The Lane Community College Board of Education this week [Wednesday] approved a three year financial plan that’s aimed at long-term stability.

More and more people are treating AI chatbots like friends, even therapists.

That’s raising safety concerns for Washington state officials, especially when it comes to children.

KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg has more.

A Seattle elementary school student left for Guatemala late Wednesday night.

His family is self-deporting to avoid federal immigration police.

KUOW’s Casey Martin reports.

County leaders across western Washington have two weeks to report the extent of flood damage to the state.

KUOW’s Casey Martin reports.

Hundreds of people protested yesterday ((THURS)) after U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and injured two people in Portland. Six people were arrested outside the ICE building near downtown. Bryce Dole reports.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is once again extending the state’s homelessness emergency. Kotek declared the emergency as one of her first acts after taking office in 2023. Dirk VanderHart reports.

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HOST LEDE: Artificial intelligence could help deter wolves from preying on livestock in Washington. [N-W-P-B’s senior environmental correspondent Courtney Flatt explains.] [SOQ 0:48]

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Keeping wolves away from livestock could soon get a boost from artificial intelligence. At a recent [WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7] Washington Wolf Advisory Group meeting, Wildlife Protection Solutions executive director Eric Schmidt touted the technology.

Washington’s top education leader is calling for changes to the state’s tax code.

Faced with proposed cuts to the state's education budget, Washington's schools superintendent Chris Reykdal [RAKE-doll] is calling on lawmakers to reform the state's tax code.