Federal employees in Western Washington are trying to figure out how to get through the government shutdown that’s almost spanned three weeks.

Kitsap County is home to about a quarter of the approximately 80,000 federal workers spread out across the state.

A Western Washington food bank is expanding its hours to help federal workers who aren’t being paid while the government is shut down.

KNKX reporter Mitch Borden has more.

Fire season has officially ended in Oregon. OPB's April Ehrlich [[ER-lick]] reports.

Thousands of people are expected to gather in downtown Portland tomorrow ((SAT)) for the second “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration. As O-P-B's Joni Auden Land reports, the last iteration saw an estimated 50-thousand people marching in Portland.

More than 270 children died in the US from influenza last year. That’s the most pediatric flu deaths on record the country has ever seen.

Spokane family medical doctor Gretchen LaSalle is urging everyone to get a flu shot as soon as they can, even though she knows vaccines are the last thing most people want to think about right now.

A Corvallis wildlife center and animal hospital is struggling to keep its doors open. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, the facility is relying on community support more than ever.

Washington State Patrol’s toxicology lab does drug and alcohol testing for officials across the state. It's on track to get even more than its usual 18 thousand cases this year, on top of a 17-thousand-case backlog.

In college football this weekend, the Ducks travel to New Jersey for their first-ever game against Rutgers. [pre-read the 2nd pronouncer]

Many health insurance customers who rely on Affordable Care Act provisions could see big cost increases in 20-26. N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun reports.