A shooting erupted at Seattle Center on Sunday evening during the annual event – Bite of Seattle.

Three people are dead... four people are injured... and one person is in custody after a shooting at Seattle Center that occurred early yesterday evening.

A shooting at Seattle Center during the annual event Bite of Seattle left three people dead on Sunday.

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The Bench Fire in Central Oregon grew rapidly last night ((SAT)) - putting thousands under evacuation orders and destroying homes.

Federal researchers say there’s an 80 percent chance of a very strong El Niño weather pattern by this fall.

KUOW’s John Ryan reports on one surprising impact it could have locally.

Last week [[7/17]], the Trump administration drastically changed how the country protects endangered species. OPB's April Ehrlich [[ER-lick]] reports on what this means for Oregon.

Oregon will soon have a new framework for managing its state forests for the next 70 years.

Staff at the U-S Army Corps [CORE] of Engineers are trying to manage their 13 reservoirs in the Willamette River Valley basin after an historically dry winter and spring. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports:

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Rachel Cohen/ Michael de Yoanna

Mountain West News Bureau]]

The dismal lack of snow throughout the West this past winter wasn’t just bad luck.

[[REPORTER: Rachel Cohen

EDITOR: Michael de Yoanna

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The severe lack of snow in the West this past winter was made much more likely by global warming – and could be a sign of what’s to come. The Mountain West News Bureau's Rachel Cohen reports.