Walla Walla

A new oral history project documents the experiences of the queer community in the Walla Walla Valley over the last 50 years. It's called 'Sweeter Than the Onions: Stories of Queer Resilience in Walla Walla.'

Turn on your TV, and you might spot some Northwesterners competing in cooking contests, quiz shows and traveling races.

The link between R&B singer "Little Willie" John, who most famously was the first person to record the song "Fever," and the Pacific Northwest is a tragic one. But in his short life, he gave us songs that will outlive us all.

This week, Russia bombed key Ukrainian ports – crippling major wheat exports. It also pulled out of a key agreement that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain. That’s spiking U.S. wheat futures prices on soft red winter wheat just as the Northwest starts to harvest.

A special plot of land has been set aside at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. It is sacred ground that has been blessed by tribal leaders…

At the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, inmates with mental illness are locked down in their cells for up to 16 hours a day, even if they...

Earlier this month, nearly half the inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla staged a hunger strike. It ended after five days. The...

The Northwest wine industry and the region’s grapevines are both getting older.Many of the distinct wine grape-growing regions are now celebrating 30…

Washington winemakers are hitting the road in an effort to court upwardly mobile city dwellers while they’re still developing their taste for wine. And…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-959181.mp3One of Washington's oldest and most recognizable wine brands, L’Ecole, is…