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• Wild fire destroys 3 homes west of Yakima

  July 19, 2010 in Region Fire officials say a wildfire in central Washington state has destroyed three homes and burned 8,500 acres.

• Antler auction raises feed funds

  May 10, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C11 A May 2 auction to sell antlers elk shed this winter on the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County raised $15,032, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reported. …

• Big-game harassment by antler gatherers increasing

  April 5, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 Big-game hunting seasons are closed, but overzealous people scavenging for shed antlers may be harassing elk to death, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department biologists say. Elk weakened by another tough …

• Children’s programs defended

  February 25, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Armed with barbecued chicken and ribs, children’s advocates from Spokane made a pilgrimage to Olympia on Monday to urge local lawmakers to look elsewhere when making billions of …

• Market balks at bailout rollout

  February 11, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner vowed Tuesday to bring the “full force” of the U.S. government to battle the financial crisis, assembling an unprecedented coalition of agencies and mustering …

• In brief: Sterling Mining gets new CEO

  January 13, 2009 in Business on Page A8 John Ryan has taken over as president and chief executive officer of Sterling Mining Co., which controls the historic Sunshine Mine in Big Creek, Idaho. The underground silver mine stopped …