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• Man who went on Puyallup shooting rampage sentenced

  11-08-2016 23:32
  
  Nathen Terault was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery and five counts of second-degree assault.
  
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• Seattle’s pioneering Redhook beer will soon be all brewed in Oregon

  11-08-2016 23:31
  
  The popular brand’s parent is moving to consolidate the brewing of its own beers in Portland while using the Woodinville brewery for contract production of other companies’ beers.
  
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• Redhook beer, imported from Oregon

  11-08-2016 23:31
  
  The popular brand’s parent is moving to consolidate the brewing of its own beers in Portland whlle using the Woodinville brewery for its contract brewing business.
  
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• Head of Seattle FBI office is retiring; replacement named

  11-08-2016 22:59
  
  Frank Montoya Jr., the special agent in charge of the Seattle office of the FBI, is retiring. He will be succeeded by Jay S. Tabb Jr., a former Marine infantry officer and deputy assistant director at FBI headquarters.
  
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• Terminally ill woman in California holds party before ending her life

  11-08-2016 21:55
  
  A 41-year-old artist with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, held a 2-day gathering to say goodbye before becoming one of the first Californians to take a lethal dose of drugs under the state's new doctor-assisted suicide law for the terminally ill.
  
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• Terminally ill woman holds party before ending her life

  11-08-2016 21:55
  
  A 41-year-old artist with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, held a 2-day gathering to say goodbye before becoming one of the first Californians to take a lethal dose of drugs under the state's new doctor-assisted suicide law for the terminally ill.
  
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• These animals outlive humans: Top 10 longest living critters

  11-08-2016 21:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen animals live longer than we do. A new study estimates that at least one Greenland shark lived about 392 years, making it the longest-living animal with a backbone. Here are the animals that the scientific longevity database AnAge says have lived the longest. Many of these live in […]
  
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• Lakes Washington and Sammamish will stay open in September/October for trout and other game-fish

  11-08-2016 21:09
  
  It is now apparent that state Fish and Wildlife has decided to not close Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish in early fall for trout and other game-fish. These areas were planned to be closed under an agreement between the state and tribal fishery co-managers to protect coho salmon, but both parties have now decided that […]
  
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• Lake Washington, Lake Sammamish will stay open in September, October for trout and other game-fish

  11-08-2016 21:09
  
  It is now apparent that state Fish and Wildlife has decided to not close Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish in early fall for trout and other game-fish. These areas were planned to be closed under an agreement between the state and tribal fishery co-managers to protect coho salmon, but both parties have now decided that […]
  
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• Grizzly bear that killed Montana man previously was captured

  11-08-2016 20:42
  
  KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials say the bear that attacked and killed a mountain biker near Glacier National Park was an 18- to 20-year-old male grizzly that had been previously captured. Brad Treat, a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer, surprised the bear June 29 while riding his bicycle along a trail with […]
  
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• Scientists estimate a Greenland shark lived about 400 years

  11-08-2016 20:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists now calculate that Greenland sharks are Earth’s oldest living animals with backbones. They estimate that one of those gray sharks was born in icy Arctic waters roughly 400 years ago and lived until only a couple of years ago. Using a novel dating technique, an international team of biologists and physicists […]
  
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• Greenland shark now oldest living animal with backbone

  11-08-2016 20:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the cold waters of the Arctic, a denizen of the deep lurked for centuries. Now scientists calculate that this female Greenland shark was the Earth’s oldest living animal with a backbone. They estimated that the gray shark, part of the species named after Greenland, was born in the icy waters roughly […]
  
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• Studies shine light on mysterious placenta, how it goes awry

  11-08-2016 19:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists carefully probe a placenta donated after birth, bluish umbilical cord still attached. This is the body’s most mysterious organ, and inside lie clues to how this giver of life forms — and how it can go awry, leading to stillbirth, preterm birth, even infections like the Zika virus that somehow sneak […]
  
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• Forecasters: Busy Atlantic hurricane season is more likely

  11-08-2016 19:16
  
  MIAMI (AP) — U.S. forecasters say it’s more likely this could be the busiest Atlantic hurricane season since 2012. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s updated outlook predicts 12 to 17 named storms, including five to eight hurricanes, two to four of which could be “major.” On average, the U.S. gets 12 named Atlantic storms […]
  
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• Pot in the potty? Cops find marijuana plants in Oregon portable toilet

  11-08-2016 19:10
  
  Rogue River police say it’s the largest seizure of marijuana the department has made. Marijuana grows are common in Southern Oregon, which has great conditions for outdoor cultivation.
  
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• Pot in the pot? Cops find ‘large’ marijuana plants in Oregon port-a-potty

  11-08-2016 19:10
  
  Rogue River police say it’s the largest seizure of marijuana the department has ever made.
  
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• Frye Art Museum names new director

  11-08-2016 19:00
  
  Joseph Rosa, from the University of Michigan Museum of Art, takes over as director of the Seattle museum on Oct. 1.
  
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• Man found shot in backyard of Tukwila home

  11-08-2016 16:17
  
  Tukwila police are investigating after a man was found collapsed in a backyard with an apparent gunshot wound.
  
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• U.S. government won’t reclassify marijuana, but allows research

  11-08-2016 15:49
  
  The Obama administration isn't going to reclassify marijuana and remove it from the list of the most dangerous drugs, but will allow more research into its possible medical benefits. The DEA says it reviewed the classification after requests from the ex-governors of Washington and Rhode Island.
  
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• US government won’t reclassify marijuana, allows research

  11-08-2016 15:49
  
  The Obama administration isn't going to reclassify marijuana and remove it from the list of the most dangerous drugs. The DEA says it reviewed the classification for marijuana after requests from the former governors of Washington and Rhode Island.
  
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• Drive-by shooting in North Seattle injures 3 men

  11-08-2016 15:16
  
  The Seattle Police Department gang unit is investigating after three men were shot near North 96th Street and Aurora Avenue North.
  
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• South Florida swimmer contracts brain-eating amoeba

  11-08-2016 12:36
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A person has been hospitalized after health officials say they contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in Broward County, Florida. The Florida Department of Health confirmed the infection Tuesday. Officials say the person’s infection stems from Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic, single-cell amoeba commonly found in freshwater lakes, ponds and rivers. […]
  
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• Indonesia urged to take stern action on illegal bird trade

  11-08-2016 10:56
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A wildlife trade monitoring group has called on Indonesia to take strong action against traders of endangered birds who are driving several species toward extinction. Traffic, a U.K.-based group, said Thursday that its latest survey recorded nearly 23,000 birds in five markets in three cities in eastern and central Java. It […]
  
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• Wildfires spare Marseille in France; danger high elsewhere

  11-08-2016 09:32
  
  MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Authorities say wind-whipped fires are no longer threatening the French city of Marseille, but hundreds of people remained evacuated. At least two wildfires had been burning toward the Mediterranean port city, forcing the airport to reroute incoming flights to make way for firefighting aircraft. With winds still high, authorities said Thursday […]
  
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• Wildfires spare Marseille in France, but danger high nearby

  11-08-2016 09:32
  
  MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Firefighters in southern France brought in reinforcements from across the country on Thursday to help smother the last flames and douse dry brush after wind-whipped wildfires devastated thousands of acres and destroyed homes but spared Marseille, the nation’s second-largest city. There was no letup in the high southern winds, known as […]
  
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• Get ready for Perseid meteor shower: Best places to watch

  11-08-2016 05:57
  
  This year’s Perseid meteor shower is expected to be unusually intense. Here’s where — and how — to see the show.
  
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• Get ready for Perseid meteor shower

  11-08-2016 05:57
  
  This year’s Perseid meteor shower is expected to be unusually intense. Here’s where — and how — to see the show.
  
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• Limited banking access puts pot businesses at risk for crime

  11-08-2016 05:50
  
  A panel of experts heard testimony on the issue this week at Olympia City Hall.
  
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• A primer on Seattle’s new first-come, first-served renters law

  11-08-2016 05:50
  
  The new law requires landlords to rent their housing units to qualified applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. So how will the policy work, and will it succeed in reducing discrimination?
  
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• I-405 choke point getting a fix sooner than expected

  11-08-2016 05:39
  
  Far more drivers are choosing the I-405 express toll lanes than expected, bringing in so much revenue that the state says it has the money now to convert a highway shoulder to a traffic lane.
  
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• Ammon Bundy defends brother’s actions in jail scuffle

  11-08-2016 05:31
  
  Oregon standoff defendant Ryan Bundy’s confrontation with deputies at a Portland jail stemmed from his fear that a bullet lodged in his shoulder would be surgically removed without his consent, his brother reported.
  
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• Mayor shaves cost, council seems OK with building new Seattle police precinct

  11-08-2016 03:04
  
  Seattle Mayor Ed Murray will reduce the controversial $160 million price tag for the Police Department’s new North Precinct to $149 million. And a majority of the City Council’s members will apparently support the project at that cost.
  
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• Legal marijuana has enough signatures for Arizona ballot

  11-08-2016 02:36
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Supporters of a voter initiative legalizing marijuana in Arizona say they’ve been told the measure has made the November ballot. Secretary of State’s office spokesman Matt Roberts says it appears the initiative has more than enough signatures but the determination isn’t yet official. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol said Wednesday […]
  
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• Fierce urgency may yet infuse fight for equality

  11-08-2016 01:39
  
  Protests and federal investigations are leading the fight for overdue justice.
  
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• Washington prisons chief orders sweeping accuracy check of inmate sentences

  11-08-2016 01:33
  
  After earlier revelations of mistakes that led to incorrect prison sentences or community-supervision time, the state Department of Corrections is undertaking a sweeping review to make sure offenders are serving the right amount of time.
  
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• State prisons unsure about length of prisoner sentences, double-checking paperwork

  11-08-2016 01:33
  
  After earlier revelations of mistakes that led to incorrect prison sentences or community-supervision time, the state Department of Corrections is undertaking a sweeping review to make sure offenders are serving the right amount of time.
  
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• State now double-checking prisoner records to avoid releasing anyone early

  11-08-2016 01:33
  
  After earlier revelations of mistakes that led to incorrect prison sentences or community-supervision time, the state Department of Corrections is undertaking a sweeping review of sentencing information.
  
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• Prisons chief orders sweeping accuracy check of inmate sentences

  11-08-2016 01:33
  
  After earlier revelations of mistakes that led to incorrect prison sentences or community-supervision time, the state Department of Corrections is undertaking a sweeping review to make sure offenders are serving the right amount of time.
  
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• Redmond naturopath accused of taking indecent liberties with female patients

  11-08-2016 01:22
  
  A second woman claimed she had been inappropriately touched by Dr. Bruce A. Klein in 2010 but did not pursue charges.
  
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• Proposed reforms violate contracts, SPD labor groups tell judge

  11-08-2016 00:29
  
  A letter from Seattle Police Officers’ Guild and Seattle Police Management Association sets up a potential clash with U.S. District Judge James Robart, who has suggested reforms negotiated between the city and U.S. Justice Department take precedence over collective bargaining.
  
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• Proposed reforms violate contracts, Seattle police labor groups tell judge

  11-08-2016 00:29
  
  A letter from Seattle Police Officers’ Guild and Seattle Police Management Association sets up a potential clash with U.S. District Judge James Robart, who has suggested reforms negotiated between the city and U.S. Justice Department take precedence over collective bargaining.
  
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• Citizen panel mounts social-media campaign to push role in Seattle police oversight

  11-08-2016 00:29
  
  The Community Police Commission, a temporary body created as part of Seattle police reforms, hosted a Facebook live event Wednesday to ask the community to attend a federal court hearing where its future could be discussed.
  
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• Seattle judge upholds ATF’s decision banning ammo designed for AK-47s

  11-08-2016 00:22
  
  The decision came in a lawsuit brought by Redmond-based P.W. Arms Inc., which obtained permits to import more than 100 million rounds of the Russian- and Eastern European-made ammunition.
  
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