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Canada's planned pipeline would bring crude oil from Alberta to the B.C. coast

Heavy winds and high seas pounded the Eastern seaboard. But they also revealed the remains of a ship on a Nantucket beach. The wreck is believed to be nearly 150 years old.

After the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire announced a fine freeze, a man has returned an overdue magazine published in 1894.

Back in the 1950s, a newspaper editor in Nevada wrote a fake story about a camel race happening in his town as a joke. Eventually, he helped make it a real thing and the annual Virginia City Camel Race was born, which continues to this day.

Labs in Seattle and Wenatchee that were previously identified for closure were spared in the latest plan. The regional headquarters in Portland will be closed.

A Minnesota man promised $10 to anyone able to find him and tie his shoe. That was the least strange thing to happen.

A reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service and threats to federal funding could affect ongoing research in the Pacific Northwest.

Matt Rutherford set out to be the first person to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean solo. He says he was force to abandon the journey after the Russian government turned him around.

For one family turning to Spanish-language resources, the days are too busy to dwell. At night, reality sinks in.

Matt Rutherford is sailing 10,000 nautical miles, through ice floes and gales, to try and accomplish a world first. He spoke with NPR from the cabin of his boat.