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Interstate 90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States. Spanning more than 3,000 miles, it connects Seattle in the west to Boston in the east. But it also serves as a massive concrete divide. For the animals who stanley cup live to the north and south of the interstate, this road has absolutely wrecked their commute.The U.S. Forest Service and the Washington State Departmen stanley cup t of Transportation have teamed up to develop a network of critter crossings in Washington ndash; overpasses and underpasses designed to provide safe passage for wildlife.The crossing project, with structures at areas identified where animals are likely to cross, spans 15 miles of I-90 near the Snoqualmie Pass in Washington, flanked by large chunks of what s primarily national forest land ndash; habitat for all sorts of creatures great and small. But if animals are protected on both sides of I-90, why does it matter if they re not connected Because you lose genetic variability, said Patty Garvey-Darda, a wildlife biologist with the Forest Service, and gradually you start getting localized extinction, and populations get further and further apart, and smaller. A wildlife crossing in Washington State. CBS News stanley cup Around the country, most animals see a busy highway and turn around. A brave few might try to cross, but they re at risk of getting run over. A wil Wsbx Violent protest near Disneyland over off-duty cop firing gun
TACOMA, Wash. -- Police say an armed man was shot and taken into custody after a hostage situation that may have stemmed from a robbery gone wrong near here.The Pierce County Sheriff s Office said on Twitter at about 10 p.m. Thursday that the suspect was in custody after exchanging gunfire with deputies at Sky Motors Inc. in Parkland.The sheriff s office says the man was wearing body armor and was hit in the vest by a round fired by deputies. Body armor taken off suspect. Confirmed suspect was hit once in the vest by a round fired by our deputies jordan , is being evaluated by medics but no serious injuries. No deputies or officers injured, no hostages injured, no bystanders injured. pic.twitter/Yns1AjvFE4mdash; Pierce Co Sheriff @PierceSheriff September 7, 2018 He had barricaded himself inside the business and had multiple firearms with him, including long guns, CBS Seattle affiliate KIRO-TV cites police as saying. Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor says the suspect entered Sky Motors Inc. in Parkland a af1 t about 8 p.m. and held four people at gunpoint. Pastor says when officers arrived, af1 three people ran out of the building and the suspect pulled one person into a back room.He says a short time later, that person ran outside. Pastor says the man fired shots throughout the incident but no one was wounded. More from CBS News
