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• Chipotle E. coli cases rise, but slowly, health officials say

  05-11-2015 22:36
  
  Forty people in Washington and Oregon been sickened in an E. coli outbreak tied to Chipotle restaurants, but the number is holding almost steady, health officials said.
  
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• 2 convicted of murder in drug-deal shooting in Woodland Park

  05-11-2015 22:10
  
  Two men were found guilty in 2012 shooting death of Precious Reed in Seattle’s Woodland Park. Two other men were also charged but pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
  
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• Orca whales put on a killer show in Elliott Bay

  05-11-2015 21:24
  A pod of killer whales put on a show in central Puget Sound on Thursday. The orcas were spotted breaching, spy-hopping, slapping their tails and just generally milling about all over, all day long. They were going after chum salmon, said Orca Network Director Howard Garrett. For most of the year, the whales typically eat Chinook salmon, but […]
  
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• Ballard High School students sent home after gun report

  05-11-2015 21:09
  Ballard High School students were sent home shortly after 2:30 p.m. Thursday after reports of an armed student prompted a school lockdown and partial evacuation.
  
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• Ballard High School locked down amid reports of armed student

  05-11-2015 21:09
  
  Police are searching Ballard High School for a gun following the arrest of a student.
  
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• WA justices toss 2 child porn cases; cite defects in warrant

  05-11-2015 20:41
  
  The state Supreme Court has unanimously thrown out child pornography convictions against a Lake Tapps veterinarian and his roommate, citing problems with the search warrant in their case.
  
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• Shooting in Lakewood leaves 1 man in critical condition

  05-11-2015 20:31
  
  A man is in critical condition after a shooting Thursday morning in the Tillicum area of Lakewood.
  
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• Suspicious landlord leads Seattle police to fugitive sex offender

  05-11-2015 20:22
  
  A Seattle landlord's suspicions led to the arrest Tuesday of a fugitive sex offender wanted in California.
  
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• Seattle Starbucks join LGBTQ-friendly safe-haven effort

  05-11-2015 19:58
  
  Starbucks is adding “2,000 extra pairs of eyes” to the Seattle Police Department’s Safe Place program, becoming the largest corporation to sign onto plan to help lesbian, gay and transgender victims of hate crimes.
  
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• New NASA photos show massive rocket explosion in Virginia

  05-11-2015 19:55
  
  WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (AP) — The launch of an unmanned commercial supply rocket on the eastern shore of Virginia was supposed to be a moment of celebration. Crowds gathered to watch as the sun set. Hundreds of miles up, astronauts huddled around a live video feed in anticipation. But aerospace company Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares […]
  
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• Watch: Macklemore and baby Sloane go trick-or-treating in Seattle

  05-11-2015 19:08
  Macklemore, dressed as a cuddly lion, took his baby daughter Sloane trick-or-treating on Capitol Hill.
  
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• Wrong-way driver hits 2 vehicles, dies in Auburn crash

  05-11-2015 18:48
  The Washington State Patrol says a 60-year-old Montana woman drove east in the westbound lanes and hit a vehicle. She kept going until she hit a second car on the highway.
  
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• Restaurant group supports increasing state’s minimum wage

  05-11-2015 18:20
  
  In an indication of how much traction the minimum wage movement has gained statewide, the Washington Restaurant Association, which has opposed immediate citywide minimum wage hikes to $15, said Thursday it now actively supports raising the state’s minimum wage.
  
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• Salem Orchestra to file for bankruptcy

  05-11-2015 17:54
  The 31-year-old orchestra will be dissolved because it couldn’t get the funding it needed in a short period of time.
  
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• ‘I dodged a bullet,’ says victim of Chipotle’s E. coli outbreak

  05-11-2015 17:27
  
  Chris Collins decided to speak out after concluding that people don’t understand the severity of E. coli. He was treated at a hospital for severe intestinal distress and missed nearly two weeks of work.
  
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• Cat-litter factory fire causes $1M in damage

  05-11-2015 17:04
  A Whatcom County fire at a plant that makes cat litter and other absorption products took more than 8 hours to extinguish.
  
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• White supremacist in Oregon pleads guilty

  05-11-2015 16:57
  
  The member of the United Aryan Empire, an Eastern Oregon white supremacist gang, accepted a plea deal in connection with a murder plot and other crimes.
  
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• Scientists tinker with evolution to save Hawaii coral reefs

  05-11-2015 16:32
  
  COCONUT ISLAND, Hawaii (AP) — Scientists at a research center on Hawaii’s Coconut Island have embarked on an experiment to grow “super coral” that they hope can withstand the hotter and more acidic oceans that are expected with global warming. The quest to grow the hearty coral comes at a time when researchers are warning […]
  
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• Science Channel series: Astronauts describe ‘quite hairy’ close calls in space

  05-11-2015 16:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lunch with former astronauts Robert Curbeam, Jerry Linenger and Yi So-yeon feels a little like eavesdropping on the meeting of a special club. Bring up the reason they’re together — to discuss the near misses that have them featured on the Science Channel’s upcoming series “Secret Space Escapes” — and the […]
  
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• Researchers grow brain parts to study development, disease

  05-11-2015 07:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Sergiu Pasca, a neuroscientist, used to envy cancer specialists. They could get their hands on tumors for research, while Pasca could not directly study key portions of a living brain. But these days, Pasca does the next best thing: He grows his own. In his lab at Stanford University, thousands […]
  
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• Seattle School Board votes to end formal relationship with its fundraising arm

  05-11-2015 06:33
  
  The Board left open the possibility of future work with the Alliance for Education on a project-by-project basis.
  
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• Board accepts resignation of Queen Anne Elementary principal

  05-11-2015 05:24
  
  David Elliott says he was asked to resign for not completing teacher evaluations on time last school year and has hired a lawyer.
  
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• Aurora Bridge painting a herculean task

  05-11-2015 04:59
  The $23.1 million repainting project to slow the aging of the 84-year-old Aurora Bridge is under way.
  
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• It’s common sense to help families, wherever they’re from

  05-11-2015 04:07
  Immigration is a complex issue, but assisting the families who came here is simply sensible.
  
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• Man found dead in Sultan woods last week identified

  05-11-2015 04:01
  
  A Spokane man has been arrested for investigation of second-degree murder in connection with the man's death.
  
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• Babies of pregnant women with cancer still fare well, study finds

  05-11-2015 03:59
  
  In their first few years of life, children with prenatal exposure to their mother’s cancer or cancer treatments scored just as well on tests of cognitive development and cardiac function as children whose mothers were cancer-free, new report says.
  
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• GOP picks up state House seat in 30th District race

  05-11-2015 03:39
  Republicans cut Democrats’ state House majority to its smallest level in a decade with Teri Hickel’s defeat of state Rep. Carol Gregory.
  
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• Death of man found in Renton apartment ruled suspicious

  05-11-2015 03:14
  
  Man appeared to have suffered severe physical trauma.
  
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• Opponents of Eyman’s anti-tax measure considering court action

  05-11-2015 02:58
  
  Longtime tax foe Tim Eyman’s latest effort to limit Washington lawmakers’ ability to raise taxes appears to be headed to victory. But opponents are already promising a court challenge.
  
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• Support for sales-tax hike in Snohomish County gains ground

  05-11-2015 02:55
  A sales-tax increase for more Snohomish County bus service gets a bit more support in the latest vote count.
  
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• Support for sales-tax hike for buses in Snohomish County gains ground

  05-11-2015 02:55
  
  A sales-tax increase for more Snohomish County bus service gets a bit more support in the latest vote count.
  
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• Somers beats Lovick in Snohomish County executive race

  05-11-2015 02:47
  
  Snohomish County Councilman Dave Somers has defeated incumbent John Lovick in the race for county executive following the latest ballot counts Wednesday.
  
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• ‘E.T.’ screenwriter Melissa Mathison dies at 65

  05-11-2015 02:39
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Melissa Mathison, the screenwriter who crafted the enchanting worlds of iconic family films including “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial,” has died. She passed away Wednesday at age 65 after a bout with neuroendocrine cancer, her sister, Melinda Mathison Johnson, confirmed. The LA native had a humble but high-profile start — her first […]
  
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• Kirkland’s Bottle & Bull invokes the spirit of Ernest Hemingway

  05-11-2015 02:25
  
  What would Papa Hemingway eat?
  
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• Chelminiak, Slatter extend leads in Bellevue council race

  05-11-2015 02:23
  
  More votes were tallied Wednesday in two close Bellevue City Council races.
  
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• Condition of worker injured in Grant County dam explosion improving

  05-11-2015 02:19
  
  State and local officials are conducting investigations to determine why the blast occurred. Two of the six Grant Publicemployees who were injured remain at Harborview Medical Center.
  
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• Urbanists appear to be big winners in Seattle election

  05-11-2015 01:59
  
  Urbanists — who advocate for more biking, transit and dense development — may be the biggest winners in Tuesday’s Seattle City Council election.
  
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• Watch: Would-be thief attempts bicycle heist in Woodinville

  05-11-2015 01:56
  
  Set to Benny Hill's theme song, "Yakety Sax," footage of a would-be thief went viral after it was posted to YouTube by Woodinville Bicycle.
  
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• Charges increased against man accused of killing Orting woman

  05-11-2015 01:19
  
  Pierce County prosecutors say they are increasing the charges against a man accused of killing an Orting woman he met through an online dating service.
  
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