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Forget Snowmageddon–Irrigation Outlook Growing Worse
Forget Snowmageddon–Irrigation Outlook Growing Worse
Forget Snowmageddon–Irrigation Outlook Growing Worse
Regardless of Snowmageddon in February, it's the snowpack in Cascades and elsewhere, and reservoir levels that determine what water will look like irrigation wise this year, and every year. Kennewick Irrigation District, and others, are now saying the water levels are dropping when it comes to percentage of what is needed to deliver 'normal' or healthy levels...
SUV Ends up in Canal-‘Sir You Have Some Explaining to Do!’
SUV Ends up in Canal-‘Sir You Have Some Explaining to Do!’
SUV Ends up in Canal-‘Sir You Have Some Explaining to Do!’
Benton County Sheriff's over the weekend, discovered the driver of this SUV was not impaired in any way, probably embarrassed about how he ended up in the water. At this time, as of Monday, authorities still don't fully know, but early Monday they got this call about this Explorer in an irrigation canal near West Richland...
Cattle Truck Nearly Takes Dive Into Snake River [VIDEO]
Cattle Truck Nearly Takes Dive Into Snake River [VIDEO]
Cattle Truck Nearly Takes Dive Into Snake River [VIDEO]
You have have heard about this already, but a semi-truck driver and his load of cows are lucky to be alive (well, the cows for a little while longer) after a harrowing trip down a hillside, and almost into the Snake River. Monday afternoon, this semi was headed to the Tyson Plant near Wallula, Eastbound on Highway 12...
Who’s Killing Oregon Livestock by Shutting Off Their Water?
Who’s Killing Oregon Livestock by Shutting Off Their Water?
Who’s Killing Oregon Livestock by Shutting Off Their Water?
Umatilla and Morrow County Sheriff's are asking for input and warning residents who have cattle on their acreage to keep an eye on their water supplies. According to officials, a number of ranchers in the Weston, OR area, especially where Highway 204 cuts through some of their acreage, are reporting water valves deliberately turned off on the large cattle tanks, or valve floats being removed altog
Watch Rare Footage of Water Bomber Skimming Water, Refilling [VIDEO]
Watch Rare Footage of Water Bomber Skimming Water, Refilling [VIDEO]
Watch Rare Footage of Water Bomber Skimming Water, Refilling [VIDEO]
Last summer, Grant County Sheriff's Marine Patrol officers captured this video of a fire fighting water bomber refilling on the Columbia River just below Vantage. They share it recently on their Facebook page. The aircraft looks to be a WWII-era PBY Catalina, a widely used 'flying boat' that could land on water, or traditional airfields...

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