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Wash. governor's wife plans pea patch at mansion
Mar 5, 2013 at 11:17 AM PDT
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Don't call her the first lady.

"I'm Trudi," the wife of Gov. Jay Inslee tells visitors to the governor's mansion on the capitol campus in Olympia.

Trudi Inslee, 62, is still adjusting to her new role as the...

Bucking the trend: Ski area sticks with the old-fashioned rope tow
Mar 4, 2013 at 11:38 AM PDT
At Meany Lodge, it's as if time stood still. Here, just 10 miles from the Summit at Snoqualmie's crowds and modern lifts, a Chevy truck engine still powers the longest of three rope tows.

Proof positive the mountains of the Northwest are gorgeous
Feb 1, 2013 at 10:40 AM PDT
I know the mountains are hard to find amid the persistent low winter overcasts but when they finally peer out from behind their atmospheric curtain, they really get to show off their beauty. And Don Jensen has spent the past proving it. He's...

Sonics leaks, speculation abound as arena sketches released
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Jan 11, 2013 at 3:32 PM PDT
Friday was a day of more speculation, more leaks and now more designs on what could be the home of the Seattle Sonics.

Mount Defiance's steep ascent is a tough endurance challenge
Jan 7, 2013 at 3:08 PM PDT
While the sheer verticality of the route might turn off many runners and even hikers, Dan Howitt believes the unique nature of the trail should lure more endurance athletes to the Gorge.

Stuck snowboarders to spend another night on Mt. Rainier
Nov 12, 2012 at 10:45 AM PDT
Dozens of searchers on Monday tried to reach the snowboarders, who got lost on Mount Rainier during a snowstorm. However, they could not reach the men before having to come down themselves.

Man dies after vehicle rolls 25 times down embankment
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Nov 8, 2012 at 11:30 AM PDT
A 23-year-old Auburn man has died after a truck went over an embankment and rolled 25 times down a steep hill near Mount Rainier National Park in rural Pierce County, officials said.

200,000 gallons of sewage dumped into Mt. Rainier waterfall
Sep 28, 2012 at 2:11 PM PDT
A waste treatment operator at Mount Rainier National Park pleaded guilty Friday to dumping 200,000 gallons of sewage over a waterfall and into the Nisqually River, in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.

Park rangers recover 2 bodies from Mount Rainier glacier
Sep 8, 2012 at 9:49 AM PDT
Rangers at Mount Rainier National Park have recovered two bodies from the mountain that are believed to be members of a group of four climbers that went missing in a January blizzard.

California officer hit by helicopter rotor blades
Jul 9, 2012 at 10:56 PM PDT
The rotor blades of a helicopter landing on rugged, remote terrain struck a California Highway Patrol officer and severely injured him as he helped rescue an injured hiker, official said Monday.

Ranger's body recovered from Mount Rainier
Jul 5, 2012 at 8:52 AM PDT
Clear weather Thursday at Mount Rainier National Park may permit the recovery of the ranger who fell to his death June 21.

Memorial service honors fallen Mount Rainier ranger
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Jun 29, 2012 at 11:32 AM PDT
A chaplain at the memorial service for a Mount Rainier National Park ranger who fell to his death during a rescue operation on the mountain prayed for a break in the weather so the man's body might be recovered and "bring this to an end."

Winds foil attempt to recover ranger's body from mountain
Jun 28, 2012 at 8:50 AM PDT
High winds scuttled efforts Thursday to recover the body of a park ranger who who fell to his death during a rescue operation high on Washington's Mount Rainier.

More park rangers sent to help recover body of fallen colleague
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Jun 25, 2012 at 10:33 AM PDT
The National Park Service sent more rangers to Mount Rainier National Park to help recover the body of a colleague who fell to his death during a rescue operation, but it could be mid-week before anyone can reach the site.

Weather again prevents recovery of ranger's body from mountain
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Jun 24, 2012 at 6:14 PM PDT
Bad weather on Sunday once again forced a crew of climbing Mount Rainier National Park rangers to cancel plans to recover the body of a colleague who died Thursday while rescuing four injured climbers near the mountain's peak.