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• Issaquah Press shutting down in February

  19-01-2017 23:37
  
  The closure brings an end to the 117-year-old paper and its three small sister papers. Expectations of continued declines in print newspaper advertising outweighed savings from cuts, the company’s general manager said.
  
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• Feds: Natural gas leaking from pipeline in Gulf of Mexico

  19-01-2017 22:04
  
  CAMERON, La. (AP) — Federal regulators say a pipeline is leaking natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard are responding to the leak, reported Wednesday, in waters roughly 30 miles southwest of Cameron, Louisiana. Federal authorities say the […]
  
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• Seattle’s cleanups of homeless encampments violate rights, new lawsuit claims

  19-01-2017 22:01
  
  Seattle and the state transportation department are violating the rights of people living outside when they seize and destroy their property, says a federal class-action lawsuit filed Thursday.
  
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• Will Trump’s energy secretary pick Rick Perry clean up Hanford nuclear site?

  19-01-2017 21:19
  
  In a confirmation hearing, Sen. Maria Cantwell pushed Rick Perry to commit to cleaning up the Hanford nuclear reservation.
  
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• Oregon man admits groping girl, 13, on Dallas-to-Portland flight

  19-01-2017 20:46
  
  An American Airlines flight attendant was delivering snacks during the June flight when she noticed the man’s hand in the victim’s crotch area.
  
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• Costco to pay $11.75M over handling of opioids and other drugs

  19-01-2017 20:38
  
  Costco will pay $11.75 million to settle allegations that some of its pharmacies improperly filled prescriptions for controlled substances and failed to properly track opioids and other dangerous drugs, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.
  
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• Escalators continue to fail at light-rail stations, frustrating riders

  19-01-2017 20:33
  
  UW Station is the latest Seattle-area transit stop where escalator failures have become part of the daily routine.
  
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• California scientist names moth species after Donald Trump

  19-01-2017 19:29
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A scientist in California has named a newly discovered moth species after President-elect Donald Trump, saying the white and yellow scales on the insect’s head are reminiscent of Trump’s blond hairdo. The moth was named Neopalpa donadltrumpi by evolutionary biologist Dr. Vazrick Nazari, who discovered it while dissecting moths and noticing that […]
  
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• Skiers rejoice: Snow is returning to the Cascades after wet, icy storms

  19-01-2017 19:26
  
  Highways reopening after icy rains create winter hazards.
  
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• Local ski areas weather deluge and winds with more snowfall forecast in days ahead

  19-01-2017 19:26
  
  The wild weather and road closures are clearly moving into the rear view mirror, and skiers and snowboarders can look forward to more fantastic conditions in the days ahead. Places like the Summit at Snoqualmie were closed Thursday, but state Department of Transportation was working diligently on getting I-90 – the major east- and west-bound […]
  
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• Boulders cleared, Zion National Park road open slide

  19-01-2017 19:16
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a scenic drive at Zion National Park in Utah is open again after crews using fire hoses removed massive boulders that tumbled onto the road nearly a week ago. Park officials said Thursday Zion Scenic Drive is passable to the increasing flow of visitors making the trip even […]
  
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• Rain, snow storms pummel the West; more wet weather on way

  19-01-2017 17:20
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — More winter snow and rain pummeled the West on Thursday as the first in a series of expected storms soaked morning commuters in much of California, dumped 18 more inches of snow in the Sierra Nevada and closed schools in Oregon. The first of three anticipated winter storms hit the Lake […]
  
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• California getting soaked with series of heavy storms

  19-01-2017 17:20
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Winter’s run of snow and rain goes another round with the West as the first in a series of storms soaks much of California and icy conditions close schools in Oregon despite a thaw in some areas. Californians on Thursday saw snarling commutes, downed trees and heavy snow in the mountains. […]
  
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• Check out huge boulder blocking highway near Lake Crescent

  19-01-2017 17:04
  
  The boulder forced the closure of Highway 101 near Crescent Lake on the Olympic Peninsula.
  
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• SeaTac man hit by stray bullet dies

  19-01-2017 16:29
  
  The bullet was fired from outside a nearby home and came through the victim’s bedroom wall as he slept, investigators said.
  
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• 74-year-old SeaTac man struck in head by stray bullet has died

  19-01-2017 16:29
  
  The bullet was fired from outside a nearby home and came through the victim’s bedroom wall as he slept, investigators said.
  
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• 74-year-old man struck in head by stray bullet while he slept in SeaTac home

  19-01-2017 16:29
  
  A bullet fired in a shooting outside a nearby home came through the victim’s bedroom wall and struck him as he slept, investigators said.
  
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• Icy conditions, downed trees close Snoqualmie Pass for second day

  19-01-2017 16:00
  
  Icy roads and sliding snow have made it unsafe for crews to do the work necessary to reopen the highway. State officials will reassess conditions Thursday.
  
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• I-90 eastbound lanes of Snoqualmie Pass reopen after ice storm; westbound lanes expected to open tonight

  19-01-2017 16:00
  
  Icy roads and sliding snow made it unsafe for crews to do the work necessary to reopen the highway in Thursday morning. Some lanes were reopened late Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Foreign students at Washington colleges wonder: Are they still welcome?

  19-01-2017 16:00
  
  Washington colleges and international students have been a good match for years, but tensions are rising.
  
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• Eastbound lanes of Snoqualmie Pass to reopen Thursday afternoon after ice storm

  19-01-2017 16:00
  
  Icy roads and sliding snow have made it unsafe for crews to do the work necessary to reopen the highway. State officials will reassess conditions Thursday.
  
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• What you need to know about Inauguration Day protests, events in Seattle

  19-01-2017 15:42
  
  As many as 50,000 people are expected to attend a rally and march Saturday for women's rights and social equality, and other Inauguration Day protests are planned. Here's what we know.
  
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• ‘We had something’: African Americans look back with pride and pain on Obama’s tenure

  19-01-2017 15:30
  
  At Seattle’s Central Area Senior Center, people who gathered for bridge and lunch reflect on a president some thought they’d never live to see. They noted he faced fierce and sometimes personal attacks and “showed people how to be a president.”
  
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• ‘Stirred out of our complacency’: Women ready for march after Trump inauguration, and newfound political activism

  19-01-2017 15:03
  
  After a contentious presidential campaign that brought issues of sexual assault and women’s equality to the forefront, many women in Western Washington are getting politically involved, some for the first time in their lives.
  
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• How did Trump’s education pick Betsy DeVos do in confirmation hearing?

  19-01-2017 15:01
  
  Senate Democrats grill the president-elect’s nominee for U.S. education secretary, who struggled to answer basic questions about public schools.
  
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• Washington tries to fix paid leave law dormant since 2007

  19-01-2017 15:00
  
  Washington state created a family leave program a decade ago that required many employers to offer paid time off for new parents. But the law fizzled out because lawmakers never came up with a way to pay for it.
  
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• Seattle band ‘Thunderpussy’ awaits Supreme Court ruling on controversial names

  19-01-2017 15:00
  
  The nation's highest court heard arguments about whether the name of the all-Asian, Portland band the Slants is too “disparaging” for a federal trademark. The fate of other names — from Seattle band Thunderpussy to the Washington Redskins — hangs in the balance, too.
  
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• Right-winger Milo Yiannopoulos sold out for WSU, UW speeches

  19-01-2017 15:00
  
  Both the University of Washington and Washington State University expect to host controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos this week. At some other universities, his speeches have been canceled.
  
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• Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos sold out for WSU, UW speeches

  19-01-2017 15:00
  
  Both the University of Washington and Washington State University expect to host controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos this week. At some other universities, his speeches have been canceled.
  
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• Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos sold out for UW speech; WSU event canceled due to weather

  19-01-2017 15:00
  
  The University of Washington expects Friday to host controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos. At some other universities, his speeches have been canceled or postponed.
  
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• Israel’s national library acquires famed Judaica collection

  19-01-2017 13:25
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The National Library of Israel said Thursday it has acquired what is considered the world’s greatest private collection of Hebrew books and manuscripts. The Valmadonna Trust Library contains some 10,000 items — including a 15th century copy of the Hebrew Bible and one of the only two surviving copies of a 16th […]
  
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• Spanish tourist towns post 1st snowfalls in decades

  19-01-2017 12:29
  
  MADRID (AP) — Officials have placed more than half of Spain’s 50 provinces under alert for heavy snow and sleet storms, with southern tourist towns reporting their first snowfalls in decades. Authorities in the southeastern resort town of Torrevieja say that emergency services are on alert for flooding. Intense sleet storms came hours after the […]
  
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• Europe’s Galileo satellites hit by anomalies

  19-01-2017 10:49
  
  PARIS (AP) — The European Space Agency opened an investigation on Thursday into anomalies that have affected five of the first 18 Galileo satellites in orbit. The agency, which launched the navigation system last December, said however that the failures are not affecting the satellites’ proper functioning. The Galileo system, named after the Italian engineer […]
  
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• Hawaii bill aims for 100 percent renewable transportation

  19-01-2017 10:36
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii has the most aggressive renewable energy targets in the nation, aiming for its utilities to get 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2045. Now advocates want to extend that goal to the transportation sector to urge all forms of ground transportation to fuel up using renewable sources by […]
  
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• GOP governors who turned down Medicaid money have hands out

  19-01-2017 10:12
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican governors who turned down billions in federal dollars from an expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health care law now have their hands out in hopes the GOP Congress comes up with a new formula to provide insurance for low-income Americans. The other GOP governors who agreed to […]
  
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• Even in Alaska, temps as low as -59 are hard to handle

  19-01-2017 08:36
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Cynthia Erickson woke up early, hoping her four furnaces were working. She owns a grocery store and the building that houses the post office in the village of Tanana, Alaska, which ranked as the coldest place in the state Wednesday. The official temperature at the airport with a single gravel runway […]
  
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• NASA study in Hawaii paving way for human travel to Mars

  19-01-2017 08:30
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — A group of NASA-funded researchers are poised to enter an isolated geodesic dome on a Hawaii volcano to study human behavior for long-term space exploration, including a planned voyage to Mars. The six crew members head into their new home Thursday on the Big Island’s Mauna Loa volcano for an eight-month stay. […]
  
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• Sally Jewell reflects on time as secretary of the Interior

  19-01-2017 06:55
  
  Outgoing Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell reflects on her tenure running the agency that oversees nearly 20 percent of the nation’s land, including national parks, and relationships with Indian tribes. Her next step: a long road trip before returning home to Seattle.
  
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• Donors, drugmakers offer $500 million to control global epidemics

  19-01-2017 05:56
  
  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is among the first, and largest, donors to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, which will develop and stockpile vaccines against three known viral threats.
  
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• Injured veterans will be covered for fertility services

  19-01-2017 04:08
  
  New VA coverage will start Thursday to cover the costs of assisted reproductive technology for veterans who, due to service injuries, are unable to conceive.
  
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• Suspect in fatal drunken-driving crash to be arraigned on vehicular-homicide charge

  19-01-2017 01:37
  
  The victim, Athen Nguyen, a 22-year-old University of Washington graduate, died from his injuries two days after the Dec. 31 crash.
  
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• Suspect in fatal drunken-driving crash to be arraigned on homicide charge

  19-01-2017 01:37
  
  The victim, Athen Nguyen, a 22-year-old University of Washington graduate, died from his injuries two days after the Dec. 31 crash.
  
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• First of 3 more storms hits California as drought retreats

  19-01-2017 01:14
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The worst area of drought in California has significantly narrowed to a small region northwest of Los Angeles that has stubbornly failed to benefit from Pacific storms that have drenched much of the state since the fall and were lining up again Wednesday. Just 2.1 percent of the state is now […]
  
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• Labor leader Teresa Mosqueda announces run for Seattle City Council

  19-01-2017 01:00
  
  Teresa Mosqueda, a labor-movement leader, is running for Position 8 on the Seattle City Council this year. She joins an already crowded field.
  
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• State AG sues student loan company, alleging unfair and deceptive practices

  19-01-2017 00:08
  
  The state attorney general is suing the nation’s largest servicer of student loans, alleging that it steered students into expensive loans that they had little chance of repaying, and then used unfair and deceptive collection tactics.
  
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