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Nakia Creek Fire Forces Evacuations, Burns More Than 1500 Acres
Nakia Creek Fire Forces Evacuations, Burns More Than 1500 Acres
Nakia Creek Fire Forces Evacuations, Burns More Than 1500 Acres
(Vancouver, WA) -- A wildfire in Southwest Washington is burning out of control, forcing thousands to evacuate.  The Nakia Creek Fire is burning in the city of Vancouver, close to the Washington-Oregon border.  Nearly three-thousand homes had to be evacuated.  Over tw...
RIP: Washington’s Oldest Apple Tree Dies at 194 Years Old
RIP: Washington’s Oldest Apple Tree Dies at 194 Years Old
RIP: Washington’s Oldest Apple Tree Dies at 194 Years Old
Considering that one of the biggest cash crops in the Yakima Valley are apples, it is a bit surprising that this wasn't bigger news. Apparently, without much fanfare, the stat of of Washington's oldest living apple tree has finally died at the ripe old age of 194 years.