Nevada county hopes plan prevents sage grouse from endangered listing
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RENO, Nev. - Officials in a rural northeastern Nevada county have approved a pilot project designed to keep sage grouse off the endangered species list by killing ravens with poisoned eggs and by reducing wildfire threats through livestock grazing.Elko County commissioners say the program set to begin on the 15,000-acre Devils Gate Ranch is needed because wildfires and ravens pose the biggest ...
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UPDATE Fewer pickets outside shuttered Nippon paper mill
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Rick Burton of Port Angeles, a papermaker for Nippon Paper Industries USA, walks down the Waterfront Trail from a gathering of fellow pickets after Wednesday’s walkout by the company’s unionized employees. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily ...
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Children will stand trial for US gun plot
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Two boys, aged 10 and 11, will stand trial for allegedly plotting to rape and kill one girl and kill other classmates after a ruling by a judge in Washington state. The boys, from Colville, have been found competent to stand trial in juvenile court. Authorities have alleged they concocted the murder plot in February while attending the fifth grade. The names of the boys have not been ...
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Woman critically injured in kayaking accident on Green River
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RAVENSDALE, Wash. - A woman is in critical condition after her kayak flipped over Sunday on the Green River, King County sheriff's officials said. It was the most serious of two kayaking accidents on the Green River within a few miles of one another.The woman, believed to be in her 40s, had launched her kayak at Kanaskat-Palmer Recreation Area near Ravensdale. Her friends were able to pull ...
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Protesters call for the downing of drones
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There have been huge protests in Washington with people protesting the use of drone planes. Protesters have held signs in an anti-drone demo outside the White House in Washington; just one of a series of public protests, dubbed April Days of Action. Protest organizers said in the future they would target military bases, universities and companies that support the US government's overseas ...
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King Co. fire chief offers gloomy assessment if levy fails
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AUBURN, Wash. - Voters in King County have just a couple of days to mail in their ballots for the maintenance and operational levy that would help restore lost revenue to several fire districts. The problem for Fire District 44 - only 25 percent of voters have sent in their ballot, but the election needs 40 percent of voters who cast a ballot in the 2012 general election to be validated. ...
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51s swept by Tacoma open four-game series Monday at Reno
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Las Vegas 51s infielder Josh Satin hits during batting practice at Cashman Field Tuesday, April 2, 2013. The 51s open the season Thursday against the RiverCats at Sacramento. This is the first year the 51s are affiliated with the ...
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6 steps to prevent skin cancer
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In observance of May's Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) has provided tips for prevention and early detection. When left untreated, melanoma is the most dangerous and aggressive form of skin cancer, accounting for more than 9,000 of the 12,000-plus skin cancer deaths each year. "While SCCA doctors have developed successful and innovative methods to ...
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