Federal prosecutors have charged the owner of a Klamath Falls medical lab with defrauding Medicare for tens of millions of dollars. Jefferson Public Radio’s Justin Higginbottom reports.

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Washington is the latest state to regulate artificial intelligence chatbots.

Governor Bob Ferguson just signed a pair of bills aimed at reining in the new technology. 

KUOW's Monica Nickelsburg reports.

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Researchers could be one step closer to better understanding elk hoof disease. The debilitating disease isn’t fatal for wild elk, but it can cause a lot of other problems that lead to an early death. Like making them easy prey.

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LEDE: A debilitating disease has struck elk populations across the Northwest. Now, researchers have linked several types of bacteria to lesions on elk hooves. [N-W-P-B’s senior environmental correspondent Courtney Flatt has more.] [SOQ 0:48]

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to invalidate a Mississippi law allowing officials to accept ballots that arrive after Election Day. That could impact Oregon and Washington, which have similar laws. Dirk Vanderhart reports.

Over spring break, seven elementary schoolers faced off in a contest to cook the tastiest, healthiest, most original dish.

Anyone paying cash in Washington will be rounded up or down to the nearest zero or five cents.

Nonprofits in Washington that track immigration enforcement activity in the state are sharing what they learned from last year.

A non-profit that tracks immigration enforcement in Washington State is anticipating an increase in activity this year.

Public lands agencies across Washington state are preparing for reduced budgets this year. OPB's Erik Neumann reports.