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• 40,000 urged to flee Washington state floods
It came up so fast this time, there wasn't really time to think about it," she said. An avalanche of snow and mud about 100 yards wide damaged some weekend recreation homes in the Hyak area east of Snoqualmie Pass. All homes at Hyak and condominium ...
• New U.S. Embassy in Iraq cloaked in mystery
Besides two major diplomatic office buildings, homes for the ambassador and his deputy, and the apartment buildings for staff, the compound will offer a swimming pool, gym, commissary, food court and American Club, all housed in a recreation building
• Hundreds take Polar Bear plunge
You heard that word again and again Thursday at One-Mile Recreation Area, where hundreds of swimmers braved the chilly waters of Big Chico Creek. The annual Polar Bear Swim on New Year's Day is a Chico tradition. The unofficial event (it's said no ...
• 'Forgotten' lake shows South's tough drought
Hartwell has for decades been a source of water, recreation and electricity for scores of towns and thousands of residents on both sides of its ever-growing banks. Now moldy boat shells, aging beer cans and even long-lost highways once deep underwater ...
• Hawaii's latest attraction: Obama tourism
Hawaii has traditionally been associated with sun, sand, recreation and leisure, and now we have the person in the highest office in the country," she said. "So it gives Hawaii greater credibility as well as visibility." Liu noted that Hawaii's ...