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Warning of higher grocery prices, Washington AG sues to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger

5:44pm January 15, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

"Shoppers will have fewer choices and less competition, and, without a competitive marketplace, they will pay higher prices at the grocery store," Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson said.

Bernie Crouse wades through water outside his home after the nearby South Fork Stillaguamish River crested early in the morning flooding several houses in this neighborhood, Dec. 5, 2023, in the Arlington area of Seattle, Washington.

National

An atmospheric river is soaking the Pacific Northwest with record-breaking rain

2:00am December 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

The conditions closed rail links, schools and roads in some areas. Amtrak said no passenger trains will run between Seattle and Portland, Oregon, until Thursday because of a landslide.

National

Shooting kills 2 men and a woman and wounds 2 others in Washington D.C.

5:29am August 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

A shooting on a street in the nation's capital left three people dead and two others hospitalized Saturday night, police said.

Paola Mendoza, the daughter of farmworkers, says her parents didn't want her to join them in the fields. She's now in college, studying to be a teacher.

Politics & Government

As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, who will pick the crops?

5:00am July 28, 2023

U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.

A worker harvests cherries in the early hours of the morning on a farm near Sunnyside, Wash., on June 14.

Politics & Government

America's farms are desperate for labor. Foreign workers bring relief and controversy

5:28am July 27, 2023

The number of H-2A visas for seasonal farmworkers issued each year has more than quadrupled over the past decade. The growth has alarmed labor advocates. Farmers don't love the program, either.

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Jose Martinez was 14 when he came to the U.S. from Mexico to work in agriculture. He became an activist after years of enduring tough working conditions.

They put food on our tables but live in the shadows. This man is fighting to be seen

1:29pm July 26, 2023

Jose Martinez has picked America's food for decades. With all that experience on different farms, he saw workers lacking labor protections. Now he works to give farmworkers more rights.

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A field worker uproots weeds in between rows of hops on a farm near Sunnyside, Wash., on June 14, 2023.

Politics & Government

It's hot. For farmworkers without federal heat protections, it could be life or death

5:00am July 10, 2023

Amid extreme heat, there are few federal protections for workers during hot temperatures. The Biden administration wants to change that but the rule making process is long and the heat won't wait.

Phillip Washington, the nominee to become administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

President Biden's nominee to head the FAA has withdrawn after Republican criticism

2:29am March 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

President Joe Biden's choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after he appeared to lack enough Senate support.

This photo provided by the Washington Department of Ecology shows a derailed BNSF train on the Swinomish tribal reservation near Anacortes, Wash. on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

National

Trains derail in Arizona and Washington, with oil spilled on Puget Sound tribal land

3:10am March 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

The derailment in Washington state occurred on a berm along Padilla Bay, on the Swinomish tribal reservation near Anacortes. Most of 5,000 gallons of spilled diesel fuel leaked on the land.

This photo from 2019 provided by the U.S. Air Force/Alaska National Guard photo shows how closely the village of Napakiak, Alaska is at risk of severe erosion by the nearby Kuskokwim River.

3 tribes dealing with the toll of climate change get $75 million to relocate

5:01am December 01, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Biden administration gave $75 million in aid to the three communities in Alaska and Washington. Eight other Tribal communities received an additional $40 million.