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Wildfire Season
6:55 am
Wed June 12, 2013

Wildfire Season Looks Bad For Central Idaho, Easier In Southern Part Of The State

Where you are in Idaho will determine your wildfire risk this summer. Fire officials gave their predictions Tuesday on what fire seasons will be like around the state. If you’re in southern Idaho you shouldn’t see the type of catastrophic wildfires we had last year.

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I-5 Bridge Collapse
5:57 pm
Tue June 11, 2013

Skagit River Bridge Collapse Preliminary Report

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A view from above the I-5 bridge after it collapsed.

Federal investigators released a preliminary report Tuesday about last month’s I-5 bridge collapse over the Skagit River. What’s new in the report is a piece of information about the driver of the truck that struck the bridge.

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Second Special Session
4:34 pm
Tue June 11, 2013

Inslee Announces Second Special Session, Prepares For Government Shutdown

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference in Olympia.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee will call lawmakers back into a second special session beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday. He’s also beginning preparations for a government shutdown on July 1 if there’s no deal by then.

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Ricin Letters
6:33 am
Tue June 11, 2013

CIA-Bound Ricin Letter Found In Spokane

The 5th letter in a ricin-poisoning investigation, addressed to the Central Intelligence Agency, has been retrieved in Spokane. Paige Browning reports.

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Water Rights
6:06 pm
Mon June 10, 2013

Klamath Tribes Call In Their Water Rights

With drought conditions worsening in Southern Oregon, the Klamath Tribes for the first time are exercising their claim as the most senior water rights holder in the Klamath Basin.

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Gray Wolves
7:19 am
Mon June 10, 2013

US Fish And Wildlife Propose To Delist Gray Wolf

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A gray wolf in Idaho.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday it plans to stop protecting the gray wolf and put the states in charge of managing these predators. But the plan is already facing some tough opposition from wolf advocate groups that say it’s too early for this discussion. EarthFix reporter Aaron Kunz explains.

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Cle Elum Wildfire
7:00 am
Mon June 10, 2013

DNR Files Lawsuit In Taylor Bridge Fire

Credit Courtney Flatt / EarthFix
The Washington Department of Natural Resources has filed a lawsuit against two companies it says caused the Taylor Bridge Fire outside Cle Elum, Wash., last summer.

The Washington Department of Natural Resources has filed a lawsuit against two companies it says caused a massive wildfire outside Cle Elum, Washington, last summer.

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Hanford Cleanup
4:49 pm
Fri June 7, 2013

Washington State Officials 'Extremely Disappointed' Over Key Hanford Deadlines

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee and the state attorney general say they’re "extremely disappointed" that the U.S. Department of Energy may miss several key deadlines for cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

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Bee Sperm Bank
4:36 pm
Fri June 7, 2013

WSU Researchers To Create Sperm Bank For Honey Bees

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Washington State University scientists are developing a sperm bank to capture the biodiversity of honey bees. The hope is to breed stronger pollinators, since populations keep declining.

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POW Letter
6:01 am
Fri June 7, 2013

Bowe Bergdahl's Parents Confirm New Correspondence

Parents of captured Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl recently had some good news. The family says they received a handwritten letter from their son, who's been held as a prisoner of war by the Taliban for almost four years.

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