activity in Tacoma is closing its doors at the end of June.

Washington and Idaho journalists who work for newspapers owned by McClatchy Media are negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement. One of their biggest priorities is how the company uses artificial intelligence.

The stadium where the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC all play is now staffed by a majority union workforce.That wasn’t the case three years ago, when only 17% of Lumen Field staff were unionized.But now, ahead of the city and stadium hosting six matches of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, many workers have organized. About 80% of the workforce at Lumen now belong to one of a dozen unions representing workers at the stadium.

Washington state’s Department of Natural Resources is developing wildfire risk and hazard maps. It’s an effort to help the state and local communities better prepare for wildfires.

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered dams that operate on the Columbia and Snake rivers to generate less hydropower and allow more water to pass in an effort to keep salmon populations from dying out.

The city of Tacoma has been prioritizing tree planting in parts of the city where there are fewer trees.

“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?

Almost three months after cuts to acute behavioral health services in Idaho, three former patients who used the service have died.

A Virginia-based lobby group is trying to change Idaho state funding for the state’s largest medical education program. They want to make it contingent on adopting policies that are against diversity, equity and inclusion programs. But educators who run the program say they already follow state law.

Mental health providers in Idaho say they’re having difficulty stabilizing severely ill patients after the state cut Medicaid funding for certain behavioral health programs

A bill that would have made it easier for Washington’s farmworkers to form a union will not become law this year.

Farmworkers in Washington state don’t have a formal legal pathway to collective bargaining, but that could soon change under recently introduced bills.

Washington state's 2026 legislative session began this week.