Courtney Flatt
Stories
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No spring bear hunts in Washington – again
Two petitions to allow a spring black bear hunt next year – are denied by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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Judge temporarily blocks Dayton library dissolution from the fall ballot
A measure to dissolve a small library district in southeastern Washington is blocked – for now – from the November ballot.
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Environment
How AI is helping detect wildfires in Washington
High-tech fire lookouts are now helping spot wildfires in Washington. This fire season, the state has cameras geared up with artificial intelligence. And so far, we’re told it’s working.
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Scientists discover ‘turtle power’ could help monitor radioactive materials
Northwest researchers have discovered that turtle shells, of all things, can help track radioactive doses through time – like walking tree rings. Scientists say these heroes in a half shell could help with environmental monitoring at nuclear waste and fallout sites around the world.
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Washington may upgrade Western gray squirrel to 'endangered' status
Washington’s Western gray squirrels are in trouble. So much so that state officials are considering uplisting the squirrels from threatened to endangered.
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Lawsuit aims to block ballot measure to dissolve Dayton library
A small library in southeastern Washington could be the first in the country to dissolve if a ballot measure is approved this November. But several residents want to keep the proposition from even making it to the ballot.
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Education
Rural Washington library could be nation’s first to dissolve after book challenges, reshelving request
A library in southeastern Washington could be the first in the country to dissolve. It all started with some people asking the library to get rid of or move several books. Now, voters will get to decide this November whether to keep their only library.
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WSU alumni, students worry about the future of athletics after Pac-12 news
As Washington State University athletics figures out how to handle the dissolution of the Pac-12 Conference, alumni say they worry about what the future holds.
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For one Washington family, vacation on Maui turns to disaster
When a Tri-Cities family headed to Hawaii, they hoped it would be the vacation of a lifetime. Instead, they found something familiar: wildfires.
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Columbia Cup ‘superfans’ usher in Tri-City 2023 boat races
This weekend fans from all over the northwest are flooding the Tri-Cities to watch the hydroplanes race for the 2023 Columbia Cup.