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• Oregon State Police say child is victim in fatal arson

  02-02-2019 23:25
  STAYTON, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say a child has been killed in a house fire that authorities believe is an arson case. The home in Stayton caught fire Friday afternoon. Investigators have released no other details in the case but are asking for members of the public to call the Oregon State Police […]
  
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• Inspectors fault practices at Alaska Psychiatric Institute

  02-02-2019 22:46
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal investigators found more than 80 substantial deficiencies at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute from July to December, the worst record in the nation during the seven-month period, a newspaper says. The Anchorage Daily News reports each deficiency chronicled by investigators from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was deemed an […]
  
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• Officials: Detroit auto show attendee diagnosed with rubella

  02-02-2019 22:10
  DETROIT (AP) — Michigan health officials say people who attended the North American International Auto Show in Detroit might have been exposed to the viral illness rubella. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says it’s been notified that someone from another state who attended the show from Jan. 13-15 has been diagnosed with […]
  
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• Coast Guardsman dies near Dutch Harbor; cause unknown

  02-02-2019 20:31
  KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Federal and local authorities are investigating the death of a Coast Guardsman at an Aleutian Islands port. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports 19-year-old Seaman Ethan Kelch was found on the west side of Amaknak Island near Dutch Harbor. Kelch was from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and was assigned to the cutter Munro. […]
  
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• Firm sues over product it says is hemp; state says it’s pot

  02-02-2019 18:03
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A company has filed a lawsuit against Idaho State Police and Ada County after authorities seized nearly 7,000 pounds of cannabis from a truck headed to Colorado, the Idaho Statesman reported. Authorities who stopped the truck said it was filled with marijuana, but Big Sky Scientific LLC, which was shipping the […]
  
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• Company sues over seizure of product it says is hemp

  02-02-2019 18:03
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A company has filed a lawsuit against the Idaho State Police and Ada County after authorities seized nearly 7,000 pounds of cannabis from a truck headed to Colorado. The Idaho Statesman reported Friday that authorities say the product seized was marijuana but Big Sky Scientific LLC says it is industrial hemp. […]
  
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• Soldotna man honors Dena’ina heritage with Anchorage statue

  02-02-2019 16:35
  KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Near Anchorage’s Ship Creek, a new bronze statue of an elder named Olga, a Dena’ina matriarch from the village of Eklutna, stands and overlooks land that was once a prosperous Native fish camp. Soldotna artist Joel Isaak, who is Dena’ina himself, worked on the statue for two and a half years. […]
  
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• Otter hunting makes earrings for Aleut artist

  02-02-2019 16:15
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Carley Thayer’s work is connected to both distant and immediate relatives. Thayer makes earrings and accessories from harvested sea otter fur and pays homage to her Aleut forefathers under the banner of Bering Sea Designs. “I’m from the Aleutian Islands originally,” Thayer said. “Just the first two years of my life, […]
  
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• The viaduct closure gave some folks the push to change their commutes

  02-02-2019 15:00
  The shutdown of the Alaskan Way Viaduct forced regular users of the elevated highway to find an alternative mode of commuting. And for the most part, the traffic nightmare predicted was largely unfounded.
  
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• If Frank Marshall calls about money owed to you, it’s no scam. The state really has funds for you.

  02-02-2019 15:00
  In the 17 years that Frank Marshall has been the state's official locator of people with unclaimed property, he has returned some $300 million to sometimes very surprised people.
  
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• How to avoid measles amid the Pacific Northwest’s outbreak: Get vaccinated, health experts say

  02-02-2019 15:00
  With worries about measles heightened because of an outbreak in Clark County, health care professionals say the best defense is to be immunized. If you haven’t had the vaccination already, or if you aren’t sure whether you have, you can likely still get it.
  
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• Bellingham man charged with murder of homeless man in Everett

  02-02-2019 05:29
  Prosecutors believe the 22-year-old man assaulted a homeless man with a hammer in May. The victim never regained consciousness and later died due to his injuries.
  
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• Slog PM: A Friday Evening Condom Lesson; An Unloved Seattle City Council; Howard Schultz: Bridging the Divide

  02-02-2019 04:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThat's the gulf between the parties. The bridge is hatred of Howard Schultz.James O'Neil/Getty Images
  Slog PM is brought to you tonight by the winner of our High-Brr-Nation Issue's contest: We got 59 correct submissions! The winner of those 59 is Adam Hatfield! Congrats, Adam! Here's a behind-the-scenes shot of our announcement video. It was a hands-on lesson:
  busy friday pic.twitter.com/3T7WuO58rf
  — nathalie graham (@gramsofgnats) February 2, 2019Hey! Did you get a ballo
  
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• ‘Seattle’s best idea’ may need a lifeline — and there’s one hiding in plain sight

  02-02-2019 04:00
  With 'Viadoom,' January was a rough month for some of the shops at Seattle's historic Pike Place Market. Now shopkeepers are warning that the planned closure of a short, unloved roadway tunnel may suffocate them.
  
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• Investigation into misconduct allegations finds that state Sen. Kevin Ranker violated Senate policies

  02-02-2019 04:00
  A Democrat from Orcas Island, Ranker resigned from office last month amid the investigation of allegations that he made unwanted advances and inappropriately touched a staffer in 2010— and acted in a hostile manner when she then took another job with the state.
  
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• Howard Schultz Is Doing a Book Tour to Convince Americans He's an Out-of-Touch Billionaire

  02-02-2019 03:40 via thestranger.com
  
  "Listen, I travel the world."by Rich SmithAround 40 protesters gathered outside The Moore to speak out against Schultz's campaign. Lester BlackAbout 45 minutes into Howard Schultz's soft-focus press conference at The Moore on Thursday night, Monica Guzman of The Evergrey asked the potential presidential candidate to answer for the fact that he's only voted in 11 of the last 38 elections. "Listen, I travel the world. It’s not an excuse... I’ve not been as engaged locally," he said.He'
  
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• UPDATE: I Am Mesmerized by the Intimate Spotting of the LA Rams' Head Coach

  02-02-2019 03:25 via thestranger.com
  by Charles Mudede
  This is seriously erotic. The coach of the LA Rams, Sean McVay, has a spotter. (Capitalism has no problem inventing luxuries of this kind.) His name is Ted Rath. He is a little taller than McVay. He stands behind the young coach (only 33 and considered by many to be something of a genius), whose whole mind is so absorbed by the game that he has no idea who, on the sidelines, is near him, approaching him, about to crash into him. Rath, a strength coach, monitors McVay's surround
  
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• I Am Mesmerized by the Intimate Spotting of the LA Rams' Head Coach

  02-02-2019 03:25 via thestranger.com
  by Charles Mudede
  This is seriously erotic. The coach of the LA Rams, Sean McVay, has a spotter. (Capitalism has no problem inventing luxuries of this kind.) His name is Ted Rath. He is a little taller the McVay. He stands behind the young coach (only 33 and considered by many to be something of a genius), whose whole mind is so absorbed by the game that he has no idea who, on the sidelines, is near him, approaching him, about to crash into him. Rath, a strength coach, monitors McVay's surroundi
  
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• Lisa Herbold Makes It Official, Morales Is Still a Fake Socialist, and More City Council Election News

  02-02-2019 03:10 via thestranger.com
  
  The biggest news in the biggest City Council race in years.by Lester BlackShe's running. Campaign photo
  Welcome to the second installment of our weekly City Council election news roundup, where we tell you the most important City Council election news that happened in the last seven days. We’re getting ready to elect seven out of our nine councilmembers this year—pay attention people!
  Councilmember Lisa Herbold is officially running for reelection: In news that was so unsurprising th
  
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• Velvet Buzzsaw Introduces a New Skin Color: Saddle Brown

  02-02-2019 02:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Is it hot to call someone's skin "saddle brown"?by Jasmyne KeimigZawe Ashton and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Velvet Buzzsaw Claudette Barius/Netflix
  Last night, I struggled to write about the representations of the black female body in art. It happens. I opened Velvet Buzzsaw on Netflix, directed by Dan Gilroy and produced by Jennifer Fox,hoping that the horror-slash-satire-slash-comedy (?) about the art world would massage my creative juices, helping me make some connection my tired and uninspired
  
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• Winter shelters open in Seattle and Olympia in advance of freezing temperatures

  02-02-2019 02:16
  Seattle city officials are opening a severe-weather shelter starting Sunday night in anticipation of temperatures in the coming days that will hover around freezing.
  
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• Police investigate Anchorage apartment death as homicide

  02-02-2019 02:04
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say they are investigating a man’s suspicious death inside an apartment as a homicide. Police said Friday the state medical examiner’s office has determined that the death of 36-year-old Steven John was a homicide as a result of trauma. Police took a report early Tuesday morning of a body […]
  
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• OG Garage a Trois Have Sold Out Nectar for the Weekend ... Except for Some Passes Released at Midnight Each Day

  02-02-2019 01:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani PolkThe OG three: Skerik, Moore, and Hunter J. Mimna Photography
  Cheeky avant garde group Garage a Trois originally manifested in 1998 during a recording session for Stanton Moore’s solo debut. The Galactic drummer extraordinaire was joined by eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter and Seattle sax innovator Skerik, and the trio laid down a weirdly captivating fusion of post-jazz, funk, and rock experimentation they christened Mysteryfunk, the four-song EP ranging from the wah-wah
  
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• If you do Medicare sign-up wrong, it will cost you

  02-02-2019 01:21
  When signing up for the health coverage, timing and coordination are everything. Here are key points to remember, especially if you are working past age 65.
  
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• Tons of People Entered Our Hidden-Message Contest! Here's Who Won!

  02-02-2019 01:20 via thestranger.com
  
  And the winner of The Stranger's 2019 High-Brr-Bation "hidden message" contest is...by Christopher FrizzelleDid you see the contest on pages 32 and 33 of our January 16 High-Brr-Nation issue? CF
  As you know if you read the print edition of The Stranger, we just ran a contest in our 2019 High-Brr-Nation issue involving hidden drawings, scrambled words, and a secret message that had to be decoded to win a prize worth $165!If for some reason you didn't pick up the last issue in print (you're missin
  
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• Coast Guard cutter crew member dies in industrial accident

  02-02-2019 00:59
  HOMER, Alaska (AP) — A crew member of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory died in an industrial accident in Homer. The crew member died after being struck Thursday by a crane that rolled over. The Homer New reports Friday that the name and gender of the person killed were not immediately released pending notification of […]
  
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• Samara Opens in Ballard and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: Feb 1, 2019 Edition

  02-02-2019 00:45
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis week, the new neighborhood bistro Samara brings wood-fired fare and biodynamic wines to Ballard. Samara via Facebook
  This week brings wood-fueled fare and biodynamic wines to Ballard and superlative smoked meats to South Lake Union. Read on for more of the latest Seattle food news, plus tasty weekend plans like Root Pie Day and a pop-up preview of Jewish deli Zylberschtein's. For more ideas, check out our list of places to watch the Super Bowl and our food and
  
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• Crab fisherman fined for fishing after season closed

  02-02-2019 00:43
  KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A Kodiak crab fisherman convicted of fishing during a closed season was handed a hefty penalty. Alaska State Troopers say 47-year-old Raleigh Eager was fined $25,000 and ordered to forfeit 156 Dungeness crab pots. Alaska Wildlife Troopers on Nov. 2, 2017, pulled and inspected 156 commercial crab pots belonging to the […]
  
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• Seattle Failed the Reign, Now They're Moving to Tacoma

  02-02-2019 00:31
  
  The Reign's future is complicated, especially for its Seattle-area fans.by Nathalie GrahamSo long.Craig Mitchelldyer / Stringer
  Mark Canizaro was standing in his apartment among the scarves, jerseys, and posters covering his walls. He was standing there, talking to me on the phone, and he wondered out loud if it was all over."I'm nowhere near dealing with it," Canizaro said. "Nowhere near even knowing how I feel about it. I’ve been walking around like a zombie a couple of days."Earlier thi
  
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• Remembering Washington victims of Ted Bundy, the serial killer spotlighted in new movie and docuseries

  02-02-2019 00:12
  A new movie and docuseries about Ted Bundy have both gotten backlash for what critics say are sympathetic portrayals of Bundy and a lack of attention to his victims. Here, we’ve compiled remembrances of women from Washington state whom Bundy confessed to killing.
  
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• Remembering the Washington victims of Ted Bundy, the serial killer spotlighted in new movie and Netflix docuseries

  02-02-2019 00:12
  A new movie and docuseries about Ted Bundy have both gotten backlash for what critics say are sympathetic portrayals of Bundy and a lack of attention to his victims. Here, we’ve compiled remembrances of women from Washington state whom Bundy confessed to killing.
  
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• 36 Black History Month 2019 Events in Seattle

  02-02-2019 00:00
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffEdouardo Jordan's acclaimed restaurant JuneBaby will celebrate Black History Month with a lineup of events including a Lowcountry-influenced Gullah Geechee dinner from Charleston-born chef BJ Dennis on February 9.
  There are lots of opportunities to celebrate Black History Month in Seattle this February, from history talks (like Living Voices: The Right to Dream) to movie screenings (like Sweet Sweetback's Badassss Song!) to live performances (like Roger Guenveur Smi
  
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