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• 1 dead, 1 injured in West Seattle shooting; suspect arrested

  24-10-2015 22:36
  
  An arrest has been made after one man was killed and another injured during a shooting in the Delridge area of West Seattle overnight, Seattle police said.
  
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• Marysville-Pilchuck shooting survivor leads ‘Walk of Strength’

  24-10-2015 19:43
  
  With many dressed in the school colors of red and white, the M-P community gathered Saturday to remember what’s been lost and to hold on to what remains.
  
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• Marysville-Pilchuck shooting survivor leads community in ‘Walk of Strength’

  24-10-2015 19:43
  
  Clad in the school colors of red and white, members of the Marysville-Pilchuck High School community gathered Saturday morning to remember the students killed by a classmate one year ago. Hundreds of students, teachers and others came to the school to honor the memories of Marysville-Pilchuck students Zoe Galasso, Gia Soriano, Shaylee Chuckulnaskit and Andrew […]
  
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• Alaska Airlines resumes flights out of Puerto Vallarta

  24-10-2015 19:32
  With record-breaking Hurricane Patricia appearing to have left remarkably little damage in western Mexico, Alaska Airlines will fly all five of its scheduled flights out of Puerto Vallarta on Saturday. The airline also will be flying one flight out of Guadalajara on Saturday afternoon for Alaska Airlines customers who may have evacuated there during the […]
  
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• Why You Should Approve King County Proposition No. 1, the "Best Starts for Kids" Measure

  24-10-2015 17:34 via thestranger.com
  
  King County Executive Dow Constantine wants you to pass the "Best Starts for Kids" levy. So do we. King County
  This is probably the most important measure you'll vote on this election season. Of course, this ass-backward world being what it is, it's also the measure you've likely heard the least about. It's being pushed by King County executive Dow Constantine, and it's known as "Best Starts for Kids" because—spoiler alert—it invests a bunch of money in providing a better start in li
  
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• New play area at Tacoma stadium to have whiffle ball diamond

  24-10-2015 17:02
  
  TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A new play space at Tacoma’s Cheney Stadium will include a whiffle ball diamond. The News Tribune reports the playground will be open year-round, not just during the baseball season. The Tacoma Rainiers announced last week they would be building the 9,670-square-foot park along the first base side of the stadium. […]
  
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• Thousands of exotic animals are shipped through Seattle each year

  24-10-2015 17:00
  
  The killing of one lion in Africa sparked worldwide outrage. But it’s common for Americans to hunt animals in foreign lands and ship them home. Since 1999, more than 39,000 African trophy animals have been legally shipped through Seattle.
  
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• Ambitious developer’s fast climb snagged by claims of deception

  24-10-2015 17:00
  
  Lobsang Dargey impressed some business partners as he shot from obscure immigrant to well-to-do real-estate developer in barely a decade. But an SEC lawsuit alleging he defrauded investors has cast his success in a new light.
  
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• Fatal shooting in West Seattle

  24-10-2015 11:25
  
  Seattle Police and medics were responding early Saturday morning to a shootingnear 6900 23 Avenue Southwest in West Seattle.
  
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• 1 dead, 1 wounded in West Seattle shooting

  24-10-2015 11:25
  
  Police have made an arrest in the West Seattle shooting that left one man dead and one injured.
  
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• Megastorm Patricia inflicts little damage on Mexican coast

  24-10-2015 08:29
  
  There are early reports of some flooding and landslides as Hurricane Patricia sweeps Mexico’s southwest coast and pushes inland over a mountainous region.
  
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• Mega-storm Patricia drenches Mexico, raising flooding fears

  24-10-2015 08:29
  
  There are early reports of some flooding and landslides as Hurricane Patricia sweeps Mexico’s southwest coast and pushes inland over a mountainous region.
  
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• Mega-storm Patricia drenches Mexico; damage reportedly light

  24-10-2015 08:29
  There are early reports of some flooding and landslides as Hurricane Patricia sweeps Mexico’s southwest coast and pushes inland over a mountainous region.
  
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• Mega-storm Patricia drenches Mexico as it weakens

  24-10-2015 08:29
  
  There are early reports of some flooding and landslides as Hurricane Patricia sweeps Mexico’s southwest coast and pushes inland over a mountainous region.
  
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• A look at deadly Category 5 hurricanes that made landfall

  24-10-2015 08:21
  
  Hurricane Patricia slammed into Mexico’s Pacific coast on Friday as a powerful Category 5 storm, with its eye coming ashore just west of the port city of Manzanillo. The only other Category 5 hurricane in the Pacific to ever hit land was also near Manzanillo. In the Atlantic, a dozen Category 5 hurricanes have come […]
  
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• Holiday festival is open in Tacoma

  24-10-2015 07:53
  
  The 33rd annual Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival is under way at the Tacoma Dome. The festival, which will be open through Sunday, features more than 500 booths and is one of the largest shows of its kind on the West Coast. For more information, see: http://holidaygiftshows.com/ Other weekend events and outings: Celebrate the […]
  
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• Boy seriously injured in crash in Renton Friday night

  24-10-2015 07:05
  
  A driver of a mid-sized pick-up truck hit a boy who was attempting to cross the street, according to police.
  
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• Seattle road levy only a partial success last time

  24-10-2015 06:41
  
  The campaign for Seattle’s $930 million transportation levy has been saying that the last levy met all its goals. Not true — as you probably guessed if you’ve driven around Seattle lately.
  
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• Hurricane Patricia bears down on Mexico

  24-10-2015 06:15
  In just over a day, Hurricane Patricia went from a weak tropical storm to a top-of-the-scale Category 5 hurricane. On Friday, Patricia had sustained winds of 200 mph.
  
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• Airline’s helping hand to the blind

  24-10-2015 05:45
  For passengers with low or no vision, the task of navigating through an airline terminal or cabin can seem daunting, but some volunteers are hoping to ease the stress.
  
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• Airline offers helping hand to the blind

  24-10-2015 05:45
  
  For passengers with low or no vision, the task of navigating through an airline terminal or cabin can seem daunting, but some volunteers are hoping to ease the stress.
  
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• Lakewood teen pleads not guilty in shooting of 13-year-old

  24-10-2015 05:22
  
  Three youths were in the woods together at the time of the shooting.
  
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• ‘The Wild Edge': Photos and essays of the West Coast, whales, white bears … and white people

  24-10-2015 04:36
  
  Florian Schulz fell in love with western North America as a teenager growing up in Bavaria, drawn by the continent’s wild, wide-open spaces and its contrast to the tamed, well-ordered mountains of his homeland. “The Wild Edge: Freedom to Roam the Pacific Coast” is Schulz’s latest expression of his love.  He has become one of the finest wildlife photographers on either side of the Atlantic, with his new book ranging from Baja California to the Beaufort Sea. It co
  
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• Seattle on track to open city-sponsored homeless camps

  24-10-2015 04:25
  
  Homeless encampments sanctioned by the city are on course to open soon in Ballard and Interbay, Seattle officials say.
  
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• Cruising to kickoff with UW sailgaters

  24-10-2015 04:03
  Sketched Oct. 17 Everyone knows about tailgating on game day. But have you heard of sailgating? We’re lucky that Seattle is one of few places in the country where football fans can sail their way to a stadium and party on board before kickoff time. Peter O’Donoghue, a first-time sailgater I met at the Husky […]
  
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• Seattle principal losing his job over unfinished teacher evaluations

  24-10-2015 03:40
  
  Longtime Queen Anne Elementary principal David Elliott says he’s been given no choice but to leave because he didn’t complete teacher evaluations from last school year.
  
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• Feds: Californians in flood areas should buy insurance now

  24-10-2015 02:45
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With a strong El Nino in place, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging Californians in flood prone places to buy insurance before it’s too late. FEMA deputy associate administrator Roy Wright said Friday buying flood insurance is the most powerful action residents can take with the El Nino, which brings heavy […]
  
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• Riders round up one of nation’s biggest public bison herds

  24-10-2015 02:43
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Riders on horseback are herding bison on Utah’s Antelope Island in an annual roundup of one of the country’s largest and oldest public herds. Utah State Parks workers are moving the 750 animals from across the island Friday so the bison can be weighed, tagged and given health checkups. This […]
  
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• Abortion proponents complain after new videos posted online

  24-10-2015 02:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A trade group for abortion providers is asking a top House Republican to investigate after secretly recorded videos were posted online by a conservative blogger who wrote that he got the footage from a congressional source. The National Abortion Federation said Friday that the videos were recorded at recent meetings by the […]
  
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• Man sentenced in Pierce County murder case called ‘vigilante justice run amok’

  24-10-2015 02:18
  
  A Pierce County man who fatally shot an accused car thief last year was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison.
  
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• Coon Lake, in North Cascades, likely to be renamed for African-American prospector

  24-10-2015 02:02
  
  Coon Lake is a small, marshy body of water low on the slopes of 8,122-foot McGregor Mountain in the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, where hikers not infrequently get a start as a rattlesnake slithers across the trail, or buzzes to signal its displeasure at your presence. The lake and nearby creek are about to receive a new name free of racial overtones.  Coon Lake will become Howard Lake, in honor of an African-American prospector who frequented the area in the 1890’s. Coon Cree
  
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• Machete-wielding man threatens crowd at Cal Anderson Park

  24-10-2015 01:36
  
  Police arrested a machete-wielding man after he threatened a crowd of people who confronted him for using a women's restroom in Cal Anderson Park.
  
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• Where to shop for Halloween costumes in the Seattle area

  24-10-2015 01:31
  
  Procrastinators, we’ve got you covered. If you're looking to buy or rent a costume, this list and map might help.
  
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• Why it Matters That Developers and Advocates Are Declaring a Truce to Back the Mayor's Housing Recommendations

  24-10-2015 01:30 via thestranger.com
  
  A group of people who usually fight over housing policy are coming together to support recommendations from the mayor's housing affordability committee. JAMES YAMASAKI
  Ever since the mayor's big housing affordability committee, known as HALA, released its recommendations in July, much of the news has been about all the disagreement it created among people with big stakes in these issues.Some city council candidates said the recommendations didn't go far enough. One developer advocate cast doubt
  
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• Jazz Isn't Dead—It's Being Played by Robots for Military Purposes

  24-10-2015 01:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Someday a robot may be able to solo as adeptly as this guy. Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com
  Via Scientific American
  The U.S. military branch Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is attempting to build a musical device that can create jazz solos on the fly among improvising musicians, with the goal of finding ways to "help people collaborate with machines," according to a Scientific American article. The project's called MUSICA (Musical Improvising Collaborative Agent) and its goal is ex
  
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• Filling in, cutting down and digging up old Seattle

  24-10-2015 01:29
  
  Seattle might have its share of hills and valleys today, but what early settlers started with was a lot tougher place to build a city.
  
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• Why did Hurricane Patricia become a monster so quickly?

  24-10-2015 01:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Patricia zoomed from tropical storm to record-beater in 30 hours flat like a jet-fueled sports car. Why? The Pacific storm had just the right ingredients. Plenty of warm water provided the energy what meteorologists call explosive intensification. The air was much moister than usual, adding yet more fuel. And at the […]
  
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• State Patrol troopers quitting for higher pay elsewhere

  24-10-2015 00:54
  VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Washington State Patrol troopers are leaving their jobs in droves and officials are looking for ways to solve the problem. More than 100 trooper jobs are currently available and initial findings by consultants show newer troopers are leaving for other law enforcement agencies that offer better pay. Thirty-three troopers have resigned […]
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 16 Free and Easy Things To Do This Weekend

  24-10-2015 00:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Celebrate Rainier Beer at R Day on Saturday. Matt Hickey
  The weekend is finally here! If it snuck up on you and you forgot to make plans—don't worry. Here are 16 free things you can still do, including a celebration of Rainier beer, a harvest festival in West Seattle, and a Genius performance at the Frye by Marya Sea Kaminski. For even more events, check out our complete Things To Do calendar.
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  Playing ’Til Your Soul Comes Out! Music of Macedonia
  This album release event will f
  
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• FEMA Rejects Individual Assistance for Washington Wildfire Victims for a Second Year in a Row

  24-10-2015 00:49 via thestranger.com
  
  Volunteers counted donations for wildfire survivors at the former Okanogan Bingo Casino on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville reservation. Once again, FEMA has denied wildfire survivors individual assistance grants. Alex Garland
  This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Governor Jay Inslee's request for individual assistance to survivors of this year's wildfires. It's the second year in a row that the agency has rejected appeals to aid individuals who have lived through bigg
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: First the Funs, Then the Runs

  24-10-2015 00:40 via thestranger.com
  
  I have scoured the Internet for years and I've never found an answer to this question, which isn't so much a problem as it is a matter of scientific inquiry.
  I'm a straight woman who has been married to a wonderful guy for many years. We have a good sex life, and I very much enjoy blowing my spouse. I had a good sex life, too, before I met him, with a number of guys who I also enjoyed fellating. For the decade-long run of my singlehood, I swallowed the semen of a number of partners without incid
  
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• Paul Allen Gives to Arts with One Hand but Takes Away with the Other

  24-10-2015 00:40 via thestranger.com
  
  Exterior view of Pivot Art + Culture, inside the new Allen Institute for Brain Science building in Seattle.COURTESY VULCAN INC.
  One night in early June of 2014, a wave of bad news broke over a meeting of people assembled at Vito's Restaurant and Lounge. Vito's is a renovated old lounge, the kind of place where Frank Sinatra would have hung out, minus the smoke. Red leather booths. Gold-flecked mirrors. Lighting the color of beer.
  This meeting was a shoptalk session for the heads of midsize Seatt
  
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• Snohomish’s Prop. 1 would hike sales taxes to pay for bus service

  24-10-2015 00:39
  
  Proposition 1, to significantly boost Community Transit bus service, would bring the total sales-tax rate to 9.8 percent in much of south Snohomish County, leapfrogging Seattle’s 9.6 percent.
  
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• Snohomish County Prop 1 for buses would set state’s highest sales tax

  24-10-2015 00:39
  
  Proposition 1, to significantly boost Community Transit bus service, would bring the total sales-tax rate to 9.8 percent in much of south Snohomish County, leapfrogging Seattle’s 9.6 percent.
  
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• Police investigating after wounded man shows up at Seattle hospital

  24-10-2015 00:38
  
  Seattle police are investigating a shooting after a man walked into a First Hill hospital Thursday night suffering from a gunshot wound to his back.
  
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• Bellevue man sentenced for DUI crash that killed motorcyclist

  24-10-2015 00:24
  
  A Bellevue man was sentenced Friday to 34 months in prison for the 2013 death of a motorcyclist, but will get credit for the 17 months he’s already spent in jail.
  
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• Lost Washington hiker walks 16 miles overnight to safety

  24-10-2015 00:07
  
  A hiker missing in the Teanaway area of central Washington walked 16 miles overnight to safety.
  
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• The case against Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1366: Don’t blow an $8 billion hole in the state budget

  24-10-2015 00:05
  
  We are looking at ballot measures faced by Washington voters this fall.  Posted earlier today was the case for Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1366.  Here is the case for voting no. Initiative 1366 is a bid by one man and his extremist followers to blackmail the Washington Legislature, at the direct expense of the state’s school children, its college students, its needy poor, users of its transportation system and those who enjoy its marvelous state parks. The man is Tim Eyman, a fo
  
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