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• Shitty People, Liberated Women, Caged Men—Reader Advice Roundup!

  30-08-2019 23:12 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  Recent Savage Love Letters of the Day: He wants to try anal sex, his secret gay lover does not—is there anything he can do? An old acquaintance asked a young guy at his gym to poop in a cup—why would he do that?Her husband's family drugged her at a destination wedding they didn't want her to attend—who wouldn't punch their husband in the face? And this week's Savage Love and this week's Savage Lovecast.
  First up, about that deeply shitty request...I'm sorry but yo
  
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• Portland couple arrested in murder of college student

  30-08-2019 23:03
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eugene police say a Portland couple has been arrested in the shooting death of a Lane Community College student. Eugene Police Detective Jed McGuire said Friday that Regis Kindred and Kailee Von Foster, who is married to Kindred and also uses that last name, are in custody and accused of murder. […]
  
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• Biscuit Bitch Comes to White Center and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: Aug 30, 2019 Edition

  30-08-2019 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe popular Southern chain Biscuit Bitch, which recently won the Reader's Choice for breakfast and brunch in The Stranger's 2019 food and drink guide, is opening its fourth and largest location in White Center next week. Biscuit Bitch
  White Center will get a dose of profanity-laced Southern hospitality this week with the opening of a new location of Biscuit Bitch, the ever-popular brunch chain. Plus, a healthy new diner opens in West Seattle, and the Ballard brunch
  
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• Camlann Medieval Village hosts the Harvest Festival

  30-08-2019 22:53
  For more information about the village, including a calendar of events, visit their website.
  
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• Some states, towns skeptical over proposed opioid settlement

  30-08-2019 22:43
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to settle some 2,000 lawsuits over their contribution to the national opioid crisis is receiving growing pushback from state and local officials who say the proposed deal doesn’t include enough money or accountability. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Friday […]
  
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• Redwood Highway, near California border, is 1 of deadliest

  30-08-2019 22:30
  MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Late on a recent sunny afternoon, the Fetty family gathered at a home in southeast Medford. Adult siblings and their spouses congregated around the kitchen island and in the living room, forced out of their seats only by their children running through the house and into the backyard. Anna Fetty watched, […]
  
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• Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do This Labor Day Weekend

  30-08-2019 22:12 via thestranger.com
  No advance planning required for these cheap events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffPanicking because you don’t know what to do this three-day weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from Pistil Books’ Annual Outdoor Book Sale to a South Park Barrio Party, and from the Americana Festival on the waterfront to Free Burgers for Labor Day at Li'l Woody's. FRIDAY
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• Last-Minute Plans: 113 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do in Seattle This Labor Day Weekend: Aug 30-Sept 2, 2019

  30-08-2019 22:05 via thestranger.com
  No advance planning required for these cheap events.by Elaina FriedmanThere are a lot of expensive things to do in Seattle this weekend (namely, Bumbershoot and PAX) and festivals in nearby cities you could travel to, but if you're staying in town for Labor Day weekend and on a budget, there are still plenty of good options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10. We've compiled them all below, ranging from Pistil Books’ Annual Outdoor Book Sale to a South Park Barrio P
  
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• Experts on watch for more explosions on Stromboli volcano

  30-08-2019 22:04
  ROME (AP) — Scientists are keeping close watch for more spectacular explosions of lava and ash from Stromboli volcano, which appears to be in its most active phase in around 100 years. Volcanologists at Italy’s national geophysics institute said flaming lava continued flowing on Friday down an uninhabited slope of the tiny island and into […]
  
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• Toutle teacher strike may be coming to an end

  30-08-2019 21:44
  The deal will raise base salaries 4.5%, 3% and 2.5% over the three-year contract.
  
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• Driver uninjured after rocks hit car on highway near Chelan

  30-08-2019 21:42
  CHELAN — A rock slide struck a car and blocked Highway 97/A Friday morning for about an hour near Chelan. The gray Toyota Prius was able to drive from the scene and the driver was uninjured, said Trooper John Bryant with Washington State Patrol. Rocks rolled onto the roadway at approximately 6:52 a.m. south of […]
  
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• Was Andy Warhol Really Shot over a Play?

  30-08-2019 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  This week's Unstreamable: I Shot Andy Warhol, Betty Boop for President, Lady Sings the Blues, and Sammy and Rosie Get Laidby Chase BurnsWarhol with his paintings, December 1980.Hulton Archive / Getty Staff
  Welcome to Unstreamable, a weekly column that recommends films you can't find on major streaming services. Find our other recommendations here.
  I Shot Andy Warhol
  USA, 1996 , 103 min, Dir. Mary Harron
  That's one way to tell him to shove it up his ass. Jasmyne Keimig
  1968 was a wild year. MLK a
  
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• Did Andy Warhol Really Get Shot Because of a Play?

  30-08-2019 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  This week's Unstreamable: I Shot Andy Warhol, Betty Boop for President, Lady Sings the Blues, and Sammy and Rosie Get Laidby Chase BurnsWarhol with his paintings, December 1980.Hulton Archive / Getty Staff
  Welcome to Unstreamable, a weekly column that recommends films you can't find on major streaming services. This week: I Shot Andy Warhol, Betty Boop for President, Lady Sings the Blues, and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid. Find our other recommendations here.
  I Shot Andy Warhol
  USA, 1996 , 103 min, D
  
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• Andy Warhol, Betty Boop, and Hot Sex in London

  30-08-2019 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  This week's Unstreamable: I Shot Andy Warhol, Betty Boop for President, Lady Sings the Blues, and Sammy and Rosie Get Laidby Chase BurnsWarhol with his paintings, December 1980.Hulton Archive / Getty Staff
  Welcome to Unstreamable, a weekly column that recommends films you can't find on major streaming services. This week: I Shot Andy Warhol, Betty Boop for President, Lady Sings the Blues, and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid. Find our other recommendations here.
  I Shot Andy Warhol
  USA, 1996 , 103 min, D
  
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• Doctor charged with murder sues over coverage of legal costs

  30-08-2019 20:48
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio doctor charged with murder in the deaths of 25 hospital patients is suing his former employer’s parent company for not covering his criminal defense costs, as it has in dozens of related civil cases. William Husel’s (HYOO’-suhl) federal lawsuit argues his professional liability insurance should cover the defense expenses. […]
  
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• Prosecutor: Vancouver, Wash., police killing of 16-year-old was lawful

  30-08-2019 20:15
  Vancouver Police Cpl. Roger Evans fatally shot the teen while responding to multiple 911 calls about a domestic violence disturbance and assault at an apartment complex on Feb. 19
  
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• How Veterans Affairs failed to stop a pathologist who misdiagnosed 3,000 cases

  30-08-2019 20:15
  Officials at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks did not heed warnings about chief pathologist Robert Morris Levy’s intoxication and then were slow to react, according to documents and current and former employers. Veterans and families are angry, grieving, and afraid.
  
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• Lizzo Cancels Bumbershoot Appearance Due to Sinus Infection

  30-08-2019 20:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Mega-popular flautist/singer Lizzo's not playing Bumbershoot tonight due to a sinus infection; Hippie Sabotage will be replacing her.by Dave SegalHands down, Lizzo's cancellation is Bumbershoot's biggest bummer. Timothy Kenney
  Lizzo, one of the hottest pop stars in the world and perhaps the biggest draw at this year's Bumbershoot, is cancelling her appearance tonight because of a medical issue.Bumbershoot♥️ I have to cancel cus of severe sinus infection. I been battling all week &a
  
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• Police in Oregon make more arrests in mass protest

  30-08-2019 19:48
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, announced two more arrests Friday in the aftermath of clashes between right-wing and left-wing demonstrators. In a probable cause affidavit, prosecutors said Antonio Scott Zamora, 33, was one of many “affiliates of Antifa” — many wearing masks — who surrounded two buses filled with members of the […]
  
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• Police in Oregon make another arrest in mass protest

  30-08-2019 19:48
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, announced another arrest Friday in the aftermath of clashes between right-wing and left-wing demonstrators. In a probable cause affidavit, prosecutors said Antonio Scott Zamora, 33, was one of many “affiliates of Antifa” — many wearing masks — who surrounded two buses filled with members of the far-right […]
  
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• CDC Issues Warning Against Vaping Bootleg Juice, Recommends Not Vaping in General

  30-08-2019 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  We're not vaping anymore until we figure why all these people are getting hospitalized, says the CDC.by Rich SmithI guess we're not vaping anymore until we figure this shit out.HAZEMMKAMAL / GETTY IMAGES
  Following an "outbreak" of hospitalizations potentially related to vaping, on Friday morning the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a warning against vaping bootleg e-liquids and using "street" e-cig products. They also recommend people not brew up e-liquids or "juice" in their own garages
  
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• U.S. advises non-smokers to avoid e-cigarettes amid lung disease outbreak

  30-08-2019 19:42
  U.S. public health officials warned Americans who aren’t already smokers to avoid e-cigarettes and other vaping devices after a mysterious outbreak of a severe lung disease emerged in recent weeks, which has sickened at least 215 people across 25 states and been linked to at least one death. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
  
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• Police: Transgender woman badly assaulted after using women’s room at Oregon park

  30-08-2019 19:05
  NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a transgender woman in Oregon was violently assaulted by another beachgoer after she used the women’s restroom at a coastal park. Court documents say Fred Costanza walked more than 100 yards across Agate Beach State Park in Newport, Oregon to reach the woman after she used the restroom and […]
  
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• New plan targets salmon-eating sea lions in Columbia River

  30-08-2019 19:05
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than 1,100 sea lions could be killed annually along a stretch of the Columbia River to boost faltering populations of salmon and steelhead. Billions of dollars have been spent in Idaho, Oregon and Washington to save 13 species of Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead protected under the Endangered Species Act. […]
  
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• More vaping illnesses reported, many involving marijuana

  30-08-2019 18:58
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials are investigating more cases of a breathing illness associated with vaping. While the cause remains unclear, officials said Friday that many reports involve e-cigarette products that contain THC, the mind-altering substance in marijuana. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday they are looking at 215 possible […]
  
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• Boise worker accidentally sends false school shooting alert

  30-08-2019 18:31
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Roughly 1,000 city of Boise employees received a false text alert notifying them of a non-existent active shooter at a local elementary school on Thursday. Mike Journee, a spokesman for Mayor Dave Bieter, said an employee at a city-operated community center at Hawthorne Elementary accidentally sent the false alert around 8:50 […]
  
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• Editor's Note: Men Reading Our Essay About Menopause Have to Make It All About Them

  30-08-2019 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by The Stranger JOHNNY SAMPSONIn a recent issue of The Stranger, we ran a piece called "Mysteries of Menopause" by local genius Lesley Hazleton. Readers were fascinated to learn about a subject that is only whispered about among women. The sense of empowerment Hazelton felt in her own body postmenopause was a surprise and delight to her, but that did not stop many men from responding, essentially, "YEAH, BUT WHAT ABOUT ME????" One (clearly male) commenter wondered "does she have the right" to de
  
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• United removes Boeing Max from schedule until mid-December

  30-08-2019 18:07
  United Airlines is again delaying the earliest possible return of its grounded Boeing 737 Max jets. The airline said Friday that it has removed the Max from its schedule until Dec. 19, six weeks longer than previously planned. United owns 14 Max jets, which have been grounded since March after the second of two accidents […]
  
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• Spiking congenital syphilis rates put babies in grave danger

  30-08-2019 18:06
  Rates of congenital syphilis — which can cause miscarriages, stillbirths and severe birth defects — are rising in the United States, and the number of babies infected with syphilis during pregnancy is now the highest in decades. Health experts are sounding the alarm, pushing for better education, testing and access to health care, and some […]
  
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• We’re Obsessed with Shrill Star and Comedian Patti Harrison and You Should Be Too

  30-08-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Blair StenvickThis story was originally published in our sister paper, The Portland Mercury.ASTRID STAWIARZ / GETTY IMAGES
  Near the end of our interview, comedian Patti Harrison lets a spoiler slip about the upcoming second season of Shrill. Harrison plays the office assistant Ruthie on the Hulu comedy based on Lindy West’s memoir about her time writing for The Stranger. And she says there’s a pivotal scene in the second season, between her character and Annie, the West-esque prot
  
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• 1 drug company announces details of $5M opioid settlement

  30-08-2019 17:43
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The drug company Allergan says its $5 million payments divided between two Ohio counties will remove it from a trial scheduled for October on the toll of opioids there. Government officials previously announced the settlement with Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) and Summit counties. The Dublin, Ireland-based company made its first public statement about the […]
  
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• Judge rules disputed land is part of Yakama Reservation

  30-08-2019 17:35
  The ruling by a U.S. District Court judge allows the tribe to have jurisdiction over Native American residents in the nearly 190-square-mile rural area southwest of Goldendale.
  
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• Sackler family member ordered to testify in opioid case

  30-08-2019 17:21
  COVENTRY, R.I. (AP) — A Connecticut court has ordered a member of the family that owns Purdue Pharma to testify in Rhode Island’s lawsuit against the drug maker over its role in the national opioid epidemic. The Providence Journal reports the Connecticut Superior Court ruled this week that Jonathan Sackler must testify in a suit […]
  
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• Slog AM: Abandoned Dogs, a Bikeshare Mystery, and How Thrilled Are You That You Don't Live in Florida?

  30-08-2019 17:01 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleHurricane Dorian leaving the Caribbean yesterday for Florida. Aren't you glad you don't have to deal with this shit? Handout/Getty Images
  This is your regular reminder that you do not live in Florida!! Hell yeah! Doesn't it feel good, not living in Florida? Whatever life decisions you've made, whatever regrets you have, you're doing fantastic, at least compared to the millions of people in the opposite corner of the US. "All of Florida is under a state of emergency" as th
  
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• Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago resort in Hurricane Dorian’s path

  30-08-2019 16:57
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s prized Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is potentially sitting directly in the path of Hurricane Dorian , which is forecast to become an extremely destructive storm. The resort, which is currently closed for the summer, is on the wealthy barrier island of Palm Beach. During the cooler months, […]
  
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• Tuition makes up larger chunk of university funding in Idaho

  30-08-2019 16:56
  COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A report shows the cost of a college education in Idaho has gone up as state funding has decreased over the years. The Coeur d’Alene Press reported Friday that the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy has found that universities are getting about 47% of their funding from student tuition and […]
  
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• Woman killed in Portland shooting

  30-08-2019 16:44
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was killed and a man was hurt in a shooting in Southeast Portland, Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that police found the woman dead and the man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds after responding to a home about 3:30 a.m. Friday. The man was taken to a hospital […]
  
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• $5,000 reward offered after three starving dogs found in Seattle and South King County

  30-08-2019 15:50
  The Seattle Animal Shelter is asking anyone with information about any of the three dogs to call Field Services Supervisor Brandi Homeier at 206-386-1985 or the main shelter information line at 206-386-PETS (7387).
  
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• New trial for man in wife’s death ends in conviction

  30-08-2019 15:05
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A jury has found a man guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of his wife at their Keizer home in January 2011. The Statesman Journal reports a jury found 48-year-old Peter Zielinski guilty Thursday in Marion County Circuit Court just hours after the trial wrapped up. Zielinski pleaded guilty in […]
  
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• People who post selfies are seen as less likable and less successful, WSU study finds

  30-08-2019 15:00
  In a study that will publish this fall in the Journal of Research in Personality, individuals who posted a lot of selfies were almost uniformly viewed as less likable, less successful and more insecure than people who posted more "posies" — that is, traditionally posed photos that appear to be taken by someone else.
  
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• He owes over $17,000 in parking fines. But is he really a vehicle kingpin?

  30-08-2019 15:00
  A handful of people who own multiple dilapidated vehicles, accumulating multiple parking tickets, could be swept up in a city of Seattle crackdown.
  
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• Ex-officer pleads guilty to stealing meth from evidence room

  30-08-2019 14:10
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former police officer south of Eugene has pleaded guilty to stealing drugs from a police evidence room. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 49-year-old Phillip Beach entered a guilty plea to knowingly and intentionally obtaining possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation and fraud while he was an officer in Cottage Grove. He […]
  
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• Australia lowers Great Barrier Reef outlook to ‘very poor’

  30-08-2019 07:52
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The government agency that manages Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has downgraded its outlook for the corals’ condition from “poor” to “very poor” due to warming oceans. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s condition report, which is updated every five years, is the latest bad news for the 345,400 square kilometer […]
  
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• Rising seas threaten Egypt’s fabled port city of Alexandria

  30-08-2019 07:39
  ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) — Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, which has survived invasions, fires and earthquakes since it was founded by Alexander the Great more than 2,000 years ago, now faces a new menace in the form of climate change. Rising sea levels threaten to inundate poorer neighborhoods and archaeological sites, prompting authorities to erect […]
  
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• Florida waits: Hurricane Dorian is looking increasingly dire

  30-08-2019 07:09
  MIAMI (AP) — Unsure of where Hurricane Dorian might strike, Florida residents watched the increasingly dire forecast with a sense of helplessness Friday and braced for what could be the most powerful storm to hit the state’s east coast in nearly 30 years. President Donald Trump — whose Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach was in […]
  
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• Florida preps for an ‘absolute monster’: Hurricane Dorian

  30-08-2019 07:09
  MIAMI (AP) — Unsure where Hurricane Dorian is going to land over Labor Day weekend, many Florida residents faced a sense of helplessness as they prepared for what President Donald Trump said could be an “absolute monster” of a storm. “All indications are it’s going to hit very hard and it’s going to be very […]
  
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• Alaska wildfire delays deliveries to peninsula businesses

  30-08-2019 06:22
  KENAI, Alaska (AP) — A large wildfire burning on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula is preventing delivery trucks from reaching grocery stores and other businesses on time. The Peninsula Clarion reported Wednesday that delays and closures on both sides of the Sterling Highway have caused some deliveries to be stalled for almost 24 hours. The fire is […]
  
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• Alaska city seeks funding for transporting drunk people

  30-08-2019 06:20
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska city has requested funds from local businesses to help support a program designed to transport people who are drunk in public, officials said. The city of Fairbanks has sent 900 letters asking for funding from businesses in areas where the most Emergency Service Patrol calls have been made, the […]
  
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• Alaska city seeks funding for intoxicated transport service

  30-08-2019 06:20
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska city has requested funds from local businesses to help support a program designed to transport publicly intoxicated individuals. The Fairbanks News-Miner reported Thursday that the city of Fairbanks has sent 900 letters asking for funding from businesses in areas where the most Emergency Service Patrol calls have been made. […]
  
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• Washington state’s first ‘Safe Station’ for opioid treatment opens in Tacoma

  30-08-2019 04:50
  A fire station in Tacoma will now double as a safe place for those seeking treatment for opioid addiction. Fire Station 1, at 901 Fawcett Ave. downtown, is the first in the state to become a “Safe Station.” “An open door to recovery,” Deputy Mayor Conor McCarthy called it at a Wednesday news conference. “Safe […]
  
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