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Washingtonians can now apply for the state’s first-in-the-nation long-term care insurance. That's as long as they’ve been contributing.

SPR's Owen Henderson reports

A stop at the library could help more people get outside.

Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife is applying for a federal permit that would define how many whales Dungeness crabbers could entangle in gear, without shutting down the fishery. KMUN’s Katie Frankowitz reports on the latest draft of the plan. (:10)

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INTRO: Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife is applying for a federal permit that would define how many whales Dungeness crabbers could entangle in gear, without shutting down the fishery. KMUN’s Katie Frankowitz reports. (:10)

It's wildfire season and this year could be a big one. KLCC's Love Cross explores how how one community continues to prepare for what’s becoming a yearly reality: longer fire seasons and higher risk.

Washingtonians can now apply for the state’s first-in-the-nation long-term care insurance. That's as long as they’ve been contributing.

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Host lead-in: While Seattle hosts the World Cup, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians is playing a big role. The tribe is hosting watch parties, sharing culture and connecting communities. N-W-P-B’s Lauren Gallup reports. :13

Washington’s newspaper archive now holds more than a million pages. As SPR’s Doug Nadvornick reports, the stacks go all the way back to 1852.

After going on strike in May, unionized journalists at five McClatchy owned newspapers in Washington state and Idaho ratified a new three year contract.

Dozens of newspaper journalists across Washington and Idaho have ratified a new contract with McClatchy Media that creates new AI protections and guarantees pay raises.