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• Burns Paiute Tribe to FBI and DOJ: Bring Criminal Charges Against Malheur Refuge Militants

  25-01-2016 23:49 via thestranger.com
  
  Burns Paiute Tribe chairperson Charlotte Roderique says that tribal members have been subjected to harassment by people supporting the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. CLAUDIO DEL LUONGO/SHUTTERSTOCK
  After armed militants occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge posted a YouTube video in which they rifled through Native American artifacts housed at the federal site, the Burns Paiute Tribe is asking the FBI and the Department of Justice to file criminal charges and en
  
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• Submit Your Events for Seattle Art and Performance By Wednesday

  25-01-2016 23:48 via thestranger.com
  
  The deadline for the spring edition is this Wednesday, January 27.
  Believe it or not, winter will end someday, and it will be time for spring—which means a brand new edition of our comprehensive arts guide, Seattle Art and Performance.
  If you're an artist, performer, or arts venue and you'd like your events to be included, tell us about them by this Wednesday, January 27. The spring edition of Seattle Art and Performance covers visual arts, readings, theater, dance, jazz, classical, opera,
  
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• Police say Seahawk Derrick Coleman smoked synthetic marijuana before crash

  25-01-2016 23:32
  
  Bellevue police claim Seahawk fullback Derrick Coleman said he smoked synthetic marijuana before a crash in October. They recommended that the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charge him with felony hit-and-run and vehicular assault.
  
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• Federal Monitor Praises the SPD's Office of Professional Accountability

  25-01-2016 23:20 via thestranger.com
  
  This is where you go if you have a complaint about the police. You can also file a complaint online.City of Seattle
  The Office of Professional Accountability (OPA), an arm of the Seattle police department that investigates officer misconduct, uses an investigation process that is "exceptionally strong and very well structured," according to an assessment by Merrick Bobb, the court-appointed federal monitor of SPD's reform process, filed in federal court on Friday.
  Last week, the police union tha
  
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• Body found in Skykomish River was missing Monroe woman

  25-01-2016 22:53
  
  A body found in the Skykomish River last week is that of a missing Monroe woman.
  
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• AG seeks fines against grocery group over spending to defeat GMO foods measure in 2013

  25-01-2016 22:12
  
  Attorney General Bob Ferguson is asking a court to penalize the Grocery Manufacturers Association for allegedly violating the state’s campaign finance laws during a 2013 campaign to defeat a measure that would have required labeling genetically engineered foods.
  
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• Trump's Spokeswoman Is Even Crazier Than He Is

  25-01-2016 22:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Trump, pictured here with metaphors for his monstrous campaign staff. Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com
  What, are you actually surprised that Donald Trump's national spokeswoman called Obama a "half-breed"? Of course she did. Why wouldn't she? Probably just another day at the office for her.Katrina Pierson has a pretty incredible job — she talks on Trump's behalf when he's talking somewhere else, which means she has to meet or exceed his horrible style. And she certainly manages to succeed at
  
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• Seattle's biggest apartment buildings from 2015

  25-01-2016 22:04
  
  Seattle's rental market saw a big influx of new developments last year, with more than 2,500 apartments included in the 10 biggest developments.
  
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• Win Tickets to godheadSilo's Jan. 29 Show at Chop Suey

  25-01-2016 21:48 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger is giving away two pairs of tickets for power-sludge duo godheadSilo's long-awaited return to our city's live circuit, which finally happens Friday, January 29 at Chop Suey (their original November 20 show as postponed due to a medical crisis in drummer Dan Haugh's family). The first two Slog readers who answer this trivia question will get the ducats. Ready? On their 1996 Sub Pop 7-inch Booby Trap, godheadSilo cover the song "Gypsy." Who did the original version? Answer in the com
  
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• Man wounded in shootout; other gunman escapes

  25-01-2016 21:40
  
  A man has been taken to a local hospital after he and another person apprently got into a shootout in Burien.
  
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• ICYMI: The State Rep Behind the Transgender Bathroom Bill Faces Questions About His Military Record

  25-01-2016 21:28 via thestranger.com
  
  State Rep. Graham Hunt: combat veteran? Washington state legislature
  In case you didn't catch this story from Jim Brunner in the Seattle Times over the weekend: State Rep. Graham Hunt—a Republican from Orting who's behind a couple of terrible bills this session—is facing questions about whether he has exaggerated his record of military service. The issues include a doctored photo, the list of medals Hunt claims he received, and a question of whether Hunt was really "wounded in combat
  
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• Congressional agency reduces health law sign-up predictions

  25-01-2016 21:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people than expected are purchasing health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law, a report confirmed on Monday. The Congressional Budget Office study said that 13 million people are likely to purchase policies through the Affordable Care Act this year, down about 8 million from estimates the agency made early […]
  
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• The Latest: Alaska earthquake caused only minor road damage

  25-01-2016 21:20
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The latest following the magnitude-7.1 earthquake that hit southcentral Alaska early Sunday (all times local): 11 a.m. It appears public infrastructure damage from Sunday’s magnitude-7.1 earthquake in southcentral Alaska was limited to a small stretch of road on the Kenai (KEY’-nigh) Peninsula. State Department of Transportation spokeswoman Shannon McCarthy says a […]
  
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• Sen. Pam Roach kicked off sex-trafficking panel after insulting victims

  25-01-2016 20:56
  
  State Sen. Pam Roach has been kicked off a legislative task force on human trafficking after complaints that she belittled and verbally abused victims of sex trafficking at a meeting last month.
  
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• Sen. Pam Roach booted off sex-trafficking panel for ‘victim-blaming,’ other insults

  25-01-2016 20:56
  
  State Sen. Pam Roach has been kicked off a legislative task force on human trafficking after complaints that she belittled and verbally abused victims of sex trafficking at a meeting last month.
  
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• ‘Pure, unadulterated greed’: Prosecutor describes motive in Carnation killings

  25-01-2016 20:46
  
  Michele Anderson mentioned money more than 35 times during an interview with a sheriff’s deputy as she explained why she and her former boyfriend killed six members of her family in rural Carnation more than eight years ago, jurors were told Monday morning.
  
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• Greed was motive in Carnation killings, prosecutor tells jury

  25-01-2016 20:46
  
  Michele Anderson mentioned money more than 35 times during an interview with a sheriff’s deputy as she explained why she and her former boyfriend killed six members of her family in rural Carnation more than eight years ago, jurors were told Monday morning.
  
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• Let's Check In With the Bundy Militia!

  25-01-2016 20:44 via thestranger.com
  
  You know... as the construction of intricate rituals go... this one seems pretty tortured. I mean, thanks to the Internet, it's totally possible to be into diapers and big guys and get tons of action without first going to the trouble of forming a militia and seizing a federal wildlife sanctuary. Someone needs to let this guy know about FetLife and Growlr.
  And has anyone reached out to Barbara Kruger for comment?[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Man hurt in explosion, fire at Kent auto-repair shop

  25-01-2016 20:29
  
  A man was hospitalized after an explosion and fire Monday morning at an auto-repair shop in Kent.
  
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• Documentary on record-breaking balloon flight to premiere

  25-01-2016 20:26
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It has been a year since two pilots from the U.S. and Russia lifted off from Japan with the aim of flying farther and longer in their gas balloon than anyone in history. They did it, and a documentary about their record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean will premiere Feb. 6 […]
  
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• Drivers: Snoqualmie Pass to close two nights for snow removal

  25-01-2016 19:52
  
  Drivers will want to avoid Snoqualmie Pass when it's closed two nights this week.
  
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• Coast Guard rescues 5 from sinking boat near La Push

  25-01-2016 19:22
  
  The Coast Guard rescued five fishermen Sunday after their boat sank about 30 miles west of La Push.
  
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• Ski report: Brief break Monday, then soggy weather with no change in sight until weekend

  25-01-2016 19:18
  
  Skiers and snowboarders heading to the hillsides will see a mixed bag of weather throughout the week, which could be dominated by mushy snow and puddle-laden trails. A brief upper ridge has positioned itself over the state Monday providing sunbreaks and a rise in the freezing level — 1,000 to as high as 8,000 feet. […]
  
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• Ski report: Brief break Monday, then soggy weather forecast with no change in sight until weekend

  25-01-2016 19:18
  
  Skiers and snowboarders heading to the hillsides will see a mixed bag of weather throughout the week, which could be dominated by mushy snow and puddle-laden trails. A brief upper ridge has positioned itself over the state Monday providing sunbreaks and a rise in the freezing level – 1,000 to as high as 8,000 feet. […]
  
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• This Guy Gets Turned on by Bernie Sanders's Political Views

  25-01-2016 19:07 via thestranger.com
  
  Looks like someone's been listening to Dirty Bernie. The maker of this video just emailed us, "Please check out this video I made! I get turned on by Bernie Sanders' political views."The last few seconds may be NSFW. Depending on how your work feels about butts.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Guns Keep Us Safe

  25-01-2016 18:35 via thestranger.com
  
  From snowplows...Massachusetts man apparently got frustrated while driving behind a snow plow and opened fire. Bruce O’Brien was arrested after firing his gun three times while driving in Plymouth during a snowstorm about 7 p.m. Saturday, reported The Manomet Current. Police said the 60-year-old O’Brien was driving drunk when he fired the shots. None of the shots hit any cars or homes, and police aren’t sure whether the Whitman man was shooting at the snow plow.
  ...from friends
  
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• The Morning News: One Person Killed in Avalanche on Mount Herman, New Boeing Tanker Works, First Hill Streetcar Opens

  25-01-2016 17:41 via thestranger.com
  
  This is a view of Mount Baker from Mount Herman. Mount Herman/Shutterstock
  There Are Reports This Morning that Someone Died in an Avalanche on Mount Herman: Which is adjacent to Mount Baker. "The name, age and gender of the victim have not been released," according to KOMO, which reports the person died yesterday and adds, "Officials said it was the seventh avalanche death in the United States in the last week alone."A Second Person Caught Up in that Avalanche Was Airlifted to a Nearby Hospital:
  
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• Ted Cruz: From Doable Asshole to Unthinkable Liar

  25-01-2016 17:36 via thestranger.com
  
  Talking Points Memo:
  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has had high expectations for himself since he was a high school student in Houston in the '80s. In a YouTube video flagged Saturday by Politico, the 18-year-old Cruz said he wanted to "you know, rule everything" after someone off-camera asked him what his "aspirations" in life are. Being a teenage boy, Cruz responded with, "Aspirations? Is that like sweat on my butt?" ... But then he moved on to more serious goals: world domination. "Well, other than t
  
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• Snoqualmie Pass to be closed Monday, Tuesday nights

  25-01-2016 17:24
  
  4-hour closures are planned for Snoqualmie Pass starting at 11 p.m. Monday and again Tuesday night to remove accumulated roadside snow between mileposts 56 and 70.
  
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• Flying east from Sea-Tac? Check before you go

  25-01-2016 16:39
  
  Even after a huge snowstorm hit the Eastern Seaboard over the weekend, the situation at Sea-Tac International Airport is fairly normal: Many eastbound flights are operating as usual, while a few others are delayed or canceled.
  
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• Hundreds fill Seattle’s Town Hall to talk education and equity

  25-01-2016 15:02
  
  When hundreds filled Town Hall for views on public education last week, equity was a recurrent theme.
  
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• Childhood obesity panel: 40 million kids under 5 overweight

  25-01-2016 14:10
  
  GENEVA (AP) — An independent panel on obesity commissioned by the World Health Organization is urging governments, educators, agribusiness and food marketers to do more to help fight childhood obesity. In a report Monday, the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity says 41 million kids under age 5 are now obese or overweight worldwide, up from […]
  
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• East Coast digs out after massive weekend blizzard

  25-01-2016 13:44
  
  East Coast residents buried by a weekend blizzard faced slippery roads, spotty transit service and shuttered schools and government offices Monday. In North Carolina, thousands were without electricity. NEW JERSEY Commuters heading to work in New Jersey found major highways clear following the major storm that clobbered the state. However, many schools were closed Monday […]
  
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• East Coast digging out after massive weekend blizzard

  25-01-2016 13:44
  
  East Coast residents who made the most of a weekend blizzard faced new challenges Monday as the workweek began including slippery roads and spotty transit service. For many, the weekend extended into Monday because of closed schools and government offices. Elsewhere, thousands in North Carolina remained without electricity. NEW JERSEY Commuters heading to work in […]
  
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• Slippery start to the work week for East Coast commuters

  25-01-2016 08:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — East Coast residents clobbered by the weekend blizzard trudged into the workweek Monday amid slippery roads, spotty transit service and mounds of snow that buried cars and blocked sidewalks after some cities got an entire winter’s snow in two days. In Brooklyn, only one teacher at the Bedford-Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter […]
  
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• East Coast commuters dodge mounds of snow to get to work

  25-01-2016 08:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — East Coast residents clobbered by the weekend blizzard trudged into the workweek Monday amid slippery roads, spotty transit service and mounds of snow that buried cars and blocked sidewalks after some cities got an entire winter’s snow in two days. In Brooklyn, only one teacher at the Bedford-Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter […]
  
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• Avalanche kills person near Mount Baker ski area

  25-01-2016 07:45
  
  Search and rescue crews are planning to return to the area Monday to continue the search.
  
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• Ex-prosecutor to spearhead investigation into Flint water

  25-01-2016 07:37
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former prosecutor and a retired head of the Detroit FBI will play key roles in an investigation into Flint’s water crisis as part of an effort to seek answers and prevent potential conflicts of interest in the ongoing probe, Michigan’s attorney general announced Monday. Bill Schuette said Todd Flood, a […]
  
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• Carnation woman faces jury in Christmas Eve killing spree

  25-01-2016 06:53
  
  Eight years, a month and a day have passed since Michele Anderson and her boyfriend are alleged to have turned her parents Carnation home into a killing floor.
  
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• Ethiopian churches celebrate Epiphany

  25-01-2016 06:20
  
  Churches come together to celebrate the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s Epiphany in Mount Baker.
  
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• Legislators push for free tuition at community, technical colleges

  25-01-2016 05:54
  
  Democratic lawmakers are proposing free community-college tuition for two years, following models like Oregon’s. No word on where the money will come from, however.
  
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