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*** Story updated *** PASCO — A second person has died in connection with a vehicle that crashed Sunday, May 9, while trying to flee from a Franklin County Sheriff's Office deputy. Ricky G. Cruz, 28, of Pasco, died of crash related injuries at a Spokane hospital, the Washington State Patrol reported today, May 12. Karli E. Moore, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Milepost 25 of U.S. Highway 395 at about 4:15 p.m. Moore was a passenger in a 2002 Hyundai Elantra driven by Cruz, the patrol reported. Cruz w...
DAYTON -- State biologists plan to begin capturing Blue Mountains elk calves next week to help determine why the herd is in decline. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife hopes to capture 125 calves between Dayton and Asotin creeks, outfit them with radio-transmitter collars and then release them. "When a radio collar puts out a mortality signal, it'll serve as a trigger for our biologists to quickly get out and determine the cause," agency Game Division Manager Anis Aoude...