Anna King
Anna 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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Imports are squeezing the big American blueberry business
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Imports from Mexico, Peru, Chile and Canada are shipping in lower-cost fruit during the U.S. growing season.
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Vintners worry wildfire smoke will taint 2020 vintage
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As the recent thick blanket of wildfire smoke clears, what remains is worry. Smoke may have tainted fruit across the West.
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Fire officials say out-of-control burns in the state are of historic proportion: in number, size and spread. More land was burned in a single day than what usually burns in most fire seasons.
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Pandemic and over planting causes grape glut for northwest wine makers
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Two more cattle have been mysteriously killed in rural eastern Oregon.
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How one reporter battled covid-19 for seven weeks
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COVID-19 Could Rip Through Northwest Firefighter Camps
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Coronavirus Pandemic Disrupts Native Mourning Traditions