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New Tahoe Boating app has interactive mapping, guides, tips

RENO, Nevada (AP)—The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has created a new app to help boaters and paddlers navigate Lake Tahoe’s expansive waters. The free Tahoe Boating app available for download at tahoeboating.org

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Whale entanglements along West Coast drop by nearly half

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—A conservation group says the number of whales entangled in crab fishing gear along the West Coast dropped by nearly half this year after a lawsuit settlement ended California’s

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Criminal probe underway in fiery California boat disaster

LOS ANGELES (AP)—U.S. authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into the fiery dive boat disaster that killed 34 people off the coast of California, two officials said Sept. 9. The FBI,

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California sails toward biggest salmon harvest in years

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—California fishermen are reporting one of the best salmon fishing seasons in years, thanks to heavy rain and snow that ended the state’s historic drought. It’s a sharp

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New shark catch limit in effect in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP)—A new catch limit for large coastal sharks took effect in Maryland at the end of August. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources said the catch limit per vessel per