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Wind energy could be stored underground among volcanic rock formations in two places in Eastern Washington, making the seasonal and intermittent power that wind generates more practical, according to...
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The CEO of the Hanford Reach Intepretive Center is adding management of a Richland museum to her duties. Lisa Toomey will act as interim executive director of the CREHST museum for the next year or...
2013/05/21 04:45
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The Vancouver City Council on Monday unanimously approved the creation of a local improvement district so 467 homeowners near the Columbia River can pay for railroad crossing safety upgrades for...
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Washington Congressman Denny Heck starts the chant, "Pass it Now" as he speaks Monday to several hundred union members from across the Puget Sound region rallying on the steps of the Capitol in...
2013/05/21 04:34
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The legislation signed Monday allows public agencies to board abandoned or derelict vessels to assess whether they pose a threat to the environment. It would require owners of vessels longer than 65...
2013/05/21 04:02
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But he vetoed some sections, including a proposal to spend $81 million planning a replacement bridge that would extend Interstate 5 over the Columbia River. "There is no wisdom in expending these...
2013/05/21 02:44
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Spring chinook fishing in the lower Columbia River will open Saturday and continue daily, segueing into the summer salmon season debut on June 16. Washington and Oregon officials on Monday approved...
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The Columbia River will reopen Saturday to spring chinook fishing below Bonneville Dam. Fish managers in Oregon and Washington met by telephone late Monday afternoon and said the spring run appears...
2013/05/20 18:57
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... my name is Yellowstone. I might look mean, but really, I’m a nice guy.” Image: Erik Klemetti Sometimes I get very frustrated by the way volcanoes are portrayed in the media. Yes, I realize...
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2013/05/20 16:31
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May 20, 2013 (IRRIGON, Ore.) -- Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with...
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The price tag for a spinal fusion surgery can range from $50,000 at one hospital to $71,000 at another — and that's just in Vancouver. Take a trip across the Columbia River for the procedure, and you...
2013/05/20 13:44
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Lewis River Golf Course Golfers finish a round at the 18th hole at Camas Meadows golf course. Terry Cavender was tired of athletes starting a journey from Clark County. He wanted this region to...
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RICHLAND, Wash.- You may not hear about it very often, but cystic fibrosis affects a lot of people in our communities. In Richland Sunday, hundreds gathered for a walk to help fight the disease. The...
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VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Vancouver, Wash.-based organization dedicated to preserving land near the Columbia River has opened a new office in Hood River, Ore., in an effort to raise its profile. The...
2013/05/19 23:44
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Richard Beechler said he was homeless for a little less than a year when he had saved up enough from his unemployment checks to buy a 25-foot Owens cabin boat to call home. The purple wooden boat has...
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It's amazing the kind of problems one little plant with an odd name can cause. Until just a few weeks ago, most of us hadn't heard of the White Bluffs bladderpod. Now, it's a household name in...
2013/05/19 14:57
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The treatment season for the continued eradication of spartina, or cordgrass — categorized by the Washington Sate Department of Agriculture as a noxious weed that can harm shellfish — begins June 1...
2013/05/19 14:08
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We've rounded up 12 convenient Memorial Day escapes from coast to coast to ensure that you spend more time enjoying your blues festival (or pool party) than you do deciding where to go. Thinking...
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Yes: Speculative arguments against proposed terminals are overblown, ignore benefits including job creation I've spent 13 years at BNSF Railway, working on trains as conductor and engineer. I've...
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... investments, incrementally, over time," said Charles Marohn, executive director of Strong Towns. Lee Rafferty, executive director of Vancouver's Downtown Association, leads participants in last...