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(Runtime 3:55) By Reneé Diaz and Rachel SunEditor's note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is…

Immigration policies and measures are causing concern among farmers and farmworkers in Washington.

Francisco Gonzalez, 36, said he has a new house, furniture and a car to pay for. Plus, his wife and two young daughters.“Now we’re stuck with these…

(Runtime 1:03)In Washington state, agricultural labor shortages have become a pressing concern for many in the industry. With potential mass deportations…

(Runtime 3:26)The French family expects a crowd for cherries this warm week.Richland’s Ray French Orchard has been a you-pick since 1988. They market…

In late autumn on the cusp of cool winter days, snow comes early to Washington when thousands of aloft avians, snow geese, land here in a flurry of white feathers.“We call it a snow storm, they just will move as one,” said birder Julie Hagen. “It's just this chaotic whirlwind of birds, they move like a cloud and then they just lift up in the air.”

(Runtime 4:00)Scout Clean Energy, a renewable energy companyfrom Colorado, began looking at Horse Heaven Hills in 2016 as the prospective site for a clean…

NWPB's Anna King reports on the economic pressures being felt by PNW farmers due to drought and the war in Ukraine / Runtime - 3:39Across the Northwest,…

Gangs of wild elk are attacking farmers’ haystacks in Washington and Oregon. They’re hungry, after a long drought and record mountain snow this winter has driven animals down to the lowlands. Climate scientists say things may only get worse in the future.

Northwest farmers are pouring on the water to moisten soils ahead of the triple-digit temperatures and possible record highs expected this weekend.