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Northwest Indian College's future Health and Wellness Center will be located on the college's main campus on the Lummi Nation Reservation near Bellingham, Wash. The project is expected to break ground in late summer 2022 and be completed in time for celebration of the college's 40th anniversary in 2023. Conceptual rendering by ZERVAS architects.

Northwest Indian College will soon break ground on new health center

(Runtime 0:38)After years in the making, the Northwest Indian College will soon break ground on a health and wellness center for its students in…

Beryl Goto, left, and Harriet Weber at their StoryCorps Northwest recording.

StoryCorps Northwest - Beryl Goto & Harriet Weber: Moving to America

(Runtime 4:25)Uprooting your life and moving to a new country is daunting, especially if you end up thousands of miles away from where you intended to…

Immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally are transferred to be processed at the Tucson sector of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Arizona in 2016. CREDIT: ROSE D. FRANKLIN

Supreme Court Ruling Means Immigrants Could Continue To Be Detained Indefinitely

The court ruled that immigrants, even those who are permanent legal residents and asylum seekers, have no right to periodic bond hearings, meaning they could be held indefinitely in some cases.

Palouse High School Awarded Grant to Install Solar Panels

A $189,000 state grant will pay for solar panels at Palouse High School as part of a larger program to make public buildings more energy efficient. The…

Wildlife officials confirm 6 wolf poisonings in northeastern Washington

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for the public’s help to find who poisoned six wolves in northeastern Washington.

Miss Yakama Nation Ellia-Lee Jim and Jr Miss Yakama Nation-Tehya

White River celebration: 11 years after dam removal, the river recovers

Eleven years after the Condit Dam was removed from the White Salmon River, the fish (and the land) are recovering—with a lot of help from experts and…

Ty Moore, with the Tacoma & Pierce County Democratic Socialists of America, holds a sign in support of Home in Tacoma For All at a rally for housing justice outside the city municipal building. Photo by Lauren Gallup.

Home in Tacoma For All says they will fight Tacoma camping ban

The Tacoma City Council passed an ordinance to ban camping within 10 blocks of emergency shelters in the city.Zev Cook, a staff organizer with Home in Tacoma For All, says they’ll be taking the city to court over the ordinance.

Washington Legislature Passes Ban On Bump Stocks

The Washington Legislature has sent a ban on bump stocks to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature. A bump stock is a trigger modification device that make a semi-automatic rifle function more like an automatic weapon.

One older man, one woman, and one Hispanic man holding a ribbon in front of a builiding.

US attorneys say new Richland office will mean more effective prosecutions

(Runtime 1:44)A new U.S. attorney’s office of the Eastern District of Washington opened Friday in Richland, part of an expansion plan that's been in the…

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"If I switch it on, there's a familiar voice or familiar story."

This is Madison from Kennewick, Washington. I think public broadcasting is super important and being able to hear yourself in the stories that you hear. I…

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