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• ‘Riled up’ SPD officer suspended over unwarranted kick and punches

  04-08-2016 23:45
  
  Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole says she would have fired Officer David Bauer had current policies been in place when the 2010 incident occurred.
  
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• LEAD program for low-level drug criminals expands to East Precinct

  04-08-2016 23:36
  
  LEAD has helped break the cycle of incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders by connecting them to services that help with problems such as homelessness and addiction. In late July, the program was extended to the East Precinct — its biggest single expansion yet.
  
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• Innovative LEAD program for drug criminals expands to Seattle’s East Precinct

  04-08-2016 23:36
  
  LEAD has helped break the cycle of incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders by connecting them to services that help with problems such as homelessness and addiction. In late July, the program was extended to the East Precinct — its biggest single expansion yet.
  
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• 16 Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend

  04-08-2016 23:36 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffEnter a world of pure imagination at the nostalgia-inducing Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory at Central Cinema.
  Instead of heading to the movies to see the latest box-office release (we're looking at you, Suicide Squad, a movie that Erik Henriksen wrote is "more boring than any movie starring a crocodile man and someone named 'Captain Boomerang' should be") try out one of these picks from our film critics. Each of the movies below earned at least a few senten
  
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• Bears put on a show by splashing around busy Lake Tahoe

  04-08-2016 23:30
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Some unusual visitors joined the crowds of swimmers and kayakers trying to cool off on Lake Tahoe — a bear and a pair of cubs. Pallas Buckley, who lives near South Lake Tahoe, took video of the rare sight this week: the animals frolicking and splashing in the water […]
  
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• Trump planning another visit to Washington state

  04-08-2016 23:20
  
  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump plans a campaign swing through Washington state in late August or early September.
  
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• Savage Love: Pokémon No

  04-08-2016 23:15
  
  by Dan Savage JOE NEWTON
  I can't believe this is why I'm finally writing you. My husband is using Pokémon GO as an excuse to stay out until 5 a.m. with another woman. She is beautiful and about a decade younger than him, and he won't hear me out on why this is bothersome. Our work schedules don't match up, and he always wants me to meet him in the wee hours of the morning after I've worked a full day shift and done all the work looking after our pets…
  
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• Alpha Phi remembers Erik Foreman, chef and diver

  04-08-2016 23:08
  
  Erik Foreman, who died while diving in Michigan, served as a friend and role model for the sorority sisters at the UW’s Alpha Phi house.
  
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• Attorneys argue for listing bearded seals as threatened

  04-08-2016 23:03
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal government attorney says Alaska’s bearded seals deserve to be listed as a threatened species because of climate warming’s effect on their sea ice habitat. Robert Stockman of the National Marine Fisheries Service on Thursday in Anchorage urged the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a lower court […]
  
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• UW, Swedish swamped by pain patients asking for help after state suspends doctor

  04-08-2016 22:54
  
  Seattle Pain Centers former patients are struggling to find new providers after state action against medical director Dr. Frank Li. Officials are trying to absorb at least 8,000 patients prescribed opioid painkillers this year.
  
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• Pain patients scramble for care after doctor suspended, clinics close

  04-08-2016 22:54
  
  Seattle Pain Centers former patients are struggling to find new providers after state action against medical director Dr. Frank Li. Officials are trying to absorb at least 8,000 patients prescribed opioid painkillers this year.
  
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• Pain patients scramble for care after clinic crackdown

  04-08-2016 22:54
  
  Seattle Pain Centers’ former patients are struggling to find new providers after state action against medical director Dr. Frank Li. Officials are trying to absorb at least 8,000 patients prescribed opioid painkillers this year.
  
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• Woman sentenced to 11+ years for fatally kicking boyfriend's toddler

  04-08-2016 22:32
  
  A 21-year-old woman was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison last week for fatally kicking her boyfriend's 17-month-old son last fall.
  
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• Seattle woman sentenced to 11+ years for killing toddler

  04-08-2016 22:32
  
  A 21-year-old woman was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison last week for fatally kicking her boyfriend's 17-month-old son last fall.
  
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• Oh, Good, Now Donald Trump is Getting Intelligence Briefings

  04-08-2016 22:30
  
  by Matt BaumeDonald cranes his neck to copy off of Chris Christie's test. uplift_the_world / Shutterstock.com
  Those who believe that elections are rigged might perceive a smoking gun in the news that Hillary Clinton just filed paperwork to transfer power from the Obama administration to her own. On its face, it seems like that's maybe a little premature, given that we're weeks away from the actual election — but this is actually how it's supposed to work, and in fact Trump's transition tea
  
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• Former Gov. Locke disputes online story questioning ethics of D.C. home sale

  04-08-2016 22:23
  
  An online publication’s story about former Washington Gov. Gary Locke raises ethical questions about the private sale of Locke’s Washington-D.C.-area home to family members controlling a Chinese-owned company while Locke still served as U.S. ambassador to China.
  
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• Bellevue High files another appeal on football sanctions

  04-08-2016 22:07
  
  The school met this week with members of the SeaKing District 2 board in an effort to roll back some of the sanctions placed on the football program.
  
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• What Do You Guys Think? Should I Do It? I Can't Decide. Help Me Decide.

  04-08-2016 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher Frizzelle
  Don't judge. I've been trying to save money! Previous forays have been mixed. Pub-Style Chicken Pot Pie soup? Yes. Cheeseburger soup? So disgusting-looking I didn't buy it.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Don’t drink and dinghy: Coast Guard looking out for unsafe, intoxicated Seafair boaters

  04-08-2016 21:54
  
  From 2012 to 2015, the number of citations written for boating under the influence of alcohol or marijuana at Seafair dropped from 120 to 16.
  
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• State to kill some wolves to stop attacks on cattle

  04-08-2016 21:38
  
  The state has authorized killing a portion of the Profanity Peak pack in Ferry County after investigators confirmed its members have killed at least four cattle this year. There are now 19 wolf packs, all of them east of the Cascades.
  
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• Fire destroys SeaTac home under construction, melts vehicles

  04-08-2016 21:20
  
  The fire spread to an adjacent home’s roof and damaged several vehicles at neighboring homes where the lawns caught fire. One man suffered a burn when he tried to move his car.
  
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• Primary Dropout Tony Ventrella’s Candidacy Is Jeopardizing Dems' Chance of Reclaiming a Seat in Congress

  04-08-2016 21:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufReichert and Ventrella
  As of last night, Tony Ventrella, a Democratic candidate for the 8th Congressional District, won 17.5% of statewide votes. If the former TV news reporter remains in second place as ballots are counted, he will earn a spot on the November ballot.
  The problem with this? Ventrella dropped out of the race in early July, which was too late for his name to be taken off the primary ballot. Now his "zombie candidacy" is jeopardizing the 8th District's chances of
  
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• ‘I’m no terrorist,’ says inmate under FBI review in Spokane

  04-08-2016 21:14
  
  Jerome Curry Jr. doesn’t claim to be an angel, but the 47-year-old says he’s baffled that the FBI has linked him to murderous radical groups.
  
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• [Updated] We Apologize For We Saw You Paying with Pennies: We Saw You Playing a Concert in Bare Feet, and Giving Us John Wayne Gacy Nightmares

  04-08-2016 20:54 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger StaffThe scene at PCC. THE STRANGER
  UPDATE:
  We made a mistake with our "We Saw You Paying With Pennies At the PCC." We apologize for this. We did not mean to shame the poor. Our writer, Charles Mudede, certainly didn’t.He says:
  "I apologize. I did not mean to shame the poor. I came across the two men counting a mountain of coins at the counter. (One wore a theatrical robe that made his coin-counting look like something out of a 17th-century Dutch painting—indeed that was
  
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• Prep for Pizza Fest and Watch the Premiere of Steal Shit Do Drugs’ Video for “15mg”

  04-08-2016 20:31 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalSteal Shit Do Drugs: Seattle’s whirlwind arsonists of rock decorum. Marianne Spellman
  The seventh annual Pizza Fest begins tonight, offering several variants of punk- and no wave-inflected music over three nights at El Corazon and the Funhouse (August 4-6). It's usually one of the most raucous, debauched events of the musical year, and this edition harbors a vast warehouse worth of interesting bands that fuck shit up with panache. (There's also a pizza-eating contest on Saturd
  
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• 3 bodies recovered days after boat crash on Idaho lake

  04-08-2016 20:30
  
  Two of the victims are from Washington state, officials said.
  
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• 3 bodies recovered after boat crash on Lake Coeur d’Alene

  04-08-2016 20:30
  
  Two victims of the motorboat collision are from Washington, officials said.
  
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• Blue Angels in Seattle: What you need to know

  04-08-2016 20:19
  
  The Blue Angels are in town, flying over the Seattle area. Here’s what you need to know about traffic closures and practice guidelines.
  
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• Man arrested after Capitol Hill shooting

  04-08-2016 20:04
  
  Seattle police arrested a man Thursday morning they believe shot a man on Capitol Hill, ditched his gun and ran into a coffee shop.
  
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• Let’s Go to the Art Fair with Jen Graves

  04-08-2016 20:00
  
  by The Stranger"Last Flight" by Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan. 2009, Used slippers & metal stand 107.3 x 77.2", at Booth C21, Sundaram Tagore Gallery (NY/Hong Kong/Singapore). Sundaram Tagore Gallery
  The Seattle Art Fair is the biggest art event in the city, and it begins today. Stranger art critic Jen Graves will be at the Art Fair every day, taking in the offerings from more than 80 galleries, as well as special exhibitions, performances and talks. Here's how you can join her every step of
  
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• Man wounded in Capitol Hill shooting

  04-08-2016 18:57
  
  The shooting at 10th Avenue East and East John Street was reported Thursday morning.
  
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• Bicyclist wounded in Capitol Hill shooting, suspect arrested

  04-08-2016 18:57
  
  A male bicyclist was shot in the shoulder at 10th Avenue East and East John Street; the suspect was arrested at a nearby coffee shop.
  
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• Mysterious light over Gateway Arch stumps St. Louis

  04-08-2016 18:40
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A light that appeared high over St. Louis’ Gateway Arch is perplexing officials. The mystery started when an Illinois man shot video of the light early Tuesday morning and shared it with KTVI-TV . After seeing the report, an employee at an Illinois park across the river from the arch took […]
  
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• 5 Things You Shouldn't Miss Out of the 5 Million Today*: Art Fair Madness Starts Now

  04-08-2016 18:38 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jen GravesThis still is from Brent Watanabe's live streaming mod of Grand Theft Auto V, which is played by this deer. Courtesy of the artist
  1. Seattle artist Brent Watanabe's San Andreas Deer Cam is a live streaming version of Grand Theft Auto V in which a deer has been modded in as the player, and the deer simply plays the game.
  The deer gets shot by gangs, hit by a plane, falls off a cliff, and draws the curiosity of the tough-talking people as it roams freely through the 100 square miles
  
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• Yakima area wildfire is 90 percent contained

  04-08-2016 18:35
  
  Firefighters were patrolling for hot spots, but few major heat signatures were found within the 117-mile perimeter around the wildfire in Yakima and Benton counties.
  
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• Mr. Robot Recap: Season Two Finally Comes Alive With # Five

  04-08-2016 18:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeBD Wong is the rising star of Mr. Robot's second season. USA Network
  Chimerica is a neologism coined by the right-wing intellectual Niall Ferguson. It mixes China and America to produce an excellent echo of the word chimerical, which means to be like the hybrid, fire-breathing monster, Chimera, of Greek Mythology. What Ferguson was trying to capture with this new word of his is the economic state of the new world we live in, a world dominated by the superpowers China and America
  
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• Mr. Robot Recap: Season 2 Finally Comes Alive With Episode 5

  04-08-2016 18:27
  
  by Charles MudedeBD Wong is the rising star of Mr. Robot's second season. USA Network
  Chimerica is a neologism coined by the right-wing intellectual Niall Ferguson. It mixes China and America to produce an excellent echo of the word chimerical, which means to be like the hybrid, fire-breathing monster, Chimera, of Greek Mythology. What Ferguson was trying to capture with this new word of his is the economic state of the new world we live in, a world dominated by the superpowers China and America
  
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• From the archives: Ballard Locks begin operating 100 years ago

  04-08-2016 18:14
  
  Nearly 1,000 people watched as the first boat traveled through the Ballard Locks.
  
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• The Morning News: Seattle Police Reverse Another Overdose, Advocates Push for State Ban on Assault Rifles

  04-08-2016 17:42
  
  by Ansel HerzSurgeon General Vivek Murthy goes on a bike ride-along with Seattle police. SPD
  Seattle Police Reverse Another Overdose: For the eleventh time since they began carrying Naloxone in March, bike officers found a man suffering from an apparent overdose in the street and stopped it using the drug. Meanwhile, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy visited the department and praised the program. "Let’s be clear that the opioid epidemic is a full-blown public health crisis," Murthy said.
  
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• Hydroplanes and pirates were always a part of Seafair — even the first in 1950 (photos)

  04-08-2016 17:00
  
  The first Seafair was a 10-day-long celebration with hundreds of events.
  
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• Small quakes rattle rural Northern California near Nevada

  04-08-2016 16:07
  
  SUSANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A series of small earthquakes rattled a rural area of Northern California overnight. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-4.7 quake struck at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday about 20 miles east of Janesville in Lassen County. It was followed within minutes by two more quakes — a magnitude-3.4 and a magnitude-4.0 — […]
  
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• Man stabbed in Sodo attack

  04-08-2016 16:03
  
  Seattle police are investigating a stabbing in Sodo near Royal Brougham Way and Airport Way.
  
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• Bellevue College to offer new, part-time coding program

  04-08-2016 16:00
  
  The partnership with a coding academy is another example of how community colleges are working with tech-training institutions to help students quickly ramp up their job skills.
  
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• Woman killed in Madison Valley shooting ID’d

  04-08-2016 15:29
  
  Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 51-year-old woman found in a Madison Valley home.
  
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• Man who fell to death in Seattle: ‘Family was most important to him’

  04-08-2016 15:00
  
  Chris Kitzhaber, 48, died while working a routine shift at Avis Car Rental in downtown Seattle, relatives said.
  
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• Shark spotted off Martha’s Vineyard interrupts swimming

  04-08-2016 11:58
  
  EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Lifeguards have whistled in swimmers off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard after beachgoers reported sightings of a shark only about 5 feet from shore. Some suspected the animal spotted Wednesday close to the Massachusetts coast was a hammerhead shark, about 10-feet-long. But John Chisholm, a state marine fisheries biologist, says he […]
  
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• Huge Navy fuel tanks worry Hawaii farmers, utility officials

  04-08-2016 09:12
  
  AIEA, Hawaii (AP) — Anthony DeLuze keeps his ancestors’ traditions alive in 21st century Hawaii by growing the staple crop taro on a suburban plot sandwiched between wings of a sprawling shopping mall. But the aquifer that hydrates the starchy vegetables sits under 20 enormous underground tanks the Navy uses to store fuel for military […]
  
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• Critics say Navy fuel tanks threaten crucial Hawaii aquifer

  04-08-2016 09:12
  
  AIEA, Hawaii (AP) — The Navy has 20 large underground fuel tanks that sit on top of one of Honolulu’s most important aquifers. Some residents and local water utility officials want the Navy to move the World War II-era tanks somewhere else, especially after one tank leaked tens of thousands of gallons of jet fuel […]
  
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• Claim: Jailers mocked dying young woman during her last hours

  04-08-2016 08:40
  
  Lindsay Kronberger's family claims staff at Snohomish County jail failed to deliver life-saving treatment to the young woman as she died. They also claim jailers were caught on video mocking the emaciated young woman after she lost the strength to stand.
  
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• AP Exclusive: North Korea hopes to plant flag on the moon

  04-08-2016 08:28
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean space officials are hard at work on a five-year plan to put more advanced satellites into orbit by 2020, and don’t intend to stop there: They’re also aiming for the moon, and beyond. In an interview with The Associated Press, a senior official at the North’s version of […]
  
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