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• Grain shippers say no lockout

  November 29, 2012 in City on Page A6 PORTLAND – Pacific Northwest grain shippers say there will be no immediate lockout at a half-dozen terminals along the Columbia River and on Puget Sound. The owners had given the …

• Whits get winless Loggers

  October 20, 2012 in Sports on Page C4 After absorbing two straight losses to football teams that share the Northwest Conference lead, Whitworth entertains last-place Puget Sound today at the Pine Bowl. It’s a favorable matchup on paper, …

• Orcas return to Puget Sound with new baby

  May 31, 2012 in Region BREMERTON, Wash. — Killer whales have returned to Puget Sound waters with a new baby. 3

• Plan to tag Puget Sound orcas raises concerns

  January 25, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Federal biologists plan next month to attach tiny satellite devices on Puget Sound’s endangered orcas off the West Coast to better understand where they go during winter. But …

• Plan to dart tag orcas raises concerns

  January 25, 2012 in Region SEATTLE — Federal biologists plan next month to attach tiny satellite devices on Puget Sound’s endangered orcas off the West Coast to better understand where they go during winter. But … 2

• Whitworth Pirates win season finale to even NWC record

  November 13, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 Led by Ronnie Thomas, the Whitworth football team wrapped up the 2011 season on a good note. Thomas scored two of his three touchdowns in the final 6 minutes and …

• Whitworth ends ‘growing year’

  November 12, 2011 in Sports on Page C7 The football season is ending a tad too early for Whitworth coach John Tully. “It’s been a growing year,” said Tully, whose Pirates close the season on the road against …

• Lewis & Clark ends Whitworth’s dominance with victory

  October 16, 2011 in Sports on Page C7 Whitworth’s 12-game winning streak over Lewis & Clark came to an end Saturday as the Pioneers beat the Pirates 30-22 in a Northwest Conference football game at Griswold Stadium in …

• Carroll gets back on track with win over Montana Western

  September 18, 2011 in Sports on Page C7 The defending NAIA national champion Carroll Fighting Saints got back on track after a loss a week ago with a 35-13 rout over Montana Western Saturday in Dillon, Mont. Carroll’s …

• State money funds video telling people to clean up pet waste

  July 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Pollution in the Puget Sound is such a problem that a group trying to protect the ecosystem spent $27,000 in state money to make a catchy video, complete … 7

• Quake rattles South Sound

  November 16, 2010 in News A 4.2 quake rattled communities of the south Puget Sound this morning. 1

• West Side feels heat, and it’s not over yet

  August 16, 2010 in Region on Page A8 After record-breaking high temperatures Saturday, the National Weather Service says it could get even hotter in the Puget Sound area.

• Study: Sound orcas eating more toxic salmon

  January 15, 2009 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Puget Sound killer whales appear to be more contaminated than northern orcas because they’re eating salmon that is more toxic, a new study suggests. Researchers measuring the presence …