Inmates will soon grow wine grapes, hops at the Washington State Penitentiary There will soon be a vineyard and hopyard inside the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. Eilís O'Neill
Environment Escargot to hell, Port of Tacoma tells invasive snail The Port of Tacoma has been waging a slow war against (wait for it) a snail. John Ryan
Business Apple plans more workers and offices in South Lake Union Apple Inc. says it is committing to 2,000 new jobs in Seattle. Carolyn Adolph
Food More Bad Buzz For Bees: Record Numbers Of Honey Bee Colonies Died Last Winter An annual survey of beekeepers shows the rate of colony death last winter was the highest reported since the survey began thirteen years ago. Susie Neilson
Health They came to Washington to work, then they got the mumps We roll up a long, gravel road about 20 miles outside Mattawa, a small farming town in central Washington state. We’re on the King Fuji Ranch where there's four suspected cases of the mumps and over a 100 exposed workers quarantined. Esmy Jimenez Anna King
Food Food Fight: Trump Administration Levels Tariffs On Mexican Tomatoes Under pressure from Florida lawmakers, the Trump administration is taking steps to protect domestic tomato growers from Mexican competition. Scott Horsley
Politics Is Washington's east-west divide growing wider? One side argues the four dams in southeastern Washington should stay to preserve the area's economy. The other side claims removing the dams will help maintain our local orca population. Bill Radke Alison Bruzek
Is agriculture bailout 'corporate welfare' for Washington wheat farmers? This week the Trump administration unveiled a $12 billion bailout for agriculture. It's aimed at easing damage to the industry from the President's new... Bill Radke Sophie Reid
We've got a pit-load of exports to China. Will tariffs hurt? New tariffs on exports to China could have a big impact on Washington state. Tariffs went into effect Monday on 128 American products, including fruit,... Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
