Anna King
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Environment
As the Northwest spring arrives, so do anxieties over water for farming, and summer wildfires
Federal, state and regional officials are worried about Washington state’s snowpack in the Olympics and Cascades
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EPA Proposes adding portions of 150 mile stretch of upper Columbia River to the Superfund list
Lead contamination is the main concern along popular rivershore and recreational sites
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Oregon researchers hope to provide new tools to help wine growers address climate change, smoke
Oregon State University is using science to block even a smudge of wildfire flavors in prime Northwest wines
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Transportation
I-82 closed for more than a week, once it opens a bigger fix looms ahead
A major east-west interstate closes for more than a week, detours causing pain and sometimes profit in bypass route of Yakima Valley communities
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Arts & Life
Piano man and mistress of music: An octogenarian Tri-Cities 'love' affair
A Northwest musical duo are inseparable in the Tri-Cities in southeast Washington – they do weddings, clubs, even musical reviews. They’ve been friends for nearly 30 years.
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Winter storms mean turn-of-the-century times for many in Corbett, Oregon, and more Northwest residen
For some in Washington and Oregon, the recent weather has meant some residents have been without water, heat, lights, and internet for days.
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Early January storms bring much-needed snow to the Northwest – is it enough?
Snow and ice have hit the lowlands across the Northwest lately, but how are we doing up high? What’s the snowpack looking like across Washington and Oregon?
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Bones and pipes are breaking across the Northwest with the cold, and now the warm up
Northwest ERs seeing lots of injuries, contractors seeing lots of frozen or burst pipes
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Celebrating the day ‘the sun turns around’ in the Pacific Northwest
Each December, tribes throughout the Pacific Northwest mark the winter solstice with what’s known as “Indian New Year.” The festivities include a feast commemorating the shortest day of the year, the return of longer days, and, eventually, springtime harvest.
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Winter solstice is also ‘Indian New Year’ in the Northwest
Dec. 21st is the winter solstice — the shortest daylight hours of the year. It was also Indian New Year across the Northwest. One of those celebrations happened on the Umatilla reservation in northeast Oregon.