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• Pedestrian killed in Burien hit-and-run; police seek driver

  25-02-2017 22:19
  
  King County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a vehicle with right-front damage, in connection with the fatality.
  
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• Washington’s most common crime shouldn’t be one, new report says

  25-02-2017 21:19
  
  Taxpayers spend more than $40 million a year to prosecute cases of ‘third-degree driving with a suspended license,’ the Washington chapter of the ACLU found. Drivers have been charged 1.4 million times since it became a criminal offense in 1993.
  
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• Thorny skate will not be added to endangered species list

  25-02-2017 19:42
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government says the thorny skate will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Environmental groups argued that the thorny skate’s decline in the northwest Atlantic Ocean was considerable enough to afford it protections set aside for endangered animals. But the National Marine Fisheries Service says it disagrees. Documents […]
  
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• ‘Big pool of blood’: Redmond man shoots cougar in research cage

  25-02-2017 18:00
  
  A Redmond man at first denied the cougar he killed last year was in a live trap when he shot it, but later pleaded guilty to a related charge and was fined $1,300.
  
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• Sport ocean summer chinook fishery could be dandy based on computer-generated paper fish, more forecasts will be announced Tuesday

  25-02-2017 17:08
  
  More salmon returns have been disclosed ahead of the salmon forecast public meeting on Tuesday in Olympia, and if they are correct then anglers should see some pretty decent king fishing off the coast. The Columbia River fall chinook forecast of 582,600 (951,300 was forecast last year with an actual return of 643,300) was announced […]
  
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• Mayor’s bid to business on homeless is a stretch

  25-02-2017 17:00
  
  Does Seattle Mayor Ed Murray take business and Seattle’s strong economy for granted? Maybe not. But he shouldn’t assume the golden goose is invulnerable to outside shocks or policy blunders from City Hall.
  
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• Town-hall avoiders include Democratic Sens. Murray and Cantwell, too

  25-02-2017 16:30
  
  While Republicans have made headlines for dodging town-hall meetings, Washington’s Democratic U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell have long avoided them too.
  
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• After the sewage flood: cleaning up at West Point treatment plant

  25-02-2017 16:00
  
  It could be at least April before catastrophic damage to the West Point treatment plant is repaired. Meanwhile the plant’s wastewater treatment capacity is crippled.
  
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• Maine’s smelts, sought by ice fishermen, have strong winter

  25-02-2017 15:41
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ice fishing for smelts is a winter tradition in Maine, where the small fish are fried and eaten whole. Fishermen and fish camp owners say this smelt-fishing season has been a robust one after the mild winter last year produced hardly any smelts. The ice has been thick enough for fishing […]
  
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• Justice Dept. wants appeal of Trump’s travel ban put on hold

  25-02-2017 09:02
  
  A government motion filed Friday says all actions on the appeal should be stopped because Trump intends to issue a new executive order that addresses some of the constitutional concerns raised by his executive order.
  
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• Justice Dept. wants appeal of Trump travel ban put on hold

  25-02-2017 09:02
  
  A government motion filed Friday says all actions on the appeal should be stopped because Trump intends to issue a new executive order that addresses some of the constitutional concerns raised by his executive order.
  
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• Milk from Tenino dairy recalled after E. coli found

  25-02-2017 08:48
  
  The raw milk being recalled was sold throughout Western Washington. Retail raw milk is legal to sell and buy in Washington state, but the potential health risks are serious, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  
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• Nine tax hikes in one mayoral term? Welcome to Seattle

  25-02-2017 06:21
  
  Yes, only in Seattle would a mayor propose that many new taxes in his first term. And we would love him for it!
  
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• Bellevue transit tunnel underway, but no giant drill for this job

  25-02-2017 06:18
  
  Digging has begun on Bellevue’s future downtown transit tunnel, but there’s no Bertha or any other submarine-like giant drill with a famous nickname.
  
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• ‘The Martian’ best-seller lands in classrooms minus the F-words

  25-02-2017 05:59
  
  Apart from the four-letter words, “The Martian” is a science teacher’s dream text: a gripping story that hinges on the hero’s ability to solve a series of complex problems, using his knowledge of physics, chemistry, astronomy and math to stay alive on a hostile planet.
  
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• Teen shot 4 times by Arlington police was not armed and didn’t lunge at officers, her lawyers say

  25-02-2017 05:47
  
  Two Everett attorneys representing an Arlington teen shot by police last week said Friday their client wasn’t armed with a knife and questioned the police account of the shooting that critically injured the 17-year-old girl.
  
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• Lawyers: Teen girl not armed, didn’t lunge at cops who shot her 4 times

  25-02-2017 05:47
  
  Two Everett attorneys representing an Arlington teen shot by police last week said Friday their client wasn’t armed with a knife and questioned the police account of the shooting that critically injured the 17-year-old girl.
  
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• Stranger sexually assaults U District woman, police say

  25-02-2017 04:31
  
  Seattle officers say the woman reported she was sexually assaulted in her bedroom Thursday morning.
  
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• Police: Stranger sexually assaults U District woman

  25-02-2017 04:31
  
  Seattle officers say the woman reported she was sexually assaulted in her bedroom Thursday morning.
  
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• Deadly-force bill stalls in Olympia

  25-02-2017 04:23
  
  Washington lawmakers have dealt a setback to a bill to make it easier for prosecutors to charge law-enforcement officers who use deadly force. But advocates seeking change say there’s still hope for a compromise.
  
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• Bill on police use of deadly force stalls in Olympia

  25-02-2017 04:23
  
  Washington lawmakers have dealt a setback to a bill to make it easier for prosecutors to charge law-enforcement officers who use deadly force. But advocates seeking change say there’s still hope for a compromise.
  
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• Seattle utilities manager suspected in men’s-room voyeurism

  25-02-2017 04:06
  
  Police are investigating suspected voyeurism after a camera was found in the men’s room of Seattle City Light’s service center. A manager has been placed on administrative leave.
  
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• Seattle City Light manager suspected in men’s-room voyeurism

  25-02-2017 04:06
  
  Police are investigating suspected voyeurism after a camera was found in the men’s room of Seattle City Light’s service center. A manager has been placed on administrative leave.
  
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• Man charged with kidnapping girlfriend, shooting her ex’s father

  25-02-2017 03:41
  
  King County prosecutors have charged a 23-year-old Kent man with kidnapping and attempted murder, accusing him of holding his girlfriend at gunpoint and shooting the father of her ex-boyfriend.
  
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• Looking for faithful fans of Emerald City Comicon

  25-02-2017 01:06
  
  If you're a die-hard Emerald City Comicon attendee, we want to hear from you.
  
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• VX nerve agent used in Kim Jong Nam killing is highly lethal

  25-02-2017 00:00
  
  A closer look at the VX nerve agent that Malaysian police say was used to kill the half brother of North Korea’s leader.
  
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