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• FBI offers reward for missing 5-year-old Vancouver, Wash., girl

  11-05-2019 23:22
  The FBI’s Seattle Field Office is seeking the public’s help in finding a 5-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted by her biological mother in October during a supervised visit at Vancouver Mall.
  
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• Dog shot at high school while being walked

  11-05-2019 23:18
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police say a dog was shot at Southeast Portland high school. KGW-TV reports at about 10:30 p.m. Friday police responded to a report of a dog shot at Grant High School at Marshall Campus. The caller said he was a custodian who said the dog’s owner reported the shooting to […]
  
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• Oscar-winning screenwriting legend Alvin Sargent, 92, dies in Seattle

  11-05-2019 21:40
  Alvin Sargent, the veteran Hollywood screenwriter who won an Oscar for his gripping portrayal of breakdowns lurking under the surface of an affluent but guilt-ridden family in Robert Redford’s 1980 film “Ordinary People,” died Thursday in Seattle. He was 92. The death was confirmed by his daughter Amanda Sargent. Sargent also won an Academy Award […]
  
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• Two late-night shootings follow Central District killing

  11-05-2019 20:00
  A deadly Friday afternoon in Seattle after became more violent still when two late-night shootings brought 18- and 40-year old men to the hospital, one rushed into surgery after being struck multiple times. The first nighttime shooting happened around 11 p.m. at 46th Avenue South and South Eddy Street, according to Seattle police and fire spokespeople. Officers […]
  
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• Beaverton sheet metal firm must pay back wages

  11-05-2019 19:56
  BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A Beaverton sheet metal company must pay $98,000 in back wages to 51 employees after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that TT&L Sheet Metal didn’t account for time its workers spent driving each week and so didn’t pay them full overtime when they worked long […]
  
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• Southeast Idaho crisis center already changing lives

  11-05-2019 19:36
  POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Desperate for help when a mental health emergency led her to intentionally cut herself, Norma Lueras turned to a new community resource. The Idaho State Journal reports the 57-year-old Pocatello woman checked herself into the South East Idaho Behavioral Crisis Center for several days and says the experience has dramatically improved […]
  
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• Log jam on Payette River makes area dangerous

  11-05-2019 18:46
  BANKS, Idaho (AP) — A log jam on the South Fork of the Payette River has led the Boise National Forest, along with emergency responders and river experts, to issue a stark warning to river users. KTVB-TV reports that the log jam and current river conditions make the area extremely dangerous. The log jam is […]
  
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• More ‘heartbeat’ abortion bans advancing in South, Midwest

  11-05-2019 18:00
  If a new Mississippi law survives a court challenge, it will be nearly impossible for most pregnant women to get an abortion there. Or, potentially, in neighboring Louisiana. Or Alabama. Or Georgia. The Louisiana legislature is halfway toward passing a law — like the ones enacted in Mississippi and Georgia — that will ban abortions […]
  
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• ‘Heartbeat’ laws could ban most abortions across Deep South

  11-05-2019 18:00
  If a new Mississippi law survives a court challenge, it will be nearly impossible for most pregnant women to get an abortion there. Or, potentially, in neighboring Louisiana. Or Alabama. Or Georgia. The Louisiana legislature is halfway toward passing a law — like the ones enacted in Mississippi and Georgia — that will ban abortions […]
  
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• State studies Juneau air for possible effects from ships

  11-05-2019 17:59
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State environmental officials have launched the first ambient air quality study in Alaska’s capital in more than a decade to determine if air is being affected by cruise ships or other sources. The state will collect data from 21 monitors installed in late April around downtown Juneau, the Juneau Empire reported […]
  
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• Problem bear shot in Anchorage; resident wounds Kodiak bear

  11-05-2019 17:57
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Brown bears emerging from winter dens have caused problems in two Alaska communities. The Anchorage Daily News reports state biologists shot and killed a brown bear in the foothills above Anchorage. Alaska Department of Fish and Game spokesman Ken Marsh says the animal tried to enter a chicken pen and showed […]
  
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• Father pleads guilty to lesser charge in infant’s death

  11-05-2019 17:29
  OROFINO, Idaho (AP) — An Orofino man pleaded guilty to a lesser charge for causing the death of his infant daughter after a jury failed to come to a decision last year. The Lewiston Tribune reports Daniel Alldrin pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for injuring his 28-day-old daughter, ultimately killing her. Clearwater County Deputy Prosecutor […]
  
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• Hawaii’s Hirono, Gabbard want congressional sunscreen study

  11-05-2019 17:24
  HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard want a large-scale study conducted on the impact sunscreen chemicals have on humans and coral reefs around the world. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Friday that earlier this week, Hirono, along with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), introduced the Oxybenzone and Octinoxate Impact Study […]
  
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• Sheriff initiated high-speed chase that left officer injured

  11-05-2019 17:22
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson initiated a high-speed chase north of Bend that resulted in an injured Bend Police officer and police dog and a totaled squad car. The Bend Bulletin reports the chase led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Lake Oswego man described by police as impaired and suicidal. […]
  
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• UAF archivist makes Alaska history accessible to all

  11-05-2019 16:10
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — On the third floor of the Rasmuson Library, just past the periodicals, is Room 334, a little-known office with an important purpose. Brightly lit with a litany of cameras, computers, printers and scanners, the Digital Photographic Services and Alaska History Store work to connect Alaskans with the past. For 11 years, […]
  
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• Effort seeks to uncover Iliamna Lake’s purported monster

  11-05-2019 16:05
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The mysterious animal that people say they see in Iliamna Lake is dark, longer than 15 feet, with a long head and tail and distinct fins. It isn’t a whale or a seal, and it often vanishes quickly. Fishermen have tried hooking it. The Anchorage Daily News once offered $100,000 for […]
  
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• ‘We will never forget’: France honors Washington state vets for their WWII service

  11-05-2019 15:00
  Three local World War II vets, one age 94, the other two each 96, on Friday were given France’s highest award, the Legion of Honor. They had a few thoughts when asked if the divided America of 2019 was what they fought for.
  
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• Under new Washington law, state will invest more in improving Native American tribal members’ health

  11-05-2019 15:00
  Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill this week to direct money to tribal health-care systems and create a council focused on improving health outcomes for members of the 29 tribes here.
  
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• Montana ranchers share the landscape with grizzlies

  11-05-2019 14:01
  LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — When Malou Anderson-Ramirez, 37, was a child, her family rarely saw grizzly bears around their ranch, the Anderson Ranch, in the upper Tom Miner Basin. These days, caravans of tourists truck daily up the basin’s dirt roads because, at certain times of year, the place offers the closest thing there is […]
  
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• Springtime in Idaho means morel season has begun

  11-05-2019 09:05
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — It’s the perfect time of year for morel mushrooms to start springing up in Idaho as soil temperatures warm, and already competition to find the tasty, coveted fungi is heating up. Members of online Idaho morel-hunting groups have been posting their finds for a few weeks, the Idaho Statesman reports. Excited […]
  
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• 37 spotted seal pups rescued from China traffickers released

  11-05-2019 07:45
  BEIJING (AP) — Animal rights groups on Saturday cheered the release of 37 spotted seal pups rescued from traffickers into the wild in northern China in a small victory for efforts to save the country’s endangered species. Humane Society International said the pups were discovered three months ago by police in a shed in a […]
  
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• After the Amazon announcement, how can I check for lead in my kids’ toys?

  11-05-2019 04:56
  Here's some guidance for ensuring you're not exposing your child to harmful products.
  
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• The things they don’t tell you about death: a Mother’s Day story

  11-05-2019 04:15
  Watching your mother die is to be made aware of how clueless you are. About your own relationship to the woman who birthed you. But also about the most universal of human experiences.
  
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• Hong Kong reports African swine fever case

  11-05-2019 04:11
  HONG KONG (AP) — A case of African swine fever has been detected in a Hong Kong slaughterhouse, prompting the culling of all 6,000 pigs at the facility. Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan said in a statement Friday that the incurable virus was found in a single pig imported from a farm in […]
  
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• Slog PM: 1 Dead, 2 Wounded in Central District Shooting; Ben Shapiro Blows Up During BBC Interview; The House Wants Trump's Tax Returns

  11-05-2019 03:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThe suspects reportedly fled the scene.400TMAX / GETTY IMAGES
  Slog PM tonight is brought to you by Juicy Bits, a beer from Weldwerks brewing: It's a New England-style IPA and boy, is it juicy. I guess that's in the name. Lester Black, Stranger staffer and beer lover, has this to say: "It's an orange creamsicle of a beer! Soft, sweet, they call it an IPA but it's not really bitter at all, and it has a bit of minty spiciness on the edges."tree beer Nathalie Graham
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• More Than 700 Candidates Expected to File Next Week, Myers and Scott Meet with Socialist Alternative, and More Seattle City Council Election News

  11-05-2019 02:48 via thestranger.com
  
  Here's the latest City Council election news.by Lester Black Lester Black
  There are a lot of wannabe politicians this year: Next week is candidate filing week, the official four-day registration window for everyone running in a King County election this year. City Council races have attracted 55 people, according to preliminary filings with the city, but the county’s election office, which runs elections for cities and towns across the county, expects over 700 people will file paperwork to
  
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• Boeing altered key switches in 737 MAX cockpit, limiting ability to shut off MCAS

  11-05-2019 02:25
  On Boeing’s 737 MAX, the company altered cutout switches to remove an option that would potentially allow pilots to shut off automated controls while keeping the functionality of the manual electric controls on the yoke. That change closed out an option that could conceivably have helped the pilots in the Ethiopian Airlines flight regain control.
  
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• Seattle Beer Week Kicks off with a Gravity Keg of Pilsner at Toronado

  11-05-2019 01:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Here's the first 7 beers we drank at Seattle Beer Week.by Lester BlackBoe Trosset, one of the owners of Bellingham's Aslan Brewing, holds up a glass of gravity fed pilsner after tapping the ceremonial first keg of beer week. Lester Black
  Seattle Beer Week brings some insane beers to the city, everything from the incredibly tart to the extra boozy and dripped in bourbon to beers that are old as fuck. But the annual event kicked off Thursday evening with something exceptionally simple: a gravity k
  
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• Trump's Plan to Effectively Nationalize Boeing's Woes Can Be Explained by Karl Marx, Not Jordan Peterson

  11-05-2019 01:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudedehttps://slate.com/technology/2019/05/uber-strike-victory-drivers-network.htmlBoeing running tings round here... icholakov/gettyimages.com
  Is this a mere coincidence? Trump's pick to replace the former Secretary of Defense Jim "Mad Dog" Mattis is the current acting Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing exec. He joined the administration in 2017, and had been with the Chicago-based company for three decades. CNBC writes that before Shanahan came "to the Pentagon"
  
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• Karl Marx Can Easily Explain Boeing's Woes

  11-05-2019 01:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeBoeing running tings round here... icholakov/gettyimages.com
  Is this a mere coincidence? Trump's pick to replace the former Secretary of Defense Jim "Mad Dog" Mattis is the current acting Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing exec. He joined the administration in 2017, and had been with the Chicago-based company for three decades. CNBC reports that before Shanahan came "to the Pentagon" he"...oversaw the management of profit and loss for the 737, 747, 767, 777
  
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• Funeral held for 2 victims who died in village jail fire

  11-05-2019 00:58
  BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Two residents of the tiny southwest Alaska village of Napakiak who died in a jail fire have been laid to rest. People filled the Napakiak Moravian church on Wednesday for the funerals of Becca White and Isaiah Parka, who were described as best friends, soft-spoken and frequently together. Alaska’s Energy Desk […]
  
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• Can Lavender Country and Orville Peck Please Play a Show Together?

  11-05-2019 00:46 via thestranger.com
  
  by Chase Burns
  Local lore says DJ Shan Ottley, a lesbian DJ in Seattle, was fired for playing the Seattle-originated queer country band Lavender Country's infamous single, "Cryin' These Cocksucking Tears," on her radio station when it was released. Ottley hoped the song would bring attention to the gay liberation movement, but the lyrics were too much for the time.
  "I'm fighting for when there won't be no straight men because you all have a common disease," sings singer-songwriter and guitarist
  
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• Multiple victims reported in Central District shooting in Seattle

  11-05-2019 00:39
  Officers were responding in the area of 23rd Avenue and East Union Street.
  
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• 1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting in Seattle’s Central District; unknown number of suspects at large

  11-05-2019 00:39
  One person was killed. Two other victims, a 20-year-old man and 46-year-old man, are in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center.
  
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• An Update from This Week's CREEP and Last Year's BUTT

  11-05-2019 00:31 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Day: Reader Advice Round-upby Dan Savage
  Recent Savage Love Letters of the Day: She fucked the mutual friend who introduced them before they got serious—does she have to tell him? She came out to her homophobic parents and those assholes threw something I said in her face—and she's pissed at her parents and at me. Her mom asked where she was going and what she was doing—and she made the mistake of telling her. She tried to tell her conservative parents
  
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