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for Seattle to attend the University of Washington.
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Sport anglers in town for the Buoy 10 salmon fishery leave Hammond Marina early Sunday.
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The U.S. Coast Guard auxiliary keeps a presence at local boat
launches on the weekends during the Buoy 10 salmon fishery,
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Drones get in the way of emergency responders
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July 17. A spate of drone sightings near firefighting aircraft
is fueling calls for more oversight and self-policing in the
skies. Last month, the sighting of five drones in a single
wildfire that closed Interstate 15 in Southern California
and destroyed numerous vehicles grounded firefighting
crews for 20 minutes as flames spread.
