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• Oregon substantially narrows use of death penalty

  01-08-2019 23:32
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will substantially narrow the use of the death penalty by limiting qualifying crimes. Gov. Kate Brown signed a law Thursday to restrict capital punishment to apply to only four types of crimes. Those include terrorist killings and the pre-meditated murder of police officers. State lawmakers cannot introduce an outright ban […]
  
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• Blue Angels roar and roll over Seattle area ahead of Seafair performances

  01-08-2019 23:17
  Seattle Times staff photographers were around the Seattle area capturing photos of the practice.
  
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• Mount Jefferson hiking trail reopens 2 years after wildfire

  01-08-2019 23:04
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of the most popular treks to Mount Jefferson has reopened more than two years after a wildfire closed it to public access. The U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday night that the Whitewater Trail in central Oregon had officially reopened. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the trail was heavily damaged by a wildfire […]
  
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• Health care comes in focus, this time as risk for Democrats

  01-08-2019 22:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With health care at the center of presidential politics, Democrats are split over eliminating employer-provided health insurance under “Medicare for All.” The risk is that history has shown voters are wary of disruptions to job-based insurance, the mainstay of coverage for Americans over three generations. Divisions were on display in the two […]
  
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• Idaho girl falls from tree, is impaled in head by steel bar

  01-08-2019 22:22
  SALEM, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a 9-year-old Idaho girl is fighting for her life after she fell out of a tree and was impaled in the head by a steel bar. Fremont County Sheriff Len Humphries said Thursday that Shaylyn Bergeson was playing in her backyard Monday near the city of Rexburg when she […]
  
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• So Far, Only 66,666 Seattleites Have Voted in the 2019 Primary

  01-08-2019 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  This is the devil's election.by Rich SmithHahahhahah, this election cycle is hell.King County ElectionsAccording to today's snapshot of ballot returns in King County, 66,666 Seattleites have already voted in the 2019 primary elections.
  That hell number represents only 14% of the city's voting population. In 2015, the last time we had this many seats up for grabs on the city council, only 25% of registered voters actually cast a ballot. Depressing, but understandable in some cases.I hadn't seen t
  
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• Forest Service to change sage grouse protections in 5 states

  01-08-2019 22:02
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Plans for protecting sage grouse in five Western states are being changed in ways that will conserve habitat while allowing ranchers to maintain their livelihoods, federal officials said Thursday. The U.S. Forest Service said the changes allow for greater flexibility and local control, but details of the plans involving Idaho, Nevada, […]
  
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• Pyramid Brewing in Sodo Pays $450,000 in Stolen Wages Claim

  01-08-2019 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Pyramid Brewery is paying $450,000 to settle a wage theft lawsuit.by Lester BlackPyramid's brewery in Sodo. Lester Black
  If you’ve worked in a restaurant or a bar, chances are you’ve had a manager shave some of your hours from your paycheck, cut your breaks short, or pocket some of the tips off of your check. These wage theft practices—which literally amount to the company stealing money out of your pocket—are all too common in the restaurant industry. Often, they go unre
  
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• Why Would He Want Her Dirty Videos But Not Her?

  01-08-2019 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageI’m a 39-year-old single, straight, cis-woman. For several years I’ve had a increasingly flirtatious friendship with a man thirteen years my junior who identifies as demisexual and maybe also demiromantic. (I wonder if a portion of this may be a reaction to some life events.) Recently our flirtation has escalated to include nude photos and videos. I realize that many people on the asexual spectrum still enjoy porn/masturbate. etc., but I'm co
  
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• FBI: Amazon drivers part of major theft ring in Seattle area

  01-08-2019 21:30
  A theft ring in Washington state sold millions of dollars’ worth of stolen goods on Amazon.com in the past six years, and a pair of Amazon delivery drivers were involved, recently unsealed federal court documents show. According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed in U.S. District Court in Seattle and reviewed by The Associated Press, […]
  
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• Walruses appear early on Alaska shore as sea ice recedes

  01-08-2019 21:03
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of Pacific walruses have come to shore off the northwest coast of Alaska in their earliest appearance since sea ice has substantially receded. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Anchorage received a report that several thousand walruses were gathered Tuesday on the barrier island off the coast of Point […]
  
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• Newlywed dies in river near bus seen in ‘Into the Wild’

  01-08-2019 20:27
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A newlywed says he frantically tried but failed to save his wife as she struggled to cross a raging river near a bus in the Alaska wilderness made famous by the movie “Into the Wild.” Piotr Markielau told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in an email that he and 24-year-old Veranika Nikonova […]
  
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• Canadians worried by plan to let Americans import drugs

  01-08-2019 20:24
  OTTAWA (AP) — A U.S. plan to let Americans legally import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada is causing concern among Canadians that it could cause shortages of some medications. The chairman of a patient’s group known as the Best Medicines Coalition calls the U.S. plan a “clear and present danger” to the health and well-being […]
  
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• Is Jay Inslee Hotter After His Climate Change Comments in Last Night's Debate?

  01-08-2019 20:01 via thestranger.com
  
  The Democratic candidates spar on climate change at the July 31 debate.by Katie HerzogGov. Jay Inslee did very well at making Biden look behind the curve. Other candidates weighed in too.Scott Olson/GettyIs Washington Governor Jay Inslee hot? That is the second-biggest question plaguing the world right now (after who to vote for). The website Splinter broke open this issue with a post last night titled "Someone Needs to Say It: Jay Inslee Is Hot."Hate to burst your bubble with a factcheck, Splin
  
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• UN chief: Data shows July equaled or surpassed hottest month

  01-08-2019 19:58
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the latest data from the World Meteorological Organization shows that the month of July “at least equaled if not surpassed the hottest month in recorded history” — and it followed the hottest June ever. The U.N. chief told reporters Thursday that “this is even more significant because […]
  
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• Super PAC backing Jay Inslee raises $2.2 million, including $1 million from a single donor

  01-08-2019 19:42
  Nearly half of the money for the Super PAC supporting Inslee came from a single donor: Rose Letwin, an environmental philanthropist who donated $1 million on March 4.
  
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• Your Complete Guide to August 2019 Events in Seattle

  01-08-2019 19:25 via thestranger.com
  The 150 Biggest Arts, Music, Food & Culture Events to Know Aboutby Elaina FriedmanThe final month of summer is bittersweet, which is all the more reason to make the most of it (which, in part, means spending as much time in the sun as possible). Seattle is here for you this August—you'll find things to do every day of the month whether you're a music lover, a gamer, a wine-drinker, a film buff, or all of the above (and then some—you get the idea). As we do every month, we've comp
  
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• Yalla Yeehaw Resident DJ Cardamami Brings Marginalized, Diasporic Musical Styles to Seattle

  01-08-2019 19:17 via thestranger.com
  
  Listen to the top 5 tracks of DJ Cardamami, who brings desi bedouin cowboy vibes to the Northwest at their Yalla Yeehaw nights.by Dave SegalDJ Cardamami may be moving to NYC this week, but they're leaving a rich legacy of raising the profile of far-flung genres in Seattle. Jessica M. Kirk
  DJ CARDAMAMI (aka ANISA JACKSON; TUF)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Malaysia Vasudevan & S.P. Sailaja, "Pattu Enge" (Bombay Connection)
  "My favorite genres to play and listen to lately have been desi disco and funk
  
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• The Greenland ice sheet poured 197 billion tons of water into the North Atlantic in July

  01-08-2019 18:42
  When one thinks of Greenland, images of an icebound, harsh and forbidding landscape probably come to mind, not a landscape of ice pocked with melt ponds and streams transformed into raging rivers. And almost certainly not one that features wildfires. Yet the latter description is exactly what Greenland looks like today, according to imagery shared […]
  
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• Plane makes emergency landing on busy Pacific Avenue South in Spanaway

  01-08-2019 18:30
  The pilot was the only one on board the single-engine Cessna and there were no injuries.
  
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• 4-year-old finds gun used for bear protection, shoots self

  01-08-2019 17:46
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 4-year-old girl suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound from a handgun left out for bear protection at an Alaska home. Anchorage police said the girl on Wednesday morning was visiting a home in Eagle River. The loaded handgun had been left on a kitchen counter out of concern for bears. The […]
  
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• Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt

  01-08-2019 17:36
  The melting has been brought on by the arrival of the same warm air from North Africa and Spain that recently melted European cities and towns, setting national temperature records in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Britain.
  
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• Wildfire causing smoky conditions in Boise area

  01-08-2019 17:14
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A wildfire burning a few miles east of Boise is causing smoky conditions in the densely populated area. Fire officials say the 150-acre (60-hectare) wildfire started at 1 a.m. Thursday and was burning near Lucky Peak State Park near Idaho Highway 21. Officials say the steep terrain and wind are making […]
  
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• Emails show threats triggered fear in Oregon Capitol

  01-08-2019 17:07
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon state senator’s threats against the Senate president and the Oregon State Police on the eve of a walkout by Senate Republicans in June sent a shock wave of fear through the Capitol. Some who work in the domed building wept, expressing fear of returning to the job, emails obtained […]
  
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• APNewsBreak: Oregon lawmaker’s threats triggered fear

  01-08-2019 17:07
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon state senator’s threats against the Senate president and the state police on the eve of a walkout by Senate Republicans in June sent a wave of fear through the Capitol. Some who work in the marbled, domed building wept, expressing fear of returning to the job, emails obtained late […]
  
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• Audit: Oregon state agencies need more spending oversight

  01-08-2019 17:01
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A secretary of state audit says Oregon state agencies need more oversight of their spending and the state needs to bolster efforts to make information more transparent to the public. The Statesman Journal reports the audit, released Wednesday, found potentially wasteful spending of tax dollars, shortcomings in the state’s transparency website […]
  
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• Slog AM: Cory Booker Bites Back at Biden, FAA Cut Corners With Safety Tests, a Wave-Pool Tsunami

  01-08-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamInstead of dodging debris, people had to dodge a shit ton of people in inner tubes. shannonstent/Getty Images
  FAA owns up to cutting corners with Boeing: Federal Aviation Administration officials defended their choice to delegate some of the safety certifications for Boeings 737 MAX to Boeing. Because that makes sense. New reports allege that FAA officials were at times more worried about how quickly Boeing was going to get its plane off the assembly line and into the air than
  
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• Odd traffic lanes on Main Street in Boise to be repainted

  01-08-2019 16:50
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — County officials in southwestern Idaho say heavily traveled Main Street in Boise will have the traffic lines partially repainted following the creation of confusing new lanes. Ada County officials tell the Idaho Statesman in a story on Thursday that lane striping put in place following a resurfacing project added bike lanes […]
  
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• Suspected Capital One hacker threatened to ‘shoot up’ social media company, prosecutors say

  01-08-2019 16:34
  Prosecutors claim that Paige A. Thompson, 33, made threats against the unidentified social media company. The information is contained in a filing asking that Thompson’s Seattle housemate, Park Hung Quan, 66, be held without bail, and characterizing him as an extreme danger to the community,
  
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• Prosecutors say alleged Capital One hacker threatened to ‘shoot up’ social media company

  01-08-2019 16:34
  Prosecutors claim that Paige A. Thompson, 33, made threats against the unidentified social media company. The information is contained in a filing asking that Thompson’s Seattle housemate, Park Hung Quan, 66, be held without bail, and characterizing him as an extreme danger to the community,
  
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• New Jersey’s medically assisted suicide law takes effect

  01-08-2019 16:33
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey law allowing terminally ill patients to seek life-ending drugs went into effect Thursday. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy had signed the bill in April, making New Jersey the seventh state with such a measure. Maine enacted a similar law in June, becoming the eighth. The Medical Aid in Dying […]
  
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• Lanes reopen after southbound I-5 crash causes 3-mile backup near Everett’s Paine Field

  01-08-2019 16:18
  A three-vehicle rollover collision on southbound Interstate 5 between Lynnwood and Everett shut three lanes of traffic on Thursday, causing miles-long backups during the morning commute, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. The collision, just north of Highway 526 near Paine Field, blocked the HOV lane and the two left general-purpose lanes for […]
  
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• What questions do you have about Seattle’s streetcars, including the proposed First Avenue line?

  01-08-2019 15:00
  The proposed First Avenue streetcar line would link Seattle's two existing lines and boost ridership dramatically, city studies say. But sources of funding, estimated to cost $286 million, remain uncertain.
  
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• Washington state Senate election north of Seattle draws attention among Democrats

  01-08-2019 15:00
  OLYMPIA — As she campaigns in Washington’s left-leaning 40th Legislative District, newly-appointed state Sen. Liz Lovelett, D-Anacortes, is facing a potentially strong challenge in the Aug. 6 primary. The election is being held in this off-year to fill the seat vacated by Democratic Sen. Kevin Ranker, who stepped down in mid-January amid allegations that he […]
  
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• State Senate election north of Seattle draws attention among Democrats

  01-08-2019 15:00
  OLYMPIA — As she campaigns in Washington’s left-leaning 40th Legislative District, newly-appointed state Sen. Liz Lovelett, D-Anacortes, is facing a potentially strong challenge in the Aug. 6 primary. The election is being held in this off-year to fill the seat vacated by Democratic Sen. Kevin Ranker, who stepped down in mid-January amid allegations that he […]
  
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• Scams, scams and more scams: What Education Lab is reading this week

  01-08-2019 15:00
  If you think it’s not hot enough and you want your blood to boil, keep reading. This week’s collection of our top stories focuses on the scammers of the education world. They’re bribing admissions officials, using their financial privilege to take advantage of a law for students with disabilities and exploiting a legal loophole to […]
  
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• Man convicted of sexually abusing woman at knifepoint

  01-08-2019 14:35
  HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A man has been convicted on several charges related to the sexual assault of a woman at knifepoint in her Hillsboro apartment. The Washington County District Attorney’s Office says a jury on Friday found 21-year-old Gabriel Moscote-Saavedra guilty of attempted rape, burglary and three counts of first-degree sex abuse. On December […]
  
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• Succession Is a Brilliant Comedy About the Second Most Loathsome Family in America

  01-08-2019 13:00 via thestranger.com
  Season one got off to a shaky start, but season two is off to the races.by Ned LannamannAt first, Succession didn’t look especially promising. The HBO series stumbled out of the gate with its first couple of episodes, which were mired in an uncomfortable blend of drama, commentary, and cruelty. Succession embedded us within the obscenely wealthy Roy family, whose patriarch, Logan Roy (Brian Cox), is head of a massive media conglomerate, Waystar Royco, and whose four children jockey for the
  
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• US decries Chinese dams, disruption of Mekong River

  01-08-2019 12:38
  BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concern Thursday over Chinese dam building, dredging and other activities on the Mekong River in Southeast Asia, calling them “troubling trends.” He spoke Thursday in Thailand’s capital with his counterparts from countries through which the river flows, including Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The foreign […]
  
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• Doctor Alexa will see you now: Is Amazon primed to come to your rescue?

  01-08-2019 11:31
  Amazon thinks Alexa could help doctors diagnose mental illness, autism, concussions and Parkinson's disease. It even hopes Alexa will detect when you're having a heart attack.
  
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• Rwanda closes border with Congo over deadly Ebola outbreak

  01-08-2019 10:15
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda closed its border with Congo over the deadly Ebola outbreak on Thursday, while a Congolese official said a person who had contact with the second confirmed Ebola case in the border city of Goma was receiving treatment after showing signs of the disease. The Ebola coordinator for North Kivu province, […]
  
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• 1-year-old daughter of Congo man who died of Ebola has virus

  01-08-2019 10:15
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The 1-year-old daughter of the man who died of Ebola in Congo’s major city of Goma this week has the disease, the health ministry said Thursday, while Rwanda closed its border with Congo over the virus outbreak that now enters its second year. The man died on Wednesday after spending several […]
  
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• Did Hurricane Barry prevent a near-record ‘dead zone’?

  01-08-2019 07:07
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scientists are back from measuring the Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” where there’s too little oxygen to sustain marine life in a large underwater area starting at the sea floor. One big question is whether Hurricane Barry reduced the size from a predicted near-record 7,800 square miles (20,200 square kilometers). That […]
  
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• ‘Our house is on fire’: Jay Inslee confronts Joe Biden over climate crisis in Democratic debate

  01-08-2019 06:14
  The exchange came after discussion of climate was delayed for more than an hour and a half at the Democratic presidential debate Wednesday in Detroit, while candidates argued over health care and immigration.
  
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• Children could bear large burden of Alaska’s budget cuts

  01-08-2019 06:11
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A disproportionate share of the burden of budget cuts by Alaska’s governor could fall on children. The Anchorage Daily News reported Wednesday that service providers say 17,000 low-income families could be affected. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed line items equaling $444 million in cuts to Alaska’s operating budget in June. Cuts […]
  
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• Health care group completing merger with Alaska hospital

  01-08-2019 06:10
  SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A health care business group is preparing for the completion of a merger with an Alaska hospital system. The Daily Sitka Sentinel reported Wednesday that Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is expected to complete its merger with Sitka Community Hospital Thursday. Officials say SEARHC will oversee acute, emergency, outpatient, and long-term […]
  
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• Oregon report sites fatality increase in older pedestrians

  01-08-2019 06:05
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Traffic-related fatalities of older pedestrians have increased in Oregon’s largest city, officials said. People 65 years and older account for about 12% of the population of Portland, but make up more than one-quarter of pedestrian deaths since 2010, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday. “Every traffic death is a tragedy, but it’s especially […]
  
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• Examiner says Spokane anesthesiologist’s death was accident from alcohol-drug complications

  01-08-2019 04:37
  SPOKANE — A Spokane anesthesiologist who was found dismembered and burned in his backyard in the Dishman Hills area of Spokane in April died as a result of an accident, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office. Dr. Rex Porter’s cause of death was ruled probable from cardiac dysrhythmia from a combined drug toxicity […]
  
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• Woman who shot protester at UW tells jury, it was ‘him or my darling’ husband

  01-08-2019 04:22
  Testimony has ended in the five-week trial over a nearly fatal shooting on the University of Washington campus on Inauguration Night 2017 during violent protests over the appearance of right-wing firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos; woman who admits pulling the trigger says she was protecting her husband from being attacked.
  
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• Officer who fatally shot man in Southeast Portland ID’d

  01-08-2019 04:00
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Police Bureau has identified the officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man in Southeast Portland Tuesday. The bureau said Wednesday that officer Gary Doran fired at the man while acting Sgt. David Kemple and officer Nicholas Bianchini both used less lethal force during the incident. Police say […]
  
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