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• Streets flood, power outages after Portland water main break

  16-03-2019 22:47
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A water main break has caused flooding and power outages in a neighborhood in northeast Portland. The Portland Water Bureau said 1 million gallons of water gushed per minute from a broken 30-inch diameter pipe Saturday morning. Pacific Power said it shut down power lines to about 12,000 customers in the […]
  
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• State approves $46 million University of Idaho arena

  16-03-2019 21:29
  MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho in Moscow is poised to get a new $46 million basketball arena. The Lewiston Tribune reports that the Idaho State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to support the new construction project, pending final approval from the university’s new president. The 62,000-square-foot facility will be called the […]
  
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• Groups across US take in dogs, cats after Alabama tornado

  16-03-2019 19:23
  BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — People across the nation are helping to find homes for animals evacuated from shelters in an Alabama community that was devastated by a tornado. The twister left 23 dead and dozens of people injured as it roared across the community of Beauregard on March 3. The Humane Society of the United […]
  
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• Newer heart valves may let more people avoid surgery

  16-03-2019 18:35
  Surgery for certain bad heart valves may soon become a thing of the past. New studies suggest it’s OK and often better to have a new valve placed through a tube into an artery instead. The results are expected to quickly transform treatment of a problem that affects millions of people — a stiff or […]
  
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• A look inside the totally legal, multibillion-dollar industry of college consultants

  16-03-2019 16:01
  Government indictments last week exposed an ugly array of corrupt and illegal college admissions practices, but there’s also a perfectly legal world of gaming the college-admissions process, which includes the multibillion-dollar industry of test prep, college-essay editing and advice on how to produce the perfect application.
  
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• Group lobbies to make it harder to run citizen initiatives

  16-03-2019 15:05
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The face of a failed voter initiative to reinstate historic horse racing in Idaho is now lobbying in favor of a bill that would make it harder for citizens to propose laws and put them on the ballot. John Sheldon, the former president of Treasure Valley Racing, which operated Les Bois […]
  
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• At FEMA office, federal workers say they’re here to help

  16-03-2019 15:00
  EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) — At a small office in an Eagle River church, nearly a dozen federal employees are working to both mitigate problems and manage expectations of those seeking help after the Nov. 30, 2018 earthquake. They’re the government, and they’re here to help. “We’re here as long as we’re needed,” said Jack […]
  
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• Hayes tenure as Alaska State Writer Laureate closes

  16-03-2019 14:50
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — As State Writer Laureate, Ernestine Saankalaxt’ Hayes saw a lot more of Alaska. The celebrated author of “Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir” and “The Tao of Raven” and professor of English for University of Alaska Southeast said writing workshops in parts of the state she’d never seen before were highlights […]
  
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• Sound Transit CEO considers outside contractors to run Highway 520 buses

  16-03-2019 14:00
  Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff is considering hiring private contractors. Labor leaders consider the move a possible threat to existing union jobs and privatization fights have flared around the country.
  
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• Climate protests: First the students, now adults in France

  16-03-2019 13:50
  PARIS (AP) — While some yellow vest protesters rioted along a famed Paris avenue, elsewhere in the French capital an entirely different scene unfolded Saturday: tens of thousands of people marching peacefully to urge faster government action against global warming. Families, movie stars, activists and politicians were among 30,000 people who demonstrated from the city’s […]
  
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• Climate protests: First students, now adults march

  16-03-2019 13:50
  PARIS (AP) — A day after worldwide student climate protests, families and activists are marching in France to force faster government action against global warming. One group gathered Saturday near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, hoping for peaceful actions that contrast with violence at yellow vest protests nearby. Another march is expected from the […]
  
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• State cop alleges ‘caustic’ culture in suits against agency

  16-03-2019 13:20
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A senior Oregon State Police trooper is suing the head of the agency’s Office of Professional Standards and two supervisors, contending they failed to hold officers accountable for alleged misconduct. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Thomas Harrison’s federal and state whistleblower lawsuits paint a picture of a “caustic” culture in the state police […]
  
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• Post Falls teen aiming to beat her own cookie sales record

  16-03-2019 08:02
  POST FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Mikayla Butler is so good at selling Girl Scout Cookies, even the sweet-smelling candles in her house remind visitors that it’s time to put in their orders. The Post Falls High School junior and Troop 3008 Girl Scout reigned as the record-breaking, top Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern […]
  
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• Oregon man sentenced to 20 years for sexually abusing teens

  16-03-2019 05:01
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors say an Oregon man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing five teenage girls and using compromising images to blackmail them into additional sexual acts. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 24-year-old Reachana Chan was sentenced Thursday and barred from contacting minors or using the internet, a computer or smartphones. […]
  
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• Oregon police officer challenges misconduct allegations

  16-03-2019 04:56
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — A police officer in central Oregon who was placed on paid administrative leave last month following allegations of misconduct has requested for a judge to review the case. The Bulletin reports the Sunriver Service District and Police Department placed Sgt. Joseph Patnode on leave after allegations that he mishandled a misconduct […]
  
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• University District voyeurism suspect charged, police believe he may be linked to dozens of incidents

  16-03-2019 04:19
  Police believe the man may be linked to up to 29 incidents of voyeurism or attempted voyeurism in the University District this past year.
  
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• Seattle VA hospital on Beacon Hill expands with a showcase building housing researchers and mental health services

  16-03-2019 03:25
  This is the first major expansion since 1985 for the Seattle VA hospital, which is part of a Puget Sound Healthcare network that now serves more than 100,000 veterans
  
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• In new $122M building, Seattle VA hospital hopes to push frontiers of medicine for PTSD, brain injuries and more

  16-03-2019 03:25
  This is the first major expansion since 1985 for the Seattle VA hospital, which is part of a Puget Sound Healthcare network that now serves more than 100,000 veterans
  
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• After two mistrials, prosecutors will again try two brothers accused of 2016 killings in ‘The Jungle’

  16-03-2019 02:32
  Three jurors in the second trial of James and Jerome Taafulisia blamed the cast of unsavory characters called as witnesses and sloppy police work as reasons the trial ended with a hung jury.
  
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• Slog PM: Seattle Mosques Boost Security, Baseball Season Is Coming, My Mom Figures Out Rideshare in 2019

  16-03-2019 02:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamYou can just smell the baseball, can't you? fstop123/Getty Images
  Slog PM tonight is brought to you by mom easing into the modern contemporary era: My mom is going on a solo trip soon. She's never used rideshare before. She's testing it out. Baby steps, mom!She described the Uber ride as "short." A glowing review.Hey, want to know a secret about Shen Yun? Yes, I'm talking about the dance group behind those flyers you've been seeing everywhere. Here's only a piece of the juicy S
  
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• Kohl-Welles Is Running, Ari Hoffman Shares Fake Beheading, Safe Seattle Drama, and More Seattle Election News!

  16-03-2019 02:03 via thestranger.com
  
  Here's your latest Seattle election news.by Lester BlackDistrict 4 candidate Shaun Scott speaking at a climate change rally Friday. Timothy Kenney
  Today is the Ides of March which means we are two months away from the May 15 filing deadline to run for City Council. So far 52 people have decided to run for our city’s legislative body. What have all these folks been up to? Let’s do the City Council election news…
  Ari Hoffman shares fake beheading news: Ari Hoffman, a candidate i
  
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• More delays for Washington ferry riders as damaged motor sidelines vessel

  16-03-2019 02:02
  Ferry riders traveling between West Seattle and Vashon Island, Seattle and Bremerton or Edmonds and Kingston should expect delays.
  
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• Director's Choice at Pacific Northwest Ballet Looks Very Indie Rock

  16-03-2019 01:47 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich Smith Principal dancer Lindsi Dec leaping into spring. Angela Sterling
  Starting tonight, Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal will give us what we've been waiting for all year: a compelling collection of contemporary ballets that push boundaries and make the form feel alive again.
  For this year's iteration of Director's Choice, Boal is presenting world premieres from American choreographers Robyn Mineko Williams and Matthew Neenan, plus the PNB premiere of Justin Peck's
  
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• The 45 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: March 18-24, 2019

  16-03-2019 01:27 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's music critics' picks for the week.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis week, our music critics have picked everything from Latin trap icon Bad Bunny to the 24-hour nonstop Contemporary Music Marathon to the ambient R&B-fused electronic artist James Blake. Follow the links below for ticket links and music clips for all of their picks, and find even more shows on our complete music calendar.Jump to: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | SundayMONDAYROCK/POP
  
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• Nevada officials quarantine horse, warn of virus

  16-03-2019 01:22
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — State agriculture officials have ordered the quarantine or a horse in southern Nevada that tested positive for an equine herpes virus after the state high school rodeo last month in Pahrump. The Nevada Department of Agriculture said Friday there is no public health risk. But it’s warning horse owners in Nevada […]
  
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• Kids Ran the Show at Seattle's Youth Climate Strike

  16-03-2019 01:16 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyPaola Quijada (left) claps for the opening remarks at the Youth Climate Strike at Cal Anderson Park. There were a lot of of clever signs, but few could match Quijada's brilliant mix of 2000's humor and climate science. Timothy Kenney
  Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, started skipping school every Friday last August to protest climate inaction outside Parliament. This Friday, hundreds of thousands of students around the world skipped school to join her. The
  
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• Young People Are Fast Realizing that Old People Are Leaving Them With Death

  16-03-2019 01:06 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeWhat is the value of the Green New Deal, kids? Charles Mudede
  On March 15, teens around the world demanded that serious action be taken to address the real and growing dangers of climate change. The idea for the protest, described as a strike (students left their schools), came from a Swedish teen, Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for a Noble Peace Prize. The zone of the climate issue is now located between those who will be dead before the heavy shit happens and those who
  
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• A Guide to the Green New Deal's Economics for the Teens on Strike

  16-03-2019 01:06 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeWhat is the value of the Green New Deal, kids? Charles Mudede
  Today, teens around the world are demanding that serious action be taken to address the real and growing dangers of climate change. The idea for the protest, described as a strike (students left their schools), came from a Swedish teen, Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for a Noble Peace Prize. The zone of the climate issue is now located between those who will be dead before the heavy shit happens and those who
  
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• Seattle’s ‘Irish Princess’ named Honorary Grand Marshal for St. Patrick’s Day parade

  16-03-2019 00:26
  Nicole Russeff has been named Honorary Grand Marshal of Seattle's St. Patrick's Day Parade — the first with Down syndrome in the parade's 48-year-history.
  
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• Puget Sound Energy to buy power from Klickitat County solar farm

  16-03-2019 00:25
  PSE will send power from the plant to customers who have signed up for "Green Direct," including Amazon, state agencies and four Puget Sound region cities.
  
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• Seattle-area students fill Cal Anderson Park to demand action on climate change

  16-03-2019 00:02
  The Seattle-area strike was tied to an international, youth-led movement demanding more government action on global warming by leaving school on Fridays to demonstrate.
  
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