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Washington ranch family facing $267,000 fine, terminated grazing leases, and possible criminal charges
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Washington ranch family facing $267,000 fine, terminated grazing leases, and possible criminal charges

The King family is accused of damaging "wetlands" because of Google Earth photos officials claim show the area was dredged.

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The King family on horseback.

The King Ranch, a family-owned cow-calf operation in arid Central Washington, has been the subject of a years-long, multi-faceted investigation by the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

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