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Priest Rapids Dam is located on the Columbia River, 24 miles south of Vantage, Washington. CREDIT: GRANT COUNTY PUD

Investigation Into Leaky Spillway At Priest Rapids Dam Nearly Finished

Crews have finished drilling around 230 core samples in Priest Rapids Dam on the Columbia River in central Washington state.

This undated file photo provided by the National Park Service shows a grizzly bear walking along a ridge in Montana.National Park Service CREDIT: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Amendment Defunding Grizzly Reintroduction In Washington Passes U.S. House

An amendment to prevent the relocation of grizzly bears to Washington’s North Cascades has passed the U.S. House. The move is opposed by conservation groups, which say more grizzly bears are needed in the state.

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Legal Marijuana Means Huge Drop In Washington Felony Convictions

The legalization of recreational marijuana in Washington state in 2012 resulted in a dramatic decrease in the number of people sentenced for marijuana-related felonies, according to an analysis conducted for public radio by the Washington State Caseload Forecast Council.

A hiker on Soda Mountain in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Courtesy of the BLM

Logging Potential Drove Recommendation On Shrinking Oregon's Cascade-Siskiyou Monument

While deciding whether to shrink Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Interior Department officials focused on the land’s logging potential. The information was revealed in mistakenly-released documents.

Gorge Amphitheater at sunset, in George, Washington. CREDIT: FLICKR/ZOOOMA

Two Men Assaulted With Rocks At Gorge Amphitheater, Grant County Sheriff Asks For Help

The Grant County, Washington, Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from anyone who witnessed a pair of alleged assaults at the Gorge Amphitheater last weekend.

Mica Dam in British Columbia is one of three Canadian projects built under the terms of the 1964 Columbia River Treaty. CREDIT: DAR56 - TINYURL.COM/YC4K2DTJ

Columbia River Treaty Negotiators Ask For Patience Ahead Of Further Talks

The U.S. and Canadian governments have scheduled a second and third round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty. The 54-year-old treaty provides flood protection to Portland and smoothes out Northwest hydropower production.

Effective October 1, the Danville U.S. Border Station in northeastern Washington state will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.. It currently stays open until midnight. CREDIT: U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Border Crossing Hours To Be Shortened In Northeast Washington (But Not As Much As Proposed)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has finalized shorter hours for several border crossings in northeastern Washington state, effective this fall. The reduction in operating hours in one case was modified based on protests from the local community.

Lt. Gov. Brad Little, the GOP's 2018 nominee for Idaho governor, tweeted this photo of himself giving blood earlier this week.

'Critical' Shortage Of Blood At Northwest Blood Banks

The two biggest blood networks in the Northwest say the region's blood supply is suffering a critical shortage.The American Red Cross calls it a blood "emergency." Bloodworks Northwest said its supply of some blood types has dwindled to a critical low of less than one days' worth.

A member of the Wolf Creek Hotshots uses a drip torch to ignite the forest floor during a prescribed burn near Sisters, Oregon. CREDIT: JES BURNS

Efforts To Reduce Wildfire Risk Fall Short, Buck Science

The West is way behind on reducing the buildup of hazardous fuels we created. And much of the work we do to reduce those fuels is missing the key ingredient: fire.

At Shanghai's weekly "marriage market," parents advertise their unmarried adult children with signs taped to umbrellas. Chinese parents and the government are doing what they can to reverse the trend of falling marriage rates. The sign above the entrance reads: "Comprehensively manage the marriage market, maintain the order of the park together." NPR

China's Marriage Rate Plummets As Women Choose To Stay Single Longer

"Before, in China, you married to survive," says a Shanghai magazine editor. "Now I'm living well by myself, so I have higher expectations in marriage."

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