After several drought-ridden years, Washington state declared another statewide drought on Wednesday morning [April 8]. Officials are calling for improved plans as droughts become more common in the future. N-W-P-B’s Senior Correspondent Anna King reports.

Today [Wednesday, April 8], Washington state declared a statewide drought for the fourth year in a row. Officials are calling for improved plans as droughts become more common in the future. N-W-P-B’s Senior Correspondent Anna King reports.

Soccer’s most coveted prize made a stop in Seattle this week [MON].

The Oregon Opportunity Grant is helping close affordability gaps for the state’s low-income college students.

Northwest climbing icon and Seattle native Jim Whittaker has died at the age of 97.

An unusually warm winter left Malheur County onion growers with a lot of damaged onions. And as OPBs Alejandro Figueroa reports, they’re trying to get rid of them.

The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program has released its list of coastal recreation areas it will monitor for the presence of bacteria over the next two years. KLCC’s Brian Bahouth reports. [SOQ 0:41]

Some fire experts say cuts to U.S. Forest Service research could hamper firefighting efforts this summer.

The agency is shutting down most of its research stations, including in Portland, Seattle, and Wenatchee.

KUOW’s John Ryan reports.

The U.S. Forest Service is shutting down research stations around the country.

Research centers in Portland, Seattle, and Wenatchee [wih-NATCH-ee] are closing.

Iranian-Americans clashed on the steps of Seattle city hall today [TUES],

over President Trump’s threats that, quote, ‘a whole civilization will die tonight.’

Trump has since announced he's agreed to a temporary cease-fire.