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Blane Saunders works during the cranberry harvest at Argyll Moors, McPhail Family Farms on the Long Beach Peninsula. Cranberries, seafood, tourism and marijuana are important industries in Pacific County.

November 21, 2017 at 6:54 pm

Cranberry overload: U.S. producers want to dump extra supply

The humble cranberry pops up this time of year in everything from traditional relishes to Christmas cookies and cocktails.

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Sliced bacon sits on a tray at the Wyanet Locker Inc. facility in Wyanet, Illinois, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Declining supplies of pigs that resulted from a deadly virus that spread across 30 states since the outbreak began last year have pushed up retail-bacon prices 10 percent in 2014 to $6.106 a pound in June, the highest since at least 1980. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

May 19, 2015 at 5:16 pm

With bacon so cheap, even veggie burgers get two strips on top

Bacon always has been popular, but now, driven by reduced cost and innovative concoctions, that popularity has exploded.

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July 7, 2014 at 7:58 pm

Corn crop may set record; prices sink

The 8-foot corn stalks on Bill Long’s farm in Southern Illinois are so big, green and healthy that he wishes he’d sold more of it...

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March 14, 2014 at 6:38 pm

Cheese prices at record on surge in exports to China

Cheddar-cheese prices climbed to a record as shipments to China jumped, pacing a surge in exports that has reduced supplies for domestic consumers. Spot wholesale...

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December 18, 2012 at 12:00 am

No charges for suspect of threats against schools

A California man accused of making online threats against elementary schools after the school shooting in Connecticut won't face charges, Los Angeles prosecutors said Monday.

Nation & World

September 10, 2012 at 1:05 pm

Son recalls rescue from sinking plane in Pacific

A single-engine amphibious plane that lost power off California's central coast plunged into the ocean so hard, its doors broke off the hinges, one of...

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May 21, 2012 at 12:00 am

Pilot dies in military trainer jet crash in Calif.

A civilian piloting a military-contracted jet was killed when his aircraft crashed into a Southern California farm field as he completed a training exercise, authorities...

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May 11, 2012 at 7:44 pm

Obituary: Carroll Shelby, racer who put ‘muscle’ in Mustang

Before legendary car designer and champion auto racer Carroll Shelby died Thursday, he had been one of the nation's longest-living heart-transplant recipients.

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May 11, 2012 at 5:03 pm

Legendary car designer, racer Shelby dies at 89

Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary...

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April 1, 2012 at 9:12 pm

New Texas pitcher Yu Darvish fits in nicely with Rangers

Grabbing dinner with Yu Darvish isn't quite like going out for a bite with any ol' teammate, but the experience wasn't all that foreign...