A federal judge ruled this week that Crown Resources committed 3,000 violations of the Clean Water Act at Buckhorn Mountain gold mine in Okanogan County.
The forecast for cooler temperatures and rain which could dampen or even extinguish the Bolt Creek Fire this weekend is certainly welcome news. But the scheduled precipitation could also bring yet another dark cloud to an area that’s already endured suffocating smoke and dozens of closures to its main roadway – U.S. Highway ...