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On Monday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that elk hoof disease has been confirmed in a Yakima area herd. The disease can cause hoof deformities leading to hooves sloughing off and even death. This is the first confirmed case of the disease in the Yakima herd ...

According to local health officials, at least 39 people may have contracted coronavirus as a result of an outbreak at the Tyson Foods plant south of Pasco. Most of those cases have reported in either Franklin or Benton counties, where the Tri-Cities are located, but some have been counted in Walla Walla County ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation is inviting all high school students across Central Washington to participate in the organization’s annual Year of the Apple Art contest. The Washington apple themed contest will grant over $1750 cash in student prizes. Fir ...

The Inland Northwest is enjoy some sunny and dry weather for the middle portion of the workweek.  And that comes as a welcomed change after active and even wild weather over the weekend that led to flooding and elevated river levels across the region.  Ma...

Today, we get you ready for the Produce Safety Alliance grower training courses taking place across Washington throughout the month of February.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com     ...

Walla Walla’s Hannah Ruth Pettyjohn talks about how her local FFA chapter helped her grow, develop and become more comfortable in her own skin.             If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Oil prices moved slightly higher over the past week, but as Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy.com explained, the movement was modest because of a lack of details from the U.S./China Phase One agreement.  He said if additional details had been provided, investors would have felt more comfortable.  ...

Was November a cool month, or a warm month?   The answer depends on the fog.   Marilyn Lohmann meteorologist with the National Weather Service said stretches of the Inland Northwest, including the Columbia Basin and Walla Walla, saw up to 15 days of fog last month, holding temperatures between two and four degrees below normal.  However...

On Friday, Senators Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray and Representative Dan Newhouse as well as the rest of the Washington congressional delegation called on the USDA to declare a federal agriculture disaster for 12 counties.  The lawmakers called on Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to declare counties where crops were damaged or destroyed by unseasonably cold weather.  ...

Oil prices showed virtually no movement over the past seven days, holding steady this week at $53 per barrel.  Patrick DaHaan with GasBuddy.com said that lack of movement is not that surprising when comparing it to trends throughout the year.  He...