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'Kits for Kids' take preparedness up a notch at tsunami-vulnerable Oregon school

How's this for emergency preparedness? An elementary school located in the tsunami inundation zone in Cannon Beach, Oregon, has equipped every student…

Families scramble, industry sounds alarm as nursing home closures climb in Washington

Keith Akada thought Keiro Northwest Rehabilitation and Care Center in Seattle’s Central District would be the final resting place for his mother, Mieko,…

Washington State Patrol builds up fleet of 111 drones

In the span of just a few years, the Washington State Patrol has built up a fleet of more than 100 drones. At last check, the Oregon State Police had…

Mind the gap: Efforts aim to stitch together long trails, getting hikers off highway’s edge

Long-distance hiking can be the experience of a lifetime. It also can present dicey to mundane hurdles, like having to hike stretches along busy highways…

'Hero rats' go on display at Tacoma zoo. Their relatives are still saving lives.

Giant rats sound like something to be scared of, perhaps. But the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, thinks quite the opposite about the…

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