Courtney Flatt
Stories
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Environment
These dogs sniff out invasive mussels to protect Washington waters
At a watercraft inspection station along the highway a few miles from the Idaho border, one very good boy is doing a very good job.
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Science
How a dog-like robot is training for space exploration on Mount Hood
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Federal grant to help people in Northeastern Washington get hooked up to the power grid
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Officials clash over North Cascade grizzly bear reintroduction
In a recent heated committee hearing on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, argued against bringing grizzly bears to the North Cascades.
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‘The water’s nice today’: One man’s quest to jump in the Columbia River for 25 years
Call it determination. Call it follow through. Or just call it pure stubbornness. One Tri-Cities man has found a way to beat the heat and the cold. He’s jumped in the Columbia River for 300 months straight
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Tri-Cities largest warehouse fire still smoldering, spitting out potentially toxic smoke
A month in and the largest warehouse fire in the Tri-Cities is still smoldering, kicking up plumes of potentially toxic smoke.
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Environment
Elevated 'forever chemicals' found in Kennewick's drinking water
The City of Kennewick has found “forever chemicals” in its drinking water. These PFAs chemicals can be harmful to your health.
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Arts & Life
Northwest reality TV stars, from the Golden Bachelor to MasterChef Jr.
Turn on your TV, and you might spot some Northwesterners competing in cooking contests, quiz shows and traveling races.
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From Vegas to Waitsburg, classroom a new stage for former showgirl
If you went to Las Vegas in the 1980s, you might have seen dancers covered in feathers and rhinestones. A former Tropicana showgirl now lives in Waitsburg – and she’s bringing her life’s story and the lessons she’s learned to a Walla Walla classroom.
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Nerves slippery for Washington’s Ski to Sea race
In a few weeks, relay teams will race from the snowy hills of Mount Baker Ski Area to the salty waters of Bellingham Bay. But organizers have to really watch the snow.