Anna King
Richland CorrespondentAnna King calls Richland, Washington home and loves unearthing great stories about people in the Northwest. She reports for the Northwest News Network from a studio at Washington State University, Tri-Cities. She covers the Mid-Columbia region, from nuclear reactors to Mexican rodeos.
The South Sound was her girlhood backyard and she knows its rocky beaches, mountain trails and cities well. She left the west side to attend Washington State University and spent an additional two years studying language and culture in Italy.
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 Andy Plymale and their muddy Aussie-dog Poa.
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A new federal tool called TRAC is helping lawmakers, tribal nations and even watchdogs see how contamination is moving underground in southeastern Washington.
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The next couple of weeks will determine just how challenging it could get this summer for agricultural irrigators, fish and wildfire.
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Lead contamination is the main concern along popular rivershore and recreational sites
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Oregon State University is using science to block even a smudge of wildfire flavors in prime Northwest wines
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Snow and ice have hit the lowlands across the Northwest lately, but how are we doing up high? What’s the snowpack looking like across Washington and Oregon?
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Hanford managers and watchdogs hold public meeting to discuss current cleanup and future plans at the site
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Cadaver dogs, ground-penetrating radar and high-tech computer mapping are all employed to help reveal suspected unmarked graves at Mool-Mool, or Fort Simcoe Historical State Park, on Yakama Nation lands.
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Great weather and increasing international trade are putting a shine on the Northwest apple industry
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The federal government aims to document the experiences of Native Americans who endured forced attendance at government boarding schools
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Companies are interested, but it could be complicated to develop lands with multiple layers of tribal, federal and even complex-science concerns