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Drive through parts of Central Washington State and you'll see plenty of farm fields. What you won't see are irrigation canals. That's because the water comes from deep underground. But there's a problem. The aquifer is running out of water ... and wells ...

Drive through parts of Central Washington State and you'll see plenty of farm fields. What you won't see are irrigation canals. That's because the water comes from deep underground. But there's a problem. The aquifer is running out of water ... and wells ...

Drive through parts of Central Washington State and you'll see plenty of farm fields. What you won't see are irrigation canals. That's because the water comes from deep underground. But there's a problem. The aquifer is running out of water ... and wells ...

Drive through parts of Central Washington State and you'll see plenty of farm fields. What you won't see are irrigation canals. That's because the water comes from deep underground. But there's a problem. The aquifer is running out of water ... and wells ...

Microsoft has just wrapped up a 3-day meeting with PC makers in Taiwan. One of the topics raised is how to salvage the holiday shopping season, now that the new Vista operating system won’t ship until January at the earliest. The software maker is ...

The Seattle School District has recently reorganized an office that’s dedicated to dealing with issues of race and equity. Two years ago the Superintendent hired someone to direct the program. She reported directly to the Superintendent. This summer, ...

Today a King County superior court judge will consider a ballot initiative to fund specific programs within the Seattle public schools. The city of Seattle has challenged the measure, saying it encroaches on the city's authority to set the budget. A ...

Oregon's Cascade Mountains are awash in vibrating orange color. Massive swarms of tortoiseshell butterflies from California have decided to hang out in the Pacific Northwest this year. Correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson checked in with a butterfly ...

The Hanford nuclear site rose out of the sagebrush of Richland, Washington, in the 1940s. So did thousands of houses built for Hanford workers. They're called the Alphabet Houses. Richland correspondent Carol Cizauskas explains from the Alphabet House ...

King County voters will likely decide whether the elections chief should be appointed or elected. But it might not happen until 2009. The county council is expected to take up the issue this afternoon. KUOW’s Liz Jones has more.

This fall Seattle voters will be asked to tax themselves to fund a number of needs around the city. One of the projects on the November ballot is Mayor Greg Nickels’ proposed $1.6 billion roads improvement package. KUOW’s Ruby de Luna reports.

This fall Seattle voters will be asked to tax themselves to fund a number of needs around the city. One of the projects on the November ballot is Mayor Greg Nickels’ proposed $1.6 billion roads improvement package. KUOW’s Ruby de Luna reports.

Union workers at the University of Washington plan to picket in front of the UW Medical Center today. They are unhappy with a proposed two year contract offer. KUOW’s Deborah Wang reports.

About 6,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees have settled in Washington state, most of them in the Puget Sound region. At a one-year anniversary observance Tuesday, evacuees expressed gratitude for the help they’ve received. But they also felt bitterness over ...

About 6,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees have settled in Washington state, most of them in the Puget Sound region. At a one-year anniversary observance Tuesday, evacuees expressed gratitude for the help they’ve received. But they also felt bitterness over ...

A non-native fish is wreaking havoc on a popular trout fishing spot in northern Idaho. So the state is taking drastic steps get rid of it. Preparations are underway to poison the Deer Creek Reservoir. The goal is to give the trout a fresh start. ...

A King County Superior Court judge has thrown out a school initiative that had been headed to the fall ballot in Seattle. KUOW's Liz Jones has more.

A King County Superior Court judge has thrown out a school initiative that had been headed to the fall ballot in Seattle. KUOW's Liz Jones has more.

Elected officials and clean-air activists rallied at a park in Ballard yesterday. They kicked off an effort to make Ballard the first neighborhood in the country with a net carbon emission of zero. KUOW's Phyllis Fletcher was there and has this report.