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  1. Rossland boy attacked by cougar in ColvilleRead the original story

    Sep 4, 2009 | Golden Star

    A five-year-old Rossland boy was attacked and injured while hiking with his family on the Abercrombie Mountain Trail in the Colville National Forest east of Northport, WA on Sept 2. The cougar reportedly jumped out of the bushes onto the boy who was near his mother along the trail.

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  2. In brief: Wildfire near border 20 percent containedRead the original story

    Sep 5, 2009 | The Spokesman-Review

    Fire crews expect to work through the weekend to contain a 100-acre wildfire burning near Northport, Wash.

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    Related Topix: Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Stevens County, WA, Hurricane, Weather

  3. Officers tracking cougar that reportedly attacked childRead the original story

    Sep 4, 2009 | KHQ-TV

    ... with his family on the Abercrombie Mountain Trail, along Silver Creek in the Colville National Forest east of Northport. His parents, of Rossland, British Columbia, reported a cougar suddenly jumped out of a brushy area onto the boy, who was near ...

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  4. Rossland boy attacked by cougar in ColvilleRead the original story

    Sep 4, 2009 | Lake Cowichan Gazette

    A five-year-old Rossland boy was attacked and injured while hiking with his family on the Abercrombie Mountain Trail in the Colville National Forest east of Northport, WA on Sept 2. The cougar reportedly jumped out of the bushes onto the boy who was near his mother along the trail.

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  5. Paperwork blamed for misdirected Canadian cattleRead the original story

    Sep 4, 2009 | The Westerner

    ... stated the destination to be the Agri Beef-owned El Oro feedlot in Moses Lake, Wash., rather than the ranch near Northport, Wash., where they currently are. State regulations don't require the testing of cattle headed directly for a feedlot. Agri ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Food, Agriculture, Science

  6. Winds carry wildfire near Canadian border

    Sep 3, 2009 | KREM.com

    Firefighters from Stevens County and the Department of Natural Resources are working to put out a wildfire near Northport, Washington.

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    Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Stevens County, WA, Spokane, WA

  7. Cougar attacks child in Stevens CountyRead the original story

    Sep 3, 2009 | Anacortes American

    ... with his family on the Abercrombie Mountain Trail, along Silver Creek in the Colville National Forest east of Northport, according to a press release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The parents, of Rossland, B.C., reported that ...

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  8. Local beef herds face disease threat from imported cattle

    Sep 2, 2009 | Colville Statesman-Examiner

    State veterinarian investigating TB, Brucellosis fears in Canadian herd BY JAMIE HENNEMAN S-E Staff Reporter A herd of over 400 feeder cattle from Canada being held at a ranch near Northport are causing concern with local cattlemen who suspect the possibly illegal band of animals are not vaccinated for the highly contagious diseases of Tuberculosis ...

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Colville, WA, Agriculture, Science, Stevens County, WA, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

  9. Turbine barge floats through Trail

    Aug 13, 2009 | Revelstoke Times Review

    ... by Voith Hydro and shipped from Brazil on June 17. It has traveled on an ocean barge to the U.S., a truck barge to Northport, WA and the current barge on route to the BC Hydro Revelstoke generating station. Quite a voyage that has taken over a year ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Canada, Revelstoke, BC

  10. Fuel spill cleanup at train derailmentRead the original story w/Photo

    Aug 6, 2009 | KREM-TV Spokane

    ... north of Kettle Falls. Herb Hippler, KREM.com Wreckage from the train derailment between Kettle Falls and Northport. Thursday, workers continued to attempt to remove the fuel from the ground before it seeps in to the surrounding environment, up a ...

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    Related Topix: Kettle Falls, WA, Stevens County, WA

  11. Train derails, slides down embankment August 6, 2009

    Aug 6, 2009 | The Spokesman-Review

    Two railroad engines and a boxcar came off the tracks Wednesday about nine miles south of Northport, Wash.

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    Related Topix: Kettle Falls, WA, Stevens County, WA, Spokane, WA, Evans, WA

  12. Train derails near Kettle Falls

    Aug 5, 2009 | KREM-TV Spokane

    According to Stevens County officials, a train derailment between Kettle Falls and Northport will take days to clean up.

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    Related Topix: Train Disaster, Kettle Falls, WA, Stevens County, WA, Colville, WA

  13. A Pacific Northwest taleRead the original story

    Aug 2, 2009 | The Courier-Journal

    NORTHPORT, Wash. - When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build a walking path across the United States.

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    Related Topix: US National Parks, US National Parks, Glacier National Park

  14. 1,200-mile Pacific Northweat trail gets federal designation

    Jul 25, 2009 | CapeCodOnline.com

    ... (AP Photo/Jon Knechtel)**MAGS OUT; NO SALES ** AP By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS July 26, 2009 NORTHPORT, Wash. - When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build a walking path across the ...

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    Related Topix: Burlington, WA, US National Parks, US National Parks

  15. County budget okay for now

    Jul 22, 2009 | Colville Statesman-Examiner

    ... Department has brought in some new revenue by way of a grant and also through their contract with the City of Northport to provide law enforcement services. Additionally, the projected payroll costs for the department are less than expected due to ...

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    Related Topix: Stevens County, WA, Colville, WA

  16. Obama creates Pacific Northwest TrailRead the original story

    Jul 21, 2009 | MSNBC

    ... to affordable, tourists looking for some sun and sand can find what they're looking for in the Caribbean. updated NORTHPORT, Wash. - When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build a walking path across the ...

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  17. OUTDOORS: Pacific Northwest Trail closer to realityRead the original story w/Photo

    Jul 21, 2009 | Nevada Appeal

    ... success when President Obama in March signed a bill creating the first new national scenic trails in 26 years. AP NORTHPORT, Wash. - When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build a walking path across the ...

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    Related Topix: Burlington, WA, US National Parks, US National Parks

  18. Canadian smelter will pay for cleaning up Black Sand BeachRead the original story

    Jul 19, 2009 | Seattle Times

    ... or more tons of slag into the Columbia River for a century. The company will clean up a nearby popular beach in Northport, Stevens County. See more mapped stories A Canadian smelter has agreed to clean up a beach near Northport, Stevens County, ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Trail, BC, Canada, Stevens County, WA, Science, Ecology, Crohn's Disease, Health, Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  19. Smelter funding beach cleanup

    Jul 18, 2009 | Spokesman Review

    Matt Wolohan, who lives near Northport, Wash., talks about Black Sand Beach during a June interview. 3 comments

    Related Topix: British Columbia, Trail, BC, Canada, Science, Ecology, Crohn's Disease, Health, Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  20. Company to remove slag from Columbia River beach

    Jul 16, 2009 | KNDO

    The Washington Department of Ecology and Teck American Inc. have reached an agreement to remove slag from a Columbia River beach just south of the Canadian border near Northport, Wash.

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    Related Topix: Science, Ecology, British Columbia, Trail, BC, Canada

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