3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (290+ words) A child takes the new book vending machine for a spin in Quinault, Washington. According to new research from Save the Children, rural children are 23% more likely to live in poverty than their non-rural counterparts, with 19% of rural children – nearly…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1021+ words) PAGE, AZ – Officials in Page, Arizona, a small city near the Glen Canyon Dam, passed a land sale agreement last fall that establishes a framework for future construction of a data center. The sale of the 500-acre parcel about a…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (733+ words) BOISE, ID – Clearwater Valley High Principal Charlotte McKinney rolled out the red carpet for students Monday — literally. It was the first day of school for students and for the Clearwater Valley School District, one of the two that formerly made…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1149+ words) This story originally appeared on Underscore Native News. For decades, Native people have pushed to remove Oregon’s derogatory place names. Current renaming efforts are moving forward with minimal tribal involvement. “It’s been decades of work, not just for the state,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (681+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. Last year, the nation added more than 411,000 union members — the largest annual growth since 2008, according to a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (292+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. – All but one Democrat in the U.S. House helped tank a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday afternoon that would limit the U.S. Supreme Court to nine justices. The 212-206 vote, which also saw eight Democrats abstain from voting, failed to reach…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (313+ words) Washington state houses about 126 data centers and related facilities with a footprint of nearly 7 million square feet, according to the research firm Baxtel. (Wikimedia Commons) A new survey from Heatmap News finds that 75% of Americans are against having a data…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (284+ words) Cyanide bombs, or M-44s, spray cyanide into an animal's face or mouth when disturbed. The traps are covered with scented bait to attract animals. (Brooks Fahy/Predator Defense) Since Canyon’s injury, the Mansfields have become some of the leading voices working…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (674+ words) BOISE, ID – If there’s a word to describe the opposite of a banner water year, 2026 was it. After an exceptionally hot and dry summer in 2025, Idaho farmers entered this planting season having endured the hottest winter and early spring ever…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (884+ words) OLYMPIA, WA – Gov. Bob Ferguson won’t punish two members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission for violating public records and open meeting laws but has warned each that they will face removal if they don’t comply with state transparency…...