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• How 206 Zulu Has Been Keeping It Real in Seattle Hip-hop for 15 Years

  15-02-2019 23:57 via thestranger.com
  
  How did a grassroots hip-hop organization in Seattle land enough talent to stack an event good enough for a Rock the Bells lineup?by Greg Scruggs206 Zulu's anniversary kicks off tonight at The Crocodile.Nicola Gypsicola
  One block separates century-old Washington Hall from the Children and Family Justice Center construction site in Seattle’s Central District. The latter, more colloquially known as the Youth Jail, is a prison. The former, by contrast, is a liberator for youth, no more so tha
  
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• Currant Opens in Belltown and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: Feb 15, 2019 Edition

  15-02-2019 22:56 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffCurrant Bistro is now open inside the new Sound Hotel in Belltown, serving European-inspired small plates for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Currant Bistro via Instagram
  This week, a new bistro opens in Belltown's new Sound Hotel, diehard fans of the beloved greasy spoon Beth's Cafe fear for the restaurant's future now that the land it sits on is for sale, and Flatstick Pub announces a location opening in Tacoma. Read on to learn more about this week in food news. Fo
  
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• Wyoming man pleads guilty to murder in Idaho

  15-02-2019 22:39
  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming man has pleaded guilty to murder and manslaughter in Idaho. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports Erik Ohlson, of Jackson, entered the plea Thursday in Rexburg, Idaho. The plea agreement comes more than two and a half years after Jennifer Nalley was murdered on the porch of her […]
  
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• Tim Eyman under investigation in theft of $70 chair from Office Depot

  15-02-2019 22:24
  Lacey Police referred the allegation to prosecutors for a possible misdemeanor theft charge after Office Depot employees noticed the chair was missing, reviewed surveillance video, recognized Eyman and called the police.
  
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• Podcast: Reporter Hal Bernton on the final, tragic voyage of Seattle-based crab boat, the Destination

  15-02-2019 22:21
  Reporter Hal Bernton has covered the Alaska fishing industry for decades. He describes the final voyage of the Destination, and the stories of its lost crew.
  
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• Brad Pitt to Co-Produce Chris Cornell Documentary

  15-02-2019 22:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Brad Pitt is co-producing a Peter Berg-directed documentary about the late Soundgarden/Audioslave legend Chris Cornell.by Dave SegalChris Cornell's life story's coming to a screen near you, eventually. UMe
  A new documentary about the renowned late Soundgarden and Audioslave singer/songwriter Chris Cornell is in production, according to Variety. The film is being produced by the Seattle music legend's widow, Vicky Cornell, in conjunction with Brad Pitt and the Film 45 company, whose boss, Peter B
  
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• Amid measles outbreak, state House panel moves to ban personal vaccine exemptions

  15-02-2019 22:19
  The outbreak is centered in Clark County, where non-medical vaccine objections are more than triple the national rate.
  
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• 9/11 fund running out of money for those with illnesses

  15-02-2019 21:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — The compensation fund for victims of 9/11 is running out of money and will cut future payments by 50 to 70 percent, officials announced Friday. September 11th Victim Compensation Fund special master Rupa Bhattacharyya said she was “painfully aware of the inequity of the situation” but stressed that awarding some funds […]
  
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• Kentucky closer to banning most abortions if Roe overturned

  15-02-2019 21:38
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky took a step closer toward preparing for a possible post-Roe v. Wade era on Friday. The state House overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban most abortions in Kentucky if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark decision that legalized the procedure nationwide. The chamber’s 69-20 vote followed an hour-long debate […]
  
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• Lake City Gets Its Own Pre-Rolls

  15-02-2019 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  The Seattle neighborhood is getting its own pack of pre-rolls dedicated to it.by Lester BlackA pack of joints dedicated to a novel dedicated to Lake City.COURTESY SAINTS
  Lake City revels in its vices. Whether it’s strip clubs, Prohibition-era speakeasies, or barely disguised black-market pot grows, this Seattle neighborhood has never felt the need to cover up activities that would be politely driven underground on the Green Lake side of I-5. So when I saw that Thomas Kohnstamm’s new
  
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• Property taxes dropping in half of King County cities after years of big increases

  15-02-2019 21:04
  Taxes for the median homeowner are going down in Seattle and up in Bellevue - but overall, tax rates are essentially flat in King County.
  
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• As EPA announces plan to tackle chemical pollution in drinking water, Washington looks to write its own rules

  15-02-2019 20:55
  Some studies link the chemicals called PFAS to an increased risk of cancer, higher cholesterol, suppressed immune systems and problems in fetal development. In Washington, the state Board of Health is taking aim at a broader swath of PFAS chemicals than is the federal government.
  
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• Washington School Removes Swing Sets to Get Funding From State

  15-02-2019 20:46 via thestranger.com
  
  But did they need to?by Katie HerzogYour fifteen minutes are up, kids. iStock / Getty Images Plus
  An interesting article flashed across my Twitter feed Thursday, this one from Reason, the libertarian magazine based in DC. According to the article, which was cribbed from the Daily News, Three Rivers Christian School in Longview, Washington, recently removed the swing sets from its daycare playground because of cumbersome new rules handed down by the state.James Murphy, director of the early learn
  
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• House majority coalition finalizes its leadership team

  15-02-2019 20:33
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The newly formed Alaska House majority coalition has finalized its leadership team. Fairbanks Rep. Steve Thompson will be majority leader and Anchorage Rep. Chuck Kopp will be House Rules chair. Both are Republicans. Those roles are changed from what Speaker Bryce Edgmon told reporters Thursday. Democratic Rep. Neal Foster and Republican […]
  
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• Here’s what’s open, closed on Presidents Day

  15-02-2019 20:31
  Monday is the Presidents Day holiday.
  
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• Alaska court strikes down ‘medically necessary’ abortion law

  15-02-2019 20:24
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down as unconstitutional a state law and regulation seeking to define what constitutes medically necessary abortions. The court, in a 4-1 decision, upheld a 2015 lower court decision. Both the law and regulation sought to define what constitutes a medically necessary abortion for purposes […]
  
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• Alaska Supreme Court finds state law defining medically necessary abortions unconstitutional

  15-02-2019 20:22
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Supreme Court finds state law defining medically necessary abortions unconstitutional.
  
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• Isn't It Romantic Review: A Flawless Romcom That Also Features a Bare-Chested Liam Hemsworth

  15-02-2019 20:16 via thestranger.com
  
  by Elinor Jones
  In Isn’t It Romantic, Natalie (Rebel Wilson) is unlucky in love... until she suffers a blow to the noggin that transforms her world! It's impossible for me to explain how much I absolutely loved this movie without reminding myself (and everyone else) how much I hated the last romcom about a woman who suffered a brain injury that altered her reality: Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty. The whole "brain injury" concept isn't a great gimmick to begin with, so like, really? Anot
  
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• Washington Senate passes death penalty repeal bill

  15-02-2019 20:15
  The moves comes months after the state's Supreme Court struck down capital punishment as arbitrary and racially biased. The bill now heads to the House for consideration, and Gov. Jay Inslee, who imposed a moratorium on executions in 2014, has said he will sign it.
  
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• Illinois Democrats propose expanded abortion access

  15-02-2019 20:08
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democrats have introduced two measures that would expand abortion access in the state by removing a parental notification requirement and a ban on late-term abortions. The proposed legislation was filed Wednesday, The Chicago Tribune reported. One bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Emanuel Welch of Hillside would repeal the state’s parental […]
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 59 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Feb 15-17, 2019

  15-02-2019 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet your thrills at the Magnuson Winter Night Market, where over 100 local “makers, finders, and foodies” will sell their goods in one spot. Fremont Sunday Market via Facebook
  Panicking because you don’t know what to do this weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from the closing of Anthony White: Smoke and Mirrors to LOVEFEST with Stra
  
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• Washington state snow plow rage: 2 plow drivers threatened

  15-02-2019 19:53
  Spokane has received 21 inches of snow since Feb. 1, making the first two weeks of February this year the seventh snowiest for that period since record keeping began in 1893, the National Weather Service said.
  
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• Space junk harpooned like whale in orbit-cleanup test

  15-02-2019 19:47
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A harpoon flung from a satellite has successfully captured a piece of pretend space junk, like a whale. The British-led experiment is part of an effort to clean up debris in orbit. The University of Surrey’s Guglielmo Aglietti said Friday that the steel-tipped harpoon scored a bull’s-eye last Friday. The […]
  
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• Rhye Is the Post-Valentine's Day Balm Your Heart Needs

  15-02-2019 19:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigRhye plays the Neptune tomorrow night with Rum.Gold Genevieve Medow Jenkins
  Rhye has the best post-Valentine's Day music. It's moody—for when you’re sad about the state of your love life but also still horny and want to be surrounded by candlelight and expensive things that look pretty. It's the dark velvet recovery. Led by Toronto-bred, LA-based musician and lead singer Michael Milosh—whose detached and dulcet vocals are easy to fall for—their music is d
  
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• New hearing for man who says he was wrongly convicted

  15-02-2019 18:31
  The man's attorney is seeking a new trial, citing new evidence that includes a sworn declaration from a local drug dealer, that on the night of the 2010 shooting, his brother confessed to the shooting and asked him to dispose of gun parts.
  
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• A pregnant harbor seal was shot in the head and lost an eye. Now she’s going home.

  15-02-2019 18:25
  The seal was shot through the head near the San Juan Islands during a fishing derby. She and her unborn seal pup are lucky to be alive.
  
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• Kodiak chiropractor withdrawn from state board after arrest

  15-02-2019 18:14
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Kodiak chiropractor charged with three felonies has been withdrawn from consideration for a state board. Gov. Mike Dunleavy in January nominated 45-year-old Christopher Twiford for a seat on the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board. Twiford was arraigned Tuesday in Kodiak on three counts of felony assault. He’s also charged with misdemeanor […]
  
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• Budget committee gives OK for new veterans home in N. Idaho

  15-02-2019 18:00
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawmakers on a budget-setting committee have voted unanimously to approve money for a new veterans home in northern Idaho. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted 20-0 Friday to approve a $78.5 million budget for the Idaho Division of Veterans Services that includes $42 million for a veterans home in Post Falls. The […]
  
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• Drug company used rap video to push for higher doses, sales

  15-02-2019 17:57
  BOSTON (AP) — Employees at a drug company accused of bribing doctors rapped and danced around a life-size bottle of their highly addictive fentanyl spray in a video meant to motivate sales representatives into getting patients on higher doses. The video was shown to jurors this week in the closely watched trial in Boston of […]
  
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• Restrictions set for Kenai, Kasilof early-run king salmon

  15-02-2019 17:53
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Early-run king salmon in the Kenai River can be caught but not kept this summer. The Anchorage Daily News reports the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is anticipating low returns and on Thursday announced restrictions for both the Kenai and Kasilof (kah-SEE-lawf) rivers. Fishing for kings in the Kenai will […]
  
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• Texts between Portland police, far-right group draw scrutiny

  15-02-2019 17:51
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, has asked the police chief to investigate “disturbing” texts between the commander of the department’s rapid response team and the leader of a far-right group involved in violent protests in the city. The text messages show Lt. Jeff Niiya communicating with Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson […]
  
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• Portland mayor wants investigation of texts between police, far-right leader

  15-02-2019 17:51
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland has asked the police chief to investigate “disturbing” texts between the commander of the department’s rapid response team and the leader of a far-right group involved in violent protests in the city. The text messages show Lt. Jeff Niiya communicating with Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson during […]
  
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• Slog AM: Trump Declares National Emergency, Cozy Texts Between Patriot Prayer and Portland Police

  15-02-2019 17:32 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyIT'S OFFICIALLY A NATIONAL EMERGENCY! (Says Trump.) Rabbitti/Getty
  Amazon was in talks up to the 11th hour: Amazon pulling the plug on their long-anticipated HQ2 plans for New York came as a big surprise to most people, but “no one was more surprised than the union leaders who were in talks with the company the day before,” according to the New York Times. Amazon is famously allergic to unions. Bezos can’t even be in the same room with unionization efforts, let
  
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• Eugene to consider payroll tax for public safety

  15-02-2019 16:47
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Eugene City Council will consider a proposed payroll tax paid by employers and employees that would generate an estimated $22.8 million a year to pay for an expansion of the municipal public safety system. The Register Guard reports the proposed payroll tax is the recommendation of an advisory committee asked […]
  
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• Idaho woman to serve up to 16 years for child ‘torture’

  15-02-2019 16:24
  CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman has received a 16-year prison sentence for what one prosecutor calls the “worst abuse” she has seen in her 11 years on the job. Judge Christopher Nye on Thursday handed Esperanza Espinoza, of Canyon County, the sentence with six years to be served before she is eligible for […]
  
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• Biggest, brightest supermoon of the year will be visible Monday night

  15-02-2019 16:01
  The moon will come closest to Earth around 1 a.m. Tuesday.
  
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• Schools reopen in Dayton, Ohio, even if water isn’t yet safe

  15-02-2019 15:01
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Some 100,000 people in the Dayton, Ohio, area are waiting for word that they can use their water without boiling it. Crews located a water-line leak early Thursday under the Great Miami River, but high river levels have hindered repair work. There’s been no word on the break’s cause. Schools resumed […]
  
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• Boil-water advisory ends in Dayton, Ohio

  15-02-2019 15:01
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The city of Dayton, Ohio, is telling residents their water is OK to use again without being boiled first. City authorities said late Friday morning that water samples were clear of bacteria. However, some 15,000 to 20,000 customers elsewhere in Montgomery County remained under a boil-water advisory. A household or business […]
  
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• Where to learn more about the buffalo soldiers in the Pacific Northwest

  15-02-2019 15:00
  To learn more about the buffalo soldiers and their history in the Pacific Northwest, check out these museums, along with online resources. Local museums Buffalo Soldiers Museum of Tacoma, 1940 S. Wilkeson St., Tacoma. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed. and Sat., or by appointment. Call 253-272-4257.  www.buffalosoldierstacoma.org Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, 319 Second Ave S., Seattle. […]
  
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• Seattle’s last buffalo soldier, 98, doesn’t want black regiments’ history to ‘fade out’

  15-02-2019 15:00
  The buffalo soldiers are best known for their service in the 1800s, but the all-black regiments of the U.S. Army have a history and a living legacy right here in the Pacific Northwest.
  
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• Meet the many unsung heroes of the Seattle Snowpocalypse

  15-02-2019 15:00
  We asked you to share stories of random acts of kindness you witnessed or experienced during the great Seattle Snowpocalypse. The result was heartwarming. Here's a compilation of some of the most touching stories you told us.
  
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• ‘I always thought our boat was safe’: Former Destination crew member speaks his mind

  15-02-2019 15:00
  The Destination is finally discovered lying on its side at the bottom of the Bering Sea. In federal hearings a month later, Dylan Hatfield, who’d lost so much when the crab boat went down, gets to speak his mind. Read the final chapter of No Return: The final voyage of the Destination.
  
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• Former Eastside lawmaker arrested after drinking with underage relative, police say

  15-02-2019 15:00
  Snoqualmie police officers on Sunday arrested former state Rep. Jay Rodne, who according to a police report, said, "you guys are making a huge mistake." Rodne's attorney said his client denies making that comment.
  
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• For local businesses, Snowmageddon created a mix of winners and losers

  15-02-2019 15:00
  For the local economy, Snowmageddon giveth and taketh away. Business boomed for grocery stores and tow trucks, but commerce that relies on delivery has struggled, as has the real estate market and construction. Valentine’s Day buying slowed as well, with chocolatiers and florists reporting weak sales leading up to the holiday.
  
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• Buffalo soldiers played complicated and controversial role in westward expansion

  15-02-2019 15:00
  There's no denying the role that the black regiments played in white settlement of the west and Native American removal during the American Indian Wars. They had to make some difficult choices not unlike the choice black policemen have to make in today's society.
  
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• ‘B’ grades all around? Assessing the response to February’s historic Seattle-area snowstorms

  15-02-2019 15:00
  Most people who responded to a Seattle Times poll about the city's and Metro's responses to snowfall awarded top grades. But others said there was room for improvement.
  
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• Drunken golfers who attacked others with clubs get jail time

  15-02-2019 14:15
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two drunken men who attacked other golfers with their clubs at a Northeast Portland golf course have been sentenced to jail terms of between 30 and 45 days. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that on Wednesday Matthew Leo pleaded no contest to attempted assault and was sentenced to 45 days in jail and […]
  
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• Students share how diversity among teachers can affect grades, comfort and discipline

  15-02-2019 14:00
  For the final piece of our teacher diversity series, we’re sharing the experiences of those most directly affected by classroom demographics once more: students.
  
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• Teen sickened after schoolmate gives her marijuana edible

  15-02-2019 13:43
  FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl has been accused of giving edible marijuana gummy bears to some classmates at her school, causing another girl to be hospitalized. The investigation began last week after a 14-year-old Fair Lawn girl became ill after school and police were called. The girl was taken to a hospital […]
  
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• Calista Corp. shareholders protest western Alaska gold mine

  15-02-2019 06:14
  BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — More than 130 shareholders of Calista Corp. are protesting a massive open-pit gold mine proposed in western Alaska. KYUK-AM reports the group of shareholders, all women, sent a letter to the Alaska Native corporation, citing concerns about how the Donlin Gold Mine would affect the salmon-spawning Kuskokwim River. Calista owns the […]
  
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