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• Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley proposes wilderness protections

  25-05-2019 22:51
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is taking another swing at adding wilderness protections to a large mountain above the Painted Hills near Mitchell in Eastern Oregon. The Statesman Journal reports the bill, introduced last week, would establish 58,000 acres of wilderness on Sutton Mountain while also transferring 2,000 acres of federal land […]
  
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• Salvation Army donation trucks hit by vandalism

  25-05-2019 19:37
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The manager of a Eugene Salvation Army store says the vandalism of two of their trucks that pick up donations couldn’t have happened at a worse time. The Register Guard reports that Joey Versaw said Friday that the store is already hurting for donations and the broken windows, dented roofs and […]
  
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• Suspect who police say shot his roommate identified

  25-05-2019 17:55
  OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A man who police say shot and wounded his roommate on Friday in Oregon City before barricading himself in an apartment has been identified. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that officials on Saturday identified the suspect as 31-year-old Daniel Wiese. Around 3:30 p.m. Friday, the victim, who was not identified, called police […]
  
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• Idaho man charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty

  25-05-2019 17:15
  NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty for training roosters for cockfighting. The Idaho Statesman reports that law enforcement arrested a 23-year-old Nampa man on Thursday on allegations that he was training and mutilating roosters for the purposes of cockfighting. Carlos Angel was charged with 10 […]
  
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• Problems persist at Wyoming’s largest mental health facility

  25-05-2019 17:07
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Serious problems persist at Wyoming’s largest mental health facility four years after employees left an incapacitated woman on a couch without food, water or bathroom use for over 24 hours, according to two groups that provide legal and advocacy services to patients in need. They include a suicide, attempted suicides, the […]
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2015 Portland killing

  25-05-2019 16:45
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who fatally shot a teen outside a Portland apartment complex has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Deandrea Sanders also pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in the July 12, 2015 death of 19-year-old Anthony Jackson. Sanders is scheduled to be sentenced in Multnomah County Circuit in June. Court […]
  
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• White nationalism is on the rise across the country, but especially in the Pacific Northwest

  25-05-2019 16:39
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Nearly two decades after the Aryan Nations’ Idaho compound was demolished, far-right extremists are maintaining a presence in the Pacific Northwest. White nationalism has been on the rise across the U.S., but it has particular resonance along the Idaho-Washington border, where the Aryans espoused hate and violence for years. The neo-Nazi […]
  
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• White nationalism, far-right extremism have special resonance in Pacific Northwest

  25-05-2019 16:39
  Nearly two decades after the Aryan Nations’ Idaho compound was demolished, far-right extremists are maintaining a presence in the Pacific Northwest. White nationalism has been on the rise across the U.S., but it has particular resonance along the Idaho-Washington border, where the Aryans espoused hate and violence for years. The neo-Nazi group was based near […]
  
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• Hate makes a comeback in the Pacific Northwest

  25-05-2019 16:39
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Nearly two decades after the Aryan Nations’ Idaho compound was demolished, far-right extremists are maintaining a presence in the Pacific Northwest. White nationalism has been on the rise across the U.S., but it has particular resonance along the Idaho-Washington border, where the Aryans espoused hate and violence for years. The neo-Nazi […]
  
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• Skulls and scales: Alaska’s rock ‘n’ roll bar snake

  25-05-2019 16:00
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — It’s not often that an African house snake gets to live a rock and roll lifestyle. It’s even rarer that the snake gets to do it in Alaska. That’s the life that Rocks has led. The beloved snake has lived at Squirez Bar (formerly Squire’s Rest) for about 18 years, but […]
  
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• Native veterans get another chance to receive land

  25-05-2019 16:00
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nelson Angapak Sr. promised Sen. Ted Stevens to help Alaska Native veterans get another chance to apply for prized land allotments. It took two decades, but the 74-year-old Yup’ik leader from Southwest Alaska has done it — with help from others, he points out. Congress in March passed a major lands […]
  
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• Fairbanks contemporary artist sells across nation, world

  25-05-2019 16:00
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — From his attic studio on the third floor of Fairbanks’ Co-Op Plaza, Tanner Jackson Rhines makes contemporary art with his trusty G2 Pilot pen. On any given day, his work could be sold at a local First Friday event or at a studio in New York or Europe. Rhines, 23, grew […]
  
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• Company must pay for rescinding pregnant woman’s job offer

  25-05-2019 15:35
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered a Portland company to pay a woman $80,000 for lost wages and damages for rescinding a job offer after learning she was pregnant. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports under a Friday consent decree signed by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon, Scribe X also must adopt written non-discriminatory […]
  
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• A big-name Filipino restaurant comes to Seattle’s South End, and 40 other openings around the city

  25-05-2019 15:00
  Seattle's South End has become a hot spot for Filipino food, and Max's Restaurant is the latest addition. Meanwhile, a promising new dumpling spot hits the Eastside, while 85°C Bakery ventures north.
  
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• The first class from a Washington state charter school is about to graduate. Here’s what they’ve learned from fighting for their school’s survival

  25-05-2019 14:00
  Far from any school board meeting, courtroom or rally about who controls public education, the students at one of Washington’s most contested schools spent their Thursday morning much like their peers across the state. Shrieks of terror, followed by peals of laughter, filled a biology lab where ninth-graders dissected frogs and sketched their findings. Upstairs, seniors gathered […]
  
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• ‘Barefoot Bandit’ fails in bid to end probation early to become a motivational speaker

  25-05-2019 03:33
  Colton Harris-Moore — who gained worldwide notoriety as the "Barefoot Bandit" for a two-year crime spree that ended in the Bahamas nearly a decade ago — sought an early end to his three-year term on federal probation, which is set to expire in September.
  
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• Playing peekaboo at the Northwest Folklife Festival

  25-05-2019 03:25
  The Northwest Folklife Festival continues through Monday, Memorial Day. Looking for fun activities to check out while you’re there? Our Weekend Highlight feature can help.
  
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• Slog PM: First Hill Radiation Spill Is a Real Mess, Fake Nancy Pelosi Video Goes Viral, Stamp Away Andrew Jackson This Weekend

  25-05-2019 03:04 via thestranger.com
  
  by Chase BurnsI'm not saying the First Hill spill is like Chernobyl but I'm not not saying it's like Chernobyl. AVID_CREATIVE/GETTY IMAGES
  Slog PM is brought to you by: This hand fan of Taron Egerton as Elton John in Rocketman, the upcoming Elton John biopic that looks as bad as Bohemian Rhapsody. I got it at R Place on Thursday as sponcon but it's actually a very nice fan!!! I'm not trying to relitigate the whole Bohemian Rhapsody debacle, but I'm sure I will hate it and Stranger's Christopher
  
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• A $400 Dollar Emergency Would Overwhelm the Budgets of Nearly 40 Percent of Americans

  25-05-2019 02:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeCan I afford this mistake? James Woodson/gettyimages.com
  A survey conducted by the Federal Reserve found that nearly 40 percent of the adults in the richest country in the world don't have the financial resources to absorb a $400 expense-shock without difficulty.The key passage in the "Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2018."
  If faced with an unexpected expense of $400, 61 percent of adults say they would cover it with cash, savings, or a credit card paid o
  
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• Oregon man arrested after disappearance of mother, young son

  25-05-2019 02:21
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon arrested a man Friday on suspicion of murder and kidnapping following the disappearance of a woman and their 3-year-old son. A search was continuing for the mother and son, but police had little hope they were alive. Karissa Fretwell, 25, of Salem and her son William haven’t been […]
  
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• Man arrested in case of missing mother and son, 3

  25-05-2019 02:21
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Oregon say they’ve arrested a man on murder and kidnapping charges following the disappearance of a mother and her 3-year-old son. The Salem Police Department said in a statement Friday afternoon that Michael John Wolfe, the child’s biological father, was in custody. The statement said Wolfe, of Gaston, Oregon, […]
  
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• ‘It’s usually about the bridge’: Captain of Ducks vehicle recounts deadly 2015 Aurora Bridge crash, painful aftermath

  25-05-2019 02:19
  Eric Bishop, former driver for Ride the Ducks Seattle, will receive $2 million as part of a settlement with Ride the Ducks International, the Missouri-based manufacturer of the amphibious vehicle involved in the 2015 crash that killed five people on a charter bus and injured dozens more.
  
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• Eastern Oregon buildings destroyed in blaze, man arrested

  25-05-2019 01:54
  HUNTINGTON, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested on investigation of arson after historic buildings in the eastern Oregon town of Huntington were destroyed. KBOI-TV reports the Baker County Sheriff’s Office sent deputies to a disturbance at about 10:45 p.m. Thursday after someone told police that 21-year-old Raynmon Garcia threatened to burn […]
  
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• The City Council Candidates Vying for Bezos Bucks, Young Democrats Diss Sawant, and More City Council Election News

  25-05-2019 01:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Here's the latest news on City Council election news.by Lester Black Lester Black
  Who wants to be the chamber candidate? The Chamber of Commerce is trying to flip the council this election and make it more friendly to big businesses. It’s not a secret—Amazon has already given $200,000 to the cause. The real mystery is who the chamber is going to fund. Which one of Sawant the Socialist's challengers will they fund? Will they find receptive candidates in this year’s open races? M
  
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• Health tax splits California amid need for Trump’s approval

  25-05-2019 01:16
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are headed toward a confrontation with Gov. Gavin Newsom over whether to keep a tax that can generate nearly $2 billion for low-income health benefits but means approval from the Trump administration amid a feud between state and federal officials. Senate and Assembly budget committees finished their versions of […]
  
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• Man’s body found in Everett storage unit; detectives call death ‘suspicious’

  25-05-2019 01:09
  The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said the death appears to be suspicious.
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Minimalistically Majestic "The Colour of Poison" by Seattle Heavy-Rock Icons Earth

  25-05-2019 01:01 via thestranger.com
  
  Earth's "The Colour of Poison" bears a gnarly guitar riff that should be carved into Mount Rushmore. Check out the heavy-rock icons tonight at Neumos.by Dave SegalPower couple is still powerful. Sargent House
  Earth, "The Colour of Poison" (Sargent House)
  “I wanted this to be a ‘sexy’ record, a record acknowledging the ‘witchy’ and ‘sensual’ aspects in the music… sort of a ‘witch’s garden’ kind of theme," says Earth mastermind Dyl
  
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• Radiation in UW building: 200 employees being moved, cleanup could take at least six more weeks

  25-05-2019 00:58
  UW Medicine employees could have to wait at least six more weeks to return to work at a research and training building on First Hill where a radioactive substance was spilled three weeks ago.
  
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• I Wish I'd Had Booksmart in High School

  25-05-2019 00:43 via thestranger.com
  by Elinor Jones Annapurna Pictures
  Booksmart is about Molly and Amy (Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever), two accomplished girls who are currently enjoying their final day of high school—and realizing that they've alienated all of their peers by focusing only on school and each other. (Molly and Amy are fun! Just focused.)
  Then something snaps, and Molly decides the pair needs a party experience before graduation, which kicks off an epic night of social awkwardness, attempted hook-ups, acc
  
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• Beaver makes surprise cameo in Alaska police camera video

  25-05-2019 00:43
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A police camera caught a beaver’s surprise appearance near a traffic stop in Alaska’s largest city. Anchorage police posted the brief video on the department’s Facebook page Wednesday showing the creature ambling into the road between two patrol cars. The beaver then backtracks before disappearing from the screen. Police wrote in […]
  
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• Jury: Man guilty in 1989 murder of teen near Bellingham

  25-05-2019 00:04
  Police matched the defendant'st DNA to evidence found on the victim's body and arrested him in December 2017.
  
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• Governor gets juvenile justice reform package

  25-05-2019 00:04
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon approved expansive changes to the way it sentences juvenile offenders in what’s a reversal of tough-on-crime policy passed by voters a quarter of a century ago. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that the House narrowly sent the governor a bill easing sentencing rules for juvenile offenders convicted of serious crimes like […]
  
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• Idaho police capture man suspected of shooting and killing a motorist in northern Utah

  25-05-2019 00:03
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho police capture man suspected of shooting and killing a motorist in northern Utah.
  
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• Seattle's Queen of Gospel Soul Receives Cinematic Hallelujahs in the Reverent Patrinell: The Total Experience

  25-05-2019 00:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalThe woman of the hour
  With the public primed by Amazing Grace, the documentary about the making of Aretha Franklin’s 1972 gospel album, it’s a propitious time to view Patrinell: The Total Experience. Reverend Patrinell Staten Wright is the closest thing Seattle has to the Queen of Soul (albeit with a heavier emphasis on church life), and this film portrays the septuagenarian gospel/R&B singer’s inspirational story with utmost reverence. A strict disciplinarian,
  
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