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President Obama yesterday signed a
disaster declaration for the state of Washington, which provides federal aid to help supplement the cost of battling wildfires that have burned across the state since early July. (S-R)
The Idaho Transportation Department granted a permit to
allow a megaload on its way to Montana to travel through the state. (KREM)
Police are investigating
a stabbing last night on North Division. The victim is in critical condition. (KXLY)
The Washington state DNR has
banned all outdoor burning, including campfires, as a red flag warning in effect covers most of the state. (KHQ)
THERE
The world mourns the loss of beloved, award-winning
actor Robin Williams much too soon. (NBC)
The World Health Organization has approved the
use of an experimental drug — the same used on two American health care workers now in recovery — to treat Ebola victims in the deadly African outbreak. (USA Today)
Ukrainian military is
blocking a convoy of apparent humanitarian aid trucks to from Russia, awaiting international Red Cross approval, in fear that the trucks aren't actually carrying such goods, but military supplies going to the rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine. (Bloomberg)
Washington's primary is already in the books, but
many other states are awaiting voting results today. (NBC)