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A young Washington soccer player is now in the Liga MX
Chris Aquino, a young soccer player from the Tri-Cities, has begun playing in Mexico. The former Tacoma Defiance midfielder is now part of FC Juarez Under-23, which plays in the Mexican soccer league’s Liga MX.
Exposición en Richland destaca contribuciones de latinos en Hanford
El Museo REACH de Richland presenta una nueva exposición titulada “Migration to Community”, que destaca las contribuciones de los hispanos y latinos en Hanford.
Prison education program is giving incarcerated people in Idaho a second chance
A newly approved prison education program is helping inmates in Orofino, Pocatello and Boise prepare gain confidence and prepare for life after they’ve served time
Locals get crafty to make valentines for the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society
Bella looks to a peanut butter jar. She participated at a craft night at Ground Control on Feb. 11. (Credit: Renee Diaz / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 0:56) Read In honor
Saying ‘I love you’ with local chocolates
Inside the storefront of Johnson Candy Company, there are hundreds of heart-shaped boxes of chocolates.
Gift-wrapped boxes are stacked up on a table behind display cases. Open boxes show off sweet concoctions, propped up on shelves or set out below hanging red and pink decorations. Cellophane-wrapped goodies sit on top of glass windows displaying squares of chocolate deliciousness.
Northwest federal workers are demoralized, but many are determined to keep their jobs
People gather to protest against the Trump administration and Project 2025 near the Washington State Capitol building on Feb. 5, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. (Credit: Lindsey Wasson / AP) Listen
Purpose Boxing Club: A new gym with a mission to uplift youth
Rivaldo Penado, 13, leads a shadow boxing drill at Purpose Boxing Club in Wenatchee. (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 0:52) Read A new nonprofit gym in Wenatchee,
An exhibition in Richland highlights the Latino contributions at Hanford
The Reach Museum in Richland is featuring a new exhibition called Migration to Community, which highlights the contributions of Hispanics and Latinos at Hanford.
Washington bills attempt to give public workers power to bargain on AI
There are only so many things employees get to have a say over in their jobs. Which laptops or messaging app your office uses might not be your call.
For a while, decisions on the use of technology in the workplace have been up to management for public workers in Washington state, thanks to a law passed in 2002. But now, some lawmakers want to pass an exemption that would allow public sector employees to bargain on one broad and ever-changing technology — artificial intelligence.
What to do if your insurance company says your home has too much wildfire risk
A home and outbuildings didn’t burn during a fast-moving fire. Some people are worrying more about homeowners policy cancellations in Washington state, as wildfire risk grows. (Credit: Bryan Flint /
New mural in children’s section of Lewiston City Library tells Nez Perce creation story
Nez Perce tribal members Renee Holt and Crescentia Hills see the mural of the Nez Perce creation story for the first time at a library event on Feb. 6, 2025.
Wenatchee residents join statewide push for immigrant rights in Olympia
A group from Wenatchee gathered in Olympia to advocate for immigrant rights on Jan. 30. Clockwise from left, Liz Oropeza Palacios, Ivon Lopez Ramirez, Maria Gonzalez, Grace Mondragon and Zoe
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