Summary: California Refinery Fire Could Cause Gas Price Hike: A refinery fire in California is likely to affect gas prices. KUOW's Ruby de Luna tells us what that means for Washington drivers. Welfare Bank Fee Dropped: JPMorgan Chase will no longer charge Washington welfare clients $.85 to withdraw cash at an ATM. That fee is abolished in a renegotiated contract the state has signed with the New York–based bank to continue providing cash benefits electronically. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins has details. First Grey Wolf Killed By State Officials: For the first time, state officials have killed a female wolf from a pack in Northeastern Washington after repeated incidents with livestock on nearby ranches. Ashley Ahearn reports on what happened. Are Spitsbergen Whales Making A Comeback? Commercial whaling almost drove Spitsbergen whales to extinction. Since the 1970s sightings have been few and far between. Now researchers are using their ears to observe these whales instead of their eyes. We talk to the leading whale expert at the University of Washington. A Hacker Takeover: Mat Honan, a senior editor at Wired.com, is perhaps the last person one might think would fall prey to hackers. Over the course of an hour all the contents of his iPhone, his MacBook, his iPad and his Gmail went poof. Honan talks to NPR's Renee Montagne about how hackers were able to gain access to his accounts.
