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Day: June 19, 2015

Washington State Parks to Close July 1st, 2015…Maybe

Updated: Shutdown Avoided- http://www.king5.com/story/news/2015/06/27/wa-state-budget-agreement/29383793/  Thanks to a severe ideological disagreement by our elected officials over the new budget, Washington State is on the verge of having the first government shutdown in state history. With a government shutdown looming, many issues arise, including the possible furloughing of 26,000 state employees. The details of the Republican and Democrat budgets are about …

Crews Struggling to Suppress Wildfire Burning in Olympic’s Queets Rainforest

Updated June 24th, 2015 10:50AM Five days after the Paradise fire was first spotted  burning 13 miles from the trailhead along the Queets Rainforest in Olympic National Park, National Park officials made the determination to attempt to put the fire out. Started by a lighting strike, the fire was undetected in this remote region of Olympic …