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Cody Easterday walks with family members from the Federal Courthouse on South Third Street after being sentenced to 11 years, on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, in Yakima, Wash.

Cody Easterday sentenced to 11 years in prison for cattle fraud scam

The sentence that came down for Cody Easterday Tuesday concludes one of the biggest cattle rustling cases in the history of the West.

Alphorn ensemble, Leavenworth Oktoberfest 2022

Oktoberfest is still in full swing. Here are some Northwest festivals you can attend this weekend

From the first festival held in Munich over 200 years ago, Oktoberfest has spread around the world, even to Northwest Public Broadcasting! If the drinking songs and autumn music you hear on NWPB Classical has you in the mood to attend an Oktoberfest in your area, here are a few festivals happening in October.

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Pasco residents split 50-50 on pot shops

(Runtime 1:31)In Franklin County, there are no cannabis retail stores. Pasco is considering changing their moratorium on pot shops. The city recently held…

Independent challenger for state Senate Chris Vance said he goes doorbelling up to six days per week, here in Auburn, Washington

Independent candidates test how fed up Northwest voters are with both parties

A quartet of independent candidates on the ballot this November in Oregon and Washington state will test voter appetites for a centrist “third way.” They are experienced contenders running for state senate, Oregon governor and Washington Secretary of State. Unaffiliated candidates are popping up around the nation too, with a common theme of being fed up with a divisive two-party system.

WIC program celebrates enrollment week

(Runtime 1:02) The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is celebrating enrollment week and encouraging anyone who…

Partisan Election Officials, or Non?

Should the top elections official in Washington state officially be a nonpartisan? That’s one difference between the top two finalists running for Washington Secretary of State.

Unaffiliated candidate Julie Anderson is challenging incumbent Democrat Steve Hobbs in the race for Washington Secretary of State

No labels: Some election overseers want to make their offices nonpartisan to inspire greater trust

Should the top elections official in Washington state officially be a nonpartisan? That's one difference between the top two finalists running for Washington Secretary of State.

young teen with a visual impairment walks down a street with a cane.

First NW orientation, mobility contest comes to Richland

(Runtime 1:01) Students with visual impairments in the Richland School District participated Oct. 15 in a first-of-its-kind competition in the Pacific…

A bowl of buttons sit on top a pile of campaign signs against various fossil fuel projects in the Pacific Northwest. CREDIT: MOLLY SOLOMON

Washington's Port Of Vancouver Votes To Immediately End Oil Terminal Lease

The long-proposed Vancouver Energy oil terminal project officially died Tuesday. Vancouver, Washington, port commissioners made it official by unanimously voting to cancel the lease.

The leaking container upon arrival at Clean Earth's Tacoma facility. Photo courtesy of the Washington Department of Ecology.

Clean Earth waste container leaks hazardous materials, crosses public roadways

The Washington State Department of Ecology issued a $37,000 fine last week to a hazardous waste transportation company for failing to report a corrosive material leak.Clean Earth Specialty Waste Solutions manages transportation of hazardous waste for businesses across Washington.

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