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Washington state cherry harvest avoids anticipated delay

Washington state cherry harvest avoids anticipated delay

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state cherry growers have not seen significant weather damage during the harvest season that began earlier this month. The Yakima Herald reported Thursday that warm temperatures in late May eliminated an anticipated delay for growers in the Yakima Valley and the Pacific Northwest. The Northwest Cherry Growers […]

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Snow, ice cause disruptions in many Western states

Snow, ice cause disruptions in many Western states

SEATTLE (AP) — Winter weather closed schools and disrupted travel across much of the West, with ice and snow stretching from Seattle to Arizona. The Pacific Northwest shivered Tuesday under colder-than-normal conditions as snow and treacherous conditions led to another day of school closures. Winter weather also disrupted parts of […]

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House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Friday to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states, reopening a lengthy battle over the predator species. Long despised by farmers and ranchers, wolves were shot, trapped and poisoned out of existence in most of the U.S. […]

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