Anna King
Anna King calls Richland, Washington home and loves unearthing great stories about people in the Northwest. She reports for the Northwest News Network from a studio at Washington State University, Triââ
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Honey bees deal with many stressors: chemicals, climate change and viruses. But this year, a tiny mite has wiped out colonies, causing worry over whether there are enough bees left to do their jobs. -
The largest importers of crops like lentils, garbanzos or peas — China and India — aren't buying because of trade wars and tariffs. But farmers already planted in anticipation of sales. -
American soybean exports have started to move again, but China and India still aren't buying lentils, garbanzos or peas from the U.S. due to trade wars and tariffs.
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Online ads are telling Christmas shoppers to "keep it real" or "think about seasonal allergies" when they make their tree choices this year. -
Smoke from wildfires is blanketing much of the West. That's ruining some crops and may be stunting others. And it's making it difficult or unsafe for laborers to pick the harvest. -
Because his profits are tied to rain and snow, one Oregon rancher will have to pay thousands to haul water and grass to his cattle in the mountains. And the land just continues to become more parched. -
Tariffs are hitting U.S. beef exports this week. Ranchers across the West are bracing to lose money — but many still proudly back the president. -
The bullet sound detection system is being developed by a missile engineer and is being tested at an elementary school in New Mexico.
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Dozens of people have agreed to move temporarily to hotels in case a landslide destroys their homes. -
More than 1,000 square miles of wildfires are burning in the state. In the isolated Okanogan Valley, where power and phone lines have burned, cattle ranchers are doing what they can to spare herds.
