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Washington’s forests are facing a number of threats, from wildfires to disease and insect infestation to changing climate conditions. Land managers hope using prescribed fire will help keep forests healthier and address many of those concerns.

The National Weather Service, already understaffed, would lose at least 200 positions in the White House's proposed budget for fiscal year 2019.

More than 9 in 10 Americans support mandatory background checks for all gun buyers. That's one finding in a new NPR/Ipsos poll that shows an increasing level of support for gun control policies.

(Runtime 0:53) With less funding for food assistance after COVID, the only Latinx Food Bank in Washington keeps working to support Hispanic families and…

For over 30 years, Native American Heritage Month has been federally recognized. Northwest Public Broadcasting reporters are interviewing Indigenous people throughout the region to learn what they think about the month and what they want people to understand about their culture and who they are. Reporter Lauren Gallup spoke with Rosalie Fish, a University of Washington student and athlete, who is using her platform to raise awareness of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis. As the month ends, the recognition does not and we continue to publish these conversations and stories to inspire more engagement and understanding.

(Runtime: 1:04) A big-time Northwest rancher has snatched himself a last two-week extension of freedom, before he goes into federal prison.Cody Easterday…

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

(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…

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

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…