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In a historic agreement, the federal government announced Thursday it will fund tribal efforts to bring salmon back to the Upper Columbia River. Two massive dams have blocked salmon from that part of the river for close to a century.
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With no end in sight for the Hollywood strikes, we check in on the new releases for the fall. Our critics share their recommendations for more than 25 films coming out between now and Thanksgiving.
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Firefighters around the country are concerned that gear laced with PFAS, a group of toxic industrial compounds, could be one reason for cancer among their ranks.
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A coalition of 25 governors and the Biden administration are set to announce a pledge Thursday morning to quadruple the number of heat pumps in U.S. homes by 2030.
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Tacoma police officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank and Timothy Rankine face felony charges in Manuel Ellis' death. Their trial began Monday.
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From 1969-1975, Fanny, a groundbreaking Filipina American-led and founded all-female rock band, achieved commercial success with the release of five critically-acclaimed albums – yet, many have not heard of them until now.
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The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced Monday it had detected invasive quagga mussel larvae in the Snake River in Twin Falls. Centennial Waterfront Park in Twin Falls is closed.
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Amazon said on Tuesday that it will hire 250,000 full and part-time workers for the holiday season, a 67% jump compared to last year.
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The NFL's two oldest coaches are Pete Carroll who's 72 and Bill Belichick who's 71 and both of them showed in Week 2 that still have what it takes to compete in this league increasingly dominated by young coaches.
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A man has been charged with a hate crime after the windows of the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle's Chinatown-International District were smashed last week.
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Manuel "Manny" Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died March 3, 2020, in hogtie restraints after a violent struggle with Tacoma police officers. After delays, the trial of three officers charged by Washington's attorney general started in September.
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Climate change, technological leaps, panicked insurers, the shifting sense of responsibility: All are powering the still-nascent, but fast-growing industry of preparing homes for wildfires.