The California Coastal Commission approved transferring a property near Humboldt Bay to local tribes.

The California Coastal Commission will oversee the transfer of a property in Humboldt County to local tribes. JPR’s Justin Higginbottom reports.

Drivers who go around emergency barricades in Washington could soon lose their licenses.

Washington’s financial outlook might not be as bad as legislators feared.

Days after a mother and son were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the family has heard from them. The two are no longer in the U-S. N-W-P-B’s Renee Diaz reports.

Across the Western states, a University of Washington program helps bring more doctors to rural areas.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. It’s the biggest holiday for lots of people in East and Southeast Asia. More residents in the Inland Northwest are starting to celebrate it, too.

LEDE: Democratic lawmakers are feeling hopeful that a bill they see as a solution to Washington’s regressive tax code will make it to the governor... State Government Reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan has more on the progress of a proposed tax on incomes above a million dollars that the Senate approved Monday.

The Washington state Senate Monday approved a proposal to tax personal income over a million dollars. Democrats say the estimated billions in revenue will pay for state services like healthcare and schools.

A Virginia-based lobby group is trying to change Idaho state funding for the state’s longest-running medical education program. They want to make it contingent on adopting policies that are against diversity, equity and inclusion programs. But educators who run the program say they already follow state law. N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun reports. [0:20]