Voters in Pierce County weighed in on two county charter amendments that concern the sheriff’s department. Early results show both initiatives failing.
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This election season, environmental groups across the Northwest are encouraging people to vote.
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The two candidates running to replace U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse in Washington's 4th Congressional District spoke at a recent forum in the Tri-Cities.
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“For the Love of Bats” is a new book about bats in the Western United States.
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An author discusses how she uses hauntings and ghosts as a lens for viewing America's unsavory history.
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Ranches and dairies are seeing a tighter hay market. That means more expensive hay, and it’s harder to find in some cases … but why the short supply?
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This November, Idahoans will vote on a ballot initiative that would expand access to abortion four years after a near-total ban went into effect.
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The Trump Administration has earned a few grumbles in Northwest cattle country: Near record high diesel prices and a mega-load of reduced-tarriff imported beef. But in staunchly Republican southeast Oregon — where the bovines outnumber the people — could these hits to their livelihood change votes?
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In Pierce County, over 14,000 people between the ages of 16 and 24 aren’t working, in school, or in any kind of training.The county refers to this group as “disconnected youth.”But people are working to change the tide for these young people.WorkForce Central, the county’s workforce development organization, runs paid internships. These are reaching some of Pierce County’s disconnected youth.
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Washington's first documented case of trees infested with emerald ash borer, an invasive pest that has killed tens of millions of ash trees in North America, is in Walla Walla County.
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Northwest Public Broadcasting recently asked listeners and readers what they value the most going into the 2026 mid-term election. NWPB's Avery Cooper sat down with News Director Tracci Dial to discuss the results.
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It’s just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right. Cast members from Moscow's production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" reflect on the film's enduring impact.
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Historically, when people died and were buried at Western State Hospital, their gravesites were only marked by a number. Now, these graves include each person's name.
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Scientists are seeing way more invasive walleye in the Snake River. That could mean trouble for salmon.