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Study: Olympic National Park Among Best Places To Bring Back Gray Wolves

One of the most ideal places in the world to bring back gray wolves is right here in the Northwest, according to a new study. Researchers have found bringing the large carnivores back to the Olympic National Park could greatly help the ecosystem — and the predators.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. CREDIT: CSPAN

Northwest Senators Question Energy Sec. Rick Perry On Hanford And Budget Cuts

Northwest senators had a lot of questions for U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry during a Senate committee hearing Tuesday. They grilled him on the safety of steel in a massive treatment plant under construction at the Hanford nuclear site.

Idaho crim lab testing CREDIT IDAHO STATE POLICE

Oregon Reports Steady Progress On Backlog Of Rape Kits

A backlog of rape kits in Oregon is a year away from being eliminated following the passage of a state law mandating quicker testing, officials say. The kits collect biological material following reported sex crimes.

A young resident killer whale chasing a Chinook salmon near Vancouver Island. Image obtained from a small drone that was flown more than 100 feet above the whales for research under NMFS permit #19091.

Three Things You Should Know About Chinook Salmon, Key To Orca Survival

Orcas survive largely on a single food source: Chinook salmon migrating from Northwest rivers. As Chinook populations have declined, orcas have struggled to find enough to eat.

3D Printing Spurs Revolutionary Manufacturing Advances

A young startup called Relativity is pushing space technology forward by pushing 3D printing technology to its limits, building the largest metal 3D printer in the world.

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

Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke Coming To Washington To Talk Grizzly Bear Recovery

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is heading to the North Cascades Friday to speak on reintroducing grizzly bears in that part of Washington. His agency had previously suspended controversial efforts to bolster the bears in the area.

A man laughs as a puppy licks his face. CREDIT: CATHERINE LEDNER

#NationalPuppyDay: The Holiday You Didn't Know You Needed

Today is National Puppy Day, as declared by holiday founder Colleen Paige and thousands of Twitter users, who made #NationalPuppyDay a trending hashtag on Friday.

This USGS image shows how earthquake early warning systems--like ShakeAlert--work. CREDIT: ERIN BURKETT

Earthquake Early Warning Gets Big Boost In New Federal Budget

An earthquake early warning system under development for the West Coast gets a major boost in the new federal budget that President Donald Trump signed into law Friday.

Demonstrators in Seattle gathered on Capitol Hill and then marched through downtown to Seattle Center during the March For Our Lives demonstration. CREDIT: ANNA FERGUSON

Dispatches From March For Our Lives Demonstrations Around The Northwest

People from across the Northwest in Yakima, Richland / Tri Cities, Seattle, Salem, Tacoma, Moscow, Idaho, Olympia, Portland, Eugene, Spokane, and elsewhere in the Northwest joined the nationwide March For Our Lives against gun violence on Saturday, March 24.

People on the balcony at the Newseum cheer the protesters on Pennsylvania Avenue as they look toward the stage near the Capitol in Washington.

Hundreds Of Thousands March For Gun Control And School Safety Across The U.S.

Massive crowds descended upon Washington, D.C., and across the nation Saturday to march for gun control in the U.S., galvanized by the deadly shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., last month.

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