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Man with Moses Lake ties disappears during road trip
MOSES LAKE - A California man with Moses Lake ties has vanished under peculiar circumstances, according to his family. 40-year-old Paul Flores of Stockton, California was driving from his hometown to Moses Lake to visit his son, nieces and two grandchildren when he suddenly disappeared last Friday. Flores' family says...
Fencing program may keep bears at bay
Homeowners can be reimbursed up to $500 for installation. Local homeowners can be reimbursed for the cost of installing electric fencing through a new program aimed at keeping bears away from attractants like garbage, beehives, chicken coops and fruit trees. A cost-share program to help homeowners pay for bear-resistant fencing...
Thunderstorms ignite several new fires in the Methow region
Lightning storms ignited several new fires in and around the Methow Valley in the past week, closing the North Cascades Highway and many trails along the highway corridor. Still, those fires remain small compared with the human-caused Pioneer Fire on Lake Chelan, which had grown to 30,667 acres as of Tuesday (July 23).
Chewuch Coffee Traders puts flavor first at newly opened Twisp shop
When Sean Downes set up shop in the Methow Valley, he applied his background in science and love for wine to coffee distributing. “The quality of wine is often an opinion,” Downes said. “So there’s good and bad wine from a craft perspective, but in reality flavors are just flavors. We all have the same basic flavor senses like sour, sweet, bitter, umami. Flavor extends upwards as a tree — at least that’s the hypothesis — with more and more nuance depending on aromas and what we perceive in our own personal backgrounds.”
On the hunt for breakfast in the Methow Valley
Restaurant challenges limit local options for residents, tourists. It’s a common question among locals and visitors alike:. “Where in the world can we get breakfast around here?”. Visitor center staffers such as Marlene Temple in Winthrop say they get that question a lot. Inquiring tourists won’t find an official...
2,800 lightning strikes from storms Wednesday leads to 15 new wildfire starts
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The U.S. Forest Service reports that 15 new fire starts have been detected in the past 24 hours in Idaho, with more expected. Strong winds and thunderstorms across eastern Oregon and western Idaho Wednesday further complicated matters for fire managers as resources are already stretched thin. The National Weather Service in Boise reports 2,800 lightning strikes came from the storms on Wednesday, leading Forest Service personnel to believe more fires could soon be detected.
Kroger opioid settlement funds on their way to Gig Harbor, other cities
Most jurisdictions in the West Sound have signed on to a settlement agreement with grocery company Kroger following a lawsuit over its role in the opioid crisis. Others are expected to follow suit. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the $47.5 million settlement in April. The grocery company, which does...
After Texas Fire destroyed Idaho home, fundraiser seeks help for reconstruction
When Marsha Schoeffler first found out, she was standing at her sink pitting cherries. One of her neighbors knocked on her door, telling her a fire had started about a mile away. She lives four miles from Kendrick, a rural north central Idaho town home to around 300 people in Latah County. She walked out […] The post After Texas Fire destroyed Idaho home, fundraiser seeks help for reconstruction appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Seattle conference inspires push for sustainable fishing in WA
A meeting on sustainable fishing in Seattle could inspire greater protections for Washington state's waters in Olympia. The State Innovation Exchange held the "Sustainable Aquaculture and Working Waterfronts" convention with lawmakers from 13 states. Emma Newton, senior associate with agriculture and food systems program for the State Innovation Exchange, said...
Washington restoring Capitol Lake in Olympia to its natural state
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Mother Nature is helping Washington return a man-made lake to its natural state. The state is restoring Capitol Lake, a lake created by an Olympia dam in the 1950s, to an estuary. The project is estimated to cost over $25 million and will take over a...
'Everything you could ever have could be gone': Rancher loses 300 cattle in Durkee Fire burning in Oregon
BOISE, Idaho — The Durkee Fire continues to burn in Eastern Oregon. As of July 24, it had burned over 244,000 acres. The people of Huntington and the Rye Valley area have been asked to evacuate several days in a row, leaving their belongings and even cattle behind. "I...
Spokane Valley relocates tenants to demolish home for affordable housing project
(The Center Square) – Spokane Valley is gearing up to spend $2 million on affordable housing this fall, but first, it needs to tear down a home and decide what type to start building. Over the past two years, the Valley has allocated at least $6 million in federal relief toward land acquisitions and affordable housing, of which, $4 million was spent on several projects. However, with $2 million still...
Car fleeing police in Spokane Valley causes multi-vehicle crash, 21-year-old in coma
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — One person is in a coma and several others were injured following a crash that happened in Spokane Valley last Friday. According to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office (SCSO), a deputy was trying to stop a black spray-painted Subaru heading east on Sprague near McDonald Avenue. SCSO said the Subaru did not have license plates and the driver was fleeing.
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