Washington Senate Passes Smelt, Carp, Crawfish Licensing Bill

A bill requiring a fishing license to dip for smelt on the Cowlitz and elsewhere in the state is one step closer to becoming law after being passed on a 49-0 vote in Washington’s Senate late this morning.
‘We Need A Helicopter … And We Need Someone With A Gun’: 911 Cougar Attack Call

More details on last Saturday’s cougar attack on a 60-year-old woman on an upper Snoqualmie Valley trail are coming out, including how fellow cyclists fought the animal and their desperate 911 call, and they make for tough reading.