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Crude Oil Train Oversight Divides Lawmakers

State lawmakers in Olympia are going down divergent tracks in how to respond to the rapid increase of crude oil trains crossing the region. Timely public…

Rosetta, the European Space Agency's cometary probe with NASA contributions, is seen in an undated artist's rendering.

Rosetta Space Probe Gets Interplanetary Wake-Up Call

The European comet-chaser has been in hibernation for nearly three years in an effort to conserve power. It is due for an August rendezvous with 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

In The Name Of Science, Head-Bobbing Sea Lion Keeps The Beat

The research team at the University of California at Santa Cruz's Pinniped Cognition and Sensory Systems Laboratory says Ronan is the first nonhuman mammal to show evidence of beat keeping, something previously seen mostly in parrots and cockatoos.

King, Pierce county prosecutors dismiss more than 200 marijuana cases

Prosecutors for King and Pierce counties announced this afternoon that all misdemeanor marijuana cases in their counties have been dropped.With legal…

Low Voter Turnout Forecast for August Primary

It's that time of year when life slows down a bit, people go on vacation and they study the voters' guide for the summer primary. What? An election in…

Skagit Valley is working to diversify its economy. All Things Considered host Ed Ronco talks about that and other stories ahead of our KNKX Connects broadcast.

KNKX Connects: Host previews special broadcast in Skagit Valley

MOUNT VERNON, WASH. — Today, All Things Considered broadcasts from Mount Vernon City Library for KNKX Connects to Skagit Valley. Host Ed Ronco talked with…

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