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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — State and tribal fishery officials say after several weeks of negotiations they've agreed on a plan that will allow for a 2016-2017 Puget Sound salmon-fishing season. The agreement reached Thursday must be approved by federal officials but anglers likely will be able to fish the stocks soon...

ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — The group that advises Washington state on the management of wolves has agreed to a policy on how to lethally control the predators. The Capital Press reports the policy clarifies that ranchers and others will be expected to remove livestock carcasses and bones and take one other preventative measure, such as using guard dogs...

WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — A portion of the Mission Ridge Ski Area near Wenatchee has been closed because of a 100-acre landslide. No one was injured in the landslide, most of which occurred on land leased to the ski area by the U.S. Forest Service...

Everyone needs to go fishing at least once. If your kids haven't gone, the perfect opportunity is coming up this Saturday (April 23). It's the Kids' Fish-In Derby at Sarg Hubbard Park's Reflection Pond along the Yakima Greenway, and it's going to be a lot of fun!

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bear cub found badly burned in a massive Washington wildfire two years ago is surviving her first winter in the wild, but the orphaned cub released with her has been killed. Rich Beausoleil with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says radio-tracking collars shows the black bear nicknamed Cinder is nesting like other females her age. But...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says it will reopen recreational crab fishing in the Seattle-Bremerton area for the month of December. Marine Area 10 has been closed since the summer crab fishing season ended in early September...

NACHES, Wash. (AP) — State and federal biologists plan to euthanize wild bighorn sheep in the Naches area to curb the spread of a deadly pneumonia outbreak. Richard Harris of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says biologists will spend the next several weeks removing sheep from the Tieton herd, about 10 miles west of Naches...

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state wildlife agents are preparing to kill up to four more gray wolves in the northeast corner of the state after investigators said the pack has injured or eaten livestock. The Seattle Times reports seven environmental groups on Friday urged the director of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to stop the wolf kill, saying the agency has not proved beyond a

A temporary shooting ban will take effect this weekend for the Wenas Wildlife Area. Signs indicating the ban went up Tuesday. Practice shooting will only be allowed from sunrise to 11 A.M.. The change comes in response to concerns about wildfires...

Introduce your child to the sport of fishing guided by experts and volunteers. The Yakima Kids’ Fish-In takes place Saturday, April 28, at Reflection Pond in Sarg Hubbard Park. Fishing times are from 9:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The Kids' Fish-In is hosted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Yakima Greenway Foundation...