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Habitats Restored as World’s Largest Dam Removal Unleashes U.S. River
The second of two dams along the Elwha River in Washington State was demolished by crews Tuesday at Glines Canyon. The Elwha River now...
Hero Who Stopped Seattle Shooter Gets Wedding Gifts And Honeymoon Paid For By Strangers
Washington state residents were relieved that a 22-year-old college student at Seattle Pacific University tackled a gunman and thus prevented any more killings at...
Competitors Rescue Farm After Deadly Silo Collapse
A fourth-generation family farm in Washington state was reeling from the worst event in its 102-year history. A silo at the farm's nearby feed...
Feds Will Not Block State Marijuana Laws
The Obama administration said Thursday that it would not challenge laws legalizing marijuana in Colorado and Washington state as long as those states strongly...
Johnson and Johnson Removes Toxic Chemicals From Baby Products
Johnson & Johnson executives were handed 30,000 signatures from consumers in February who, instead of complaining, were praising the company. As one of the...
Wild Salmon Making Huge Comeback in California
For years, fishermen, farmers and hydroelectric dams were in a tug of war on the Klamath River in California. Finally, the once bitter enemies...
Prison Inmates Help Abused Cats Become More Adoptable
A program at a Washington state prison is improving the lives of abused cats and also the inmates who now care for them.
Five felines...
Kids Rewarded for Good Manners by Restaurant Staff
To Laura King, her three children were acting normal while enjoying dinner at an Italian restaurant in their hometown in Washington state. But staffers...
Prison Inmates Jump in to Rescue 3 Boys From Raging Creek
Prisoners working in a nearby park jumped into strong moving current to help save three boys floating downstream after their kayak overturned in a...
State Patrol Trooper Rescues Orphan Fawn Near Highway
A baby deer whose mother likely was killed by a car in Bellingham, Washington, nuzzled up to a state trooper on the scene of...
Hope for Salmon as Dams Come Down
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history began in September, marking a victory for a campaign that spanned more than two decades. Two...
At Last, a Year for State Budgets When the Sky is Not Falling
After a four-year run during which states had to close budget gaps of historic proportions, the term “surplus” is finally making a modest comeback...
He Won $3.4 Million — Then Went Back to Work as Janitor
Five years ago, an Evergreen High School custodian was in the middle of bankruptcy when he won the Washington State Lottery’s Quinto game --...
Tennessee’s Bold Leap in Care for the Aged and Disabled
After lagging behind the rest of the country for years, Tennessee is catching up fast when it comes to improvements in its health care...
Subsidized Jobs: A Faint Echo of New Deal Success
In rural Winston County, Mississippi, Taylor Machine Works — best known for its Big Red forklifts — is the primary employer. After the recession...
‘Feel-Good Environmental Film Series’ Launched
A career biologist-turned-fillmmaker thought a lot of people out there are doing great things for the environment, and wanted to capture them on...
Plywood Mill Reopens After 8 Months
Workers at the Hoquiam Plywood mill in Washington state got back to work yesterday, eight months after the mill shut down due to...
Heartland States Send National Guard to Aid Afghan Farmers
National Guard troops from a half-dozen heartland states are taking their civilian farming know-how to Afghanistan in a little-noticed aspect of the Obama administration’s...
After Bank Error Woman Returns Quarter Million Dollars
A struggling single mother from Washington state recently discovered that more than 270 thousand dollars had "magically" appeared in her bank account. But,...
Moose Rescued from Icy Washington Lake (Video)
It took rescuers several hours to pull a moose from the icy waters of a Washington State lake after it fell through...