© 2024 WJSU
Jackson Mississippi's Source for News and Jazz
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
To support WJSU text WJSU to 71777 or click the Donate button

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, Triââ

  • Picker Erika Nicolas Garcia, 18, fills her pail at a blueberry farm near Hillsboro, Ore.
    Why This Year's Blueberry Bounty Has Growers Feeling Blue
    Anna King
    A bountiful blueberry crop this summer means lower prices. That's welcome news for consumers, but might spell trouble for blueberry farmers.
  • Forensic artists think this is what Kennewick Man looked like.
    Prehistoric 'Kennewick Man' Was All Beefcake
    Anna King
    "K-Man," as he's known to locals, lived more than 9,500 years ago in what is now Washington state. Scientists studying his ancient bones say he was all athlete, with a soccer player's leg muscles and a killer arm that might fit right in among today's major league players.
  • Maregarita Magana, 34, snips off the stem of an early Fuji apple in Chiawana Orchards near Pasco, Wash. State farmers worry that many apples might be left on the trees this year.
    In Washington State, Picker Shortage Threatens Apple Boom
    Anna King
    Washington state apple growers are harvesting the second-largest crop in history, but it appears there won't be enough workers to get the fruit off the trees quickly enough. The next few weeks are when the bulk of the region's fruit is picked. The labor shortage comes as apple prices are high.
  • Simone Wiegele of Germany riding "Arkansas" in action during a 2011 competition in Leipzig, Germany. The sport is becoming more popular in the American northwest, and parents of kids who learn horse vaulting say it helps teach concentration and confidence.
    Think Soccer Is Tough? Try Handstands On A Horse
    Anna King
    A lot of kids play soccer, others play chess, and some kids do handstands on the backs of galloping horses. It's a risky pastime, but parents say it teaches concentration and is a lot less expensive than other equestrian sports — even if it does take their breath away sometimes.