It’s going to cost more for fishing or hunting in Washington state. Starting Tuesday [Juy1] the price of license fees will go up 38 percent, the first such increase since 2011. [KUOW C&C]

The number of children in Washington who died or nearly died tripled in the first three months of 2025 compared to the same period last year. [KUOW C&C]

Kootenai County authorities have identified the man they believe fatally shot two Coeur d’Alene firefighters who had responded to a fire on Canfield Mountain yesterday.

Recycling should hopefully get a lot easier in Oregon. A state law taking effect tomorrow (July 1) will help modernize the recycling process from start to finish.

Curbside recycling in Oregon is about to get easier starting tomorrow (July 1). Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports a state law is taking effect designed to modernize the recycling process.

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Crews at The Redmond Municipal Airport in Central Oregon broke ground this week on a 180 million dollar expansion. The regional airport is growing to include seven jet bridges which will improve ADA accessibility.

Crews broke ground on an expansion at the Redmond Municipal Airport this month just as Oregon members of Congress announced millions for the project. Kathryn Styer Martínez reports.

An Olympia nonprofit has opened the city’s first ever museum dedicated to the arts, culture and history of the city... And they're doing it with help from revenue generated by the city’s sales tax.

[HOST:]Olympia now has its first museum that highlights the capital city’s arts, history and culture. It opened this past weekend.

More from KNKX reporter Freddy Monares.

Lede: Three firefighters are shot while responding to a wildfire in North Idaho. Two of them died. Today, the community is reacting. N-W-P-B's Lauren Paterson reports. :08