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• Southwest boosts efforts to keep visitors safe amid heatwave

  22-06-2016 23:20
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Last year, a French couple died while trying to make sure their 9-year-old son had enough water on a broiling summertime outing at a New Mexico national park. This past weekend, two Germans visiting Arizona for a conference died after taking a hike in perilous, record-breaking heat. The U.S. Southwest has […]
  
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• In deadly heat, Southwest takes steps to keep visitors safe

  22-06-2016 23:20
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Last year, a French couple died while trying to make sure their 9-year-old son had enough water on a broiling summertime outing in a New Mexico national park. Over the weekend, two Germans visiting Tucson for a conference succumbed to the perilous heat after taking a hike amid record-breaking temperatures. Following […]
  
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• Spokane-based psychologists admit harsh treatment of CIA prisoners, but deny torture

  22-06-2016 23:03
  
  The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the two Washington state men on behalf of three former CIA prisoners, including one who died.
  
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• Seattle pimp sentenced in interstate prostitution case

  22-06-2016 22:33
  
  Zarin Price was arrested last year after witnesses saw him beating the victim in the parking lot of a hotel.
  
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• Unsolved Donnie Chin slaying to be subject of Chinatown ID meeting

  22-06-2016 21:38
  
  State Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos said members of the Chinatown International District community are upset with the lack of information they’ve been given about the progress of the case.
  
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• Unsolved Donnie Chin homicide to be subject of Chinatown ID meeting

  22-06-2016 21:38
  
  State Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos said members of the Chinatown International District community are upset with the lack of information they’ve been given about the progress of the case.
  
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• APNewsBreak New technology speeds massive coral reef survey

  22-06-2016 20:37
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Scientists using facial recognition technology and 360-degree underwater photos said Wednesday they have developed new software to quickly assess coral bleaching and other damage to the world’s imperiled reefs. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials say the technology will provide an unmatched resource for assessing the growing problem. Researchers at the XL […]
  
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• Feds: Drought kills 66 million trees in California’s Sierra

  22-06-2016 20:13
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The number of trees in California’s Sierra Nevada forests killed by drought, a bark beetle epidemic and warmer temperatures has dramatically increased since last year, raising fears they will fuel catastrophic wildfires and endanger people’s lives, officials said Wednesday. Since 2010, an estimated 66 million trees have died in a six-county […]
  
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• Lake Washington sockeye counts are still increasing at a decent rate

  22-06-2016 19:54
  
  The Lake Washington sockeye counts continue on a decent upward trend. Through Tuesday (June 21), 6,420 sockeye have been counted at the Ballard Locks fish ladder. The single-day count on Tuesday (June 21) was 1,375 sockeye with the Monday (June 20) count of 1,639 being the highest of the season at this point. Other counts […]
  
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• Unexploded WWII artillery shell found near Port Townsend parks

  22-06-2016 18:26
  
  The shell was found west of North Beach County Park and Fort Worden State Park, according to Port Townsend police.
  
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• Decision on reviled sea birds has foes feeling helpless

  22-06-2016 17:08
  
  FOUR BROTHERS ISLANDS, N.Y. (AP) — Biologists worry a decision by a federal judge to block programs that control double-crested cormorants in 24 states could set back their efforts on the birds, blamed for despoiling islands in Lake Champlain where they nest. In other areas of the country, cormorants — sea birds with long necks […]
  
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• Half-pound of meth in trailer where 3 people found shot to death

  22-06-2016 16:44
  
  Police say they found a half-pound of methamphetamine in a travel trailer where two men and a woman were found shot to death near Lacey, Thurston County.
  
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• Half-pound of meth found in travel trailer where 3 people were shot to death

  22-06-2016 16:44
  
  Two men and one woman were shot to death and another man was wounded in Thurston County. The injured man called 911 and told police his friends were dead. Neighbors offered different accounts of when they heard gunshots.
  
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• 3 found slain in travel trailer near Lacey; man wounded

  22-06-2016 16:44
  
  Two men and one woman are dead and one man wounded after they were found shot near Lacey.
  
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• 3 dead, 1 injured in Thurston County shooting

  22-06-2016 16:44
  
  Two men and one woman are dead and one man wounded after they were found shot near Lacey.
  
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• Guest essay: The fears I must overcome to have a conversation about race

  22-06-2016 16:00
  
  Gary Vis, executive director of the Lynden Chamber of Commerce in Whatcom County, says Under Our Skin makes him want to talk about race, but he fears doing so.
  
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• Keys to great teaching, shared by UW’s College of Education

  22-06-2016 15:00
  
  In a series of five-minute talks, professors from the University of Washington’s College of Education share insights on some key elements of great teaching.
  
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• South Pole rescue flight of 2 workers finishes first leg

  22-06-2016 13:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A small plane with two sick workers has arrived at a British research station in Antarctica, safely finishing the first leg in a daring rescue mission from a remote U.S. South Pole station, officials said. National Science Foundation spokesman Peter West confirmed that the Twin Otter turboprop landed Wednesday afternoon at Rothera, […]
  
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• Rescue flight leaves South Pole with 2 sick US workers

  22-06-2016 13:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A small plane left the South Pole on Wednesday with two sick workers in a daring rescue mission from a remote U.S. science outpost, federal officials said. In an international effort, a Twin Otter turboprop plane was making the 1,500-mile flight back to a British research station on the Antarctic peninsula, said […]
  
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• Rescue flight leaves South Pole evacuating sick US worker

  22-06-2016 13:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials say a small plane has left the South Pole with a sick worker in a daring rescue mission from the remote U.S. science outpost. National Science Foundation spokesman Peter West said Wednesday that the Canadian Twin Otter turboprop plane started the 1,500-mile flight to Rothera, a British station on the […]
  
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• 11-year-old girl dies when lightning topples tree onto cabin

  22-06-2016 13:52
  
  BENNINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-old girl has died after lightning toppled a tree onto a cabin at a southeastern Indiana camp. The Switzerland County Sheriff’s Office says the girl, three adult camp counsellors and other campers were inside the cabin about 2 a.m. Tuesday when the tree fell on the building. It […]
  
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• Capsule full of Space Station junk set to burn up over Earth

  22-06-2016 13:22
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s trash day for the International Space Station. A large Cygnus cargo ship filled with Space Station trash that was released from the station last week is set to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrate Wednesday morning. NASA conducted an experiment aboard a doomed freighter last week. After the ship […]
  
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• Artifacts found that could be linked to Lost Colony

  22-06-2016 12:56
  
  MANTEO, N.C. (AP) — Archaeologists on North Carolina’s Roanoke Island have found pottery pieces that could have been part of a jar belonging to a medicine maker of the Roanoke Island voyages and perhaps a member of the “Lost Colony.” The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/28LXEO5) reports that two quarter-size fragments, colored blue, white and brown, were buried […]
  
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• UN climate accord panel wins major Spanish prize

  22-06-2016 12:52
  
  MADRID (AP) — The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Accord panel have been awarded Spain’s Princess of Asturias award for international cooperation. Award organizers said Wednesday the prize was awarded for “more than two decades of work aimed at reducing man*s role in the increase of the earth’s temperature” that led […]
  
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• Dad gets tattoo to match son’s brain cancer surgery scar

  22-06-2016 12:18
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The father of a Kansas boy who was self-conscious about scarring following brain cancer surgery has got a tattoo that resembles his son’s scar on the side of his head. Josh Marshall tells ABC News that 8-year-old Gabriel was left with a large horseshoe scar above his right ear after undergoing […]
  
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• Obama to sign toxic chemical rules; 1st overhaul in 40 years

  22-06-2016 09:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will sign into law the first overhaul of toxic chemical rules in 40 years while hailing a rare moment of cooperation between Republicans and Democrats. Lawmakers from both parties planned to join Obama on Wednesday for the ceremony, along with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, environmental advocates and […]
  
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• Federal agency upholds California abortion coverage mandate

  22-06-2016 08:47
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama’s administration said Tuesday that California did not violate a religious freedom law when it ordered health insurance companies to pay for elective abortions. The decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services upholds California’s 2014 order requiring seven insurance companies to rescind and re-issue policies covering […]
  
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• Wildfires rage across Western US, but homes mostly spared

  22-06-2016 08:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — For days, wildfires have raged amid spiking heat across Southern California and much of the West, driving hundreds of people from their homes. Yet homes have overwhelmingly remained safe so far, after aggressive and strategic firefighting and a dose of luck. In the foothill suburbs northeast of Los Angeles, a major […]
  
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• Wildfires rage across Southwest, but homes mostly spared

  22-06-2016 08:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — For days, wildfires have raged amid spiking heat across Southern California and much of the West, driving hundreds of people from their homes. Yet homes have overwhelmingly remained safe so far, after aggressive and strategic firefighting and a dose of luck. In the foothill suburbs northeast of Los Angeles, a major […]
  
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• Hurricane-force winds, tornadoes possible in Chicago

  22-06-2016 07:08
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Powerful storms could bring hurricane-force winds, tornadoes and baseball-sized hail to parts of the Midwest on Wednesday, including the Chicago area. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says areas around Chicago could see “explosive” storm development Wednesday afternoon. Forecaster Matt Mosier said tornadoes will be possible for about two hours in […]
  
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• Forecasters: Storms, and maybe tornadoes, on tap for Midwest

  22-06-2016 07:08
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Strong storms, possibly including tornadoes, are in the forecast for parts of the Midwest as humid air surges in while temperatures climb into the 90s. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said areas around Chicago could see “explosive” storm development Wednesday afternoon. Forecaster Matt Mosier said tornadoes will be possible […]
  
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• Tukwila police searching for man involved in armed robbery

  22-06-2016 06:17
  
  An elderly man called 911 early Tuesday to report that armed men had broken into his home, Tukwila police said.
  
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• If a shooter opens fire, what to do? Seattle trains in advance of Pride Weekend

  22-06-2016 05:58
  
  Seattle officials are hosting a series of seminars this week to help people respond in a mass shooting like the Orlando massacre.
  
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• Regional council warns 5 King County towns they’re growing too fast

  22-06-2016 05:18
  
  In several small cities in King County, 20-year plans have been rejected by the regional planning authority because the cities want to grow too much.
  
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• Trump could take a few lessons from Sanders in email marketing

  22-06-2016 04:24
  
  Bernie Sanders may go down as the best panhandler of the internet in history. He set a record for donations from our state through May. He was so good even Donald Trump is starting to copy him.
  
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• Coal critics outnumber supporters at Seattle hearing on BLM leases

  22-06-2016 04:20
  
  As the coal industry struggles through a historic slump, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday held a meeting in Seattle to take public comment on how to tackle a major review of the public lands leasing of the carbon-rich fossil fuel.
  
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• Q&A on Seattle’s proposed housing affordability policy

  22-06-2016 04:06
  
  The Seattle City Council is considering legislation that Mayor Ed Murray says would help make the city’s housing more affordable. We’ve tried to answer some questions about the policy.
  
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• Woman who fled to Japan is charged in 2011 slaying

  22-06-2016 03:54
  
  More than five years after a wealthy Seattle businessman was reported missing, a 46-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with his death. She fled to Japan months before his body was found floating in the Columbia River, prosecutors say.
  
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• Lounging on lake’s lily pads

  22-06-2016 03:32
  
  Lily pads on Lake Washington make for a nice honeybee cushion.
  
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• Bees lounge on lake’s lily pads

  22-06-2016 03:32
  
  Lily pads on Lake Washington make for a nice honeybee cushion.
  
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• Former North Bend woman dies hiking in Arizona heat

  22-06-2016 03:00
  
  Adrienna Rasmussen, 19, formerly of North Bend, was one of four people who died in extreme heat in Tucson, Ariz., this weekend.
  
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• Official: Plane diverts after man tries to kiss teen

  22-06-2016 02:31
  
  Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spokesman Perry Cooper said police arrested the 23-year-old California man for investigation of fourth-degree assault.
  
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