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Red flag, dry conditions, multiple wildfires worry Northwest fire managers after Fourth holiday
There’s red flag warnings and heat advisories in several areas of the Northwest this week, along with several growing wildfires.
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Is it safe? Trouble, and now violence, mar popular Gorge concert venue and campsite
Dead & Company start playing the Gorge July 7th. It’s the first large event at the venue since a deadly, double-murder shooting incident and two more that were shot. The electronic rave incident is just the latest violence at the popular music spot. Drug related deaths, sexual assaults and even a car that ran over campers has marred the fun in the past. Is there enough security at “Heaven’s Amphitheater?” Gorge goers have mixed opinions.
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More radioactive waste under Hanford's '324 Building' than previously known
That’s according to the U.S. Department of Energy today.
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Massive Hanford waste melter flipped on for a test – for the second time
The Hanford site, in southeast Washington state, stores about 56 million gallons of radioactive waste in aging underground tanks, not far from the Columbia River.
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Melter to treat radioactive waste switches on for the second time at Hanford
A massive melter that’s intended to help treat radioactive waste at Hanford has just been flipped on for a test – for the second time. The Hanford site [in southeast Washington state] stores about 56-million-gallons of radioactive goo waste in aging underground tanks, not far from the Columbia River. It’s the leftovers from making plutonium during WWII and the Cold War.
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NW farmers high-five lifting of retaliatory tariffs on exports to India
The announcement comes from the White House and the Indian government during the ongoing state visit
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Many of WA's most exclusive cherries are shipped abroad
Correspondent Anna King explains.
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Rare, super-luxe greenhouse Northwest cherries fetch top dollar in Asia
It’s peak cherry season in the Northwest. The fruits are typically grown outdoors in an orchard. This business in southeast Washington is doing things a little differently.
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‘It’s going to take all of us’ – Yakama Nation youth learn about Hanford’s legacy
Long before the U.S. government made plutonium for bombs at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington [state], the land belonged to native peoples. For the Yakama Nation, the area was vital for hunting and fishing. Tribal leaders want young people to know about their legacy, and the fight that lies ahead.
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The Northwest is approaching 'peak dryness' much sooner than expected this year
All the sunny days last month have added up to warmer soils and plants drying out more quickly. The driest part of the year usually hits in mid- or late-summer.
