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The snake Rivers Lower Granite Dam spillway. Steve Ringman | The Seattle Times | TNS | File Photo

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Tearing out lower Snake River dams gaining support

For more than two decades, Eastern Washington residents have heard proposals to tear out the lower Snake River…

The view from inside the operations center at the heart of the interstate 5 bridge on Oct. 25, 2018. Mark Graves | The Oregonian | File Photo

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I-5 Bridge project staff says Oregon will administer tolling

Tolling for the proposed new Interstate 5 Bridge will be administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation, the…

Jennifer Buchanan | The Seattle TImes | TNS 
Three Seattle bicycle officers cross 3rd Avenue at Pike Street on Monday, March 14, 2022, in downtown Seattle.

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Downtown Seattle’s crime, inequity issues can get better

Seattle-area officials and urbanist Richard Florida agree: The prognosis for downtown COVID-19 recovery is good, if stakeholders can…

Mark Morical | The Bend Bulletin | TNS | File Photo
Tony Barnes and Cindy Morical, both of Vancouver, Washington, hike along the Angel’s Rest Trail in the Columbia River Gorge on July 5, 2021.

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Adventure blossoms in the Columbia River Gorge

Wildflowers aren’t the only seasonal visitors that start popping up in abundance all over the Columbia River Gorge…

Travelers are advised to prepare for ferry delays on Labor Day weekend.

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Washington State Ferries cruise toward a rocky Labor Day weekend

Canceled sailings at Washington State Ferries could worsen for Labor Day weekend as crew shortages and quarantines continue…

Richard Read | Los Angeles Times, file photo 
Exit lanes from Point Roberts sit empty at the local Canadian border station, which was shut down to all but essential travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Canadian border opened 2 weeks ago — how many people are taking advantage of it?

The number of noncommercial travelers crossing from the U.S. into Canada more than doubled in the first week…

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Northern California wildfires merge as more people flee

California’s largest wildfire so far this year merged with another, smaller fire overnight, swelling to 190,625 acres by…

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Weyerhaeuser sells portion of old Longview Timber lands to Oregon company

The Daily News

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State DNR will close lands east of Cascades due to extreme fire danger

By Amanda Zhou

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Herrera Beutler challenger Kent leads in fundraising among pro-Trump rivals

By Jim Brunner

Business

Heat wave, drought disrupt ag market, production

By Mitchell Roland

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State declares drought emergency

Excludes Seattle, Tacoma and Everett

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Idaho governor warns of worst wildfire season in years

BOISE, Idaho — With smoke wafting across the sky above him, Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday implored Idahoans…