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SEATTLE — When a massive sheet of snow careens down the side of a mountain, survival comes down to luck. Avalanches kill people in Washington’s backcountry every year; they’re “very powerful and destructive and you really do not want to get caught in an avalanche,” says Scott Schell, executive director of the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC), which provides avalanche and mountain weather forecasts for the Northwest. “They can be quite lethal.”

From The Tribune staff reports LEEDS — TA Services, a full-service logistics provider, has unveiled a new mural in celebration of the history and people of Leeds. The company commissioned the painted mural as a way of giving back to the community for its continued support since 2014. “The city of Leeds has been incredibly supportive of our growth and instrumental in our development,” said TA Services’ president and CEO, Scott Schell. “Additionally, many of our employees who have helped to grow our company have come from this town. We wanted to create a lasting reflection of the city...

By Keith Gushard Meadville Tribune Dec 23, 2020 Dec 23, 2020 Tedesco Hatheway Funeral Home president Rocco Tedesco (from left), funeral director intern Kristin Torok and crematorium operator Michael Conrad display a few of the sanitizing products they use at the funeral home. SHANNON ROAE/Meadville Tribune With a surge in COVID-19 deaths locally, families and funeral homes must cope with controlling spread of the coronavirus while at the same time dealing with the passing of a loved one. In the seven-week period starting Nov. 3, Crawfor...

Wilderness rescuers brace for a busy winter Story by Jane C. Hu / High Country News Every winter, volunteers from Seattle Mountain Rescue are dispatched to the sites of dozens of harrowing incidents: They rescue backcountry skiers buried in avalanches, help injured hikers descend slick trails—and once, they even removed the wreckage of a single-engine plane from a mountainside. Volunteers must tackle steep, avalanche-prone mountain terrain, carrying the requisite gear to ward off hypothermia. Once on the scene, they rig anchors and ropes to carry out rescues, a time-intensive project tha...