Mountain snow: 2 passes close, slopes to open
The Washington state Department of Transportation has closed two highways in the Cascade Mountains for the season due to heavy snow and avalanche risk. At the same time, some ski areas are preparing to open.
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Family: Lacey man was first Ft. Hood victim
A Lacey man stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, was the first of the 42 people shot in Thursday's massacre at the Army base, according to published reports. Army Staff Sgt. Shawn Manning, 33, survived six gunshot wounds when the suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, opened fire.
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PAWS: 'These little guys have made it'
The first flock of seabirds sickened by toxic algae on the coast were released back into the wild on Sunday - tasting freedom for the first time after two weeks of cleaning, detoxifying and rehabilitation.
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