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Largest dam brought desert to life
Water that began as snow melt in Canada roars over the Grand Coulee Dam at night.
Residents can return to Badger Mountain-area homes
At the Badger Mountain fire complex north of Wenatchee, officials lowered the Level 3 evacuation order to Level 2, meaning residents of about 160 homes could return.
The Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington. Soap Lake. Wheat-country blues in Washington's least-populous county Walla Walla might be flush with the grape, but just down the road the juice runs out in ...
Huge South Cascades Wildfire Keeps Growing
The biggest fire to strike Washington's south Cascade Range in decades continued to grow Monday, as weather forecasters warned of hazardous fire conditions for most of the east side of the state.
People all around Washington are seeing and smelling smoke. Here's a brief overview of some of those fires.
New wildfires in Eastern Washington
Hundreds of Spokane Valley residents who were forced to evacuate by a destructive fire that burned 13 houses were allowed to return to their homes on Sunday.
20,000 acre wildfire erupts near Soap Lake
State resources are on their way to help firefighters battling a wildfire that erupted near Soap Lake on Sunday.
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Two people injured in early-morning crash
Two people were transported to Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake early Saturday after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 17 between Moses Lake and Soap Lake.
The World Harmony Run torch relay will stop at Walla Walla Point Park on Friday to honor 11 residents or organizations that have made positive contributions to the Wenatchee Valley.
Auburn man unearths 'Weird Washington'
It's just he has this great sense for mystery, intrigue and strangeness. "I wasn't overly obsessed, but I was adventurous.
Bookmonger: Washington's Weird Wonders
Well, if the "Say WA" campaign to try to lure tourists to our state isn't kooky enough, now there's a book called "Weird Washington" that should convince everybody once and for all that Washingtonians are ...
Ephrata man speaks on oil prices to Senate panel
WASHINGTON — One is a billionaire financier and the other operates seven gas stations and convenience stores in a farming community of 7,000 in Eastern Washington.
WA: Grant County - the saga continues
The Ephrata / Soap Lake / Moses Lake p.d. crisis has gone away, but the lawsuit that fixed it hasn't. From the Columbia Basin Herald: ACLU mulls appeal in Grant County public defender settlement - Judge ruled ...
Snohomish Knights of Columbus ride bikes to raise money
Three Snohomish Knights of Columbus members recently pedaled 286 miles to raise $2,656 to help six Archdiocese of Seattle seminarians.
Fishing -- Diversity is the name of the game
The waters along Highway 17, and the species of fish that call them home, are as varied as the crops grown on the fields of central Grant County.
Chalk rabbit met Third Avenue need for bunny
Courtesy of Sally Goodwin Matthew Weaver crouches by his masterpiece during Chalk on the Block in 2007.
Bus service scheduled for Grand Coulee light shows
MOSES LAKE — The Grant Transit Authority will begin bus service Friday and Saturday evenings to Grand Coulee for the laser light show at Grand Coulee Dam.
Health Officer Warns of Measles Threat
“You may not know you are sick until you have a rash”
Lewis County hasn't had a case of the measles in more than 10 years, and 96 percent of all children beginning kindergarten have been immunized to prevent the highly-contagious ailment, according to the Lewis ... via The Chronicle, Centralia, WA
Plant giveaway scheduled for Sunday Free heirloom tomato plants will be given away Sunday to those interested in growing heirloom tomatoes for TomatoFare 2008 on Aug. via Wenatchee World