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![nd icy conditions over the past several days, utility workers, like Alivia Pence, struggled to keep the taps on in Corbett, Oregon. (Credit: Steve Young)](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_8804-500x500.jpg)
Winter storms mean turn-of-the-century times for many in Corbett, Oregon and others around the Northwest
Listen (Runtime :59) Read When you think your weather’s been bad in the Northwest, think of the residents of Corbett, Oregon. John Jordan lives there, on the blustery cusp of
![A washing machine was abandoned on the side of the road outside Kennewick. The Washington State Department of Transportation has noticed an uptick in appliances and other junk that’s illegally dumped. (Credit: Courtney Flatt / Northwest News Network)](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Washing-machine-500x500.jpg)
Washington bill aims to create civil fines, could reduce illegal dumping
A washing machine was abandoned on the side of the road outside Kennewick. The Washington State Department of Transportation has noticed an uptick in appliances and other junk that’s illegally
![A gray wolf.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/news_20171227_wolf_usfws_pd9my4-500x500.jpg)
Washington leaders try to find solutions for wolf depredations and killing of wolves
A gray wolf. (Credit: William Campbell) Listen (Runtime 1:07) Read Some ranchers are saying it is time to find creative ways to deal with wolf attacks on livestock. That’s what
![Workers in yellow hardhats and orange vests construct modular timber homes in a warehouse.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMT-Modular-Assembly_1-500x500.jpg)
New congressional tax package has incentive for more Northwest housing
Modular homes are assembled at Mercer Mass Timber in Spokane Valley, Washington. An expansion of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit could fund more housing construction projects in the Northwest
![Snow and ice has blasted the lowlands lately but up high where it counts for the rest of the year, things are still a bit thin in parts of Washington and Oregon](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_4825-500x500.jpg)
Early January storms bring much-needed snow to the Northwest – is it enough?
Snow and ice has blasted the lowlands lately but up high where it counts for the rest of the year, snowpack is still a bit thin in parts of Washington
![Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 11, 2024. (Courtesy: Shannon Stapleton / REUTERS)](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-11T183613Z_1514026584_RC2TF5A0QI8H_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-NEW-YORK-1024x678-1-500x500.jpg)
Thurston County Superior Court denies request to remove Trump from primary ballots
Donald J. Trump will stay on Washington state primary ballots, Thurston County Superior Court Judge, Mary Sue Wilson ruled Thursday morning. Eight Washington residents brought the complaint trying to get the former president removed.
![Students stand with handmade signs in the snow on the Pullman WSU campus. A cougar statue is seen nearby.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WSUCASE-On-Strike-Pullman1-500x500.jpeg)
WSU student workers reach tentative deal after one day of picketing, strike
Members of the Washington State University Coalition of Student Employees (WSU-CASE) Held rallies in the snow at WSU campuses throughout the state on Wednesday, January 17, 2023. (Credit: Jen Acker
![An icy parking lot near Brighton, Oregon. Many people have fallen, or had pipes burst in the cold and icy weather.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image000006-500x500.jpg)
Bones and pipes are breaking across the Northwest with the cold, and now the warm up
An icy parking lot near Brighton, Oregon. Many people have fallen, or had pipes burst in the cold and icy weather. (Credit: Tracci Dial / NWPB) Listen (Runtime :57) Read
![A legal battle over whether Donald Trump can be on Washington State ballots – following similar cases in other states – isn’t moving forward in Kitsap County. (Credit: Lauren Gallup / NWPB)](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/patriotic-500x500.png)
Case against Trump ballot eligibility doesn’t move forward in Kitsap County
Kitsap County Superior Court has declined to hear a case over whether former president Donald Trump can appear on Washington state ballots.
![Students stand on steps holding signs with sayings like "Eat the Admins" in front of a brick building under a blue sky. A student gives a speech with a megaphone in front of the crowd.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PXL_20230927_1922511762-500x500.jpg)
Unionized WSU student workers going on strike
Members of the Washington State University Coalition of Academic Student Employees (WSU-CASE) hold a rally on the Pullman campus on September 27, 2023. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime
![Blue-green algae seen behind Lower Granite dam on the Snake River. (Credit: Courtney Flatt / Northwest News Network)](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/LowerGraniteAlgae.SnakeRiver.CourtneyFlatt.92923-500x500.jpeg)
Snake River toxic algal bloom warnings lifted
Blue-green algae seen behind Lower Granite dam on the Snake River. (Credit: Courtney Flatt / Northwest News Network) Listen A large algal bloom on the Snake River officially has died
![Pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of fast fashion are growing just as fast as the industry. A new bill in Washington aims to help lessen the industry’s pollution. (Credit: DJ HOOGERDIJK / Flickr Creative Commons)](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Denkrahm-clothes-500x500.jpg)
Washington bill aims to reduce ‘fast fashion’ carbon emissions, pollution
Pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of fast fashion are growing just as fast as the industry. A new bill in Washington aims to help lessen the industry’s
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