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Wenatchee Valley’s affordable housing crisis: Senior citizens face long waitlists and cultural barriers
Mike Shull, left, Mary Crick, middle, and Della Farance speak at a table in the Garden Terrace common room. (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 4:13) Read In
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How a dog-like robot is training for space exploration on Mount Hood
Dan Koditschek, with the University of Pennsylvania, watches Spirit the robot as it walks from rocks to snow on Mount Hood. (Credit: Courtney Flatt / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 4:20) Read
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Mercados de agricultores locales se abren paso este verano
El Mercado de Agricultores de Lewiston, Idaho, es uno de los aproximadamente 50 que funcionan en el estado, y ha ido creciendo. Se inauguró este mes con 51 vendedores, un gran paso respecto a años anteriores.
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Idaho doctors say emergency abortion protections are welcome, but not enough
Screenshots of panelists during a press conference on Thursday. Clockwise from top left: Susie Pouliot Keller, chief executive officer of the Idaho Medical Association; Dr. Duncan Harmon, a maternal fetal
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Enfermedad del venado zombie: ¿Podría transmitirse a los humanos?
La caquexia crónica, una enfermedad neurológica siempre mortal que afecta a los ciervos y alces. Preocupa mucho a cazadores, ecologistas y aficionados a las actividades al aire libre. Una investigación usa organoides del cerebro humano para estudiar la posible transmisión de animal a humano.
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With rural maternity wards closing, lawmakers hope funding will help
Lawmakers, including Senator Maria Cantwell from Washington, recently introduced a bill to try to sustain maternity wards in rural hospitals. But the additional funding might not be enough.
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CHAS to open additional Lewiston clinic next year
The nonprofit health care provider, CHAS Health, plans to open an additional clinic in Lewiston, Idaho late next year and expand its services.
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Leaked Supreme Court opinion indicates Idaho doctors can perform emergency room abortions — for now
This Jan. 25, 2012, file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo) Read A leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion seems
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Más personas se unen a demanda contra compañía ferroviaria por incendio del Túnel Cinco
Más de 20 personas se unieron a una demanda contra BNSF Railway en relación con el incendio forestal del Túnel Cinco, o Tunnel Five en inglés. El año pasado, ese incendio quemó más de 500 acres cerca de la frontera con Oregón.
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More people join lawsuit against railway company over Tunnel Five fire
Aircraft flying over the Tunnel Five fire in the Columbia River Gorge. (Credit: InciWeb) Listen (Runtime 1:51) Read More than 20 people joined a lawsuit against BNSF Railway related to
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‘Fish War’ screens in Wenatchee
“Fish War” screens at the Numerica Performing Arts Center on Thursday. (Credit: North Forty Productions) Listen (Runtime 0:56) Read WENATCHEE— A documentary highlighting tribal leaders who stepped forward as environmental
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Washington’s ‘parents bill of rights’ law partly on hold
By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network A judge decided Friday to press pause on part of Washington’s new “parents bill of rights” law. It comes as the American Civil
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