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• Supreme Court struggles with Wisconsin drunken driving law

  23-04-2019 23:21
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is grappling with a Wisconsin law that allows law enforcement to draw blood without a warrant from suspected drunken drivers who have become unconscious. More than two dozen states have similar laws. It wasn’t clear from arguments in the case Tuesday how it will come out, but the case […]
  
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• House OKs stronger enforcement of domestic abuser gun ban

  23-04-2019 23:15
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon House moved to close a loophole that allowed domestic abusers to illegally hold on to their firearms. Lawmakers voted 43-15 for stronger enforcement of a 2015 bill that prohibited those with domestic violence or stalking convictions from owning guns. House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson, who sponsored the measure, said […]
  
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• Senate unanimously passes bill making DNA testing accessible

  23-04-2019 23:12
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — There have been almost 500 exonerations nationally based on DNA evidence of people wrongfully convicted of crimes, but none in Oregon, where the majority of post-conviction motions for DNA testing are denied by Oregon courts. On Tuesday, the Oregon Senate took a step toward lowering the barriers after it unanimously passed […]
  
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• Her Boyfriend Won't Have PIV If His Daughters Are in the House

  23-04-2019 23:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageMy boyfriend and I are both in our mid-forties. We've been dating for eight months and both have children from previous relationships. His daughters are teenagers. Mine starts kindergarten soon. We are planning on moving in together in July, around the one year anniversary mark. I am madly in love with him. He's smart, funny, kind and great in bed. But, he has this thing where he's concerned to the point of paranoid that his kids will hear us having sex.
  
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• Report: Callan Berry to Sell Out, Self-Actualize

  23-04-2019 22:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ryan SparksWhat are we supposed to do now? Callan Berry
  We don’t really do a lot of teary goodbyes at The Stranger, but we also don’t usually have to say goodbye to someone like Callan Berry.“But Ryan, I thought Callan stopped drawing Police Reports Illustrated months ago!” you exclaim.
  Well, dear Slog commenter, what you may not know is that Callan’s managed our product and support teams at Bold Type Tickets (the local ticket platform owned and operated with The
  
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• Mars lander picks up what’s likely 1st detected marsquake

  23-04-2019 22:49
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s InSight lander has picked up a gentle rumble at Mars, believed to be the first marsquake ever detected. InSight’s quake monitor recorded and measured the faint signal April 6, and scientists announced the finding Tuesday. While the rumble sounds like soft wind, scientists believe it came from within the […]
  
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• Oregon House moves to shield lottery winners’ identity

  23-04-2019 22:44
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lottery winners could remain anonymous under a bill making its way through the Oregon Legislature. The House voted 56-1 to shield the identities of those who win national lottery games. The Oregon State Lottery will not publicly disclose the name and address of prize winners unless they have written permission. Oregon […]
  
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• Hospitals sue over new national liver transplant policy

  23-04-2019 22:25
  ATLANTA (AP) — Hospitals and patients have sued to block a new nationwide liver transplant policy that they say will waste viable livers, lead to fewer transplants and likely cause deaths. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the United Network for Organ Sharing hastily adopted the new policy and based it on […]
  
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• Hospitals sue over new federal liver transplant policy

  23-04-2019 22:25
  ATLANTA (AP) — Hospitals and patients are suing to block a new nationwide liver transplant policy that they say will waste viable livers, lead to fewer transplants and likely cause deaths. The suit filed Monday in Atlanta federal court accuses the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the United Network for Organ Sharing […]
  
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• The Trump-Adjusted Supreme Court Appears Ready to Uphold 2020 Citizenship Question

  23-04-2019 22:18 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersNeil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's additions to the US Supreme Court. Getty Images
  It hasn't happened since the 1950s, yet unsurprisingly the Trump administration wants to bring back a question for the 2020 US census asking whether respondents are US citizens.
  Three federal judges have already blocked the plan, saying the Trump administration's rationale for bringing back the question—that it's necessary to ask people whether they're citizens in order to enfo
  
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• Three Craft Beers with TeKu Tavern’s Karrie Stewart

  23-04-2019 21:51 via thestranger.com
  
  TeKu Tavern has one of the best beer lists in the city. So what does its owner, Karrie Stewart, pick when she's looking for a beer?by Lester BlackKarrie Stewart owns one of the best tap lists in the city. So what does she pick when she's pouring a beer for herself? Lester Black
  TeKu Tavern fits seamlessly into South Lake Union. If TeKu lived in Green Lake or Georgetown it would feel overwrought, too proud of how fussy they treat beer. But in a neighborhood built by Microsoft money and full of Am
  
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• 142 (Stranger) (Than Usual) Things To Do This Week: April 23–28, 2019

  23-04-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  The Top Pot Doughnut Dash, Air Sex Championships, and more quirky & unusual events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOur arts critics have already recommended 90 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 40 best concerts, but there are still hundreds more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we've compiled them here—from a party to celebrate a new dating app for dog lovers to Florida Man: Th
  
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• 142 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: April 23–28, 2019

  23-04-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  The Top Pot Doughnut Dash, Air Sex Championships, and more quirky & unusual events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOur arts critics have already recommended 90 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 40 best concerts, but there are still hundreds more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we've compiled them here—from a party to celebrate a new dating app for dog lovers to Florida Man: Th
  
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• Henry Bloch, whose H&R Block became world’s largest tax-services provider, dies at 96

  23-04-2019 21:42
  Henry Bloch became an unexpected media star, starring in commercials for products such as cars, airlines and hotels; he once jumped out of a suitcase in an ad for the Comfort Inn hotel chain.
  
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• New Savage Lovecast: With Dr. Wednesday Martin!

  23-04-2019 21:26 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode #652 — April 23, 2019by The StrangerA woman claims that over 90% of the time her casual hook-ups end with the man orgasming, and she gets... nothing. And then! When she asks for a little reciprocity, these men accuse her of being a demanding princess. Meanwhile, another straight woman loves it when her men say no at first. She loves the chase and her ultimate victory. Is this a kink? Is it something she can work into her long term relationships?
  On the Magnum, Dan speaks with write
  
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• Senate approves limits on campus security’s powers

  23-04-2019 21:16
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate unanimously voted to curtail some of the policing authority from security officers hired to patrol college campuses. The proposal, which was approved Tuesday and now goes to the House, is known as “Kaylee’s Law” after Kaylee Sawyer, a 23-year-old who was raped and murdered by a Central Oregon […]
  
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• Permanent daylight saving time passes Washington state House 90-6, heads to Inslee’s desk

  23-04-2019 21:10
  Lovers of the winter sunset, rejoice. A bill to put Washington state permanently on daylight saving time has passed the state House of Representatives 90-6 and now heads to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk for a signature. Rep. Marcus Riccelli, D-Spokane, who is among the bill’s sponsors, said he’s had every indication that the governor intends to […]
  
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• Washington state Rep. Matt Shea condemns ‘hit-piece,’ defends running background checks

  23-04-2019 20:57
  It was unclear what Shea meant when he referred to background checks. But The Guardian published a text reportedly by him that read: "Ok. What BG checks need to be done. Give me the list."
  
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• Stranger blesses woman with rare anonymous liver transplant

  23-04-2019 20:52
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — For the past four years, Breana Shaw was living on borrowed time. Suffering from end-stage liver disease, the 30-year-old North Park resident was too sick to work and have a normal life, but not sick enough to qualify for a liver transplant from a cadaver donor. Then last December, she got […]
  
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• Washington Republicans Tried to Kill the Vaccine Bill by Shouting like Bozos

  23-04-2019 20:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Republicans wasted all this time and energy trying to make the world a better place for measles.by Rich SmithAnti-vaxxers protesting House Bill 1638, which would remove the "personal belief" exemption for the measles vaccine. Lester BlackThough the Washington State Senate voted to remove the personal belief exemption for the measles vaccine last week, it's worth noting just how hard Republicans fought to allow parents the right to throw measles parties for their kids. Especially in a moment when
  
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• Even light rain increases your risk of a deadly car crash

  23-04-2019 20:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Even light rain significantly increases your risk of a fatal car crash, a new study finds. The wetter the roads, the deadlier they become, with rain, snow and ice increasing the risk of deadly car crashes by 34 percent, according to a study this week in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological […]
  
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• Elisabeth Moss Is Incredible in the Tough, Grueling Her Smell

  23-04-2019 20:24 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ned Lannamann Don StahlI’ll start by stating the obvious: Elisabeth Moss is a really, really good actor. Her Smell might be the greatest testament to her talent yet; it’s her third movie with writer/director Alex Ross Perry, and Moss’ performance as riot-grrrl-era rock star Becky Something is provocative, immersive, and galvanizing. It’s both grueling and inspiring to sit through.
  Her Smell is a pretty tough sit, overall. Perry’s script is split into five lengthy
  
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• Major issues unresolved in Alaska session’s final weeks

  23-04-2019 20:04
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Major issues heading into this year’s legislative session remain unresolved in the session’s final weeks, including key pieces of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s agenda. Lawmakers have yet to finalize a budget. The size of the check residents will get this year from the state’s oil-wealth fund, the Alaska Permanent Fund, is unsettled, […]
  
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• Idaho, Oregon reach agreement on hydroelectric project

  23-04-2019 20:04
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho and Oregon have reached an agreement on a hydroelectric project on the Snake River that requires an Idaho utility to spend about $312 million on water quality and habitat improvements. Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little and Oregon Democratic Gov. Kate Brown in separate news releases announced the agreement Monday. “This […]
  
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• Kero Kero Bonito's Time ’n’ Place Is a Near-Perfect Pop Record

  23-04-2019 19:40 via thestranger.com
  by Morgan TroperKero Kero Bonito play Thursday, April 25, at Neumos.POWERLINE AGENCY
  
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• New strategy aims to save sagebrush in Western states

  23-04-2019 19:02
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials have released a plan to save sagebrush habitats in Western states that support cattle ranching, recreation and 350 wildlife species, including imperiled sage grouse. Officials say the 248-page document released this month is a paradigm shift relying on advances in technology and analytics to categorize sagebrush areas based on […]
  
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• The Notorious B.I.G.'s Brand of Bud Is in the Weed Game for More Than Just Money

  23-04-2019 18:59 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh JardineC.J. Wallace, son of the Notorious B.I.G. Think BIGI've written (okay, fine, bitched) about the number of celebrities entering the cannabis space, and while it may be well intentioned, it doesn't always sit well with consumers who want their weed brands to have a legitimate connection to the industry. A celebrity brand that gives back something to the community instead of its investors goes a long way toward establishing legitimacy in the eyes of consumers. It's that whole "doing
  
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• Indictment: Ex-CEO ignored red flags as opioid crisis raged

  23-04-2019 18:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — The pharmaceutical industry executive hit Tuesday with criminal charges stemming from the opioid crisis doesn’t have his name on a museum wing, and his company isn’t within earshot of Apple or anyone else on the Fortune 500. Even his $1.5 million paycheck was a paltry sum compared to his peers. Laurence […]
  
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• Feds: Ex-CEO is first drug exec indicted in opioid crisis

  23-04-2019 18:50
  NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of a drug distributor has been indicted on what federal prosecutors say are the first-ever criminal charges against a drug company executive stemming from the opioid crisis. The indictment unsealed Tuesday alleges former Rochester Drug Co-Operative CEO Laurence Doud III ordered subordinates to ignore red flags about certain […]
  
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• Teen activist says future has been stolen by climate change

  23-04-2019 18:45
  LONDON (AP) — Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg has accused adults of stealing young people’s future as she met senior British politicians at Parliament. The 16-year-old Swede, who has sparked a global wave of youth environment protests, met Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and other lawmakers Tuesday. She told a meeting in the House […]
  
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• Pickathon Starlight Series, Episode 4: Rising Appalachia

  23-04-2019 18:39 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ciara Dolan nehemiah sliwoski
  This edition of our ongoing Starlight Series—which spotlights performances at the nocturnal Starlight Stage from 2018's festival—features Rising Appalachia, a soulful, genre-bending folk group led by sisters Leah and Chloe Smith, with a rotating cast of musicians filling in on stand-up bass, guitar, fiddle, cello, n’goni, and talking drum.Today's video finds the band performing "St. James Infirmary," a jazz standard of unknown origin popularized
  
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• AG reviews proposed minimum wage, medical pot initiatives

  23-04-2019 18:32
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho attorney general’s office has completed reviews of proposed minimum wage and medical marijuana initiatives intended for the state ballot in the November 2020 general election. The Idaho Press-Tribune reported Monday that the minimum wage initiative would increase Idaho’s current $7.25 per hour minimum wage to $8.75 on June 1, […]
  
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• Hospital settles 3 lawsuits in excessive dose claims

  23-04-2019 18:07
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio hospital system where an intensive care doctor is accused of ordering excessive doses of painkillers for dozens of patients who died is settling three resulting wrongful-death cases, while 24 more lawsuits are pending. The family of 78-year-old Lora Stone reached a $250,000 settlement with the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health […]
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Acidic Beat Clash of "Ashed Out" by Leash, the Solo Project of Newaxeyes' Jordan Rundle

  23-04-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Ex-Newaxeyes member Jordan Rundle debuts his stellar new Leash project with the chaotic banger "Ashed Out." See him April 25 at Belltown Yacht Club.by Dave Segal303 is the magic number. Courtesy of Jordan Rundle
  Leash, "Ashed Out" (self-released)
  With Newaxeyes seemingly finished (they had a great run and were for a few years the city's most interesting band), electronics manipulator/bassist Jordan Rundle has wasted no time starting a solo project. Under the alias Leash, the Seattle musician's r
  
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• Anchorage appeals financial award to fired police officer

  23-04-2019 17:51
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The municipality of Anchorage has appealed the award of nearly $2 million to a fired police officer. Anchorage television station KTVA reports attorneys for the municipality on Friday appealed the award made in federal court to former police Lt. Anthony Henry, who was fired four years ago. The city has spent […]
  
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• Police dog stuck by 200 porcupine quills during pursuit

  23-04-2019 17:47
  COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A police dog that stumbled on a porcupine and got more than 200 quills stuck on his face while pursuing a suspect is resting comfortably Tuesday and will not lose his eyesight, authorities in Oregon said. Coos County Sheriff’s K-9 Odin, a German shepherd, had to be sedated and was […]
  
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• Police dog struck by 200 porcupine quills during pursuit

  23-04-2019 17:47
  COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon police dog was struck by over 200 porcupine quills while tracking a suspect. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that the K-9, Odin, of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office was rushed to an animal hospital Saturday. The dog was sedated and treated for more than two hours. Several of the quills […]
  
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• Judge orders more sleep for San Francisco area jail inmates

  23-04-2019 17:45
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has ordered more sleep and fewer nighttime interruptions for county jail inmates in one Northern California count after a group of inmates sued, saying lack of sleep amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. The San Francisco Chronicle reports U.S. District Judge James Donato put an end Monday to […]
  
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• Walgreens to hike minimum age for store tobacco sales

  23-04-2019 17:39
  Walgreens has decided to ban tobacco sales to minors several weeks after a federal official called the drugstore chain a top violator of laws restricting access to cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and other products. The drugstore chain said Tuesday that it will require customers to be at least 21 years old to purchase tobacco in any […]
  
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• Slog AM: Washington Celebrates Earth Day, Passes 100 Percent Clean Energy Bill; SeaWorld Coughs Up Orca Data; Where Are We on Impeachment?

  23-04-2019 17:37 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyKiss coal goodbye! KAMILPETRAN/GETTY IMAGES
  SeaWorld publishes 20 years of orca medical data to help wild whales: SeaWorld never should have had orcas in the first place and marine parks routinely pillaged the Salish Sea for killer whales throughout the mid 20th century leading to the crisis we have now. But there was one good thing that came out of their captivity and that’s a unique and comprehensive record of several medical measures that are difficult to get from wild
  
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• Polystyrene foam takeout container ban fails

  23-04-2019 17:16
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Legislation to ban polystyrene foam takeout containers and cups failed to pass the Oregon House, becoming the first bill to fail a floor vote this session. The Statesman Journal reports the bill failed on a 29-29 vote Monday after a 30-minute discussion. It may come back to the floor for reconsideration. […]
  
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• Americans getting more inactive, computers partly to blame

  23-04-2019 17:08
  Americans are becoming increasingly sedentary, spending almost a third of their waking hours sitting down, and computer use is partly to blame, a new study found. Over almost a decade, average daily sitting time increased by roughly an hour, to about eight hours for U.S. teens and almost 6 1/2 hours for adults, according to […]
  
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• Wisconsin governor will veto Republican-backed abortion bill

  23-04-2019 16:38
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers promised to veto a Republican-authored bill that could send doctors to prison for life if they fail to give medical care to babies born alive after a failed abortion attempt. Republicans are sending similar bills in other states to liberal-leaning governors in an attempt to energize […]
  
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• After Tuesday, skies over the Seattle area expected to dry up — but other counties could get more rain

  23-04-2019 15:58
  It's not necessarily going to be sunny, but the forecast is dry for the next few days in the Seattle area. Meanwhile, a convergence zone could bring more rain to Snohomish, Skagit and Island counties.
  
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• Two more key climate-change bills pass in Olympia, head to Inslee’s desk

  23-04-2019 15:55
  Gov. Jay Inslee appears to have at least four key climate-change bills headed to his desk. One vaults Washington to the forefront of state-level efforts to develop cleaner energy sources.
  
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• Record number of mentally ill people charged with crimes

  23-04-2019 15:05
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon set a record in 2018 for the number of criminal defendants who are so mentally ill they cannot stand trial. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Oregon State Hospital admissions data shows 718 defendants were made patients at the psychiatric facility last year under court orders to treat their mental illnesses until they […]
  
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• Missing evidence: Judge finds that tunnel contractors threw away pipe fragments that Bertha hit

  23-04-2019 15:00
  A judge handling the lawsuit released a ruling that chastised the contractors for failing to preserve the pipe fragments and two granite boulders also collected.
  
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• Mom faces manslaughter, neglect charges after son’s death

  23-04-2019 14:30
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A woman whose 2-year-old son died in a suspected arson fire outside Salem has been arrested on manslaughter and child neglect charges. The Statesman Journal reports Jessica Pearce was arrested on a warrant Saturday by Aumsville police and taken to Marion County jail, where she is being held without bail. On […]
  
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• A Washington state senator said nurses ‘probably play cards’ at work. Facing mass outrage, she’s apologized.

  23-04-2019 14:26
  State Sen. Maureen Walsh of College Place, Walla Walla County, has apologized after drawing nationwide backlash for saying nurses in smaller hospitals "probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day."
  
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• Police K-9 on chase stuck with over 200 quills by porcupine

  23-04-2019 12:06
  COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A police K-9 in Oregon is recovering after encountering a porcupine and getting stuck with over 200 quills. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said Odin was called to the scene to track a suspect on Saturday when the dog crossed paths with the porcupine. Photos showed the outcome, […]
  
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