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Idaho shares a public health threat - and a nuclear waste cleanup headache - with neighboring Washington. Both states and the federal government are…

Conservative Republican lawmaker Matt Shea will take on a new role as the ranking minority member of the House Environment Committee in Washington state.…

The U-S Department of Justice has found leadership was lacking amongst Spokane police for more than eight years. This came in a list of 42 recommendations…

The new year will mean higher pay for low-wage workers in Oregon and Washington. The minimum wage in both states is set for an increase.

The US Department of Justice released a one year report Friday on the Spokane Police Department, giving 42 recommendations. The collaborative review shows…

Drivers in two school zones in Spokane will soon want to pay better attention to the speed limit. Monday, the Spokane City Council approved a test period…

A bird rarely seen in North America has turned a small bay on the Oregon Coast into a major destination for bird watchers this winter.

"We like Iraq, but Iraq doesn't like us," says a displaced Christian man. He's just one of example of religious minorities who have been dislodged from parts of Iraq where they have ancient roots.

The State Department's special envoy responsible for moving detainees out of Guantanamo Bay resigned this week. NPR's Eric Westervelt talks with Cliff Sloan about progress in closing the prison.

Rina Meutia survived the devastating tsunami 10 years ago in Indonesia's Banda Aceh. She talks with NPR's Eric Westervelt about the immediate aftermath and how the region has changed since then.