Northwest News Network (N3)

Location: Seattle, Washington
Networks: Northwest News Network

The Northwest News Network is a regional collaboration of public radio stations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Our correspondents produce spot and feature news reports aired by 52 stations in the Northwest. We post features to PRX that may be of interest outside our region.

Pieces

« Previous 1 2 Next »

Living In Gangland: Former Gang Member Makes New Life

From: Northwest News Network (N3)
Series: Living In Gangland

Caption: Alfonso Santos points to one of the bullet holes left in a fence from a drive-by gang shooting he was the target of in Caldwell, Idaho. , Credit: By Jessica Robinson

CALDWELL, Idaho - Most new gang members join when they’re about 13 years old. They think the gang will give them prestige, a sense of belonging and...

Bought by KDNA Radio and KXOT Public Radio

Added: Apr 18, 2011
Length: 05:09
Purchases: 2

Living In Gangland: Some Women Don’t Choose Gang Life, But It Affects Them Nonetheless

From: Northwest News Network (N3)
Series: Living In Gangland

YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- Across the nation there are an estimated 750-thousand gang members. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Som...

Added: Apr 18, 2011
Length: 04:46

Living In Gangland: Outlook Community Activist Wants A Town Where People Aren’t Afraid

From: Northwest News Network (N3)
Series: Living In Gangland

Caption: Community activist "Maria" hands out flyers door-to-door in Outlook, Wash., Credit: By Anna King.

OUTLOOK, Wash. – Outlook, Washington is a tiny unincorporated township near Yakima. It’s mostly known for the massive dairies that flank it. But no...

Added: Apr 18, 2011
Length: 05:13

Living In Gangland: Rural Gangs Claim Public Lands

From: Northwest News Network (N3)
Series: Living In Gangland

Caption: Gang graffiti is abundant at a boat ramp in the Potholes Reservoir area of Grant County, Washington, Credit: By Austin Jenkins.

Gang violence is mostly a big city problem. But in parts of the rural Northwest, police are grappling with gang rivalries, graffiti and even drive-...

Added: Apr 18, 2011
Length: 05:05

Portrait artist on a mission to paint the fallen

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

Vietnam Vet has a new mission: to draw portraits of fallen soliders in the Iraq War, for free

Bought by KFAI

Added: Aug 20, 2008
Length: 03:45
Purchases: 1

When Farming and Housing Collide in Noise

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

Creativity trumps lawsuits over farmers use of noise to protect crops

Added: Aug 20, 2008
Length: 03:35

Army Trains US Soldiers to Speak Arabic

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

The Army is starting to rely less on Iraqi-born translators to manage war relations.

Added: Aug 20, 2008
Length: 02:58

Hummingbird Bander

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

audio postcard of man who bands hummingbirds

Bought by WILL

Added: Aug 20, 2008
Length: 02:09
Purchases: 1

Quilting through Grief over Iraq War

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

NW quilt makers harnessed to comfort Iraq vets

Added: Mar 12, 2008
Length: 04:34

History of the Tator Tot

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

Tater Tots: From Cattle Feed to Retro Cache

Bought by KUT, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Mar 12, 2008
Length: 03:50
Purchases: 3

Iraqi war translator struggles with new life in America

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

Profile of an Iraqi who came to Seattle as a political refugee

Added: Mar 12, 2008
Length: 03:45

Reinventing Community Part 5

From: Northwest News Network (N3)
Series: Reinventing Community

From Superfund to "Superfun:" A mining valley regains its former luster

Added: Mar 10, 2008
Length: 03:37

Reinventing Community Part 4

From: Northwest News Network (N3)
Series: Reinventing Community

Joseph, Oregon: From beams to bronze

Added: Mar 10, 2008
Length: 03:32

Reventing Community Part 2

From: Northwest News Network (N3)
Series: Reinventing Community

Coos Bay: Little City, Big Port

Added: Mar 10, 2008
Length: 03:31

Reventing Community Part 3

From: Northwest News Network (N3)
Series: Reinventing Community

Grays Anatomy: On the Washington Coast, a Timber County Embraces Green

Added: Mar 10, 2008
Length: 03:35

Reinventing Community Part 1

From: Northwest News Network (N3)
Series: Reinventing Community

In NE Washington a Timber Truce, But Not Everyone is on Board

Added: Mar 10, 2008
Length: 03:36

Restoring sagebrush

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

The federal government is using tens-of-millions of your tax dollars to restore a scrubby looking brush to the Western landscape

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and WAMC

Added: Dec 31, 2007
Length: 03:31
Purchases: 2

Getting Idaho into Higher Education

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

According to recent studies, Idaho ranks near the bottom, nationally, in college attendance and graduation

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio

Added: Dec 31, 2007
Length: 03:55
Purchases: 1

The Grape Escape

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

Living in or near wine country has gained the cache once reserved only for golf course communities

Bought by KVNF

Added: Dec 31, 2007
Length: 03:58
Purchases: 1

Loft Living

From: Northwest News Network (N3)

Big city style living in small towns is gaining popularity

Added: Dec 31, 2007
Length: 03:20

« Previous 1 2 Next »

Playlists

none

People who work with Northwest News Network (N3)

	Tom Banse (Admin)
	Austin Jenkins (Admin)
	Chris Lehman (Admin)
	Colin Fogarty (Admin) Regional Editor of N3
	Anna King (Admin) Regional News Correspondent for the Northwest News Network
	Kevin Mooney (Admin)
	Jessica Robinson (Admin)
	Bryan Buckalew
	cathy duchamp KUOW News Director
	Kate Concannon
	Ed Schoenfeld news director
	David Steves
	Courtney Flatt
	Ashley Ahearn Producer/Reporter
	Vanessa Romo
	Deena Prichep
	Matt Laslo Reporter and Blogger
	Elizabeth Johnson
	Azusa Uchikura
	Liam Moriarty environment reporter
	Martin Kaste
	Doug Nadvornick
	Julia Flucht Freelance Journalist
	Virginia Alvino
	Gabriel Spitzer Host/Reporter
	Ashley Gross producer
	Rebecca Galloway
	Jiselle Halfmoon Thompson Operations Manager
	Alexandra Kocik