Helena Wegner
Reporter at McClatchy Newspapers
@mcclatchy national reporter covering national parks & wildlife in the West. [email protected] Past: @HowardCenterASU, @azcentral & @Cronkite_ASU
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4 days ago |
sacbee.com | Helena Wegner
A poker player scored a big jackpot in Las Vegas after playing for more than an hour. Now the gambler is $128,774 richer. The lucky visitor from Indiana sat at a Mississippi Stud poker table Thursday, May 29, at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, the casino said in a news release. The man ended up with a royal flush, the rarest hand in the game. happens when a player’s winning cards are an ace, king, queen, jack and 10 in the same suit, according to Upswing Poker.
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4 days ago |
yahoo.com | Helena Wegner
Helena WegnerMon, June 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM UTC1 min readThe baby bison is pictured at a wildlife park in Washington. A fluffy baby bison was born at a Washington zoo, and now visitors can see it bond with its mom. The bison was born May 24 at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, the open-range zoo said in a Facebook post.
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5 days ago |
thenewstribune.com | Helena Wegner
A medical examiner will confirm the identity of a body found in the Columbia River in Washington, police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Swimmers discovered a body in a river that may be a missing man, Washington police said. The body was discovered at about 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 30, in the Columbia River, the Vancouver Police Department said in a news release. Police said they believe the body belongs to missing 18-year-old Franky Fred.
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1 week ago |
seattletimes.com | Helena Wegner
A teen hiker ended up stuck on a steep and rugged mountain in Washington, prompting a rescue. Rescuers got a call at about 2:25 p.m. Monday, May 26, about the boy on Mount Si, Seattle Mountain Rescue President Doug McCall told McClatchy News by phone on May 30. Three high school seniors set out to hike the mountain that afternoon, but one boy got stuck on the Haystack, which McCall said requires Class 3 scrambling up a rock formation at the top of the mountain.
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1 week ago |
myrtlebeachonline.com | Helena Wegner
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Fishermen shared photos of the creatures to social media in 2021. Then researchers started looking for them in South Puget Sound.🌊 https://t.co/gIixuFAcLD
Someone drove over a nest belonging to a threatened species in western Washington. Now, officials are warning other beachgoers to watch out for signs.🏖️ https://t.co/LVJ0bupjOM
A church in Shoreline, Washington, has faced a series of vandalism incidents this past year. The latest: 95 tires illegally dumped on the property. https://t.co/d0rZTKYQtW