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WA biologists capture two wolves
Washington state Fish and Wildlife biologists and wolf experts from Idaho captured what they believe are two wolves Friday in western Okanogan County, a development that could confirm the first wolf pack in ...
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2 dead in Spokane Valley WA mobile home fire
A Spokane Valley fire official says two people were found dead when crews responded to a mobile home fire.
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Boy dies of injuries from boat propeller
A 13-year-old Washington boy died after suffering traumatic injuries from a boat propeller while wakeboarding with family on Lake Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday.
WA fire crews keep eye on weather
Steady breezes and warm temperatures helped push a wildfire in south-central Washington into more timber Tuesday, as firefighters elsewhere in the state gained ground on blazes that have been burning for days.
Officials reveal cause of Valley fire
A wildfire that destroyed 11 Spokane Valley homes last week grew out of an illegal recreational fire that a local surgeon supervised three days earlier on her neighbor's vacant lot, investigators say.
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Recreational fire behind Washington tragedy
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Fire pit blamed for Valley wildfire
A recreational fire was responsible for the fire that destroyed 13 homes in the Ponderosa area of Spokane Valley, fire officials said Saturday.
Crews make headway against Eastern Wash. wildfires
Fire crews, aided by improving weather conditions, made progress Saturday against wildfires that scorched thousands of acres in Eastern Washington.
Gov. Gregoire Declares State of Emergency In Spokane Valley
Winds gusting to 50 mph pushed a 1,200-acre wildfire that destroyed at least four homes in a heavily wooded part of the suburban Spokane Valley on Thursday evening, and residents of a wide area were told to ...
Wildfire burns 4 homes in Spokane WA suburb
With daylight, firefighters are renewing the battle against wildfires that have destroyed eight homes in Spokane Valley and burned thousands of acres in other parts of Eastern Washington.
Badger Mountain Fire threatens homes, then calms
A helicopter drops water Thursday near a hand crew at the north end of the Badger Mountain Fire.
Big apartment complex planned in Valley
A Spokane developer plans to build an $11.4 million, 144-unit apartment complex west of the Mirabeau area in Spokane Valley.
Wildfires burn 3 homes in Spokane WA suburb
New wildfires pushed by strong winds burned three homes in a wooded area of suburban Spokane Valley late Thursday, and other homes were being evacuated.
Report compares CBC graduation rates to other community colleges in Washington
Hispanic students are graduating from Columbia Basin College at lower rates than other community colleges in the state, but officials say the numbers may be deceptive.
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July 6: Two hurt in motorcycle-truck accident
Two people were injured July 6 in a two-vehicle accident south of Oroville on Highway 97.
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Fire officials make plea to avoid problems
Banned: Firecrackers, pop-bottle rockets and missiles are banned everywhere in Washington except for designated areas in tribal lands, Suncrest and Deer Park, officials said.
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