Northwest News

The environment hasn’t been a big issue during this presidential campaign. It mainly comes up in the context of energy independence.

A gold miner who got the go-ahead to dredge a half mile section of the Salmon River in Idaho may be calling it quits.

In this run up to the election, we’re hearing a lot about women. Women at work. Women in business. Women balancing family and career. Whole binders full of women. Well today we’re going to hear about two working women from the Northwest who were dealing with these issues more than a century ago.

There’s a lot of talk these days about tolls to pay for new state highway projects and bridges. Most drivers reluctantly pay up. But some will go miles out of their way to avoid a toll. That can clog local roads. Now one small Washington city is considering a toll of its own.