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Facing tariffs and other rising costs, Mt. Ashland Ski Area will increase some of its prices this year.

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Mt. Ashland Ski Area is preparing for another winter.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office warns residents of a scam that targets the families of people in its custody. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports:

Democrats at the national level are strategizing about how to win in the 2026 midterm elections. As OPB's Erik Neumann reports, one group is looking at the centrist politics of a Southwest Washington Democrat as a possible model.

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The Trump administration is asking colleges to hand over more information on the race of students who apply to their schools. It’s a federal effort to root out racial preferences.

But higher education experts say the order is misguided and ultimately won’t change enrollment decisions at most schools.

OPB’s Tiffany Camhi has more - in the first of a series of stories from the Northwest News Network on how these shifts are impacting Northwest colleges and students.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says SNAP will run out of money on November 1st if the government shutdown continues.

[FEATURE: Native plants thrive in Eastern Washington’s dry climate. This organization is working to bring more to yards in the Tri-Cities 103125CF_NativeGardening_FEATURE.wav 3:50 10/35/25 Courtney Flatt/JD]

LEDE: If you live in the Columbia Basin, right now is the time to plant native plants. They can be a good option for Eastern Washington’s dry climate. [N-W-P-B’s senior environmental correspondent Courtney Flatt brings us this story.] [SOQ 3:50]

LEDE: Across the Pacific Northwest, people are preparing for Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos [DEE-ah de lohs MWEAR-tohs] . It’s a holiday to honor ancestors who have died. N-W-P-B’s Renee Diaz stopped by a dance rehearsal for the upcoming celebration.

The trial probing the legality of President Trump’s efforts to deploy the National Guard to Portland enters its third and final day Friday/today. As Oregon Public Broadcasting's Conrad Wilson reports, so far the witnesses have been law enforcement officers.

Voters in Olympia will decide on election day [Nov. 4] if they want to raise the city’s minimum wage to $20 an hour. The city currently follows the state minimum of $16.66 an hour.