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More federal money for child care is coming to Washington

April 8, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Child care assistance for those most in need is getting a boost in Washington. Read story

A just-released, hatchery-reared chinook salmon smolt finds an eddy out of the swift Wind River before being swept downstream in his introduction to real life in April 2000.

CTUIR smolt release part of broader effort to return salmon to Walla Walla Basin

A just-released, hatchery-reared chinook salmon smolt finds an eddy out of the swift Wind River before being swept downstream in his introduction to real life in April 2000.

April 8, 2024, 6:00am Northwest

A caravan of vehicles snaked from the Water & Environment Center at Walla Walla Community College to the end of Mill Creek Road in Umatilla County on Wednesday, March 27, dodging potholes and raindrops in the damp, green scenery. Read story

2 dead after car crash involving Washington State Patrol vehicle, authorities say

April 7, 2024, 5:25pm Northwest

Two people were killed in a car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper's vehicle just west of Seattle, authorities said Saturday evening. The trooper was not seriously injured in the Saturday crash but was transported to a hospital as a precaution. Read story

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at the Waterfront Vancouver on April 29, 2021.

Study says Washington is home to four of the healthiest cities in the country; Vancouver is No. 57

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at the Waterfront Vancouver on April 29, 2021.

April 7, 2024, 6:05am Health

Have you ever wondered if or how where you live affects your health? Read story

The southern residents put on a show in their core summer habitat of the San Juan Islands.

Extinction risk to southern resident orcas accelerating as researchers raise alarm

The southern residents put on a show in their core summer habitat of the San Juan Islands.

April 7, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Orca scientist Rob Williams always thought that conservation was a knowledge problem, that once science showed why a species was declining, people would fix it. Read story

People against a new abortion ban protest across the street from the March for Life rally at the Idaho Capitol on Jan. 21, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. (Sarah A.

Idaho politics are polarized. Can these projects help people ‘see each other’s humanity’?

People against a new abortion ban protest across the street from the March for Life rally at the Idaho Capitol on Jan. 21, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. (Sarah A.

April 7, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Onstage at Boise State University, Jarom Jemmett, a third-generation Idaho farmer who identifies as “right-leaning,” spoke about how much he values family. Not just his own, but those his work helps feed, and the families of the Mexican laborers who work seasonally on his farm, sending money home. After his… Read story

2 student deaths upend Tri-City families. How schools will honor them at graduation

April 7, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

After a year of skipping out on classes, Maria Moreno-Reyes was finally ready to get things straight. She wanted to graduate high school. Read story

Why is there so much homelessness in wealthy Ballard?

April 7, 2024, 5:12am Northwest

Ballard is a bit of an anomaly. Despite being one of the wealthier residential neighborhoods in Seattle, a lot of people are living outside there. Read story

A male gray surfaces in 2014 in Possession Bay near Everett.

Gray whale season has arrived in Puget Sound

A male gray surfaces in 2014 in Possession Bay near Everett.

April 6, 2024, 6:00am Life

At over 10,000 miles, gray whales have the longest migration of any mammal in the world. The population on this side of the Pacific travels from the coast of Mexico to Alaska as the weather turns warmer. Of the roughly 15,000 whales that make the trip, about a dozen each… Read story

James Beard Award nominees listed for state

April 6, 2024, 5:56am Food

Washington may not have Michelin-ranked restaurants, but it does have the James Beard awards. This week, Washington restaurants were well-represented among the 2024 nominees for the James Beard Foundation’s annual restaurant awards on April 3. Read story