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As congregation mourns, sisters at St. Gertrude's Monastery look to uncertain future

More Murrow News Stories By Jonah OakliefCOTTONWOOD, Idaho - On April 26 th community members gathered at Saint Gertrude's monastery in Cottonwood Idaho…

Program aims to tackle food insecurity in small towns

By Allison Martinez and Annie Hager COLFAX, Wash. - There were times Barbra Smith thought her fight for food may leave her without a place to live.If it…

Controversial mega-dairy and farm under fresh scrutiny by Oregon officials

The Easterday Dairy near Boardman, Oregon doesn't have an easy history. Once called Lost Valley, its former owner was embroiled in fines, bankruptcy,…

Programa de intercambio de idiomas une a comunidades en Yakima

En Yakima, una organización comunitaria ayuda a hispano y anglohablantes a ganar confianza y mejorar sus habilidades comunicativas. Un programa de intercambio de idiomas y cultural ayuda a las personas a mitigar las inseguridades que experimentan al practicar otros idiomas.

Inslee announces special legislative session to pass new drug possession law

By Jeanie LindsayThe Washington Legislature will attempt to wrap up its unfinished business on drug possession this month.Gov. Jay Inslee announced…

The property where a 2.5 million square-foot warehouse is being proposed in South Tacoma. Photo courtesy of Michelle Mood.

Tacoma residents appeal permit decision for Bridge Industrial warehouse

Two Tacoma groups have filed a joint-appeal against the city’s recent decision to issue a land-use permit for a highly controversial warehouse in South Tacoma. The South Tacoma Neighborhood Council and 350 Tacoma, a grassroots environmental organization, filed the appeal on May 5. Earthjustice, a non-profit, environmental law organization, is representing the groups.

Gov. Jay Inlsee signs HB 1682 at McCarver Elementary School in Tacoma in 2016. The governor is surrounded by adults and students.

Tacoma schools seek housing resources as district with most homeless students

The Tacoma School District has the largest number of students experiencing homelessness in Washington. Month after month, more students and their families are counted as homeless in Tacoma, the third largest city in the state. “We started the fall at 1,626, and as of the end of April, we're at 2,382,” said Taj Jensen, director of Title, Learning Assistance Programs (LAP), and the McKinney-Vento foster care programs with the Tacoma School District.

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A woman with grey hair in a blue shirt and lots of turquoise jewlery sits at a table with a man in a red button down shirt, blue jeans, and a apron with horses and birds on it. They're sitting at a silver table. On the table are two wine bottles, a plate with cold cuts, a salad, some water glasses, and some other bowls. The wall behind them is bright red and has five cartoon paintings of cats drinking beer.

As people move from big cities, Northwest rural communities see economic boost

About 1,200 people live in Waitsburg – a city surrounded by rolling hills and farmland, a half hour from Walla Walla. Markeeta Little Wolf said it has a…

Serafin Rodriguez Cortes, of Kennewick, picks cherries in a greenhouse at night outside the Tri-Cities.(Credit: Anna King / NW News Network)

Rare, luxurious, greenhouse-grown cherries fetch top dollar in Asia

(Runtime 3:45) The cherries you’ll find at Cherry Ridge Farms in Kennewick, are not your typical cherries. They’re huge and expensive – super deluxe, and…

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