The Energy News Digest

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The Energy News Digest for October 14, 2026

Sponsored by the Northwest Public Power Association, edited by Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus.

Explore Some of Public Power’s Biggest Challenges in January

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Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Pacific Gas & Electric More Than Doubles Potential Power Shutoffs To 70,000 Customers in California (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/pg-e-more-than-doubles-potential-power-shutoffs-to-70000-customers-in-california/ar-AA2eackq

Pacific Northwest Households Could Spend More to Heat Their Homes This Winter, Federal Outlook Says (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/weather/pacific-northwest-households-could-spend-more-to-heat-their-homes-this-winter-federal-outlook-says/

California Auditor Gives Damning Assessment of State’s Dams (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/california-auditor-gives-damning-assessment-of-states-dams/

Oregon Governor Orders Pause on Environmental Permits to Build or Expand Data Centers (States Newsroom)

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/oregon-governor-orders-pause-environmental-permits-build-or-expand-data-centers

Ford’s Discontinued F-150 Lightning Is Now a Used Electric Vehicle Bargain, with Some Under $42,000 (Yahoo! News)

https://autos.yahoo.com/deals-and-buying-guides/articles/fords-discontinued-f-150-lightning-205900720.html

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. Pacific Gas & Electric More Than Doubles Potential Power Shutoffs To 70,000 Customers in California

2. Pacific Northwest Households Could Spend More to Heat Their Homes This Winter, Federal Outlook Says

3. Energy, Gas Costs Push Inflation Higher. Paychecks Are Lagging Behind

4. Health & Human Services HHS Releases $3.6 Billion in FY 2027 LIHEAP Funding

5. Feds Issue Emergency Order Over Power Grid Concerns for 13 States

6. Trump Goes After an Offshore Wind Farm That’s Already Up & Running

7. Transmission: North Plains Connector Could Expand Montana Power Reach

8. Oregon: Forest Park Advocates Urge City to Deny Portland General Electric Power Project Permit

9. Libby Dam’s Generator Unit 6 Strengthens Reliability & Conservation

10. California Power Grid Meets Highest Electricity Demand Since 2022 During September Heat

11. Idaho Researchers Put Electric Grid’s Most Expensive Component Through an Earthquake — On Purpose

12. NERC Approves New Requirements for Large Electricity Loads, Grid Reliability

13. Most & Least Energy-Efficient States in 2026

14. Two Million Invasive Green Crabs Captured Along Washington State Shorelines

15. How Salmon ‘Rest Stops’ on the Yakima River Could Help Fish Migrate Through Hot Water

16. California Auditor Gives Damning Assessment of State’s Dams

17. The U.S. Locks That Lift Boats the Highest

18. Oregon Governor Orders Pause on Environmental Permits to Build or Expand Data Centers

19. Google Says It Needs the Grid. The Grid Can’t Keep Up.

20. These 10 States Have the Most Data Centers in the U.S.

21. Hackers Overheat Fridges at Supermarkets Across France, Wasting Food & Starting Fires

22. Ford’s Discontinued F-150 Lightning Is Now a Used Electric Vehicle Bargain, with Some Under $42,000

23. Arlington Approves New Regulations for Electric Scooters And E-Bikes

24. More Than 80% Wildfires on Idaho State Land Caused by Humans This Year

25. Podcast: Tillamook PUD General Manager Discusses Transmission Projects, Top Workplaces Award

Word of the Day – Horrible Haiku Edition

Interlocutor \in-ter-LAH-kyuh-ter\ Noun - One who takes part in dialogue or conversation.

Interlocutor

Make your point, but don’t butt in

Take your turn, bud

Energy & Utility Issues

1. Pacific Gas & Electric More Than Doubles Potential Power Shutoffs To 70,000 Customers in California (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/pg-e-more-than-doubles-potential-power-shutoffs-to-70000-customers-in-california/ar-AA2eackq

2. Pacific Northwest Households Could Spend More to Heat Their Homes This Winter, Federal Outlook Says (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/weather/pacific-northwest-households-could-spend-more-to-heat-their-homes-this-winter-federal-outlook-says/

3. Energy, Gas Costs Push Inflation Higher. Paychecks Are Lagging Behind (USA Today – Via Yahoo! News)

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/inflation-surpassed-worker-paychecks-third-123729607.html

4. Health & Human Services HHS Releases $3.6 Billion in FY 2027 LIHEAP Funding (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/hhs-releases-36-billion-fy-2027-liheap-funding

5. Feds Issue Emergency Order Over Power Grid Concerns for 13 States (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/doe-issues-emergency-order-over-114104283.html

6. Trump Goes After an Offshore Wind Farm That’s Already Up & Running (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/trump-reevaluate-permit-revolution-wind-orsted

7. Transmission: North Plains Connector Could Expand Montana Power Reach (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)

https://www.montanarightnow.com/helena/north-plains-connector-could-expand-montana-power-reach/article_b8673345-7223-4420-91bb-33c421e4d3b6.html

8. Oregon: Forest Park Advocates Urge City to Deny Portland General Electric Power Project Permit (KPTV-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kptv.com/2026/10/14/forest-park-advocates-urge-city-deny-pge-power-project-permit/

9. Libby Dam’s Generator Unit 6 Strengthens Reliability & Conservation (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

https://www.army.mil/article/296084/libby_dams_generator_unit_6_strengthens_reliability_and_conservation

10. California Power Grid Meets Highest Electricity Demand Since 2022 During September Heat (edhat, Santa Barbara, CA)

https://www.edhat.com/california/news/california-clean-energy-grid-peak-demand/

11. Idaho Researchers Put Electric Grid’s Most Expensive Component Through an Earthquake — On Purpose (Idaho National Laboratory)

https://inl.gov/news-release/idaho-researchers-put-electric-grids-most-expensive-component-through-an-earthquake-on-purpose/

12. NERC Approves New Requirements for Large Electricity Loads, Grid Reliability (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/54085-nerc-approves-new-requirements-for-large-electricity-loads-grid-reliability/

Conservation & Efficiency

13. Most & Least Energy-Efficient States in 2026 (WalletHub)

https://wallethub.com/edu/most-and-least-energy-efficient-states/7354

Fish & Wildlife

14. Two Million Invasive Green Crabs Captured Along Washington State Shorelines (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/environment/2026-10-13/two-million-invasive-green-crabs-captured-along-washington-state-shorelines

15. How Salmon ‘Rest Stops’ on the Yakima River Could Help Fish Migrate Through Hot Water (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

https://www.nwpb.org/solutions-journalism/2026-10-13/how-salmon-rest-stops-on-the-yakima-river-could-help-fish-migrate-through-hot-water

Water, Water Anywhere?

16. California Auditor Gives Damning Assessment of State’s Dams (Courthouse News Service)

https://courthousenews.com/california-auditor-gives-damning-assessment-of-states-dams/

17. The U.S. Locks That Lift Boats the Highest (World Atlas)

https://www.worldatlas.com/lakes/the-us-locks-that-lift-boats-the-highest.html

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

18. Oregon Governor Orders Pause on Environmental Permits to Build or Expand Data Centers (States Newsroom)

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/oregon-governor-orders-pause-environmental-permits-build-or-expand-data-centers

19. Google Says It Needs the Grid. The Grid Can’t Keep Up. (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/14/google-ai-problem-power-grid-01117288

20. These 10 States Have the Most Data Centers in the U.S. (Quartz)

https://qz.com/states-with-most-data-centers#these-10-states-have-the-most-data-centers-in-the-us

21. Hackers Overheat Fridges at Supermarkets Across France, Wasting Food & Starting Fires (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/hackers-overheat-fridges-at-supermarkets-across-france-wasting-food-and-starting-fires-2000825012

I Sing the Car Electric

22. Ford’s Discontinued F-150 Lightning Is Now a Used Electric Vehicle Bargain, with Some Under $42,000 (Yahoo! News)

https://autos.yahoo.com/deals-and-buying-guides/articles/fords-discontinued-f-150-lightning-205900720.html

23. Arlington Approves New Regulations for Electric Scooters And E-Bikes (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/arlington-approved-new-regulations-electric-scooters-e-bikes/4YK3JBZ7NBA5FFVHVOAUT7Z5AQ/

Other Things to Know About Today

24. More Than 80% Wildfires on Idaho State Land Caused by Humans This Year (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/13/repub/more-than-80-of-idaho-wildfires-caused-by-humans-this-year/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

25. Podcast: Tillamook PUD General Manager Discusses Transmission Projects, Top Workplaces Award (American Public Power Association)

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1452280/episodes/19929469

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Jimothy the Raccoon Dog Toy Plushie Coming to Costco

https://mynorthwest.com/local/jimothy-costco-plushie/4285746

Winnie the Pooh turns 100

https://www.kcra.com/article/winnie-the-pooh-turns-100/74135431

Hundreds Queue in Hong Kong to Glimpse Van Gogh Painting Unseen in Public for 60 Years

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/hundreds-queue-hong-kong-glimpse-van-gogh-painting-unseen-public-60-years-2026-10-13/

Egypt’s Fayoum Mummy Portraits to Travel Abroad for First Time After Restoration

https://apnews.com/article/mummy-portraits-egypt-rome-antiquities-aec9f7d0528c6a9685f4f686efa06e58

Song of the Day

Loggins & Messina - House at Pooh Corner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbt0Ik_LL2M

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Monday, October 12, 2026

The Energy News Digest for October 12, 2026

Sponsored by the Northwest Public Power Association, edited by Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus.

Explore Some of Public Power’s Biggest Challenges in January

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

U.S. Electric, Gas Utility Rate Requests Spike to $4.5 Billion in Q3: Powerlines (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/q3-electric-gas-rate-requests-powerlines-analysis/832609/

Hundreds of Montanans Complained About High Power Bills. PSC Calls It ‘Self-Fueled Mania’ (The Missoulian, MT – Paywall Advisory)

https://missoulian.com/news/local/business/article_68b52910-5502-4dbb-b5e5-26e0468af3dd.html

Isaias’ Remnants Flood North Carolina Mountains; 170,000 Still Without Power (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/isaias-leaves-trail-damage-deaths-151057710.html

Hurricane-Force Winds in Washington? The Columbus Day Storm Showed What’s Possible (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/pacific-northwest-weather/columbus-storm/4284941

The Fish Behind America’s Fish Sticks Is Fueling a Fight Over Trawling in Alaska (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/alaska-fish-sticks-trawling-salmon-bc01f5b40583ff75b49b01ada1b10e86

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1. U.S. Electric, Gas Utility Rate Requests Spike to $4.5 Billion in Q3: Powerlines

2. Hundreds of Montanans Complained About High Power Bills. PSC Calls It ‘Self-Fueled Mania’

3. Oil-Heated Households in Northeast Strained by Rising Fuel Prices

4. How to Get Help Paying Your Utility Bills as Colder Weather Approaches

5. Judge Denies Mining Company Bid to Halt Idaho Power Line Over Gold Deposits in Oregon

6. How Rising Electricity Prices Helped Amazon Book $599 Million Unrealized Gain

7. WA State: Puget Sound Energy Receives $40.2 Million Federal Grant to ‘Modernize’ Electrical Grid

8. Tri-Cities Picked for Avalanche Energy’s First Fusion Machine Plant

9. Arizona Utilities Want to Join a New Energy Trading Market, But One of Its Largest Partners May Not

10. As Electricity Demand Soars, Virginia’s Power Transformer Industry Is Booming

11. Oregon: Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Damages Newberg House, Injures Homeowner & Firefighter (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

12. Company Behind Massive Renewable Fuels Refinery on Columbia River Seems to Be in Financial Trouble

13. Solar Panels That Plug into Your Wall Are About to Be Everywhere

14. A New Gas Line or Cash to Electrify? California Lets Households Choose.

15. Canada: Ottawa to Provide $2 Billion in Rebates for Homeowners Who Install Heat Pumps

16. The Fish Behind America’s Fish Sticks Is Fueling a Fight Over Trawling in Alaska

17. Invasive Zebra Mussels Have Made Their Way to the Utah Portion of the Colorado River

18. Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Feeling Impact of Marine Survival Project Funding Cuts

19. Washington Among Four States with Highest Rate of Whale Entanglements, Report Shows

20. Navajo Environmentalists Were Offered Money to Drop Opposition to Energy Project

21. Oregon: Eugene Clean Energy Fund Supporters Promise Millions for Climate Projects, While Critics Warn of Higher Retail Prices

22. Canada: Reservoir Inflows in Comox Valley Lowest In 64 Years as Warm, Dry Fall Persists

23. Terminating E-Rate Would Cost U.S. Economy Over $4 Billion Annually, Study Says

24. California State Workers Were Teleworking from Idaho, Tennessee & Alabama, Report Finds

25. Anthropic Discloses Fake Tip to Police Among New Rogue Artificial Intelligence Incidents

26. New York Audits Artificial Intelligence Use by utilities, Cites Risk in ‘Growing Dependency’

27. Despite the Controversy, Data Centers Could Be Attractive to Struggling Rural Towns

28. Ellensburg Adopt Six-Month Moratorium on Data Center Proposals

29. Central Oregon Agencies Issue Warning Over E-Bike & Motorcycle Safety Risks

30. Scammers Used Artificial Intelligence to Impersonate Me, A KUOW Reporter. Here’s How to Avoid Such Traps

31. Isaias’ Remnants Flood North Carolina Mountains; 170,000 Still Without Power

32. Hurricane-Force Winds in the Pacific Northwest? The Columbus Day Storm Showed What’s Possible

33. How Stable is the Internet?

Word of the Day

Flotsam \FLAWT-sum\ Noun - 1: floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; broadly: floating debris2a: a floating population (as of emigrants or castaways) b: miscellaneous or unimportant material c: debris or remains.

Jetsam \JETT-sum\ Noun - The part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore.

The foaming white surf hissed its way up the gently sloping tropical beach, the golden sand mixing with the emerald blue water…belying the tragic shipwreck that flung the survivors of the HMS “Pandora” upon its shores. Flotsam and jetsam from the ill-fated ship tumbled past the exhausted sailors, who crawled ashore after the vessel’s collision with the protective reefs around the island paradise.

Energy & Utility Issues

1. U.S. Electric, Gas Utility Rate Requests Spike to $4.5 Billion in Q3: Powerlines (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/q3-electric-gas-rate-requests-powerlines-analysis/832609/

2. Hundreds of Montanans Complained About High Power Bills. PSC Calls It ‘Self-Fueled Mania’ (The Missoulian, MT – Paywall Advisory)

https://missoulian.com/news/local/business/article_68b52910-5502-4dbb-b5e5-26e0468af3dd.html

3. Oil-Heated Households in Northeast Strained by Rising Fuel Prices (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/12/nx-s1-5987826/oil-heated-households-in-northeast-strained-by-rising-fuel-prices

4. How to Get Help Paying Your Utility Bills as Colder Weather Approaches (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/how-get-help-paying/6P7XA75E7UYMNIEVDFJFOTYER4/

5. Judge Denies Mining Company Bid to Halt Idaho Power Line Over Gold Deposits in Oregon (The Oregonian, Portland, OR – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/judge-denies-mining-company-bid-010641383.html

6. How Rising Electricity Prices Helped Amazon Book $599 Million Unrealized Gain (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://www.chronline.com/stories/how-rising-electricity-prices-helped-amazon-book-599m-unrealized-gain,409853

7. WA State: Puget Sound Energy Receives $40.2 Million Federal Grant to ‘Modernize’ Electrical Grid (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/puget-sound-energy-receives-402m-federal-grant-modernize-electrical-grid/6BCC3YBPHND3XBL5ZHGIRNNHOE/

8. Tri-Cities Picked for Avalanche Energy’s First Fusion Machine Plant (KNDO & KNDU-TV, Yakima/Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/tri-cities-picked-for-avalanche-energy-s-first-fusion-machine-plant/article_401bea3f-3dd8-4253-ac3a-d7fb3055170a.html

9. Arizona Utilities Want to Join a New Energy Trading Market, But One of Its Largest Partners May Not (KJZZ-Radio, Phoenix, AZ)

https://www.kjzz.org/business/2026-10-05/arizona-utilities-want-to-join-a-new-energy-trading-market-but-one-of-its-largest-partners-may-not

10. As Electricity Demand Soars, Virginia’s Power Transformer Industry Is Booming (Cardinal News)

https://cardinalnews.org/2026/10/12/as-electricity-demand-soars-virginias-power-transformer-industry-is-booming/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

11. Oregon: Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Damages Newberg House, Injures Homeowner & Firefighter (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/lithium-ion-battery-fire-damages-newberg-house-injures-homeowner-firefighter/283-def6b27b-c7d1-4711-ac7c-28c45a6b4e20

12. Company Behind Massive Renewable Fuels Refinery on Columbia River Seems to Be in Financial Trouble (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/08/nextclean-fuels-financial-trouble/

13. Solar Panels That Plug into Your Wall Are About to Be Everywhere (National Geographic)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/balcony-plug-in-solar-panels-renewable-energy

Conservation & Efficiency

14. A New Gas Line or Cash to Electrify? California Lets Households Choose. (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/california-law-choice-gas-line-buildings-incentive

15. Canada: Ottawa to Provide $2 Billion in Rebates for Homeowners Who Install Heat Pumps (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/heat-pumps-replacement-emergency-program-9.7374054

Fish & Wildlife

16. The Fish Behind America’s Fish Sticks Is Fueling a Fight Over Trawling in Alaska (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/alaska-fish-sticks-trawling-salmon-bc01f5b40583ff75b49b01ada1b10e86

17. Invasive Zebra Mussels Have Made Their Way to the Utah Portion of the Colorado River (Utah News Dispatch)

https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/10/08/invasive-zebra-mussels-have-made-their-way-to-the-utah-portion-of-the-colorado-river/

18. Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Feeling Impact of Marine Survival Project Funding Cuts (NW Treaty Tribes)

https://nwtreatytribes.org/tribe-feeling-impact-of-marine-survival-project-funding-cuts/

19. Washington Among Four States with Highest Rate of Whale Entanglements, Report Shows (States Newsroom)

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/washington-among-4-states-highest-rate-whale-entanglements-report-shows

Environmental Afflatus – Clean Up on Aisle Three

20. Navajo Environmentalists Were Offered Money to Drop Opposition to Energy Project (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/09/nx-s1-5974361/navajo-environmentalists-were-offered-money-to-drop-opposition-to-energy-project

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

21. Oregon: Eugene Clean Energy Fund Supporters Promise Millions for Climate Projects, While Critics Warn of Higher Retail Prices (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/08/eugene-clean-energy-fund-ballot-measure/

Water, Water Anywhere?

22. Canada: Reservoir Inflows in Comox Valley Lowest In 64 Years as Warm, Dry Fall Persists (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/comox-valley-water-levels-9.7374652

London Calling –Telecommunications

23. Terminating E-Rate Would Cost U.S. Economy Over $4 Billion Annually, Study Says (State Scoop)

https://statescoop.com/terminating-e-rate-would-cost-us-economy-over-4b-annually-study-says/

24. California State Workers Were Teleworking from Idaho, Tennessee & Alabama, Report Finds (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/california-state-workers-were-teleworking-230158975.html

HAL’s Internet Café

25. Anthropic Discloses Fake Tip to Police Among New Rogue Artificial Intelligence Incidents (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/anthropic-ai-model-submits-false-homicide-tip-police-website-2026-10-09/

26. New York Audits Artificial Intelligence Use by utilities, Cites Risk in ‘Growing Dependency’ (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-york-audits-utility-ai-use-cites-risk-in-growing-dependency/831242/

The Wizarding World of Technology & Cybersecurity

27. Despite the Controversy, Data Centers Could Be Attractive to Struggling Rural Towns (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/09/nx-s1-5966615/despite-the-controversy-data-centers-could-be-attractive-to-struggling-rural-towns

28. Ellensburg Adopt Six-Month Moratorium on Data Center Proposals (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

https://www.triyaknews.com/features/ellensburg-adopt-6-month-moratorium-on-data-center-proposals/article_a5d1d600-e5cc-42c4-9eeb-d72d78fd553a.html

I Sing the Car Electric

29. Central Oregon Agencies Issue Warning Over E-Bike & Motorcycle Safety Risks (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

https://ktvz.com/news/2026/10/08/central-oregon-agencies-issue-warning-over-e-bike-and-motorcycle-safety-risks/

Public Relations, Marketing & Media

30. Scammers Used Artificial Intelligence to Impersonate Me, A KUOW Reporter. Here’s How to Avoid Such Traps (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/technology/2026-10-12/scammers-used-ai-to-impersonate-me-a-kuow-reporter-heres-how-to-avoid-such-traps

Other Things to Know About Today

31. Isaias’ Remnants Flood North Carolina Mountains; 170,000 Still Without Power (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/isaias-leaves-trail-damage-deaths-151057710.html

32. Hurricane-Force Winds in the Pacific Northwest? The Columbus Day Storm Showed What’s Possible (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://mynorthwest.com/pacific-northwest-weather/columbus-storm/4284941

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

33. How Stable is the Internet? (Pots & Pans)

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2026/10/12/how-stable-is-the-internet/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

Seahawk’s Corgi Cup Winner Goes Viral for Taunting Her Competition

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/seahawks-corgi-cup-winner-goes-viral-taunting-her-competition/FZ5PPBNNUNHKHAOJB2MGYRD73U/

Michael Jordan Jersey Sets $14 Million Record for Basketball Memorabilia, Auction House Says

https://apnews.com/article/michael-jordan-jersey-sale-record-9f007553760044ed47fbf2b1f2a7db78

Painting Bought at Estate Sale for $30 Sells for $1.35 Million at Auction

https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/painting-bought-estate-sale-30-sells-135-million-auction/KZZ3BRSWORGTDHBYHVODR2QWA4/

British Columbia Man Reunited with Beloved Flute, Five Years After It Floated Away Down a Yukon River

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/b-c-man-reunited-with-beloved-flute-5-years-after-it-floated-away-down-a-yukon-river-9.7376163?cmp=rss