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Poor Air Quality to Continue Thru The Weekend

Lance Tormey — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:18:34 +0000

A breeze is blowing through the valley today clearing a lot of the smoke that caused breathing problems and forced the cancellation of football games and the SunFair parade. But Dave Caprilie , the director of the Yakima Clean Air Authority says it's a short lived relief because stagnant conditions are expected to return by the end of the week

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Smokey Haze Forces Cancellation of 51st Annual Sunfair Parade

Lance Tormey — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:16:51 +0000

Haze from the nearby wildfires blankets the valley and that hazed forced the cancellation of the 51st annual Sunfair Parade. Parade organizers say it just wasn't smart to hold the parade in such conditions

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Wildfire Smoke Forces CWU Football Game to be Moved

Lance Tormey — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:21:30 +0000

ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — Central Washington University says thick smoke from wildfires has prompted it to move Saturday's home football game against Azusa Pacific University from the CWU campus in Ellensburg, Wash

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More Wildfires in Yakima and Kittitas Counties

Lance Tormey — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:28:08 +0000

Nearly a thousand boots are on the ground fighting fires scattered across Yakima and Kittitas Counties. At this time, the largest one is only 10 percent contained. Poor air quality and heavy smoke is making life in Ellensbu

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People Are Buying Fewer Cigarettes — But More Pipes and Cigars

Shauna Wright — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:11:53 +0000

While statistics seem to show the number of cigarette smokers has been shrinking in recent years, don’t celebrate just yet — because while people may be smoking fewer cigarettes, a growing number have become pipe and cigar aficionados.

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