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Tthe Horseshoe Bend Treatment Plant is seen at the far shore of the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Mont. Federal officials plan to pump the toxic water into the plant starting in 2023 to keep it below a critical level and prevent it from escaping the pit.

Thousands of bird deaths draw focus on brimming toxic pit

Tthe Horseshoe Bend Treatment Plant is seen at the far shore of the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Mont. Federal officials plan to pump the toxic water into the plant starting in 2023 to keep it below a critical level and prevent it from escaping the pit.

January 23, 2017, 9:35am Nation & World

It was an unusual and unfortunate confluence of events: A larger-than-normal number of geese was making a later-than-normal migration over Montana when a snowstorm blew in at the wrong time and sent them soaring to the wrong place. Read story

Robert Calkins and Ruger, his current search dog and pet. Calkins writes about Sierra, his dog of years ago, in search and rescue tales.

Author loves to tell stories of search and rescue dogs

Robert Calkins and Ruger, his current search dog and pet. Calkins writes about Sierra, his dog of years ago, in search and rescue tales.

January 21, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

There are two kinds of search and rescue dogs, according to Robert Calkins: wilderness dogs and rubble dogs. Read story

Washougal woman accused in dog’s death

January 20, 2017, 7:34pm Clark County News

A Washougal woman appeared in Clark County Superior Court on Friday after allegedly letting her dog starve and freeze to death in a garage. Read story

Cannabis cookies calming for hyper dogs

January 20, 2017, 6:05am Life

Even for a puppy, Kat Donatello’s black Labrador, Austin, was hyperactive. After experimenting with natural supplements on her older dog, Donatello slipped a special biscuit to Austin. “It just kind of took the edge off of him,” she recalled. Read story

The agave plant, which is pollinated by a once-rare bat, is used to produce tequila.

Bat who helps make tequila rebounds

The agave plant, which is pollinated by a once-rare bat, is used to produce tequila.

January 20, 2017, 6:04am Life

Wildlife officials say it might be time for a toast now that a once-rare bat important to the pollination of plants used to produce tequila is making a comeback. Read story

Snow damages Oregon wildlife center’s bird, skunk enclosures

January 19, 2017, 12:04pm Northwest

Four animal enclosures at a wildlife center in southwestern Oregon have been damaged by days of snow and rain. Read story

Police search for 3 pit bulls that attacked a first-grader

January 18, 2017, 10:18am Northwest

Mount Vernon police are searching for three pit bulls that attacked a Sedro-Woolley first grader. Read story

Salmon Creek: Shana Porter and her field-bred English Cocker Spaniel, Keira, who finished first in the Lap Master category at the American Kennel Club&#039;s National Association of Diving Dogs National Championship.

Vancouver woman, dog thrive at national championship competition

Salmon Creek: Shana Porter and her field-bred English Cocker Spaniel, Keira, who finished first in the Lap Master category at the American Kennel Club&#039;s National Association of Diving Dogs National Championship.

January 18, 2017, 5:59am Community

Shana Porter of Vancouver and her dog Keira, a field-bred English Cocker Spaniel, brought some trophies home recently, as Keira finished first in the Lap Master category at the American Kennel Club’s National Association of Diving Dogs National Championship in Orlando, Fla. Read story

Walnut Grove: Some of the items donated to Furry Friends through Tanika and Mike Campbell&#039;s annual pet food drive.

Shelter’s holiday wishes filled from variety of sources

Walnut Grove: Some of the items donated to Furry Friends through Tanika and Mike Campbell&#039;s annual pet food drive.

January 18, 2017, 5:59am Community

Three groups donated some much needed items to Furry Friends during the holiday season: Henry Schein Animal Health in Vancouver, Companion Pet Clinic in Salmon Creek and Tanika and Mike Campbell, who hold a pet food drive every year. Read story

Horse owners arrive for free veterinary services by the U.S. Humane Society as they carrying out a birth control campaign for horses in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Many locals keep their horses in open fields near the sea, where they graze until they???re needed next. Officials say that as a result, it???s nearly impossible to control the horse population and hold owners accountable when trouble occurs.

Puerto Rico island tackles over-population of horses

Horse owners arrive for free veterinary services by the U.S. Humane Society as they carrying out a birth control campaign for horses in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Many locals keep their horses in open fields near the sea, where they graze until they???re needed next. Officials say that as a result, it???s nearly impossible to control the horse population and hold owners accountable when trouble occurs.

January 17, 2017, 12:28pm Nation & World

Another long holiday weekend is starting, and tourists are flocking by ferry and small plane to Vieques, a tiny island off the coast of Puerto Rico that’s famed for bright turquoise waters, lush mangrove forests and picturesque free-roaming horses. Read story