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  • Wet for Northwest and Great Lakes, NOAA says

    Wet for Northwest and Great Lakes, NOAA says

    The Summary NOAA’s winter forecast outlook predicts above-average precipitation in the Northwest and Great Lakes regions. The rest of the country faces either an average or warm and dry winter. The forecasters expect a La Niña climate pattern to develop, perhaps by the end of November. Visitors to the Paradise Lodge at Mount Rainier arrived…

  • Track’s next great sprinter is bypassing college and signing with Puma

    Track’s next great sprinter is bypassing college and signing with Puma

    Christian Miller was a high school senior last April when he became one of the fastest teenagers in track and field history. Running 9.93 seconds in the 100 meters one month before his 18th birthday left Miller wondering how much faster he could go.  Now, he’ll have his opportunity to find out — as a professional.…

  • After Helene, the Great Smoky Mountains are desperate for tourists

    After Helene, the Great Smoky Mountains are desperate for tourists

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    October was supposed to be Gianna Carson’s busiest month of the year. Instead, she estimates she’s lost upward of $15,000 since Hurricane Helene hit her Bryson City, North Carolina, bakery and vacation rental a week ago. Now, in addition to the number of bakeshop transactions plummeting from 300 a day to around 50, she said…