record heat

Emergency Management agencies and first responders are warning the public about the dangers of swimming in the region's lakes and rivers during this weekend's unseasonably hot weather. Shawn Ballard, co-owner and EMT at Ballard Ambulance, says even though the weather might be warm, the local waters are anything but...

The past two years have been challenging for potato growers across the Pacific Northwest.  Last year, the growing and planting season was delayed thanks to a late spring snow storm that dumped several inches of snow in several locations.  An...