The Latest Breaking News from Pacific Northwest

A Colorado hop farm is the first grower outside the Pacific Northwest to win this award

Colorado may not be the best-known hop growing region in the U.S., but according to experts, it is producing some of the best crops.

The Denver Post · Feb 22, 2023

Amtrak is spending billions on new train cars. The Northeast Corridor should be 1st in line, some experts say.

When Amtrak's sleek new Airo train cars roll off the assembly line in 2026, they're headed for the Cascades route in the Pacific Northwest.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 20, 2023

Editorial: Why was the Buffalo blizzard death toll so high?

When, in February 2021, the temperatures in parts of Texas dropped to the low teens, crashing the power infrastructure, officials were at a loss dealing with a problem that they simply hadn’t had before and people died as a result. The same was true later that year in the Pacific…

Tribune News Service · Jan 3, 2023

Trans people struggle to find housing after prison. This group is trying to help

Beyond These Walls, a trans-led group out of the Pacific Northwest, provides reentry services for LGBTQ individuals leaving prison.

WEKU · Nov 28, 2022

Cal Raleigh to raise the 12th Man Flag

Pacific Northwest fans are enjoying high level of play from their beloved sports franchises.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 27, 2022

Study: Climate change is increasing the frequency and temperature of extreme heat waves

LOS ANGELES — As California awakens to the worsening risk of extreme climate events, researchers are shedding new light on last year's anomalous and extreme Pacific Northwest heat wave. One study published this week said such heat waves could become 20 times more likely to occur if current carbon emissions…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 24, 2022

Environmental groups oppose pipeline expansion in Pacific NW

The U.S. government has taken a step toward approving the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022

‘The Menu’ filmmakers share ingredients of dining thriller

A group of 11 diners gather one evening on a private island in the Pacific Northwest for a once-in-a-lifetime meal from a renowned chef in the new thriller “The Menu.”

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Seattle has world's worst air quality as wildfire smoke clouds Pacific NorthWest

The top 10 places in the U.S. with the worst air quality today are all in Washington or Oregon as fires rage in the states.

Axios · Oct 21, 2022

Thousands evacuated in Washington state as 66 large fires burn in U.S.

There's an unusually high number of wildfires burning in the Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West and Canada.

Axios · Oct 17, 2022