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Evening Report – Mon., Aug 17, 2026 – Lawsuit Over New Cattle Grazing / Hanford Advisory Board

Posted on August 17, 2026 by by KRFP

Center for Biological Diversity Sues Trump Administration Sues Over 24 Million Acres of New Grazing Allocations around the West Harming Vulnerable Species.
Trump Dept. of Energy Kicks Representatives of Tribes, Labor & Environmental Groups off Hanford Advisory Board.
Woman who Died After Evacuation from Old Trails Fire May be First Fatality from Spokane Fires.
Washington AG Nick Brown Challenges Avista’s Rate Increase Proposal.
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Tags: Avista, BLM, Brooke Rollins, Center for Biologicial Diversity, Doug Bergum, Electricity, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, Environment, Evacuation, grazing, Hanford, Hanford Advisory Board, Nick Brown, Old Trails Fire, Spokane, USFS, Wildfire

Evening Report – Fri., Jun 12, 2026 – American Revolution: Human Liberty or Empire and Dominance?

Posted on June 12, 2026 by by KRFP

America at 250: WSU Historian Lawrence Hatter Discusses how the American Revolution was Both a Fight for Human Liberty and for Empire & Dominance.
Avista Puts Discussion of Potential Large Load Data Center Company on Pause.
EWU & Gonzaga Reorganize.
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Tags: American Revolution, Avista, Data Centers, Eastern Washington University, Education, Electricity, George Washington, Gonzaga University, History, Lawrence Hatter

Evening Report – Thu., Jun 11, 2026 – Drought & Fire Season Predictions

Posted on June 11, 2026 by by KRFP

Interagency Fire Center Predicts Active Fire Season for Eastern Washington.
99% of Idaho in Drought or Abnormally Dry.
Much of Washington Abnormally Dry.
“Severe Drought” in Latah County and Eastern Whitman County.
Range Media: Avista Investors Heard in Early May about Discussions with Large Load Data Center Customer.
Idaho Dept. of Correction Transitioning to Fire Squad Executions.
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Tags: Avista, Crime, Data Centers, Death Penalty, Drought, Electricity, Firing Squad, Idaho Department of Correction, Wildfire

Evening Report – Wed., Jun 10, 2026 – Avista MOU with Unnamed Data Center Company

Posted on June 10, 2026 by by KRFP

Avista Says Proposed Large Load User for Service Area is Data Center.
Court Win for Grizzly Habitat in Bitterroot National Forest.
Doctor Sues over Idaho “Life of the Mother” Abortion Law.
Pullman Council Considers Short-Term Rental Code Changes.
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Tags: abortion, Avista, Bitterroot National Forest, City of Pullman, Data Centers, Electricity, Environment, Grizzly Bears, Health, Pullman, Short-Term Rentals, Stacy Seyb, US Fish and Wildlife Service, USFS, Wildlife

Evening Report – Thu., Jun 4, 2026 – 5th District Congressional Candidates Richard Freudenberg & Andrew Bartleson

Posted on June 4, 2026 by by KRFP

Avista Signs Contract with Unnamed “Large Load” User for 16% of its Power Capacity.
Interviews with Washington 5th District Congressional Candidates Richard Freudenberg and Andrew Bartleson.
60 Sick in Idaho from Drinking Unpasteurized Raw Milk.
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Posted in Audio, Election 2026, Evening Report
Tags: Andrew Bartleson, Avista, Elections, Michael Baumgartner, Milk, Richard Freudenberg

Evening Report – Thu., Mar 12, 2026 – Commonly Owned Federal Lands / Bill to Change Idaho’s Censorship Laws

Posted on March 13, 2026 by by KRFP

Longtime Park Service Veteran Walt Dabney Tells Moscow Audience to Suss Out Candidates’ Positions on Federal Lands Sell Offs.
Idaho Republicans Want to Change Censorship Rules for Public Schools and Libraries.
Washington Lawmakers Send Bill to Governor that Would Allow State Board to Remove Decertified Sheriffs from Office.
Windstorm Knocks Out Power to 61,000 Avista Customers, Mostly North of the Palouse.
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Tags: Avista, Censorship, Education, Elections, Environment, Federal Lands, National Park Service, Public Lands, Walt Dabney, Weather, Wind, Windstorm

Evening Report – Wed., Mar 11, 2026 – Wind Storm Expected / Washington Budget

Posted on March 11, 2026 by by KRFP

Windstorm Expected in Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho Tonight. Gusts up to 70 MPH.
Washington Legislative Democrats Release Proposed Budget by Tapping into Reserves and Cutting Child Care Program.
Christ Church Elder Sells Jackson Street Grain Elevator Towers to University of Idaho.
North Idaho College Leadership & Accreditation Challenges Over for Now.
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Posted in Audio, Election 2024, Evening Report
Tags: Accreditation, Avista, Education, Nick Swayne, North Idaho College, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, University of Idaho, Washington Legislature, Weather, Wind

Evening Report – Fri., Jan 16, 2026 – Idaho Transgender Athletes Case Arguments to US Supreme Court

Posted on January 16, 2026 by by KRFP

Idaho Transgender Case Arguments Before US Supreme Court.
US Rep. Michael Baumgartner Reaction to Renee Good Killing & ICE Escalation.
Avista Wants to Increase Electric Rates by 25% in Washington by 2030.
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Tags: Avista, Electricity, ICE, Michael Baumgartner, Renee Good, Transgender, Transgender Athletes, US Supreme Court

Evening Report – Thu., Dec 18, 2025 – 11,000 Still Without Power / UI Trees / Warmest Autumn in Northwest

Posted on December 19, 2025 by by KRFP

Avista Reports 11,000 Still Without Power, Mostly in Northern Idaho; Some May Not Get Power Back until Sunday.
15 Trees Toppled on UI Campus; Damage to Trees Planted by US Presidents.
Warmest Autumn on Record in the US.
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Tags: Avista, Climate Change, Electricity, Power Outages, Theodore Roosevelt, University of Idaho, Weather, Wind

Evening Report – Wed., Dec 17, 2025 – Windstorm

Posted on December 17, 2025 by by KRFP

Extreme Winds Fells Trees, Damages Houses, Power Outages Impact 80,000 Avista Customers.
Community Groups Provide Relief to Western Washington Flooding Victims.
Trump Administration Uses Workaround to Continue with Trump Loyalist Pete Serrano as De Facto US Attorney for Eastern Washington Despite Sen. Patty Murray’s Block,
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Tags: Avista, Flooding, Patty Murray, Pete Serrano, Weather, Wind

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Evening Report – Mon., Aug 17, 2026 – Lawsuit Over New Cattle Grazing / Hanford Advisory Board

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Evening Report – Fri., Jun 12, 2026 – American Revolution: Human Liberty or Empire and Dominance?

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Evening Report – Thu., Jun 11, 2026 – Drought & Fire Season Predictions

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Evening Report – Wed., Jun 10, 2026 – Avista MOU with Unnamed Data Center Company

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Evening Report – Thu., Jun 4, 2026 – 5th District Congressional Candidates Richard Freudenberg & Andrew Bartleson

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Evening Report – Thu., Mar 12, 2026 – Commonly Owned Federal Lands / Bill to Change Idaho’s Censorship Laws

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Evening Report – Wed., Mar 11, 2026 – Wind Storm Expected / Washington Budget

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Evening Report – Fri., Jan 16, 2026 – Idaho Transgender Athletes Case Arguments to US Supreme Court

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Evening Report – Thu., Dec 18, 2025 – 11,000 Still Without Power / UI Trees / Warmest Autumn in Northwest

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