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TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former soldier who lied his way to a Purple Heart cheated Washington state and the federal government out of more than $750,000. The total is about three times what investigators cited when they first charged Darryl Wright with fraud nearly two years ago. Wright is a former National Guardsman and chairman of the Snoqualmie Planning Commission
LOWMAN, Idaho (AP) — A 160-square-mile wildfire in central Idaho is continuing to grow to the northwest but fire managers say progress has been made with control lines on the west and northwest perimeters. About 1,800 firefighters are fighting the blaze Thursday that's burning in remote, mountainous country near Lowman.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are welcoming tourists for the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, but a wildfire forced some people to drive a little farther to get to the festivities. The blaze in Grand Teton has closed a route leading to Yellowstone's South Entrance, so some visitors face an hour-long detour. With four other Yellowstone entrances open, visitors won't notice much is unusual inside the world's first national park other than a smoky haze.
SEATTLE (AP) — The lawyer representing the Russian man convicted of hacking into U.S. businesses said after the verdict was read that he plans to appeal. John Henry Browne said Thursday that one of the key issues in the appeal was the arrest of Roman Seleznev in the Maldives by U.S. Secret Service agents in 2014. Browne called the arrest a "kidnapping."
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