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Serious Gaps In Mental Health Care In Washington Prisons, Report Warns

A new report is sounding the alarm about the state of mental health care in Washington prisons.

Sven Haakanson, the curator of North American Anthropology at the Burke Museum, says he wants exhibits at the new museum to speak to the resiliency of North America's Native people.

Northwest Museums Revive Native American Artifacts To Tell Richer Stories

Museum curators in the Northwest are now working to update exhibits that focus on the region’s indigenous people. They are trying to do that in a way that both modernizes stories of indigenous people and tells them more truthfully.

Exterior Construction Of New Seattle Burke Museum Nearing Completion

Right next door to the current Burke Museum at the University of Washington in Seattle is a much large building under construction. When it’s complete, it will serve as the new state Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Northern leopard frogs are ready to be released at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge

Hopping Into The Wild: Endangered Frog Release Could Help Boost Only Known Population In Washington

Northern leopard frogs are rapidly disappearing in the Northwest. Biologists hope this effort will help the population in Washington.

Tyson, the meatpacker, wants to buy the Easterday feedlot and is fighting for it in federal bankruptcy court. While Agri Beef, its competitor, says it’s purchase of the property should stand

Beef Wars: Two Meat Giants Battle Over Easterday Feedlot North Of Pasco

Two meatpacking giants are battling in federal bankruptcy court over a 1,500 acre feedlot near Pasco, Washington. It’s part of the ongoing Easterday cattle swindle saga.

Scientists are using satellites to help map wildfire perimeters and hotspots, like with this image of the Jack Fire in Oregon.

How The View From Space Is Helping Fight Wildfires On The Ground

Scientists have discovered they can track fire lines and can quickly draw attention to spot fires using satellites.

A fish passage technology developed by Whooshh Innovations transported 8,200 salmon around a massive landslide on the Fraser River in a remote part of British Columbia.

Could A New Fish Passage System Help Snake River Salmon?

Whoosh Innovations said its fish passage system could transport salmon quickly over the Snake River dams – and generate $60 million over 10 years by diverting water from fish ladders to hydropower turbines.

Tuba professor Dr. Chris Dickey and student Tim Schrader with tubas

Passing The Baton: WSU Tuba Professor Dr. Chris Dickey And Student Tim Schrader

When a student becomes an award-winner, you congratulate the teacher, right? A teacher like Dr. Chris Dickey, assistant professor of tuba at WSU. His student earned this year’s first prize in European Music at the Charleston International Music Competition. The student is WSU sophomore Tim Schrader.

Rattlesnake Ridge Risk Map - Google Maps

Rattlesnake Ridge: An Ongoing Slide Means Ongoing Coverage

It started with a crack. Then it got bigger. Then video footage from a drone let everyone have a bird’s eye view of how the Rattlesnake Ridge slide outside of Union Gap, Washington, was coming – or sliding – along.

In 2019, the Washington Legislature passed a first-in-the-nation law to create a state-run long-term care program. Washington workers have until November 1 of this year to opt out of buying private insurance. But the private market has temporarily stopped selling plans after being inundated with applications.

Want To Opt-Out Of Washington’s New Long-Term Care Tax? Good Luck Getting A Private Policy In Time

Long-term care insurance companies have temporarily halted sales in Washington. The move follows a frenzy of interest in the costly insurance policies prompted by a November 1 deadline to opt out of a new state-run long-term care program.

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