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Western Washington residents preparing their homes for wildfire season
COUPEVILLE, Wash. — Cool, gray Memorial Days are pretty standard in western Washington, but our summers are increasingly warm and dry -- making wildfire danger very real across the western part of the state. Teri Jo Summer-Reiger routinely readies her home for fire season every year. It's something many...
A home for predators? The secrets of McNeil Island, Washington
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to include recent data and criticism from the Seattle Times. West of Tacoma within the Puget Sound, one island sits relatively abandoned - or at least, it might seem from the outside. Visiting the island is prohibited without special permission, although some urban explorers sometimes seek out an adventure under the cover of darkness. This is McNeil Island, a place with a long history as Washington State's home for "undesirables," convicted criminals who needed to be separated from society.
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