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Three people were shot minutes apart in Yakima, Wash., at a Circle K gas station. The suspect then borrowed a phone from a bystander, who later reported hearing him confess to the killings.

Jack Smith, an Associated Press photographer who captured unforgettable shots of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill and the Olympics during his 35-year career with the news organization, has died. He was 80.

The KNKX News team provides memorable audio and digital stories about the Pacific Northwest, many of which you won't find anywhere else. It's easy to miss a good story, so here are 10 that shouldn’t be left behind in 2022.

Parts of the Pacific Northwest are bracing for freezing temperatures in the coming days, as potentially dangerous winter weather conditions continue to grip the region. Heavy snow, freezing rain and sleet has already severely disrupted travel in Oregon and Washington.

Former Seattle Seahawk Doug Baldwin talks to KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick about racial justice, second chances and giving back in part two of this interview for the KNKX "Going Deep" series.

Former Seattle Seahawk Doug Baldwin talks to KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick about growing up mixed race in West Florida and learning from his parents' different approaches to social activism.

Emails obtained by OPB and KUOW show that at least six electric substations in the region have been attacked, at least two with firearms. At least two of the incidents bear similarities to the attacks on substations in North Carolina on Saturday that were also caused by gunfire and left thousands of people without electricity for days.

KNKX recently welcomed two talented journalists, Emil Moffatt and Freddy Monares, to our newsroom. They are the new team bringing you All Things Considered, which airs on KNKX weekdays from 3-6 p.m.

Friends and family gathered Monday afternoon to remember one of the four University of Idaho students who were stabbed to death in their home early on Nov. 13. Police in the college town of Moscow, Idaho, have yet to identify a suspect in the slayings. The memorial service for Ethan Chapin was held Monday afternoon in Mount Vernon, Washington, where he attended high school.

Authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students as they slept in a house near campus are asking for patience as detectives ended the first week with no arrests. Authorities on Sunday said they have no suspect or weapon a week after the Nov. 13 killings that shook Moscow, a town of 25,000 residents in the Idaho Panhandle.