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Why Washington state's legal bud is still stuck in the weeds
Sales of recreational marijuana finally began this month in the state of Washington, but things are off to a slow start. Only 25 retail licenses have been issued so far, and supply is already...
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The Federal Government Is Swallowing Up the States
Washington is expanding its power by turning state governments into instruments of federal policy.
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WA State rakes in more than $1M in tax revenue in first month of legal pot sales
The numbers are in for pot sales down in Washington State, and it’s cashing in in a big way. Our neighbours across the border picked up more than $1 million in tax revenue in the first month of legal pot shops from less than 30 stores. “Those numbers are looking pretty good, when you consider that right now, we have 38 retailers, but maybe only 20, 25 of those are actually selling,” says Brian Smith with the Washington State Liquor Control Board.
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How marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington is making the world a better place
No pressure, Colorado and Washington, but the world is scrutinizing your every move.
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Deceased Candidate Leading Washington State House Race
A candidate who died days before Tuesday’s election is leading his race. Democrat state Rep. Roger Freeman died last Wednesday after battling cancer, but voters in the 30th district are voting for him. Early results show Freeman is taking 53 percent of the vote in the district that covers parts of southern King County and smaller areas of northern Pierce County.
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First Measles Death in US Since 2003 Highlights the Unknown Vulnerables
Shocking news today out of Washington state: For the first time since 2003, a resident of the United States has died of measles...
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Mount St. Helens, still steaming, holds the world’s newest glacier
St. Helens’ Crater Glacier is growing when most glaciers around the world are shrinking.
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The Earthquake That Will Devastate Seattle
An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when. By Kathryn Schulz.
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The Earthquake That Will Devastate Seattle
When the giant fault line along the Pacific Northwest ruptures, it could be our worst natural disaster ever.
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Volcano Eruption - The Eruption of Mt St Helens (1980) - Rare Footage
Volcano Eruption - The Eruption of Mt St Helens 1980 In 1980, a major volcanic eruption occurred at Mount St. Helens, a volcano located in Washington, in the United States.
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New NOAA images show El Niño and 'The Blob' in stark relief
The side-by-side images from 1997 and July 2015 by the agency's Environmental Visualization Laboratory show a broad swath of warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures extending from the mid-Pacific at the equator to the coast of South America.
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How to Stay Safe When the Big One Comes
You can prepare for the Cascadia earthquake and tsunami, and their aftermath. Here’s how.
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Swim with Fish participants raise $12K for Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish Food Bank
Eighteen swimmers participated in the ninth annual Swim with Fish fundraiser Saturday, raising $12,627 for the Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish Food Bank. Participants swam the Colvos Passage, a one-mile swim, beginning on Vashon Island.
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Clark County fish activist to receive top award
For more than a decade, Dave Brown has quietly helped boost wild fish populations locally with little more than his own determination and a small army of volunteers.
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Three Firefighters Killed in Washington as Wildfires Spread Across West
Three firefighters were killed near Spokane, Washington, fighting one of the more than 100 wildfires burning across the West, authorities said.
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The drought isn't just a California problem
A rundown of other Western states in the middle of serious dry spells
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28th August 1963 - King speaks to March on Washington
On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the African American civil rights movement reaches its high-water mark when Martin Luther King, Jr., speaks to about 250,000 people attending the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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A giant glob of deadly algae is floating off the West Coast
Here's everything you need to know about it.
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A route of life-changing moments
Highway 2 isn’t the quickest route across Washington state – and that’s exactly why you take it.
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Nationals’ Max Scherzer throws no-hitter vs. Mets
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer threw his second no-hitter of the 2015 season on Saturday in a 2–0 win over the New York Mets. Scherzer becomes just the fifth player in major league history to throw two no-hitters in the same season, joining Johnny Vander Meer, Allie Reynolds, Virgil Trucks and Nolan Ryan, who last accomplished the feat in 1973.
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