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Benton County Fire District #4 suited up Thursday and jumped into the Yakima River, training to rescue anyone who might be caught up by the fast-moving current.

You need fishing line, lures, hooks... all sorts of stuff for your tackle box... and that's right where it should stay when you're not using it. 

La Jalpita in Pasco sells delicious ice cream of all flavors to lots of fans... but with a lack of ice cream vendors to push the carts

On Tuesday afternoon, a water-scooping airplane working a fire in northeastern Washington state crashed. The pilot walked away with minor injuries. It’s an Air Tractor 802, also known as a Fire Boss -- it looks like a crop duster on floats. It scooped 800 gallons of water from the Columbia River and was on its way to the Horns Mountain Fire when it went down. Ravi Saip is the General Manager of Airspray USA , the company that owns and operates the plane out of Chico, California. “It sounds as if our pilot experienced a catastrophic engine failure,” he said. “[The pilot] immediately pulled safely from the flight, declared a mayday and miraculously, he was able to walk away from the airplane even though it’s pretty well damaged,” Saip said. The aircraft was contracted to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, but it was assisting on a fire that is currently being managed by the U.S. Forest Service. Washington State Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz took to Twitter to

Fires across the region have blanketed the Northwest in smoke. Blazes in California and British Columbia are also adding to the thick, reddish-gray haze. The Space Needle’s panoramic webcam shows a thick layer of reddish-gray haze over Seattle and that doesn’t change much nearly 300 miles east in Spokane. Along the Interstate 5 corridor for 140 miles from Medford, Oregon, north to Portland, the skies are filled with smoke that burns your eyes and scratches your throat. “We expect this to kind of stick around for the time being,” said Spokane meteorologist Bryce Williams. And, Williams says, expect poor air quality for the foreseeable future. “Usually it would take a strong low-pressure system that brings a cold front that could scour out the smoke,” Williams said. “But the fly in the ointment would be the additional fact that we are basically surrounded by fires in all directions, so no matter which way the wind blows it may clear out what we have now, but it’s also going to be

Central Washington University on Tuesday fired Republican state Rep. Matt Manweller from his position as a tenured professor of political science following a months-long investigation into his conduct toward students.

The practice has become popular in the NFL.

The Washington men’s basketball team agreed on a two-year deal to play at Auburn next season and the Tigers will make a trip to Seattle in the 2019-20 season.

Washington leads the way in a strong showing for the Pac-12 on the Hotline's preseason AP top-25 ballot. Another Pac-12 team cracks the top 10 ... Oregon?

UW's preseason-All-American left tackle and potential first-round pick appears on track to return for the season opener against Auburn.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have placed ace James Paxton on the disabled list with a forearm bruise, one day after the left-hander was struck by a line drive. Paxton was facing the third batter in the first inning Tuesday night when Jed Lowrie lined a ball back up the middle, hitting the pitcher hard. Paxton walked toward second base in obvious pain as a team trainer and manager Scott Servais rushed onto the field. Paxton was replaced by Felix Hernandez. After the game, Paxton told reporters he felt tightness in his arm and could not grip a baseball. X-rays were negative. Paxton is 10-5, including a no-hitter against Toronto, and a 3.68 ERA.

Sweet, a lightly recruited player out of Southern California, also has punted for Washington State. He has been thrilled with his choice of WSU and thinks the team could surprise people this year.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Robinson Cano is back in the major leagues with the Seattle Mariners after serving an 80-game drug suspension. The eight-time All-Star has a new position — first base, for the first time — and a new spot in the batting order, too. "It feels great to be back, especially the way the team is playing," Cano said before the game. "I'm excited. I was waiting for this moment." Cano's first game was fairly nondescript. He went 1 for 4 with a single in the Mariners' 3-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics and played error-free in his new position. Cano arrived in Oakland late Monday, woke up early Tuesday and was at the Coliseum taking batting practice underneath the outfield stands three hours before the scheduled first pitch.

Minshew continues to be the loudest presence on the field. From row three of the bleachers, it was easy to hear him shouting “Oh yeah! Oh yeah!” as he and the offense marched downfield.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Seattle Mariners ace James Paxton was replaced by Felix Hernandez in the first inning Tuesday night after being hit by a line drive on his pitching arm. X-rays on Paxton's left arm were negative, and he was diagnosed with a forearm contusion. Paxton allowed a leadoff home run to Oakland's Marcus Semien and struck out Matt Chapman before Jed Lowrie lined a 2-1 pitch back up the middle. Manager Scott Servais and a team trainer rushed from the dugout to check on Paxton, who seemed hesitant to move his left arm. Paxton is 10-5 with a 3.68 ERA this season. He entered the day 11th among qualified starters with 3.6 wins above replacement, per Fangraphs.

The Sounders were hoping to merely stay in playoff contention. But now, having gone 6-0-2 their last eight matches while Western Conference contenders have stumbled, securing a first-round bye is no longer out of the question.

The Sounders are unbeaten in their last eight matches after the 2-1 win against Dallas on Sunday. That leaves them just three points away from the final playoff spot.

The Sounders will start left back Brad Smith on Sunday night against FC Dallas, just days after acquiring him on loan from English Premier League side Bournemouth. Incumbent left back Nouhou isn't hurt and isn't dressed at all for the match.

Malaysia's new government has repealed a widely criticised law prohibiting "fake news", in a move hailed as a landmark moment for human rights by a group of Southeast Asian lawmakers. ......

Scarlett Johansson is the only star who closely fits the measurements casting directors are seeking in a butt double for Avengers: Infinity War (Photo by Jay Maidment/Marvel/Walt Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock) You don’t have to be good at stunts, or even acting, to make a memorable cameo in Avengers: Infinity War. Because the fourth film – which is operating under the working title Mary Lou – is seeking a ‘butt double’...

Imagine a scenario in which a top intelligence officer places the U.S. at risk all because he couldn't discern when the president was joking. It almost sounds like the plot for a comic strip. Well, that's exactly what happened in the case of former CIA Director John Brennan, according to Scott Adams, creator of the popular “Dilbert” strip.

New hard disk drives will require significant advances that may include HAMR, MAMR, thinner glass substrates disks and even evacuated HDDs, while high performance non-volatile MRAM configurations could replace SRAM, MRAM and perhaps DRAM over the next few years.

Winners and losers from the Green Bay Packers' exhibition win over Pittsburgh Thursday.

Hikers in Oregon's Cascade Mountains discovered 19 dead elk after melting snows revealed their carcasses, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week.

While the company continues to dismiss its distractors, its ever-shifting offerings are alienating customers who paid thousands of dollars to join and now feel they aren't getting what they paid for. Some of now filing lawsuits.

New Delhi: Facing a dilemma over the limited number of methods to allot the E&V bands spectrum, DoT may opt for ‘light touch’ approach for allotment for this backhaul radio waves. The move may also rule out auction of that spectrum and help DoT...

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Two women accused of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will need to enter a defense in their murder trial, a Malaysian judge ordered.

Tom Brady moved the New England Patriots with ease in their Super Bowl rematch against penalty-prone Eagles

Baseball's latest triple play was an incredibly rare one. The Rangers' 5-4 triple play was the first in which the batter was not retired since 1912.

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Second baseman Logan Forsythe racked up five hits to lead the Twins to a 15-8 win over the Tigers

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Logan Forsythe had a career-high five hits and Jorge Polanco drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins outslugged the Detroit Tigers 15-8

The Idaho State Board of Education has fired University of Idaho athletic director Rob Spear after an investigation into how his department handled sexual assault and harassment complaints.

The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights will examine whether Ohio State responded "promptly and equitably'' to claims of abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss.

South Korea have named Paulo Bento as the new coach of the national team with the former Portugal boss taking over immediately. The Taeguk Warriors have been looking for a replacement for Shin Tae-yong, who was not given a new contract after the 2018 World Cup in which Korea exited the tournament at the group stage. Bento, 49, took Portugal to the semifinal of Euro 2012 though was soon on his way after a disappointing group stage exit at the 2014 World Cup. Subsequent spells in Greece, Brazil and...

Sun Belt Conference commissioner Karl Benson will step away from his post following the expiration of his contract in June 2019.

Samuel Eto'o branded the 2018 World Cup in Russia as the best yet but believes Qatar will be even better as he was unveiled by Qatar Sports Club.

Former Premier League referee Peter Walton explains why the use of VAR in Russia exceeded his expectations. FIFA president Gianni Infantino breaks down VAR's usage at the 2018 World Cup and how pleased he is with its implementation. Various ESPN FC correspondents and fans weigh in on VAR and its impact at the World Cup in the latest episode of Project Russia. A month has passed since the end of the World Cup in Russia, hailed by many as one of the best ever. Gab Marcotti caught up with Pierluigi Collina, chairman of FIFA's referees committee and the man in the middle for the 2002 final between Brazil and Germany, to talk about officiating, video assistant referees (VAR) and the future. When you look back at 2018 and the fact that relative to previous World Cups, it had perhaps the least amount of refereeing controversy, to what do you attribute it? Could...