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• Oregon faces cultural divide over protections for wolves

  07-11-2015 23:44
  With 81 adult gray wolves now calling Oregon home, wildlife officials have recommended taking them off the state’s list of protected animals. But their fragile comeback is deepening a cultural divide over how much protection they need.
  
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• 4 people hurt, 1 critically, in Bremerton crash

  07-11-2015 22:12
  Police said speed was a factor in the Friday night crash in Bremerton involving five cars.
  
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• Issaquah family hospitalized with carbon-monoxide poisoning

  07-11-2015 21:18
  
  The Issaquah family was feeling sick Saturday morning, and emergency crews discovered the cause in the garage.
  
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• Woman seriously injured after jumping onto Interstate 5

  07-11-2015 21:17
  
  TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A 22-year-old woman has been taken to a hospital after jumping off an overpass and landing on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Tacoma. The Tacoma Police Department says motorists avoided hitting the woman or colliding with each other when the woman jumped at about 10:15 a.m. Saturday from the […]
  
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• Port Orchard man who kidnapped girlfriend, shot at deputies gets 60 years

  07-11-2015 21:11
  PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A Port Orchard man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for kidnapping his girlfriend and shooting at responding deputies. The Kitsap Sun reports James C. Mathes was sentenced Friday after being convicted on numerous assault and other charges in the Dec. 31, 2013 incident. Mathes pointed a pistol […]
  
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• ‘Power Cane,’ invented by Camas man, helps daughter walk

  07-11-2015 21:10
  
  VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — In the five years since Celeste Child, 54, had a stroke, she’s recovered better than anyone thought she would. The entire left side of Child’s body was paralyzed by the stroke. Her doctors told her she would never walk again. She not only walked again, she returned to exercising, and this […]
  
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• Train hits pedestrian in Puyallup

  07-11-2015 21:04
  
  PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — Police say a pedestrian has been hit by a freight train in Puyallup. The News Tribune reports the collision happened at about 7:30 p.m. Friday in the downtown area where tracks cross Meridian Street. Police say the pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries and has been taken to a hospital. The person hit […]
  
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• Warcraft Trailer: Finally, a Movie with an Orc Baby Moses!

  07-11-2015 20:57 via thestranger.com
  
  via Wired
  The loooong international nightmare that was The Hobbit trilogy is finally be behind us, but fantasy—as I wrote in the august pages of the Mercury a few years ago—isn't going anywhere: Warner Bros. just kicked off their year-long marketing campaign for the new Harry Potter movies; January will see the premiere of MTV's series based on Terry Brooks' Shannara novels; and there are even rumors the next book in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series might come out i
  
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• Hikers rescue 2 dogs lost near Mount St. Helens for a week

  07-11-2015 20:34
  
  AMBOY, Wash. (AP) — Two dogs that ran off before a hike were rescued by other hikers after a week in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. KING-TV reports Dennis Elton’s Britany spaniel named Woody and a chocolate lab named Brock ran when he got to a forest trail near Mount St. Helens Oct. 26. He […]
  
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• Lynnwood car dealership swapped odometer with fewer miles

  07-11-2015 20:08
  LYNNWOOD, Wash. (AP) — State officials say a Lynnwood car dealership swapped out the odometer on a used vehicle before selling it so the vehicle appeared to have lower mileage. The Washington Department of Licensing tells KING-TV in a story Friday that Car Craft Auto Sales in Lynnwood made the switch on a 2003 Subaru […]
  
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• Electric bikes pick up speed in gridlocked Seattle

  07-11-2015 19:00
  
  You might be seeing more e-bikes on the streets. Seattle’s now home to several bike builders and specialty stores. Even REI sells a few models.
  
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• Should Washington bring back parole?

  07-11-2015 17:00
  
  ln Washington state, a fledgling movement is looking at bringing back parole to reduce the number of people behind bars. Liberals and conservatives nationwide are questioning “tough-on-crime” policies that have led to the world’s highest incarceration rate.
  
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• rollcall-Nov08

  07-11-2015 06:53
  
  How Washington state’s members of Congress voted in the week ending Nov. 6.
  
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• How your lawmakers voted in the week ending Nov. 6

  07-11-2015 06:53
  
  How Washington state’s members of Congress voted in the week ending Nov. 6.
  
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• Hanford security guards negotiate contract

  07-11-2015 06:37
  Hanford Guard Union President Ed Pacheco says workers want to solve issues at the bargaining table.
  
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• Pet cat in Washington state tests positive for rabies

  07-11-2015 06:31
  
  Cat may have contracted disease after it killed or ate a bat.
  
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• 3rd Latina elected to Yakima City Council

  07-11-2015 06:23
  
  With all but a few ballots counted, Carmen Mendez increased her lead Thursday to 53.7 percent, to opponent Kelly Rosenow's 45 percent.
  
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• Election victories add up to political capital for Mayor Murray

  07-11-2015 05:51
  Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is looking invincible at the moment. But he does have a lurking Achilles' heel.
  
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• FYI Guy: Are you living alone? You’re not alone

  07-11-2015 05:41
  
  People living alone have long made up a major part of Seattle’s households, in Census Bureau sorting. Now the rest of the country has caught up, with solo dwellers bumping married couples with no children under 18.
  
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• Boats for sale — from big to small; plus, other weekend events

  07-11-2015 05:41
  
  The Center for Wooden Boats prepares for its fall marine-surplus sale. Plus, links to other weekend events.
  
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• Boats for sale — from big to small; plus, a roundup of other weekend events

  07-11-2015 05:41
  
  The Center for Wooden Boats prepares for its fall marine-surplus sale. Plus, links to other weekend events.
  
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• Boats for sale — from big to small

  07-11-2015 05:41
  
  The Center for Wooden Boats prepares for its fall marine-surplus sale.
  
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• 75 years ago: Famous clip of ‘Galloping Gertie’ not accurate, study says

  07-11-2015 05:41
  
  The clip of the wildly swaying bridge deck was actually sped up when it was converted from the original film, some physicists now say.
  
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• Keystone pipeline rejection means oil tankers could multiply in Strait of Juan de Fuca

  07-11-2015 05:40
  
  President Obama’s decision Friday to reject the Keystone XL pipeline puts a fresh spotlight on other efforts to bring Canadian crude oil to market, including a $5.4 billion project to boost oil flows to British Columbia.
  
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• Pedestrian struck by train in Puyallup Friday

  07-11-2015 05:33
  
  Collision occurred about 7:30 p.m. Friday.
  
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• Eyman’s I-1366 declared a statewide winner even as it loses big in King County

  07-11-2015 04:33
  
  The Associated Press declared Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1366 a winner on Friday night, even as two late King County vote totals showed I-1366 a big, big loser in the state’s largest county. The statewide count stood at 722,617 for I-1366, or 52.03 percent, with 666,154 against for 47.97 percent. Tim Eyman: He doesn’t like King County and King County doesn’t like him. By contrast, the King County vote stands at 245,676 against I-1366 with only 156,983 voting for the Eyma
  
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• Heather McHugh and Yussef El Guindi Will Talk about Writing on Saturday Afternoon at the Frye

  07-11-2015 02:25 via thestranger.com
  
  Heather McHugh, poet. David Belisle
  Yussef El Guindi, playwright. Kelly O
  Stranger Genius Award winners Heather McHugh and Yussef El Guindi are participating in an onstage conversation at the Frye Art Museum on Saturday afternoon at 2 pm. The discussion topic is "the embarrassment of genius." More details here.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Some Local Journalists Think the Anonymous Protest Yesterday Was Really Scary

  07-11-2015 02:13 via thestranger.com
  
  This dude said his name is "87" and kept striking this cool pose. Then someone yelled, "Where's the afterparty?"Ansel Herz
  Yesterday, a small group of young people marched peacefully through downtown Seattle calling for an end to corporate control of politics, government corruption, police brutality, and homelessness, according to a communique they handed out. I talked with one marcher named Cole who said he's against "wars for business." He came from Nevada. The amorphous Anonymous hacktivist n
  
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• An election comes back to life: 2 Seattle City Council races tighten

  07-11-2015 02:12
  
  An apparently settled election has become somewhat unsettled; two contests for the Seattle City Council have tightened after a late-Friday vote count update by King County Elections. In Seattle City Council District 1, Shannon Braddock’s lead over Lisa Herbold has been reduced to 104 votes. Braddock, chief of staff to King County Councilman Joe McDermott, was ahead by about 760 votes earlier in the week.  The latest count:  10,905 votes for Braddock, 10801 for Herbold, longtime a
  
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• The Official Trailer for the Holiday Edition of Sherlock: "The Abominable Bride"

  07-11-2015 02:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Fans of the BBC version of Sherlock, get excited—because here's the official trailer for the special holiday episode. It's called the "The Abominable Bride," in which Sherlock (a deer stalker cap-wearing Benedict Cumberbatch) and Watson (now he's got a walrus mustache) somehow wind up in not-so-jolly old Victorian England. Plus, not only will this 90 minute episode debut simultaneously in the UK and US on January 1, a special version of the episode will be shown in theaters on January 6. F
  
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• Investigate climate-change deniers? Retired UW profs part of flap

  07-11-2015 01:57
  
  Two retired UW professors are among scientists who urged the White House to open racketeering investigations of “corporations and other organizations” over deceptive campaigns denying scientific findings about global warming. Their letter has unleashed a flood of criticism.
  
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• West Seattle, Southeast Seattle City Council Races Get Even Closer with Latest Ballot Drop

  07-11-2015 01:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Things have been looking better and better for Tammy Morales since election night. SECB
  On election night, there were only 889 votes separating incumbent Council Member Bruce Harrell from his challenger, Tammy Morales, for a seat representing District 2 in southeast Seattle. By last night, that number had shrunk to 776. Today, Harrell leads Morales by just 530 votes.
  In the other obscenely close race of the year—West Seattle's District 1—Lisa Herbold is gaining on Shannon Braddock wi
  
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• Take a look at this twisty tower proposed for Seattle's Denny Triangle neighborhood

  07-11-2015 01:54
  
  Seattle's skyline could be getting just a little more splashy. Early renderings of a proposed 41-story tower show a little more curve than most Seattle skyscrapers.
  
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• Public-utility worker injured in Grant County dam explosion released from Harborview

  07-11-2015 01:41
  
  One other worker remains in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center with a serious but improving condition.
  
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• With Keystone XL nixed, Alberta tar sands oil could be headed in our direction

  07-11-2015 01:37
  
  The rejection by President Obama of the Keystone XL caused environmental groups to celebrate as if there is no tomorrow, and filled reporters’ e-mail boxes with self-satisfaction and self-praise from green groups and their leasers. But there is a tomorrow. Thirty-four oil tankers a month would pass Patos Island, part of the new San Juan Islands National Monument, if Canada’s Kinder Morgan pipeline project goes ahead. Joshua Trujillo/Seattle P-I file) The 800,000 barrels a day of Albe
  
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• Is This Drunk of the Week Photo NSFW?

  07-11-2015 01:20 via thestranger.com
  
  I just can't tell anymore! >>>
  Bah-Bah-BUSHY!Kelly O
  
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• SPECTRE is a James Bond Movie That Wants To Be a Real Movie, Too

  07-11-2015 01:11 via thestranger.com
  
  I only wish they'd had the guts to call it InSPECTRE Gadget
  Couple of disclaimers:1) I’ve only ever all-the-way liked one James Bond, and one James Bond film: the first one with Daniel Craig, Casino Royale. It was exciting, tactile, and had what is almost certainly the best genital torture scene in recent memory. It also had a legitimately creepy villain in Mads Mikkelsen. All previous Bond films were lazy, bloated, and dumb, coasting on gimmicks and reputation and fueled by an especially
  
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• Boring Report: The Sidewalk Outside the Future Light Rail Station Is Open! Plus, Trees!

  07-11-2015 01:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Three trees wrapped in orange nets are being given a shot at life. Christopher Frizzelle
  Good luck, trees. Your kinfolk didn't do so well on that block.Anyone else remember this big, beautiful tree?
  Photo taken in May 2015. Christopher Frizzelle
  Which seemed like it was going to survive the sidewalk project—what with that wooden box around it?Even during this corner-curb construction project. Christopher Frizzelle
  Until July 2015, when it got...
  ...severed into slabs and driven away in pie
  
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• Currently Hanging: Art That Gives You a Shock If You Stray Out of Your Wealth Bracket

  07-11-2015 00:28 via thestranger.com
  
  The Bracket, a work of art by Joshua Noble, photographed on a lovely ankle. Courtesy of the artist and PUNCH Gallery
  The photograph above demonstrates Joshua Noble's sculpture/ankle bracelet, The Bracket, which delivers to its wearer an electric shock every time the wearer strays out of her "home" income bracket. The leather and metal piece is powered by the Census data, GPS technology, and personal information entered by the wearer. It's on display at Punch Gallery as a work of art. Noble is a
  
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• Sigh Guy of the 1950s Tells His Story in Tab Hunter Confidential

  07-11-2015 00:25 via thestranger.com
  
  Youthful American men were the centerpiece of a very important marketing strategy in 1950s television and cinema: The more they sigh, the more they buy. Enter Arthur Gelien, aka Tab Hunter, and his story as Hollywood's “Sigh Guy” in Tab Hunter Confidential, which documents his life from humble beginnings to superstardom to apathetic separation to ultimate happiness, all the while accepting his homosexuality in the undercurrents of a very successful Hollywood career…
  
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• Tunnel-machine Brenda reaches future U District station

  07-11-2015 00:19
  
  Sound Transit noted the milestone Friday and said its $2.1 billion light-rail project between downtown and Northgate remains on schedule for completion in 2021. Watch the video of tunnel machine.
  
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• Police: Man soaks stranger at Federal Way gas station in ‘bizarre, unprovoked’ attack

  07-11-2015 00:11
  
  A Federal Way man accused of dousing a total stranger with gasoline at an ARCO station there has been charged with assault.
  
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• Investigation continues into death of Donnie Chin, Chinatown International District activist

  07-11-2015 00:11
  
  Seattle police continue to investigate the death of Chinatown International District activist Donnie Chin, one of 22 homicides in the city this year.
  
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• Today in "Maleness": Fury Magazine!

  07-11-2015 00:07 via thestranger.com
  
  As I've written before, I'm a casual collector of vintage men's action or "sweat" magazines from the '50s and '60s. A little history:
  These pulpy rags were tailor-made for former WWII soldiers who found themselves transformed into bored, emasculated suburban drones, and were extremely popular at the time. In fact, they were so popular there were well over 100 titles devoted to these types of magazines. The content was salacious—way more so than the Mercury, I'm sad to say—and would t
  
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