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Newport Prepares To Welcome NOAA A fleet of federal research ships is moving from Seattle to the Oregon coast. This weekend, state and local leaders in Newport are celebrating the transition with festivities.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Toxic Weed Rears Its Flowered Head In NorthwestThis year's prolonged wet weather is having the side effect of re-invigorating a noxious weed. The Northwest is seeing a comeback of tansy ragwort, a toxic species of sunflower that farmers thought they had vanquished years ago.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Plastic Bag Opponents Make Their Case City-By-CityAdvocates of banning plastic grocery bags are taking their cause to smaller cities. An effort to ban the bags statewide failed in both the Oregon and Washington legislatures this year. Now, supporters are making their case to city councils across the Northwest.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Northwest Wildlife Officials Say Watch Out For And Keep Your Distance From Mountain Goats Wild life officials and park managers are refining a better strategy to keep aggressive mountain goats at bay. Billy goats are getting the goat of hikers in several Northwest mountain ranges.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | High Unemployment Not Budging This SummerHigh unemployment in Oregon and Washington isn't budging this summer. Washington's Employment Department reported Wednesday the July jobless rate stood unchanged at 9.3 percent. It was the same story Tuesday in Oregon: July's unemployment rate stagnant at 9.5 percent.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Kitzhaber Names Education AdvisorSALEM, Ore. - Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has named a new education adviser. Kitzhaber tapped fellow Democrat Ben Cannon, a state representative from Portland. But it doesn't mean Cannon is in line to become the next Oregon school superintendent.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Making a Bigger Deal About Smaller FishWARRENTON, Ore. - Perhaps you've had salmon, tuna, or swordfish for dinner recently. Or maybe it's on the menu tonight. Every big fish that lands on your plate got that big by eating lots and lots of little fish. If you don't have abundant small fish in the ocean, you won't have the big fish. That's why some scientists, fishery managers and advocacy groups are paying more attention to the small prey in the sea.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Seattle Voters Side with Gregoire on Ref 1.SEATTLE - Washington Governor Chris Gregoire seems to be on her way to a political victory, thanks to Seattle Primary voters. Voters are overwhelmingly approving a ballot measure connected to a Seattle mega-project that Gregoire supported.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Captor Of Idaho Soldier Listed As TerroristThe Obama administration has officially designated the man linked with the capture of a Northwest soldier as a terrorist.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Family Of Lakewood Officer Griswold Joins Litigation Against StateThe family of slain Lakewood police officer Tina Griswold has filed a notice to sue the state of Washington over its handling of Maurice Clemmons.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | No Change for Oregon's July Unemployment Rate Oregon's unemployment rate remained stagnant in the month of July. Nick Beleiciks is one of Oregon's employment economists. He says the state's unemployment rate was 9.5 percent last month.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tiny, Twangy Jew’s Harp Takes Center StageSurprisingly, the Jew’s harp has absolutely nothing to do with the Jewish people. But it does have a distinctive sound and a lot of fans in the Northwest. Deena Prichep traveled to Bay City, Oregon, where musicians came together this month to celebrate the tiny instrument.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Un-damming The Elwha Part IFor the past 20 years there’s been talk of removing the two dams and now the roads are closed off and construction crews are moving in to start that work in mid-September. In the first part of our series on the Elwha, Ashley Ahearn reports on how scientists are getting the “before” shot of the Elwha so they can see how things change once the river is dam-free.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Hanford Union Raises Concerns With Hanford Waste Treatment PlantThe Department of Energy has given the go ahead to fabricating key elements of Hanford’s waste treatment plant despite serious concerns being raised by engineers.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Regence BlueShield Fined $100K Over IUD RemovalOne of Washington’s largest health insurers faces a hefty fine for refusing to pay for the removal of a certain type of birth control device.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Oregon Youth Authority Braces for Major ChangesSALEM, Ore. - Due to budget cuts, the Oregon Youth Authority is getting ready to release dozens of juvenile offenders from secure lock-ups into halfway homes. The agency says there's nothing to worry about.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Whidbey Island Race Remembers Iraq's First Fallen Female Marine OfficerWHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash - A 5K and 10K foot race on Saturday at the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island will honor the first female Marine officer killed in combat in the Iraq War. Simultaneously, Marines stationed in Afghanistan will participate in a race honoring their fallen comrade.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Court Sides with WA, ID and Other States Against Health Care ReformOLYMPIA, Wash - A federal court of appeals Friday sided with Washington, Idaho and 24 other states in a challenge to the new health care reform law. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta tossed out the provision that requires nearly every American to have health insurance by 2014Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Harry & David Close To Emerging From BankruptcyMEDFORD, Ore - One of the best-known Northwest brands is closer to getting out of bankruptcy. A federal judge has given a tentative okay to the recovery plan for Oregon gourmet food and gift retailer Harry & David.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Roman Artifact Helps Nuclear Waste StorageRICHLAND, Wash - Researchers say ancient Romans can help predict the durability of modern-day nuclear waste storage. Scientists are experimenting with 1,800-year-old glass to better understand how nuclear waste storage will hold up for millennia to come. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Redistricting with Accurate RepresentationOLYMPIA, Wash - Monday is the last day to submit public comment to the members of Washington State’s Redistricting Commission before members go draw their own maps.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Environmental Groups Say New "Conservation Fund" MisnamedSALEM, Ore. - Environmental groups in Oregon say a new fund to boost predator control is appallingly misnamed. Even Governor John Kitzhaber complained of the name when he signed the measure into law. It was one of the last bills he signed from the 2011 legislative session. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Northwest Apple Harvest Could Yield Smaller Fruit This YearRICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State harvests about 65 percent of the nation's apples each fall. But this year because of the chilly spring, those cheery orbs of goodness could be a bit smaller and possibly less sweet. Correspondent Anna King reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | USDA Hopeful to Save Greater Sage-GrouseREDMOND, Ore - Federal agriculture officials say the greater sage-grouse could be the ranching community's equivalent of the spotted owl. And Thursday
the U.S. agriculture secretary said a program to help the bird is showing signs of success.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bargain Basement Mortgage Rates Get Bank Phones RingingCOEUR D'ALENE, ID - Mortgage rates fell to near-record lows this week: The nationwide average for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage is 4.3 percent according to Freddie Mac. Rates that low are proving to be catnip to consumers in an otherwise dismal week.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Black Bear Spotted at HatcheryCASCADE LOCKS, Ore - A trap is set and warnings about a bear are posted today at the fish hatchery next to Bonneville Dam. OPB's Vince Patton reports the bear wandered in on Tuesday and showed no fear of humans.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Commentary: Mount Rushmore Up CloseBad plastic surgery... Micheal Jackson, Kenny Rogers, Mt. Rushmore? Commentator Corinna Nicolaou shares her up close visit to Mt. Rushmore and is taken aback by concrete and nose jobs. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Next Generation of Priests Face Abuse FalloutHow are new priests dealing with the fallout of sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Friendship Forged Out of a Dark ChildhoodChecks will soon be going out in the mail to some 500 victims of clergy sex abuse across the Northwest. They're part of a major settlement with an order of Jesuits based in Portland. Most of the victims are from reservations and native communities from Montana to Alaska. We hear from two victims in this story. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Young Farmers Learning to Use Draft HorsesA new generation of farmers is learning the craft of plowing fields and mowing hay with draft horses. It’s one way to reduce agriculture’s footprint on the earth. But it’s also just a lot of fun.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | To Sue or Not? Wolf Advocates PonderThe recent ups and downs of wolf de-listing have split environmentalists over strategy. This week, a handful of conservation groups filed an appeal in San Francisco to return wolves to the endangered species list. But other groups feel the battle won't be won in the courts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Senator Murray Ready to Work on Super CommitteeWashington Senator Patty Murray was in Seattle yesterday and she talked about her appointment to the new congressional debt-reduction “super committee.”Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Report Says Black Youths Disproportionately Affected By Measure 11 A new report claims that Oregon's Measure 11 sentencing law disproportionately pushes black youth into the adult criminal justice system. Measure 11 mandates compulsory sentencing for most violent crimes. And if you're a youth, it means you're tried as an adult.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Oregon Gets Another Chance To Win Major HUD ContractOregon will get another chance at winning a multi-million dollar HUD contract it recently lost to a Seattle suburb. Oregon and other states that lost contracts filed a formal complaint about the federal agency so it's re-opening the bid process this fall.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Gary Locke Wants to Make Washington ProudThe new U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, says it’s his Washington roots that made him what he is today. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Next Generation of Priests Face Abuse FalloutSPOKANE, Wash. - This week we're taking a look at how the Catholic Church and its victims move forward from the legacy of abuse. Today: New priests. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Deficit 'Super Committee' Selection Sen. Murray Proves ControversialOLYMPIA, Wash - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has named Democrat Patty Murray of Washington to co-chair a powerful "super committee" charged with finding more than $1 trillion in deficit cuts this fall. The choice immediately drew cries of disbelief from conservatives. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Fighting Gang Violence with Picnic BasketsOUTLOOK, Wash. – This past spring we brought you the story of an Eastern Washington dairy town plagued by gang violence. Now, several months later residents of Outlook, Washington are fighting gangs with summer camps and social gatherings.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Northwest Businesses Seek New Salmon PolicyRICHLAND, Wash - Northwest business, fishing and food industry leaders are asking for a new approach to salmon policy.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Archivists Warn Of Lack of PreparednessSALEM, Ore. - The people in charge of preserving historical artifacts and documents in Oregon say the state is woefully unprepared in the event of a disaster. A recent survey found that just 15 percent of the state's archives, libraries and museums have a plan in place to deal with things like flood-waters or even bug infestations. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Short-Line Railroad Floats Third Coal Export Terminal Proposal in WashingtonGRAYS HARBOR, Wash - A short-line railroad is taking a hard look at opening a coal shipping terminal at the Port of Grays Harbor. This is the third location proposed by different developers in western Washington. The railroad anticipates coal exports would be its main business. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Experiencing Hells Canyon through Boyd Norton’s LensHELLS CANYON, Ore - Boyd Norton is an internationally known photographer and writer who uses his talents to shed light on environmental problems around the world. Aaron Kunz spoke with Boyd on his recent visit to Hells Canyon this summer.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | When It's Legal to Shoot a Grizzly BearBONNERS FERRY, ID - A North Idaho man could face fines and prison time for shooting a grizzly bear on his property. The animal is considered threatened under the Endangered Species Act and federal law allows people to kill grizzlies only in certain situations.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Washington’s New Corn Plant Might Influence Crop Around WorldA new agricultural plant near Othello in Eastern Washington is breeding highly specialized corn for the world-wide seed company Monsanto. The laboratories and growing facilities are slated to help the company more quickly distill the genetics of corn to get top characteristics to market. Correspondent Anna King reports.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Oregon Irrigators Move Into The Hydropower BusinessA series of small dams and turbines are being constructed along the vast network of canals that carry water to farms in Central Oregon. Irrigation co-ops are one of the few groups adding new hydropower to the grid in the northwest.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | E. Coli Found in Oregon StrawberriesOregon health authorities say strawberries from a farm in Newberg are responsible for 10 confirmed E. coli-related illnesses.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | No State-Level Downgrade Expected, But Cuts Loom In OlympiaThe Standard & Poors downgrade of federal debt is unlikely to have much near term effect on the borrowing costs of states in our region. That according to the respective state treasurers. But the faltering economy more generally is having ripple effects in the most populous Northwest state. Correspondent Tom Banse reports from Olympia.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Oregon Logging Protesters Gear Up AgainAnother round of timber protests is under way in Oregon. 16 people were blocked from entering a logging site near Coos Bay Monday. It follows the recent arrests of six people who were protesting timber sales on state forest land. Correspondent Chris Lehman reports.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Wallula Carbon Sequestration Project Experiments with BasaltFor nearly two decades, researchers have looked into ways of storing excess carbon dioxide. It’s one way to help offset climate change: making sure CO2 doesn’t reach the atmosphere. Courtney Flatt has more on a Washington project that could develop a new type of carbon sequestration… in basalt formations. Scientists are updating the Northwest Council on where the project goes from here.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |