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• Technical problems impede donors in GiveBIG event

  03-05-2016 23:02
  
  Technical problems are marring Tuesday’s GiveBIG event, one of the Seattle area’s biggest annual collective-charitable giving days.
  
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• Technical problems impair donors in GiveBIG event

  03-05-2016 23:02
  
  Technical problems are marring Tuesday’s GiveBIG event, one of the Seattle area’s biggest annual collective-charitable giving days.
  
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• Ted Cruz plans Washington campaign rallies this week

  03-05-2016 22:47
  
  GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz plans to campaign in Washington state this week, with rallies expected in Bothell, Spokane and Vancouver.
  
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• Cruz plans Washington campaign rallies this week

  03-05-2016 22:47
  
  GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz plans to campaign in Washington state this week, with rallies expected in Bothell, Spokane and Vancouver.
  
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• Swedish Cherry Hill expansion heads to City Council for vote

  03-05-2016 21:52
  
  A plan to double the size of the Swedish Medical Center’s Cherry Hill campus is headed to the City Council for a vote next week. The expansion, first proposed in 2011, has drawn sharp criticism from neighbors who object to the height and bulk of the project.
  
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• Grenade found on I-5 shoulder north of Vancouver, Wash.

  03-05-2016 21:25
  
  A grenade, its pin intact, was found by a crew working along the freeway shoulder. Traffic was blocked for about two hours until a police bomb squad took the explosive away.
  
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• This drone footage of inside Bertha’s tunnel is like something out of ‘Star Wars’

  03-05-2016 21:05
  
  The footage reveals the partially constructed Highway 99 tunnel and the innards of Bertha’s massive cutting head.
  
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• Defense: Bellingham driver in fatal crash was sleep-deprived

  03-05-2016 21:01
  
  Attorneys for a Bellingham man on trial for vehicular homicide say a sleep disorder, not drowsy driving, led to the fatal crash.
  
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• State increases proposed penalty against Ride the Ducks for deadly crash

  03-05-2016 20:21
  
  State regulators have approved a new settlement agreement with Ride the Ducks Seattle, increasing the penalty to $308,000 after saying a previous amount was inadequate.
  
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• Pasco firm expands recall of frozen veggies linked to listeria

  03-05-2016 19:12
  
  Seven people have been hospitalized in three states with listeria poisoning that may be linked to frozen vegetables processed at a Pasco plant. Two of the people have died, though their deaths were not caused by the infection, health officials said.
  
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• Pasco firm expands recall after listeria illnesses, deaths

  03-05-2016 19:12
  
  Eight people have been hospitalized in three states with listeria poisoning dating to 2013 that may be linked to frozen vegetables processed at a Pasco plant. Two people have died, though their deaths were not caused by the infections, health officials said.
  
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• Dozens have escaped from Western State since 2013, review finds

  03-05-2016 18:49
  
  After a high-profile incident last month, officials insisted that escapes were rare. An Associated Press review found otherwise: 185 instances of patients escaping or walking away since 2013.
  
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• Proposed coin would honor space-shuttle teacher McAuliffe

  03-05-2016 18:29
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s U.S. senators have introduced a bill for the creation of a coin in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring Christa McAuliffe, who was picked to be the first teacher in space. Proceeds from the sale of the coins would support FIRST programs […]
  
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• Man killed by car pulling out of Seattle parking garage

  03-05-2016 18:10
  
  Seattle police are investigating a collision at an apartment building parking garage near Denny Way.
  
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• More acidic seawater now dissolving bit of Florida Keys reef

  03-05-2016 17:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seawater — increasingly acidic due to global warming — is eating away a tiny part of the limestone framework for coral reef in the upper Florida Keys, according to a new study. It’s something that scientists had expected, but not so soon. This is one of the first times scientists have documented […]
  
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• Deal saves Rainier Beach High School’s acclaimed IB program

  03-05-2016 17:15
  
  As the clock ticks down on a successful high-rigor program at Rainier Beach High School, Seattle announces a deal that will keep the International Baccalaureate alive.
  
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• Man shot during dispute in Kent

  03-05-2016 16:28
  
  Police say a man was shot twice after a dispute in Kent on Monday night. Another man, apparently an acquaintance, was taken into custody.
  
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• Man shot after dispute in Kent

  03-05-2016 16:28
  
  Police say a man was shot twice after a dispute in Kent on Monday night. Another man, apparently an acquaintance, was taken into custody.
  
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• Colorado’s battle over regulating fracking shifts to ballot

  03-05-2016 16:18
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s battle over who should regulate fracking — and how much — now shifts to the November election after the state Supreme Court overturned attempts by local governments to impose their own rules. The court ruled Monday that a ban on fracking in Longmont and a five-year moratorium in Fort Collins are […]
  
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• Highway 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct closure, Day 5: Highways a mess, complicated by crashes

  03-05-2016 15:34
  
  Commutes were slow but tolerable during the first few days of the two-week Alaskan Way Viaduct closure, but as drivers learned this morning, a crash on one of the alternate routes can have a ripple effect for miles.
  
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• Highway 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct closure, Day 5: Crashes strain already overloaded roads

  03-05-2016 15:34
  
  Commutes were slow but tolerable during the first few days of the two-week Alaskan Way Viaduct closure, but as drivers learned this morning, a crash on one of the alternate routes can have a ripple effect for miles.
  
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• Washington vs. Massachusetts: How college affordability compares

  03-05-2016 15:02
  
  College in Washington is more affordable than it is in Massachusetts because most of our students go to two-year colleges and because the state offers generous financial aid packages, a new report says.
  
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• For 27 years, these Seattle women have served food and ‘unconditional love’ to the needy

  03-05-2016 15:00
  
  As Mother’s Day approaches, a tribute to the women of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, who have provided motherly support and daily breakfast to homeless people from Ballard and beyond.
  
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• Bertha under the viaduct: Drilling that shut highway is nearly 28 percent done

  03-05-2016 15:00
  
  Bertha has advanced 106 feet since the morning of April 29, when the viaduct was closed to traffic as a safety precaution. The shutdown is estimated to last two weeks.
  
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• Bellevue big-data company Maana snares $26 million from Big Oil

  03-05-2016 13:30
  
  The company sorts through huge amounts of data and finds ways to put information into “knowledge graphs” that help clients visualize the results.
  
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• Solar plane arrives in Arizona on latest leg of global trip

  03-05-2016 09:18
  
  GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — An airplane powered only by sunlight has arrived in a Phoenix suburb after completing the latest leg of its global trip. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 landed shortly before 9 p.m. PDT Monday at Phoenix Goodyear Airport after a 16-hour flight from Mountain View, California, south of San Francisco. It began […]
  
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• In Pacific nation of Palau, Jellyfish Lake losing namesake

  03-05-2016 08:34
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The big question at Palau’s Jellyfish Lake: Where are all the jellyfish? Part of a UNESCO World Heritage area, the saltwater lake has long been a source of wonder for tourists, who have delighted in snorkeling among the millions of golden jellyfish that can fill the water as thick as […]
  
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• SPD to seek more arrests in May Day violence, damage

  03-05-2016 05:24
  
  Seattle police say they will work with federal authorities in seeking out more people who caused injuries and property damage during Sunday’s anti-capitalist march.
  
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• Driver faces vehicular-assault charge after woman falls out of truck; may have brain damage

  03-05-2016 05:13
  
  Jacob Allen Wells, 18, appeared Monday in Thurston County Superior Court. Bail was set at $5,000.
  
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• 23 landlords face charges of discriminating against potential renters

  03-05-2016 05:13
  
  Seattle officials have charged 23 landlords with discriminating against prospective renters after testing for illegal treatment at properties across Seattle.
  
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• Father of girl killed in Kent drive-by arrested in prostitution case

  03-05-2016 04:52
  
  The father of 1-year-old Malijha Grant, who was fatally shot last year in Kent as part of an ongoing gang feud, was arrested Saturday, accused of forcing a now 19-year-old woman to prostitute for him. She told police he became even more violent after his daughter was killed.
  
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• Hop on a stopped bus to hear tales of life in a Metro driver’s seat

  03-05-2016 04:41
  
  Artist Stokley Towles has woven stories from the working lives of King County Metro bus drivers into a performance piece he stages aboard a bus parked at a bus stop.
  
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• Seattle area ties record for high temperature

  03-05-2016 04:33
  
  Temperatures recorded at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport reached 87 degrees Monday afternoon, tying the day’s record set in 1945, meteorologist Josh Smith said.
  
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• More Hanford workers report possible exposure to vapors

  03-05-2016 03:35
  
  For the second time in less than a week, tank farm workers at the Hanford nuclear reservation have reported possible exposure to chemical vapors.
  
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• Brothers sought in Arlington slayings spotted in Mexico, investigators say

  03-05-2016 01:54
  
  Two brothers wanted for allegedly killing a missing Arlington couple have been sighted several times in Mexico as of April 21, and investigators believe one was using his girlfriend’s iPhone as recently as last week.
  
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• Seattle City Council kills sale of street for Sodo arena

  03-05-2016 01:31
  
  The Seattle City Council on Monday voted 5-4 to reject giving up part of Occidental Avenue South to Chris Hansen so he can build a half-billion-dollar arena in Sodo.
  
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• Seattle voters to decide $290 million housing levy

  03-05-2016 00:43
  
  Property taxes would rise over seven years under a new, $290 million housing levy for affordable housing on the August primary-election ballot.
  
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• Man, 63, dies in Pierce County house fire; 2 others escape

  03-05-2016 00:17
  
  Fire officials say a medical condition may have prevented the victim from escaping Monday morning’s house fire in the city of Graham.
  
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• Inslee directs health officials to step up focus on lead risks

  03-05-2016 00:09
  
  Washington health officials will review the state’s screening for and response to potential lead poisoning in water supplies and other sources, following a directive issued Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
  
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• Gov. Inslee directs health officials to step up focus on lead risks

  03-05-2016 00:09
  
  Washington health officials will review the state’s screening for and response to potential lead poisoning in water supplies and other sources, following a directive issued Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
  
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