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A woman in a red jacket sits at a piano. A man in a green shirt plays the trombone. Other musicians are in the background. Audience members sit in wooden chairs.

How one quintet hopes music will help people process climate anxiety, grief

(Runtime: 4:12) Music poured out of the small sanctuary at Shalom United Church of Christ in Richland, Washington. Piano keys evoked dripping, melting…

A moose walks in snow next to a rocky cliff face.

Moose spotted for the first time in Mount Rainier National Park

(Runtime: 1:05) For the first time, a moose has been captured on camera in Mount Rainier National Park. The sighting is also the first documentation of a…

THEM APPLES: Prices up, but Northwest apple growers aren’t grinning

(Runtime 1:04) Northwest apples will be fewer, smaller and more expensive this year. Blame a cold spring, a challenging growing season. Farmers say…

NAACP demostration in Kennewick during segregation times.

Cómo las políticas de Jim Crow moldearon las Tri-Cities

NOTA DEL EDITOR: Esta es la primera parte de una serie de dos que relaciona las políticas históricas de segregación con la lucha actual de los grupos…

Tree climber Phil Chi does one last safety check before he climbs to the top of a whitebark pine tree

Whitebark pines – the ‘quintessential wilderness tree’ – added to the Endangered Species List

(Runtime 0:59) The West’s iconic whitebark pine trees are in trouble. The federal government announced Wednesday it’s designating whitebark pine trees as…

Elections information event in Pasco. July 2022.

Cómo los grupos minoritarios ganan más representación

This is the second part of our series on connecting segregation policies to minority groups' struggles to get political representation today.

Los jugadores Medin Mehmedović, bosnio, a Israel García, mexicano, compartieron tiempo tras un partido en Pasco.

Futbolistas de Tri-Cities comparten la diversidad a través del deporte

En la cancha de fútbol sala no hubo cámaras siguiendo a jugadores famosos, pero sí la misma pasión y diversidad cultural que se puede ver en un Mundial. Los futbolistas de Tri-Cities provienen de diferentes países y dicen que comparten la diversidad a través del deporte.

Electrical substation image courtesy of the Pierce County sheriff department's blotter.

Two Puyallup men charged in connection with Christmas Day substation attacks

Two men appeared in the U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Tuesday on charges relating to attacks on four Piece County electric substations. Matthew Greenwood and Jeremy Crahan were arrested over the weekend and have both been charged with conspiracy to damage energy facilities. That charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

Stone projectile points discovered buried inside and outside of pit features at the Cooper’s Ferry site.

Earliest stone point artifacts found in Idaho, tribes say deep knowledge could help Americans' survival

Researchers with Oregon State University in coordination with the Nez Perce tribe have found stone artifacts that date back about 3,000 years earlier than other finds in the Americas. Fourteen projectile points found along Idaho’s Salmon River - some just fragments - are delicately flaked, razor sharp and made of various stones.

The flowers in the Washington State Capitol's sunken garden will be back in bloom by the time the 2023 Washington legislative session wraps up in April. The session starts Monday, January 9

Here are six issues atop the agenda for the 2023 Washington Legislature

Washington state voters and lawmakers appear to be in close alignment on their top priorities for the incoming Washington Legislature. The 2023 session gavels to order at noon on Monday, January 9.

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