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Firefighters battle the Tamarack Fire in the Markleeville community of Alpine County, Calif., on Saturday, July 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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Dangerous conditions complicate wildfire fight in western US

Of the 70 large fires burning across the nation, at least 16 are in the Pacific Northwest.

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, vehicles enter the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel in Detroit to travel to Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency has rejected a creative plan by Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens to have Ontario residents line up inside the tunnel to get COVID-19 vaccinations. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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Canada to let vaccinated US citizens enter country on Aug. 9

The rest of the vaccinated world can travel to the country starting Sept. 7.

Kameron M., 23, from South King County is all smiles at a press conference in Olympia, Wash., Friday, July 16, 2021, with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, right, after accepting a mock check for $1 million, which he won as part of a "Shot of a Lifetime" lottery open to all who got the COVID-19 vaccine. The motorcycle mechanic didn't know about the lottery but said he got his vaccine as soon as he could because he thought it was the right thing to do. (Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times via AP)

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Motorcycle mechanic wins $1 million vaccine lottery prize

Kameron M., a 23-year-old King County resident, claimed the state’s top reward.

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

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Explainer: Washington tenants get modified eviction reprieve

Protections remain until Sept. 30 to give landlords and tenants sufficient time to access federal aid.

The Red Apple Fire was threatening homes, apple orchards and an electrical substation, but no structures have been lost, officials said. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

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Wildland fire near Wenatchee threatens more than 1,500 homes

Deputies executed a search warrant at a home believed to be connected to the start of the wildfire.

Areas of the declared drought emergency are in orange. (Washington Department of Ecology) 20210714

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Snohomish County is an oasis of sorts in Washington’s drought

An emergency was declared for much of the state. Snohomish County was spared, thanks to its reservoirs.

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Extreme heat takes out portion of Northwest cherry crop

The heat caused sunburn and stunted growth, making the fruit unsuitable for the fresh cherry market.

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Emergency evacuations in Nespelem, burned animals euthanized

The Chuweah Creek Fire, the largest of six in the area, has burned about 10,000 acres and 14…

Art Garcia and his dog Shiro rest after evacuating to a Red Cross shelter near the Bootleg Fire on Tuesday, July, 13, 2021 in Klamath Falls, Ore. A high-pressure system that created the second intense heat wave of the year is weakening Tuesday, but temperatures are forecast to remain above normal on the lines of more than 60 active large fires. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

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Western fires threaten parched American Indian tribal lands

Blazes in Oregon and Washington have burned through 1,562 square miles so far.

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Wildfires prompt mandatory evacuation of town of Nespelem

Seven structures, including three homes, have been lost in the town in the Colville Indian Reservation.

US Forest Service photo showing both Delancy and Varden Fires taken 7/11 from the aerial attack plane, looking southeast in the direction of Winthrop. Delancy is the smaller fire shown on the lower right (north side of Hwy 20), Varden is the larger plume toward the top of the photo on the ridge (south side of Hwy 20).

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Wildfire closes North Cascades Highway west of Winthrop

The highway is popular among tourists in the summer months.

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Inslee signs compacts for sports betting in tribal casinos

Federal review is next. Wagering on pro and college sporting events could arrive in time for fall games.

About 46,352 acres has burned in the Dry Gulch Fire in southeast Washington as of July 11. (InciWeb)

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Wildfires rage as US West grapples with heat wave, drought

A fire in SE Washington burned more than 85 square miles, moving into the Umatilla National Forest.

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Rail boosters to Sound Transit: Don’t delay Link expansion

“For too long Everett has paid into the system with minimum benefit,” said transit supporter Brock Howell.

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, attaches a "Washingtonian" pin to and Bill Nye's shirt during a visit to Johnston Ridge Observatory Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Mount St. Helens in Toutle, Wash.(Courtney Talak/The Daily News via AP)

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Inslee meets with ‘Science Guy’ Bill Nye at Mount St. Helens

The point of the their appearance was to demonstrate the success that outdoor education could have.

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, the French-style inspired main building of the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery is seen in Woodinville, Wash. Washington, which now boasts more than 1,000 wineries in the state, has become a force in the wine industry. Washington is the second-largest producer of premium wines in the United States, trailing only California. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Washington wine giant Ste. Michelle sold for $1.2 billion

The seller, the tobacco company Altria, will shift its focus to noncombustible nicotine products.

Daniel J. Doyle (Kennewick Police Department)

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Man chased by police for an hour at 10 mph still got away

After failing to show up in court, he was pursued through Kennewick in a car with 4 flat…

FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, water moves through a spillway of the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River near Almota, Wash. Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing a GOP Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic governor of Oregon over a controversial proposal to breach four dams on the Snake River to save endangered salmon runs. (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios, File)

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Gov. Jay Inslee says dam breaching must ‘remain on the table’

Tribes have rallied around a proposal in Congress to remove four dams on the Lower Snake River.

In this undated photo courtesy of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shows a wolf of the Teanaway Pack fitted with a radio collar in the Teanaway area of Washington's Central Cascades in Washington state. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, directed the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to draft new rules governing the killing of wolves involved in conflicts with livestock. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP)

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Second wolf pack makes Chelan County its home

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife says there are at least 132 wolves in Washington state.

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump scale the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Two Seattle police officers who were in Washington, D.C., during the January 6 insurrection were illegally trespassing on Capitol grounds while rioters stormed the building, but lied about their actions, a police watchdog said in a report released Thursday, July 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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Report: 2 Seattle police officers broke law during DC riots

One of the officers posted a photo on Facebook of herself and a former officer at the demonstration.