Anna King
Reporter | Northwest News NetworkAnna King loves unearthing great stories about people in the Northwest. She reports for the Northwest News Network, a journalism collaboration of public radio stations in Washington and Oregon that includes JPR, from a studio at Washington State University.
While not on the job, Anna enjoys trail running, clam digging, hiking and wine tasting with friends. She's most at peace on top a Northwest mountain with her husband and their muddy Aussie-dog Poa.
In 2016 Washington State University named Anna Woman of the Year, and the Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington Pro Chapter named her Journalist of the Year. Her many journalism awards include two Gracies, a Sigma Delta Chi medal and the David Douglas Award from the Washington State Historical Society.
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Oregon has created the fresh tribal affairs director position, while Washington has had a similar official in place since the early '80s. -
Northwest veterinarians are suggesting leaving your dogs at home this year: A mysterious disease has been making dogs sick across the Northwest and nation.
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Farmers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alberta are all dumping potatoes
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The EPA is working to develop better tools and methods to sample hard-to-track toxic algae — and they're starting their work on the Columbia River.
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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates will buy half the grapes it contracted for this fall, which could have ripple effects throughout the region.
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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 through the Russian-controlled Black Sea. That’s spiking U.S. wheat futures prices on soft red winter wheat just as the Northwest starts to harvest.
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Across the Northwest crops are late. Cool spring weather has held back asparagus, potatoes and alfalfa. Even tree fruit blooms were late to flush open. Then, record-warm weather hit.
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At issue are fertilizer leaks at the former Lost Valley Farm. The Easterdays, who now own the site, say they’re not responsible.
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During spring’s prime calving season, lots of newborn calves have been dying from the cold.
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Even with all the rain and snow in California this winter, it’s been pretty dry in our region, especially in much of eastern Oregon and parts of eastern Washington. For wheat farmers, that means there could be some nail-biting months ahead.
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Across the Northwest, wheat is already springing up out of the ground ankle-high. But the cost of raw chemicals for farming – like fertilizer and pesticides – are up, and hard to come by these days. Part of the problems for farmers are being driven by the war in Ukraine.
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An update of the classic '80s video game Oregon Trail places a greater focus on the lives of the Native Americans you meet on the trail westward.
