Northwest News

Pages

Klamath Basin Wetlands
6:19 am
Tue September 25, 2012

Conservationists Want More Water in Klamath for Migrating Birds

Conservation groups say one of the largest wetlands on the west coast has been allowed to go virtually dry this fall.

Read more
Schools Cope With Smoke
6:13 pm
Mon September 24, 2012

Surrounded By Wildfires, Schools Try To Keep Smoke Out

Wildfire smoke is becoming the “new normal” for some parts of the Northwest. In central Washington, health officials are urging residents to keep their doors and windows closed and stay inside. Bad air has forced at least one school district to take some unusual measures to keep class in session.

Read more
Idaho School Bans Book
6:06 pm
Mon September 24, 2012

Idaho School Bans ‘Like Water For Chocolate’ For Sexual Content

Credit Lester Public Library / Flickr
"Like Water for Chocolate" has become a contemporary classic of Latin American literature, but has drawn complaints from some school districts in Wisconsin, Arizona and now Idaho.

A school district in southwest Idaho says the book “Like Water for Chocolate” is inappropriate for high school sophomores. It’s banning the book from the curriculum.

Read more
Zombee Bees
5:14 pm
Mon September 24, 2012

Newly Detected Parasite Turns Northwest Honey Bees Into 'Zombees'

Credit San Francisco State University
A "zombie fly" (Apocephalus borealis) lays its eggs inside a honey bee.

There's more trouble for your hard-working backyard honey bee. Researchers have confirmed the first cases of "zombee" bees in Washington state and in the Portland area. Infection by a parasite prompts the bees to embark on what's being called a "flight of the living dead."

Read more
Pro-Pot Campaigns
5:09 pm
Mon September 24, 2012

In Fundraising, Oregon's Pro-Pot Campaign Lags Washington's

Credit New Approach Washington
Washington's effort to legalize marijuana is backed by some deep-pocketed national donors. But Oregon's campaign is struggling to raise even a bare minimum of cash.

This November, voters in Oregon and Washington will decide whether to legalize marijuana. The Washington effort is backed by some deep-pocketed national donors. But Oregon's campaign is struggling to raise even a bare minimum of cash.

Read more
Celebration For Oregon Olympian
5:03 pm
Mon September 24, 2012

Bend Welcomes Home Olympic Hero

Credit David Nogueras / Oregon Public Broadcasting
Ashton Eaton speaks at a celebration in his honor in Bend, Ore.

Crowds lined the streets of Bend Sunday to for a parade celebrating Olympic gold medalist and hometown hero, Ashton Eaton.

Read more

Pages