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The Reflector
January 24, 2018
Washington state Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, is at it again with recognition for one beloved cryptid, though this time the lawmaker is eyeing a fundraising opportunity for Washington state parks through Sasquatch-branded license plates with a bill in the Legislature this year. Senate Bill 6151 would createÃÂ ...
KOMO News
January 23, 2018
A push to end the death penalty in Washington state made its debut in the Legislature Monday with some big name criminal justice leaders backing the plan. Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, and King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, a Republican, testified before the Senate Law and Justice Committee.
KIRO Seattle
January 22, 2018
Ascending to 14,410 feet above sea level, Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape. An active volcano, Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U.S.A., spawning six major rivers. Subalpine wildflower meadows ring the icy volcano while ancient forest cloaks Mount.
Alaska Dispatch News
January 22, 2018
The fissure was first spotted in October on Rattlesnake Ridge in south central Washington state, overlooking Interstate 82 and the Yakima River. Since then, a 20-acre chunk of mountainside — roughly 4 million cubic yards of rock, enough to fill 25 football stadiums to the top of the bleachers, eight stories upÃÂ ...
Tri-City Herald
January 17, 2018
An angler above Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River had good reason to be nervous. Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife officers conducting a boat patrol on the river stopped to talk to two men fishing from a jetty in the area, according to the agency. One of the men was nervous and admittedÃÂ ...
The Spokesman-Review
January 17, 2018
New Washington State defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys held a 15-minute conference call with reporters Tuesday afternoon – his first media availability since being announced by the Cougars last week ... I had a chance to do bank lines again on the river, which is something that was illegal in Minnesota.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
January 17, 2018
Also nearby are the Yakima River and Interstate 82, which connects Oregon to busy Interstate 90. I-82 is the main route through central Washington's Yakima Valley, which produces many of America's hops, cherries, apples and mint. The state has deemed it safe to remain open but has placed 44 shippingÃÂ ...
The Spokesman-Review
January 16, 2018
A slow-moving landslide in a fertile farming region in Washington state has forced evacuations as officials prepare for what they say is inevitable – the collapse of a ridge that sits above a few dozen homes ... Also nearby are the Yakima River and Interstate 82, which connects Oregon to busy Interstate 90.
The Reflector
January 9, 2018
Even with a shift in power in the Washington state Senate, Sen. Ann Rivers is “cautiously optimistic” about how the now-started legislative session for 2018 will go. Rivers, R-La Center, sat down with The Reflector Jan. 3 in an hour-long interview covering that power shift, differences between legislativeÃÂ ...
The Reflector
January 9, 2018
Inslee, joined by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center and Rep. David Sawyer, D-Tacoma, voiced vehement opposition to Sessions' announcement, calling out President Donald Trump's administration for going against what Inslee called progress. The group wasÃÂ ...
NPR
January 8, 2018
So far, the Washington state Department of Natural Resources says it has looked at its own data and the quarry's, and that the interstate and the river are not likely threatened. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was briefed near the slide outside of Union Gap, Wash., on Sunday. He told reporters there that rightÃÂ ...
WTOP
January 6, 2018
8, 2016 about the state of Washington filing a lawsuit against Monsanto, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Monsanto stopped producing ... four to eight decades ago that was applied by the U.S. government, Washington State, local cities, and industries into many products to make them safer.
KUOW News and Information
January 6, 2018
Stuart said if those structures were damaged, it would hamper their ability to control the river's flows, protect salmon and get water to farmers. Meanwhile, officials in Washington state are also scrambling to prepare for the possibility of a major landslide. That includes protecting the environment. At the bottomÃÂ ...
The Cannabist
January 6, 2018
Washington state leaders slammed the Trump administration's move Thursday to roll back Obama-era leniency on legalized marijuana, saying they'll defend the will of state ... “The money is going everywhere and rightly or wrongly, we need that money to take care of the people in our state,” Rivers said.
Seattle Times
January 6, 2018
Kevin Van De Wege, a Sequim Democrat, would raise $200 million in bonds for projects that can offset potential effects to rivers and streams associated with the domestic wells. Property owners would be allowed to drill new wells while counties have five years to come up with a more permanent watershedÃÂ ...
Flathead Beacon
January 5, 2018
SEATTLE – Developers of a massive coal-export terminal proposed on the Columbia River have sued Washington state over the project. Utah-based Lighthouse Resources sued in federal court in Tacoma Wednesday, alleging that state officials violated federal laws in delaying and denying permits for itsÃÂ ...
Capital Press
January 4, 2018
Halfway through the current fiscal year, pot sales have topped $500 million and generated more than $100 million in taxes. Democratic and Republican state leaders vowed to protect pot sales, saying Washington state has come to rely on money from marijuana taxes. Republican Sen. Ann Rivers of LaÃÂ ...
The Spokesman-Review
January 3, 2018
SEATTLE – Developers of a massive coal-export terminal proposed on the Columbia River have sued Washington state over the project. Utah-based Lighthouse Resources sued in federal court in Tacoma on Wednesday, alleging that state officials violated federal laws in delaying and denying permits forÃÂ ...
Hood River News
January 3, 2018
#Following a recommendation by Washington state energy regulators to deny a Columbia River oil terminal, Gov. Jay Inslee will have the last say on the project's outcome. #The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) on Dec. 19 finalized their recommendation to deny Vancouver Energy'sÃÂ ...
The Columbian
December 31, 2017
In this March 6, 2017, file photo, the logo for the Washington State Attorney General's office stands behind as Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference, in Seattle. Washington taking the .... Kennewick Man was found on the banks of the Columbia River in 1996 by two college students.
CougCenter
December 19, 2017
Former Washington State standout, River Cracraft, tweeted out a picture on Monday with a Denver Broncos jersey two months after being released by the same team. Cracraft signed with the Broncos practice squad in October and was waived a few days later after sustaining a hamstring injury. His signingÃÂ ...
The Spokesman-Review
December 18, 2017
Former Washington State wide receiver River Cracraft is getting a second chance with the NFL's Denver Broncos. Cracraft re-signed with the Broncos practice squad on Monday, exactly two months after the club brought him on board the first time. Denver waived Cracraft a few days after his first stint due toÃÂ ...
The Seattle Times
December 17, 2017
Meanwhile Atlantic salmon from the collapse of one of three farms at Cooke's Cypress Island facility are still turning up in Washington rivers. The Upper Skagit tribe keeps catching Atlantics more than three months after that farm fell apart, dumping more than 160,000 Atlantic salmon in Puget Sound.
U.S. News & World Report
December 16, 2017
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Members of Congress from Washington state are praising the decision to start negotiations early next year over the future of a half-century-old agreement between the United States and Canada that governs hydropower and flood control operations along the Columbia River.
WSU News
December 5, 2017
What began as a enormous swirling mass of clouds near Hawaii a week earlier evolved into an atmospheric river that swooped in on Washington state on Nov. 22 and lingered throughout much of the next day. Its appearance made Nov. 23 the warmest Thanksgiving since records started being kept inÃÂ ...
Natural Resources Defense Council
December 5, 2017
I live in Oregon, not far from the banks of the Columbia River and just across the river from Washington State. I live on land that historically was Wasco and Yakama territory. Around here, the salmon are in the trees. No other species connects the ocean, the whales, the rivers, the bears, the trees, the peopleÃÂ ...
The Weather Channel
December 31, 1999
Also nearby are the Yakima River and Interstate 82, which connects Oregon to busy Interstate 90. I-82 is the main route through central Washington's Yakima Valley, which produces many of America's hops, cherries, apples and mint. The state has deemed it safe to remain open but has placed 44 shippingÃÂ ...
WSU News
December 31, 1999
Columbia River Chinook salmon have lost as much as two-thirds of their genetic diversity, Washington State University researchers have found. ... samples — some harvested as many as 7,000 years ago — and comparing them to the DNA of Chinook currently swimming in the Snake and Columbia rivers.
Kozi Radio
December 31, 1999
14, 2017 – Washington State Parks invites the public to start the new year off with a First Day Hike on Monday, Jan. 1, at more ... Lake Wenatchee State Park: Take a guided snowshoe hike along the Wenatchee River and through the park's forests, and take in the view across Lake Wenatchee. SnowshoesÃÂ ...
Red River Radio
November 6, 2017
At stake is control of the Washington state Senate where the GOP holds a one-seat majority. It's currently the only Republican-held legislative ...
Capital Press
November 4, 2017
Derek Sandison, director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture, says the U.S. and Canada are close on recommendations for ...
Seattle Times
October 28, 2017
A judge says Washington state improperly denied a sublease request, ... sublease to operate docks at the facility along the Columbia River.
WSU News
October 19, 2017
A Washington State University researcher has found that the mating habits ... The study, “Sex that moves mountains: The influence of spawning fish on river ... landscapes featured broad, shallow rivers and streams with easily ...
Rider Magazine
October 19, 2017
In getting to points north, east and west here in Washington state, at least a ... back to the pine forests and river valleys of yet another foothill range…tasty! ... The Three Rivers Inn Hotel is nice and clean, has a pool and the ...
KOMO News
October 19, 2017
5, as crews battle the wildfire that has also caused evacuations and sparked blazes across the Columbia River in Washington state. (Tristan ...
Predominantly Orange
October 18, 2017
Denver Broncos: Slot WR River Cracrafft college highlights ... The former Washington State slot man comes to the Broncos with no prior ...
The Spokesman-Review
October 18, 2017
WSU receiver River Cracraft waits with teammates before the start of the game against USC on Saturday, Nov 1, 2014 at Martin Stadium in ...
ABC News
October 18, 2017
'Atmospheric river' will deluge Washington state, Oregon ... Atmospheric rivers transport up to half the West Coast's precipitation each year ...
U.S. News & World Report
October 17, 2017
Rain and Wind Move Into Washington State This Week ... the rainfall could cause minor flooding on the Skokomish and North Cascade rivers.
The Spokesman-Review
October 15, 2017
Spokane author Shawn Vestal has won the Washington State Book Award for ... “Like Evel Knievel's Snake River canyon jump (which makes a ...
KING5.com
October 11, 2017
California taking Washington state up on offer to help fight fires ... on the Teanaway River Fire tonight before resting up and heading south.
Seattle Times
September 26, 2017
Rail cars carry coal from a plant in Rawlins, Wyo. In a sign of how seriously the coal industry takes actions by Washington state regarding coal, ...
U.S. News & World Report
December 31, 1999
Members of Congressional delegations from Oregon and Washington state say the Trump administration has walked away from the federal ...
The Spokesman-Review
December 31, 1999
25 Washington State (7-2, 4-2) on Senior Day and Dad's Weekend for the ... Tavares Martin Jr. caught two early touchdown passes, but River ...
Seattle Times
December 31, 1999
More than 65 Washington state firefighters and seven wildland fire ... on Tuesday just finished an assignment at the Teanaway River Fire.
The Spokesman-Review
December 31, 1999
From couch to Clippers: Ex-Washington State hooper Ike Iroegbu inks ... Rivers had a brief visit with Iroegbu before tipoff in which he relayed a ...
Vermont Biz
December 31, 1999
Over 450 Keurig Green Mountain volunteers (here in the Winooski River in Waterbury) helped to remove trash and debris from rivers across the ...
Centralia Chronicle
September 28, 2017
The Washington State Department of Ecology has denied a key permit for the Millennium Bulk Terminals in Longview, a decision that if itÃÂ ...
WTOP
September 28, 2017
FILE- This May 12, 2005, file photo, shows the port of Longview on the Columbia River at Longview, Wash. The Department of Ecology saidÃÂ ...
Seattle Times
September 27, 2017
Rail cars carry coal from a plant in Rawlins, Wyo. In a sign of how seriously the coal industry takes actions by Washington state regarding coal,ÃÂ ...
