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 went abroad to study 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.
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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New spring wheat from Washington State University yields roughly 7% more than the best varieties in the state, scientists say -
Investigations into two people killed, and another two shot at the Beyond Wonderland festival in 2023 are still ongoing. Families of the deceased have sued Live Nation. -
A possible real-life cougar is stalking farm animals at Washington State University in Pullman. -
Cherry season is upon us as the summer weather warms up east of the Cascades. -
California has a glut of nuts! Over production of almonds has dropped prices and crushed the once-lucrative industry. Now, that’s a buzzkill for Northwest beekeepers. -
One 2024 Ephrata High School graduate lost his leg as a result of a head-on car crash nearly two years earlier. But Ben Belino is still racing ahead, as his rural community cheers him on. -
New research out of Washington State University says that colonies of bees that fly in warm weather during fall and winter die quicker for lack of forage. And climate change could make those die-outs worse. -
Farmers in the Yakima and Kittitas valleys will be some of the hardest hit by Washington state’s declared drought, where they are only projected to get about 54% of their normal water this summer. -
Three government agencies made a plan public for how to move forward and clean up radioactive waste from large, underground tanks at the Hanford site in southeast Washington. -
Thirty-nine-year old Elias Huizar is dead after he shot at police then turned a gun on himself Tuesday, West Richland Police said. His 1-year-old son, Roman Santos, is safe and Washington state child protective services plan to pick him up.
