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• State fishery and tribal co-managers haven’t reached agreement on salmon fisheries, but are very close and could be as soon as Thursday

  25-05-2016 23:45
  
  State Fish and Wildlife and tribal fishery managers continue to work out the details on 2016-17 salmon fishing seasons, and as of Wednesday contrary to what has been heard in other media outlets there is no agreement. “Currently we do not have an agreement with our co-managers and we are collaboratively working on finalizing agreed […]
  
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• State and tribes could have a deal on salmon fisheries by Thursday

  25-05-2016 23:45
  
  State Fish and Wildlife and tribal fishery managers continue to work out the details on 2016-17 salmon fishing seasons, and as of Wednesday contrary to what has been heard in other media outlets there is no agreement. “Currently we do not have an agreement with our co-managers and we are collaboratively working on finalizing agreed […]
  
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• 1st US firefighters head to Canada to help attack huge blaze

  25-05-2016 22:42
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For the first time, U.S. officials have sent firefighters to help battle a giant blaze in Canada that has destroyed parts of Fort McMurray in Alberta. The National Interagency Fire Center says 100 firefighters flew out of in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday morning and another 100 left from Missoula, Montana. Officials […]
  
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• South Carolina Governor signs 20-week abortion ban

  25-05-2016 22:37
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Gov. Nikki Haley signed legislation Wednesday that immediately outlaws most abortions in South Carolina at 20 weeks beyond fertilization. The only exceptions are if the mother’s life is in jeopardy or a doctor determines the fetus can’t survive outside the womb. Doctors face up to $10,000 in fines and 3 […]
  
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• Methow Valley copper mine would be blocked under bill

  25-05-2016 22:33
  
  More than 300,000 acres of public land in the Methow Valley would be permanently off-limits to mining under legislation proposed Wednesday by U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell.
  
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• Legislation aims to block Methow Valley copper mine

  25-05-2016 22:33
  
  More than 300,000 acres of public land in the Methow would be permanently off-limits to mining under legislation proposed Wednesday.
  
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• House wading into California’s long-running water war

  25-05-2016 21:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wading into a longstanding California water war, the House Wednesday endorsed a Republican plan to shift more water to San Joaquin Valley farmers and cut the flow for threatened fish and growers in another part of the state. Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., tried to strike that proposal from a spending bill, but […]
  
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• New lava vents open on active Hawaii volcano

  25-05-2016 21:26
  
  HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — Two new lava flows have broken out at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, but neither is threatening nearby communities. Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes and in 2014 lava from one of its vents crept into the town of Pahoa, smothering part of a cemetery and burning down […]
  
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• Tapes: Drew Peterson planned celebration after hit on prosecutor

  25-05-2016 21:21
  
  CHESTER, Ill. (AP) — Wiretapped conversations show Drew Peterson planning an alcohol-fueled prison celebration after arranging for another inmate’s uncle to kill the prosecutor who helped convict him in his ex-wife’s death. The former suburban Chicago police officer can be heard telling Antonio Smith “there was no turning back” on the hit, in recordings played […]
  
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• Power restored after major, hour-long outage in downtown Seattle

  25-05-2016 20:52
  
  A major power outage in downtown Seattle started about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, with several buildings and traffic signals without power during the hour-long outage.
  
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• Power mostly restored after major, hour-long outage in downtown Seattle

  25-05-2016 20:52
  
  A large outage in downtown Seattle started about 11:30 a.m., with several buildings without power and traffic signals not functioning.
  
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• Major power outage hits downtown Seattle

  25-05-2016 20:52
  
  A large outage in downtown Seattle started about 11:30 a.m., with several buildings without power and traffic signals not functioning.
  
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• NASA’s yearlong spaceman still has sore feet, fatigue

  25-05-2016 20:41
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s yearlong spaceman says even after 2 ½ months back on Earth, his feet are still sore. Retired astronaut Scott Kelly spoke to NASA employees Wednesday from the agency’s Washington headquarters about his historic mission at the International Space Station. Kelly says when he landed in Kazakhstan in March, he […]
  
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• Why the tiny fruit fly has giant sperm: Size matters to her

  25-05-2016 19:18
  
  A fruit fly's sperm is 2.3 inches long, or about 23 times longer than its body. It's more than 1,100 times longer than human sperm. If a man had sperm the same proportion to its body as a fruit fly, it would be nearly 140 feet long.
  
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• New cloud-formation discovery may lessen warming forecast

  25-05-2016 19:18
  
  WASHINGTON — A new discovery about how clouds form may scale back some of the more dire predictions about temperature increases caused by man-made global warming. That’s because it implies that a key assumption for making such predictions is a bit off. “What this will do is slightly reduce and sharpen the projections for temperature […]
  
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• GOP blasts ex-corrections chief, Inslee for early prisoner release

  25-05-2016 19:18
  
  A GOP-led investigation lays blame for the long-running problem almost exclusively at the feet of former Corrections Secretary Bernie Warner.
  
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• Scientists: Underground stone rings made by Neanderthals

  25-05-2016 19:17
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Two mysterious stone rings found deep inside a French cave were probably built by Neanderthals about 176,500 years ago, proving that the ancient cousins of humans were capable of more complex behavior than previously thought, scientists say. The structures were made from hundreds of pillar-shaped mineral deposits, called stalagmites, which were chopped […]
  
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• Exxon shareholders reject climate-change resolutions

  25-05-2016 19:16
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Shareholders at Exxon’s annual meeting rejected several resolutions backed by environmentalists that would have pushed the company to take a stronger stand in favor of steps to limit climate change. CEO Rex Tillerson said the company was balancing its responsibility to produce more energy to meet growing demand with environmental considerations. Over […]
  
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• Exxon, Chevron shareholders reject climate resolutions

  25-05-2016 19:16
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Shareholders at Exxon Mobil and Chevron rejected resolutions backed by environmentalists that would have pushed the companies to take stronger stands in favor of limiting climate change. Environmentalists took solace, however, that some of their ideas gained considerable support. At Chevron Corp., a resolution asking for an annual report each year on […]
  
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• Man accused in boy’s death is on parole for previous assault

  25-05-2016 19:15
  
  A man accused of stabbing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son to death is on parole for a previous domestic-violence assault conviction.
  
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• Student Voices: Seattle’s ‘Safe Place’ campaign could have helped me

  25-05-2016 15:03
  
  Cleveland High senior Andy Huynh shares his story about coming out, and how the Seattle Police Department's "Safe Place" campaign could have helped him.
  
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• Arizona researcher asks for help finding meteor in Maine

  25-05-2016 07:02
  
  RANGELY, Maine (AP) — A planetary science field researcher from Arizona is seeking help finding a fireball recorded last week streaking across the sky by police in Maine. The bright flash was apparently left by a meteor burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. The U.S. Naval Observatory says the object was probably a space rock somewhere […]
  
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• A thousand-plus pack hearing on proposed Longview coal terminal

  25-05-2016 05:48
  
  The Millennium Bulk Terminals could handle up to eight trains per day of Western coal headed to Asia.
  
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  25-05-2016 05:22
  
  Republican Donald Trump dominated Washington’s presidential primary Tuesday night, taking more than 75 percent of the vote in initial counts of about 450,000 GOP ballots. Among Democrats, Hillary Clinton was the favorite in initial returns, taking 54 percent to rival Bernie Sanders’ 46 percent, with about 630,000 Democratic votes counted. That was a big reversal […]
  
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• Trump, Clinton win Washington state primary

  25-05-2016 05:22
  
  Presumptive nominee Donald Trump was taking 76 percent of the Republican votes, while Hillary Clinton was ahead of rival Bernie Sanders, 54 to 46 percent, on the Democratic side.
  
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• Trump, Clinton take lead in early returns in WA primary

  25-05-2016 05:22
  
  Presumptive nominee Donald Trump was taking 75 percent of GOP votes, while Hillary Clinton was ahead of rival Bernie Sanders, 54 to 46 percent
  
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• Don’t ‘press pause’ on Jungle clear-out just as outreach teams are making inroads

  25-05-2016 04:33
  
  Because there’s finally a deadline to clear out the Jungle homeless encampment, outreach teams say they’re having the most success in years. So what does the City Council want to do? Take away the deadline.
  
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• Man who drove truck through Olympia protesters issues apology

  25-05-2016 04:27
  
  He told The Olympian newspaper he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, and that the assault wasn’t political.
  
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• Gun seized in Che Taylor shooting traced to former sheriff’s deputy, officials say

  25-05-2016 04:01
  
  A former King County sheriff’s deputy is believed to have originally purchased the .45-caliber handgun found near Che Taylor after he was fatally shot by two Seattle police officers Feb. 21, according to police records and law-enforcement officials.
  
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• Funds for new icebreaker tucked in defense-spending bill

  25-05-2016 03:57
  
  A U.S. Senate appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday approved a bill that includes $1 billion for the Coast Guard vessel.
  
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• Animals of slain Arlington couple find new homes

  25-05-2016 03:10
  
  Neighbors of Patrick Shunn and Monique Patenaude notified authorities of the couple’s disappearance after noticing their untended livestock, which prompted the investigation into the couple’s killings.
  
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• Seattle weighs charges over homeless nonprofit’s use of unlicensed accountant

  25-05-2016 03:05
  
  The Seattle City Attorney’s Office is reviewing possible charges related to the use of an unlicensed accountant by a homeless-services nonprofit that recently shut down its shelters.
  
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• 2 boys hurt after falling out of window in Kitsap County

  25-05-2016 01:10
  
  The boys fell out of a bedroom window and landed on landscaping bark below.
  
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• UW-led study pinpoints how air pollution harms your heart

  25-05-2016 00:30
  
  Dr. Joel Kaufman of the University of Washington led a 10-year study of 6,000 people in six cities that found air pollution accelerates deposits of calcium in heart arteries, a known cause of heart attack and stroke.
  
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