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April 13, 2020 12:03 a.m.

VIRUS DIARY: Isolation and patience on a quiet Gaza farm

BEIT LAHIYEH, Gaza Strip (AP) — I haven't spent more than a single night at my family's farm on the northern edge of Gaza since an Israeli airstrike killed my father there more than a decade ago. But the arrival of the coronavirus has upended our notions of danger and refuge.

April 12, 2020 10:06 a.m.

The buck stops: Cowboys hanging on until rodeos start again

On the back of a bucking bronco,

April 12, 2020 12:03 a.m.

VIRUS DIARY: Isolation and patience on a quiet Gaza farm

BEIT LAHIYEH, Gaza Strip (AP) — I haven't spent more than a single night at my family's farm on the northern edge of Gaza since an Israeli airstrike killed my father there more than a decade ago. But the arrival of the coronavirus has upended our notions of danger and refuge.

April 11, 2020 12:03 a.m.

VIRUS DIARY: Isolation and patience on a quiet Gaza farm

BEIT LAHIYEH, Gaza Strip (AP) — I haven't spent more than a single night at my family's farm on the northern edge of Gaza since an Israeli airstrike killed my father there more than a decade ago. But the arrival of the coronavirus has upended our notions of danger and refuge.

April 10, 2020 6:03 a.m.

VIRUS DIARY: Isolation and patience on a quiet Gaza farm

BEIT LAHIYEH, Gaza Strip (AP) — I haven't spent more than a single night at my family's farm on the northern edge of Gaza since an Israeli airstrike killed my father there more than a decade ago. But the arrival of the coronavirus has upended our notions of danger and refuge.

April 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Wildfire fighting plan eyes 1,000 miles of new fuel breaks

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A plan to help in the battle against devastating wildfires creates fuel breaks 400 feet (120 meters) wide along 987 miles (1,600 kilometers) of roads in southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon that will be tied into an existing fuel break system in northern Nevada.

April 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Work starts in Montana on disputed Canada-US oil pipeline

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Canadian company said Monday that it's started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border, despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay the $8 billion project amid the

April 7, 2020 3:27 p.m.

Wildfire fighting plan eyes 1,000 miles of new fuel breaks

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A plan to help in the battle against devastating wildfires creates fuel breaks 400 feet (120 meters) wide along 987 miles (1,600 kilometers) of roads in southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon that will be tied into an existing fuel break system in northern Nevada.

April 7, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Work starts in Montana on disputed Canada-US oil pipeline

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Canadian company said Monday that it's started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border, despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay the $8 billion project amid the

April 6, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Work starts in Montana on disputed Canada-US oil pipeline

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Canadian company said Monday that it's started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border, despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay the $8 billion project amid the

April 3, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Group: U.S. pushing through Idaho grazing plans

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials are using the coronavirus pandemic to force a through long-delayed Idaho livestock grazing allotment decision in critical sage grouse habitat for a powerful agribusiness, an environmental group says.

April 3, 2020 12:09 a.m.

With US border work on track, rural towns fear virus spread

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico are raising fears the coronavirus could race through temporary work camps and spread to rural communities unable to handle an outbreak.

April 2, 2020 10:30 a.m.

Group: U.S. pushing through Idaho grazing plans

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials are using the coronavirus pandemic to force a through long-delayed Idaho livestock grazing allotment decision in critical sage grouse habitat for a powerful agribusiness, an environmental group says.

April 2, 2020 9:27 a.m.

US border construction projects spur rural coronavirus fears

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico are raising fears that the coronavirus could race through temporary camps and workers could spread it to nearby rural communities that would not be able to handle an outbreak.

April 2, 2020 6:27 a.m.

With US border work on track, rural towns fear virus spread

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Major construction projects moving forward along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico are raising fears the coronavirus could race through temporary work camps and spread to rural communities unable to handle an outbreak.

April 2, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Ranchers can apply for grazing allotments Hammonds' lost

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Cattle producers can apply to compete for access to federal grazing allotments that Oregon’s Hammond Ranches lost in a court decision.

Allison Heimbigner
April 1, 2020 10:28 p.m.

Allison Heimbigner

Allison Heimbigner, a long time resident of Moses Lake, passed away March 27, 2020 at the age of 93. Allison and her late husband Ken enjoyed over 70 years of marriage together prior to Ken’s passing in 2017. The Heimbigners moved their family to Moses Lake from Ephrata in 1964 and owned and operated Moses Lake Furniture (on Broadway) for many years.

April 1, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Ranchers can apply for grazing allotments Hammonds' lost

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Cattle producers can apply to compete for access to federal grazing allotments that Oregon’s Hammond Ranches lost in a court decision.

April 1, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Groups sue over continued grazing in Wyoming grizzly habitat

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Conservation groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday over livestock grazing in a Wyoming forest, saying grizzly bears are too often killed by ranchers and wildlife managers for pursuing cattle in such settings.

March 31, 2020 11:27 a.m.

Groups sue over continued grazing in Wyoming grizzly habitat

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Conservation groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday over livestock grazing in a Wyoming forest, saying grizzly bears are too often killed by ranchers and wildlife managers for pursuing cattle in such settings.