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Top Five: Survivors of Ruby Ridge and Chipotle

Top Five: Survivors of Ruby Ridge and Chipotle

Last week's top story is compliments of our executive producer, Melissa Luck, who shuttled through dusty tapes and drove hundreds of miles with a photog to speak with Sara Weaver, the daughter of Randy Weaver.

Every few months, sweeps "sweep" through television stations across the country and reporters file stories that they're able to spend extra time on. It's also called ratings, but that's another story for another time. This is one of those stories. The preview was picked up by KOMO-TV in Seattle which is neat if you ask us.

Also on the list, Chipotle, a chain restaurant for Mexican food, is expected to open in less than three weeks. One of our producers is very excited for it and even walked onto the construction site to ask construction workers when they're opening. He got an answer. It's not a very lengthy story, but it sparked quite the commentary on KXLY's Facebook page.

Other news in the community, Mary Lou's Milk Bottle re-opened and Mike Leach participated in an "ask me anything" forum on Reddit.

1. Ruby Ridge survivor shares her story

2. First ever Spokane Chipotle opening in three weeks

3. Mary Lou's Milk Bottle prepares for weekend re-opening

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Seattle Man Starts Bike Trip Around the World

Seattle Man Starts Bike Trip Around the World

With a strong tail wind, 62-year old Darby Roach and his best friend Mike Mann, cruise into Airway Heights on two wheels.  If you've driven Highway 2 in the past three days you may know who I'm talking about.  They're the two guys on loaded down bicycles, with the sneaky smiles and gusto of young men on an adventure of a lifetime.

Roach and Mann are on a mission to first bike across the United States and then the world.  The pair left Wenatchee Sunday morning and arrived in Spokane Wednesday night. In all, they've logged about 140 miles so far. Their goal is to get to Boston by the end of the Summer.  From there, Roach will fly solo to Europe where he plans to spend the next 3 years seeing the world. From the narrow streets of Paris to the snow covered peaks of Chile, Roach plans to pedal every mile of the way. 

What? Is he crazy? Who would do such a thing? All questions that ran through my mind when Roach told me about his ambitious goal. To understand this wild dream, you have to understand the wild man on the bike.  I don't think he'll mind my choice adjective, he raised me after all.

Mike Leach swings sword on Reddit

Mike Leach swings sword on Reddit

If you could ask Mike Leach anything, what would you ask him? Dozens of Reddit users had the opportunity this afternoon to quiz the Cougar football coach. The way it worked, everyone asked questions and Leach had to go through and answer as many as possible.

Anything was game, well, except for recruiting information and information that would violate NCAA rules. Besides that, Leach offered his expertise in topics from pirates, education to girls.

Here’s some of our favorite Q&As we lovingly picked out from the forum chat. The question comes from the Reddit user, the answer comes from Leach. You can also read the rest at Reddit’s AMA post.

Question: I'm a Freshman at Washington State and I'm new to Pullman. I've got a first date with a girl and I was wondering if you might have some recommendations?

Answer: First take her to CDs Pit House BBQ in Moscow, ID. If she will get her hands dirty with some great BBQ, you will know you are on the right track! Then I would go enjoy the incredible college life on College Hill at WSU but make sure you have the opportunity to talk to her a lot.

Cooking with a Washingtonian skillet

Cooking with a Washingtonian skillet

(Updated 12:13 p.m.) - Can you imagine the pancakes you could grill up in this Washington skillet? Or scrambled eggs or whatever you like to eat.

It’s a cast iron skillet in the shape of Washington. It’s the creation of FeLion Studios located in Madison, Wisconsin.

If somebody really wanted to cook up the envy of Washingtonians everywhere, it would fill the entire skillet with some sort of representation of the Olympic Mountains, Puget South, Cascades and of course Spokane.

How would it be done? Somebody out there has to have a strategy on how to attempt this. Share it with us in the comments below or email nicoleh@kxly.com.

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Tips on how to prevent Hantavirus

Tips on how to prevent Hantavirus

How often do you think about Hantavirus? Maybe not that often. Here’s a statistic for you, there have only been 44 cases in Washington since 1993. That’s about two cases a year on average, but the state’s Department of Health say between one and five cases are reported each year mostly in Eastern Washington. Only a third of those cases were fatal.

WSU News just sent out a great story about Hantavirus that contains a lot of good information to prevent it with tips and all that jazz.

The greatest risk for Hantavirus comes from entering sheds and closed-in structure with poor air circulation, especially if that structure is home to deer mice harboring the virus. People become sick when they breathe in the dust stirred up from the mouse’s dried saliva, droppings or urine.

"Battle of the Palouse" Will Return

"Battle of the Palouse" Will Return

Cougar football is planning way ahead this season. They're bringing back "Battle of the Palouse" to their game schedule so Washington State University can play against the neighboring Vandals at University of Idaho.

Grab your 2013 day planner, because it's going to be awhile. The game is scheduled for September 21st, 2013 at Martin Stadium.

Bill Moos, director of Athletics, announced the game on Tuesday saying the long-standing rivalry will resume, but not on an annual basis. The Cougs have beat the Vandals in all of the last seven times they've played each other.

Also on the 2013 nonconference schedule, a road game at Auburn and a home game against BYU.

#GameDayVote Returns

#GameDayVote Returns

It begins. Again. Game Day Vote is looking toward students and fans to help decide a location for a planned commercial later this year. Last week, the website voting system was mysteriously shut down.

Rumors of schools “stuffing the ballot box” with hundreds and hundreds of votes circulated especially on college forums and blogs . Another indication, the splash page .jpg file on their website was called “HACKED-micro.jpg”.

Anyway, you can start voting for WSU again. Go to www.gamedayvote.com and log in through your Facebook. The only difference between the new version of this voting system, they’re using Captcha to make sure you’re human. They’re also only updating the leaderboard once a day at Noon.

We’ll know more about WSU’s placement tomorrow. Voting ends May 10th.