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 The Nation's WeatherA cold front was moving southward over the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes regions early Tuesday, triggering severe storms including heavy rain, strong winds, hail and possible tornadoes.  Officials predict longer and stronger fire seasonIn the past few years, Rich Nieto's work has started earlier and lasted longer.
Officials predict longer, stronger fire season
The fire season has gotten longer throughout the West in the past few years.
Wildfire center: More severe fires expected in CA
Federal fire managers predict an increase in severe wildfire activity in northern California through October due to unusually hot, dry weather and scant rain, but say areas like Idaho that were charred by fires last year may be in for a reprieve.
US-supplied food: Another US-NKorea deal
Relief workers distributing thousands of tons of U.S.-supplied food in North Korea have unprecedented freedom of access in the insular country to ensure the food goes to the people who need it, says the project's chief U.S. negotiator.
Search for missing Ore. swimmer winding down
Crews have been unable to find a 16-year-old boy missing and presumed drowned in the Sandy River.
Beekeepers in Oregon worry about die-off levels
Last year, Oregon beekeepers were breathing a sigh of relief, after signs that the Pacific Northwest had managed to avoid the disastrous collapse in bee colonies that had hit most of the rest of the country.
Ore. E-Board authorizes funds for salaries, other projects
Legislators released millions of dollars for key Oregon projects and priorities Friday, including $100 million for public employee salaries and benefits. That is $25 million less than had been earmarked for employee compensation.  Navy approves plan for sonar training off HawaiiThe Navy has adopted a new plan for training in Hawaii waters that it says will allow it to accelerate some exercises and hold them more frequently while continuing to limit the effects of its sonar on marine mammals.
Chesapeake lawmakers seek disaster status for crab
Maryland and Virginia's U.S. senators say there's no time to waste in declaring the decline of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs a federal disaster. |
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