For around 15 years, people have slowly dug up mammoth bones near the Tri-Cities. Along the way, people have made a lot of other discoveries.

Opponents say the boundaries don’t mesh with a recent Supreme Court decision in a Louisiana case. Secretary of State Hobbs warns changes could delay the August primary.

For decades, Yakama Nation gatherers say it’s been really hard to find huckleberries in a southwest Washington national forest. But tribal gatherers say things are changing.

NWPB’s Anna King spoke with regional religion editor Tracy Simmons to discuss trends around church attendance in the United States.

Aiden Wolf and Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky, Whitman College’s inaugural Šináata Scholars, helped build bridges between their culture and their campus. The scholarship is part of the college’s effort to acknowledge its history and strengthen its relationships with local tribes.

When beavers build dams, they help create habitat for other species. But when they build near humans, those dams aren’t always appreciated. Some humans are trying to strike a balance between their needs and the beavers’.

For years, the Yakama Nation has fought to protect a sacred area in southcentral Washington from development. They say a proposed energy storage project will destroy this area, known as “mother of all roots.”

College leaders say they’re working with community stakeholders to find options to keep in-person workforce training in Clarkston. They also expect to announce staff cuts next week.

Down between the train tracks along Ruston Way and the shoreline of Commencement Bay in Tacoma stand small, cedar-clad boxes. These tiny dwellings, hoisted about 16 feet above the ground, aren’t suitable for humans. These are new nesting boxes for birds, specifically purple martins.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray toured Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant on Wednesday before talking to worker union leaders about the importance of funding Hanford cleanup.