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• Ed Murray among mayors asking Congress and Trump to protect ‘Dreamers’

  18-01-2017 23:56
  
  Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and other mayors are calling on Congress to continue President Obama’s program protecting undocumented immigrants brought into the country as children.
  
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• Christopher Monfort, killer of Seattle police officer, found dead in prison cell

  18-01-2017 21:22
  
  Christopher Monfort was serving a life sentence for killing Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton on Halloween night 2009.
  
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• Tragedy on Snoqualmie Pass: When a mountain of snow buried dozens in 1936

  18-01-2017 20:52
  
  The avalanche struck at a time before weather forecasting and avalanche-control methods were refined. Fifty people were rescued and three people were killed.
  
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• Colorado lynx touted on social media died of natural causes

  18-01-2017 20:17
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado wildlife managers say a rare lynx that was found dead just days after creating a stir on social media died of natural causes after a relatively long life of 11 years. The cat had wandered across the Purgatory Ski Resort during the holidays, captivating skiers and snowboarders who posted videos […]
  
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• World’s primates facing extinction crisis, new report says

  18-01-2017 20:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Gorillas, monkeys, lemurs and other primates are in danger of becoming extinct, and scientists say it’s our fault that our closest living relatives are in trouble, a new international study warns. About 60 percent of the more than 500 primate species are “now threatened with extinction” and 3 out of 4 primate […]
  
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• ‘Terminator’ responsible for Monday power outage in Seattle

  18-01-2017 19:59
  
  A power outage in Ballard, Fremont and Queen Anne knocked out power for 22,000 utility customers. Here's what happened.
  
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• Finally, an explanation of strange African ‘fairy circles’?

  18-01-2017 19:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The forces behind the mysterious “fairy circles” that dot a desert in southern Africa do not appear to be supernatural, but they are intricate and complex. The formations are circles of land dozens of feet wide that create a stunning pattern in the Namib desert and have mystified locals and scientists for […]
  
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• Macedonia says its capital is most polluted city in Europe

  18-01-2017 18:06
  
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Health authorities in Macedonia say Skopje is now Europe’s most polluted capital, with poor air quality blamed for the premature death of 1,300 people each year. Dragan Gjorgjev of the country’s National Public Health Institute told reporters Wednesday that the finding was based on a study by the Finnish Meteorological Institute […]
  
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• Police look for 3 pit bulls that mauled boy

  18-01-2017 17:43
  
  The 7-year-old boy has more than 70 stitches on his face, staples in his head and wounds on his body.
  
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• Police look for 3 pit bulls that attacked boy at baby-sitter’s home

  18-01-2017 17:43
  
  The 7-year-old boy has more than 70 stitches on his face, staples in his head and wounds on his body.
  
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• Mount Vernon police: 7-year-old hospitalized with extensive dog bites

  18-01-2017 17:43
  
  Detectives found the three pit bulls, which they believe bit the boy at a home in Sedro-Woolley, police said Wednesday. The incident remains under investigation.
  
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• Driver arrested after pedestrian is fatally struck in Lynnwood

  18-01-2017 17:36
  
  The woman was taken into police custody after she allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian in Lynnwood.
  
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• Driver arrested after fatal collision with pedestrian in Lynnwood

  18-01-2017 17:36
  
  The woman was taken into police custody after she allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian in Lynnwood.
  
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• For third-straight time, Earth sets hottest year record

  18-01-2017 16:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, government scientists said Wednesday. They mostly blame man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino, which has since disappeared. Measuring global temperatures in slightly different ways, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that last year passed 2015 […]
  
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• Earth sets hottest year record for third-straight time,

  18-01-2017 16:44
  
  NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that last year passed 2015 as the hottest year on record.
  
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• Ice storm will continue to slam Snoqualmie Pass as rain falls in Seattle

  18-01-2017 16:16
  
  The National Weather Service says the storm that led to hazardous road conditions near Snoqualmie Pass will continue Wednesday.
  
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• WSU launches effort to become one of the nation’s top 25 research universities

  18-01-2017 15:00
  
  Washington State University wants to boost its status over the next dozen years by attracting more federal research dollars, diversifying its faculty and graduating more students on time.
  
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• Why are home prices so high? Seattle has 2nd-lowest rate of homes for sale in U.S.

  18-01-2017 15:00
  
  Only the San Francisco Bay Area has a tighter housing market than Seattle, and all the competition here is pushing prices higher than ever.
  
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• Thousands to stride into activism at Seattle women’s march

  18-01-2017 15:00
  
  Seattle is expected to host the third-largest resistance gathering in the country this Saturday, with organizers expecting more than 50,000 people to attend the Womxn’s March on Seattle in solidarity with a similar march on the nation’s capital.
  
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• Bertha resumes digging with only a half-mile to go

  18-01-2017 15:00
  
  The Highway 99 tunnel drill started digging again under Belltown on Monday night, after 300 cutting teeth were replaced in a maintenance stop.
  
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• 50,000 expected to attend Seattle women’s march day after Trump inauguration

  18-01-2017 15:00
  
  Seattle is expected to host the third-largest resistance gathering in the country this Saturday, with organizers expecting more than 50,000 people to attend the Womxn’s March on Seattle in solidarity with a similar march on the nation’s capital.
  
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• 7-Eleven clerk shot, injured in West Seattle robbery attempt, police say

  18-01-2017 14:48
  
  A suspect fired a shotgun through the doors of the convenience store, police said. The clerk was injured by shotgun pellets and glass and is expected to survive
  
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• 7-Eleven clerk shot, injured in Delridge robbery attempt, police say

  18-01-2017 14:48
  
  A suspect fired a shotgun through the doors of the convenience store, police said. The clerk was injured by shotgun pellets and glass and is expected to survive.
  
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• Who Decides Who Counts as Native American?

  18-01-2017 11:00
  Four years ago, the Nooksack in Washington State announced that they were expelling hundreds of members, setting off a bitter debate over tribal identity.
  
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• Trump EPA pick pledges more cooperation with industry

  18-01-2017 10:30
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, 48, is being fiercely opposed by environmental groups that point to fundraising ties with corporations he has sued to protect.
  
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• Records show Trump EPA pick crusading for industry donors

  18-01-2017 10:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency first took office as Oklahoma’s attorney general, he disbanded the unit responsible for protecting the state’s natural resources. Instead, Scott Pruitt reassigned his staff to focus on filing lawsuits against the federal agency he’s now selected to lead. Records also […]
  
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• In break with Trump, EPA pick says climate change isn’t hoax

  18-01-2017 10:30
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, 48, is being fiercely opposed by environmental groups that point to fundraising ties with corporations he has sued to protect.
  
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• States argue in court for more say over endangered species

  18-01-2017 09:56
  
  DENVER (AP) — A battle over how to save endangered wolves in the Southwest moves to a federal appeals court Wednesday as judges hear arguments on whether states can block the federal government from reintroducing wildlife within their borders. The Interior Department is asking the Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a preliminary […]
  
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• Australia defends end of MH370 hunt; investigation continues

  18-01-2017 06:24
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — Australian officials defended their suspension of the fruitless deep-sea sonar search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, insisting on Wednesday that the enormous costs involved played no role in their decision to halt the nearly three-year hunt. Australia’s Transport Minister Darren Chester also said that while the search had been called off on […]
  
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• Man arrested in connection with series of Snohomish County espresso-stand robberies

  18-01-2017 06:16
  
  Authorities located the man after investigators say he robbed a bank in the city of Snohomish Tuesday, Everett police said. He’s been booked into the Snohomish County Jail.
  
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• Westbound I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass closed due to freezing rain, spinouts

  18-01-2017 05:28
  
  Officials planned to keep the the roadway closed overnight and reevaulate conditions Wednesday.
  
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• Snoqualmie Pass to stay closed Wednesday due to snow, trees on road, 67 collisions

  18-01-2017 05:28
  
  The State Patrol is keeping Interstate 90 through the mountains closed Wednesday and will evaluate Thursday when to open.
  
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• Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass closed due to freezing rain, spinouts

  18-01-2017 05:28
  
  Officials planned to keep the westbound stretch of the roadway closed overnight and reevaulate conditions Wednesday. As of late Tuesday, it was unclear when the eastbound direction would reopen.
  
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• Both directions of Snoqualmie Pass closed due to snow slides, 67 collisions

  18-01-2017 05:28
  
  The State Patrol kept the roadway closed overnight and will re-evaulate conditions on I-90 Wednesday.
  
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• Feds to trim funding for Columbia hatchery chinook

  18-01-2017 05:27
  
  Federal officials will reduce funding for the Columbia fall hatchery chinook to reduce risks that they pose to protected wild fish.
  
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• Ignore the carnival barker’s words on Inauguration Day

  18-01-2017 05:08
  
  The best way to handle the circus of Trump’s big speech Friday is to ignore it. Why? Even his spokesperson said he shouldn’t be judged by what comes out of his mouth.
  
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• Seattle City Council clears way for 3 more homeless camps

  18-01-2017 04:46
  
  The Seattle City Council lent support Tuesday to locating three new, authorized homeless encampments in Georgetown, in Licton Springs and on Myers Way South.
  
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• No handheld devices, no video allowed in distracted-driving bill

  18-01-2017 03:46
  
  State Rep. Jessyn Farrell, D-Seattle, has filed a bill to forbid use of handheld devices by drivers.
  
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• Homeless man suspected of torching Bellevue mosque is charged

  18-01-2017 02:26
  
  The suspect, a homeless man, has been arrested 50 times in Washington and has been convicted of three felonies — malicious mischief and assault — and 21 misdemeanors.
  
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• Oregon ocean tragedy underscores need for greater awareness

  18-01-2017 01:42
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One moment, Jayson Thomas was on the Oregon beach with his 3-year-old son. The next, they were gone, swept away by a “sneaker wave” as his wife looked on. The man and his boy were but the latest to be lost to a sneaker wave, which are prevalent in the Pacific […]
  
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• Deadly waves sweep father, son out to ocean, show dangers

  18-01-2017 01:42
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One moment, Jayson Thomas was on the Oregon beach with his 3-year-old son. The next, they were gone, swept away by a “sneaker wave” as his wife looked on. The man and his boy were but the latest to be lost to a sneaker wave, which are prevalent in the Pacific […]
  
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• Arsonist Martin Pang on the hook for nearly $3M in restitution, other legal costs

  18-01-2017 01:29
  
  For the second time in five years, arsonist Martin Pang has lost his bid to get out of paying restitution and extradition costs associated with the warehouse fire he set in 1995 that killed four Seattle firefighters. With interest, Pang is on the hook for nearly $3 million.
  
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• William Hilliard, former Oregonian editor, dies at 89

  18-01-2017 01:15
  
  William A. Hilliard, who became the first black reporter at The Oregonian newspaper and later its editor in a pioneering 42-year career, has died at 89.
  
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