The Latest Northwest tribes' salmon hatcheries get $240 million federal boost West Coast tribes are getting nearly $240 million from the federal government to improve their salmon hatcheries. John Ryan Smoke or sunshine? WA’s new air quality map tells you what’s ahead Diana Opong Friday Evening Headlines Paige Browning Andy Hurst Sustainable sandwich business proves unsustainable Workers at the local sandwich chain Homegrown say the company's plan to close 10 out of 12 stores amounts to union busting. The announcement came not long after the company’s union ratified a contract promising better pay and benefits. Joshua McNichols Claws for concern: The green crab epidemic threatening Washington clams Scientists are diving deep into the mysteries of Washington’s coastal ecosystems, focusing on the invasive European green crabs. Their research aims to uncover how these crabs are affecting local habitats and contributing to the decline in Manila clam harvests. Diana Opong More talk, but no resolution. King County Council remains at odds about youth jail The King County Council will consider its official stance on jailing some youths for serious crimes, four years after Executive Dow Constantine pledged to end juvenile detention. Ann Dornfeld Park Fire in California could continue growing exponentially, Cal Fire officer says Cal Fire has confirmed that over a hundred structures have been damaged in the Park Fire, which grew overnight near Chico, Calif. Difficult firefighting conditions are forecast through Friday night. Ezra Romero Checking in with Black voters in Georgia about the election, now that Biden is out Some voters who could be key to deciding who wins Georgia. What do they think about Vice President Harris becoming the frontrunner in the race to be the Democratic nominee? Juma Sei Tahiti’s waves are a matter of ‘life and death’ for surfing Olympics Tahiti's Teahupo'o wave has a slew of riders for the Paris 2024 Olympics. NPR finds out why it's called one of the most dangerous waves. Jordan-Marie Smith Justine Kenin Ari Shapiro Researchers are revising botanical names to address troubling connotations Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life with scientific names. But some of them have problematic histories and connotations. The botanical community is trying to tackle this issue. Ari Daniel 1 of 1067 Next
Northwest tribes' salmon hatcheries get $240 million federal boost West Coast tribes are getting nearly $240 million from the federal government to improve their salmon hatcheries. John Ryan
Sustainable sandwich business proves unsustainable Workers at the local sandwich chain Homegrown say the company's plan to close 10 out of 12 stores amounts to union busting. The announcement came not long after the company’s union ratified a contract promising better pay and benefits. Joshua McNichols
Claws for concern: The green crab epidemic threatening Washington clams Scientists are diving deep into the mysteries of Washington’s coastal ecosystems, focusing on the invasive European green crabs. Their research aims to uncover how these crabs are affecting local habitats and contributing to the decline in Manila clam harvests. Diana Opong
More talk, but no resolution. King County Council remains at odds about youth jail The King County Council will consider its official stance on jailing some youths for serious crimes, four years after Executive Dow Constantine pledged to end juvenile detention. Ann Dornfeld
Park Fire in California could continue growing exponentially, Cal Fire officer says Cal Fire has confirmed that over a hundred structures have been damaged in the Park Fire, which grew overnight near Chico, Calif. Difficult firefighting conditions are forecast through Friday night. Ezra Romero
Checking in with Black voters in Georgia about the election, now that Biden is out Some voters who could be key to deciding who wins Georgia. What do they think about Vice President Harris becoming the frontrunner in the race to be the Democratic nominee? Juma Sei
Tahiti’s waves are a matter of ‘life and death’ for surfing Olympics Tahiti's Teahupo'o wave has a slew of riders for the Paris 2024 Olympics. NPR finds out why it's called one of the most dangerous waves. Jordan-Marie Smith Justine Kenin Ari Shapiro
Researchers are revising botanical names to address troubling connotations Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life with scientific names. But some of them have problematic histories and connotations. The botanical community is trying to tackle this issue. Ari Daniel