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• Tony Reed sentenced to 14 months for helping brother bury slain Arlington couple

  17-04-2017 23:32
  
  Snohomish County prosecutors say Tony Reed helped hide the bodies of Patrick Shunn, 45, and his wife, Monique Patenaude, 46, after they were killed last April near Arlington.
  
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• Police: Man had threatened woman before she shot him on Capitol Hill

  17-04-2017 22:11
  
  The woman called police and claimed she was responsible for the shooting, Seattle police say. The man has been hospitalized.
  
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• Man shot on Capitol Hill; police interviewing woman, 19

  17-04-2017 22:11
  
  The woman called police and claimed she was responsible for the shooting, Seattle police say. The man has been hospitalized.
  
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• ‘Embers the size of golf balls’: Historic Sedro-Woolley building burns, front topples

  17-04-2017 22:03
  
  The three-story brick structure was a landmark in downtown Sedro-Woolley dating from the 1920s. It most recently housed a video-rental store.
  
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• Northbound I-5 repaving starts this week: 3 years, 22 miles, ‘some rough commutes’

  17-04-2017 21:07
  
  The Washington State Department of Transportation is beginning a massive repaving project of 22 miles of northbound Interstate 5 in and around Seattle.
  
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• I-5 repaving starts this week: 3 years, 22 miles, ‘some rough commutes’

  17-04-2017 21:07
  
  The Washington State Department of Transportation is beginning a massive repaving project of 22 miles of northbound Interstate 5 in and around Seattle.
  
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• Who is Mike McGinn? The basics on former Seattle mayor who wants his job back

  17-04-2017 20:43
  
  Mike McGinn was a fiercely independent mayor who clashed with the City Council over police reform and the Highway 99 tunnel project and pushed for bike lanes and light rail. Here’s what you need to know about the man.
  
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• Kids find syringes at Portland Easter egg hunt

  17-04-2017 20:26
  
  The syringes were in a bottle that was hidden in bushes at a playground that’s across from a church.
  
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• Poll: Americans think marijuana’s safer than opioids, but pregnant women shouldn’t use

  17-04-2017 20:03
  
  With the opioid epidemic getting a lot of attention these days, and 2 million Americans are thought to be hooked on the pills, could cannabis be an alternative? Doctors technically don't prescribe it for pain, but medical use is permitted in some states, including Washington.
  
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• NASA providing 1st live 360-degree view of Tuesday rocket launch

  17-04-2017 19:55
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Want the world’s best, up-close view of a rocket launch without being right there at the pad? For the first time, cameras will provide live 360-degree video of a rocket heading toward space. NASA will provide the 360 stream Tuesday as an unmanned Atlas rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral, […]
  
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• NASA providing 1st live 360-degree view of rocket launch this morning

  17-04-2017 19:55
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Want the world’s best, up-close view of a rocket launch without being right there at the pad? For the first time, cameras will provide live 360-degree video of a rocket heading toward space. NASA will provide the 360 stream Tuesday as an unmanned Atlas rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral, […]
  
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• Arcan Cetin, man accused of killing 5 in Cascade Mall shooting, dies in jail

  17-04-2017 18:53
  
  Arcan Cetin was accused of opening fire with a Ruger .22-caliber rifle on Sept. 23, 2016, killing five people.
  
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• Trump reportedly ‘very upset’ with Amanda Knox for voting for Hillary Clinton

  17-04-2017 18:39
  
  Trump was a vocal supporter of Knox during her incarceration and trial in Italy and, according to The New York Times, is not happy that the Seattle native voted for Hillary Clinton for president.
  
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• Search suspended for 2 men missing in Olympic National Park

  17-04-2017 18:38
  
  One man, from Bellevue, has been missing since April 5. The second man, from New Jersey, was reported overdue on April 10.
  
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• Woman struck by light-rail train in South Seattle

  17-04-2017 18:18
  
  A woman was struck by a light-rail train Monday morning. Her injuries were not considered life-threatening, officials said.
  
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• Woman struck by light-rail train in Sodo

  17-04-2017 18:18
  
  A woman was struck by a light-rail train Monday morning. Her injuries were not considered life-threatening, officials said.
  
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• Canada glacier melt reroutes itself in rare case of ‘river piracy’

  17-04-2017 18:08
  
  Scientists have witnessed the first modern case of what they call "river piracy" and they blame global warming. Most of the water gushing from a glacier in northwest Canada last year suddenly switched from one river to another.
  
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• Canada glacier melt rerouted in rare case of ‘river piracy’

  17-04-2017 18:08
  
  Scientists have witnessed the first modern case of what they call "river piracy" and they blame global warming. Most of the water gushing from a glacier in northwest Canada last year suddenly switched from one river to another.
  
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• Experts: Ship may have hit endangered whale found dead off Cape Cod

  17-04-2017 17:49
  
  BOURNE, Mass. (AP) — Researchers say preliminary findings show a North Atlantic right whale may have been struck by a ship before the animal was found dead in Massachusetts waters. Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say bruising consistent with blunt trauma could be evidence of a ship strike. North Atlantic right whales […]
  
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• Former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn to run against incumbent Ed Murray

  17-04-2017 17:45
  
  The fiercely independent mayor who clashed with the City Council over police reform and the Highway 99 tunnel project and pushed for bike lanes and light rail announced his candidacy via Twitter this morning, setting up a potential rematch with the man who unseated him in 2013.
  
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• Seattle mom’s side-by-side images of twins vs. single pregnancy have viewers ‘losing it’

  17-04-2017 17:42
  
  Vlogger Natalie Bennett posted a video and pictures on her social media channels, and parenting sites took notice.
  
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• Seattle mom’s side-by-side images of twins vs. single pregnancy has viewers ‘losing it’

  17-04-2017 17:42
  
  Vlogger Natalie Bennett posted a video and pictures on her social media channels, and parenting sites took notice.
  
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• Give architects a mission and some money, and KeyArena looks pretty good all of a sudden

  17-04-2017 16:00
  
  Though many local fans have focused their arena debating on traffic and rooting for one project site over another, the reality is that the saga today is as much about architecture and innovation as anything.
  
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• Seattle’s drive to help homeless may displace overnight-shelter provider

  17-04-2017 15:30
  
  Seattle’s efforts to develop a new 24-hour facility for housing the homeless have displaced longtime overnight-shelter provider Operation Nightwatch.
  
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• City’s drive to help homeless may displace overnight-shelter provider

  17-04-2017 15:30
  
  Seattle’s efforts to develop a new 24-hour facility for housing the homeless have displaced longtime overnight-shelter provider Operation Nightwatch.
  
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• With thousands of pedestrians, why are vehicles allowed on Seattle’s Pike Place?

  17-04-2017 15:00
  
  In this week’s Q&A, we ask why vehicles have access to the old roadway through Pike Place Market when it’s already clogged with pedestrians on busy days.
  
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• ‘The Poet of Weather Cams’: How one man’s obsession for capturing nature’s drama on Puget Sound became a worldwide online hit

  17-04-2017 15:00
  
  Greg Johnson’s Skunk Bay Weather website at the northern tip of Kitsap County has thousands of fans, including the U.S. Department of Defense Network.
  
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• Student Loan Transparency Act passes in Olympia

  17-04-2017 13:00
  
  A new law will require Washington colleges to help students keep track of how much they owe in student loans and tell them what they can expect to pay monthly when they graduate.
  
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• New state law will make it clear just how much that student loan will cost you

  17-04-2017 13:00
  
  A bill that is expected to be signed into law will require Washington colleges to help students keep track of how much they owe in student loans and tell them what they can expect to pay monthly when they graduate.
  
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• Workers relieve pressure on leaking Alaska oil well

  17-04-2017 10:02
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal and state workers have reduced the amount of pressure in an oil well that is misting natural gas on Alaska’s frozen North Slope, officials said. Workers from the Alaska Department of Conservation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday night were able to connect hoses to valves that allow […]
  
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• Popular Oregon Republican lawmaker faces angry crowd at town-hall session

  17-04-2017 09:45
  
  HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — In the auditorium of his old middle school just blocks from where he still lives, the congressman who is a lead author of the stalled House Republican health-care bill was treated like the villain in a class play. It didn’t matter that Rep. Greg Walden was on a first-name basis […]
  
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• Kids prefer the TV for their viewing, but love other devices

  17-04-2017 08:13
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Grace Ellis has never known a time when you needed a TV to watch TV. The North Attleboro, Massachusetts, fifth-grader watches shows like “Liv and Maddie,” ”Jessie” and “The Lodge” on her laptop, iPad and phone. “Sometimes I watch TV in the car,” she says. “I have ballet every day, so […]
  
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• Kirkland couple dead in apparent murder-suicide

  17-04-2017 06:01
  
  The bodies of a Kirkland couple in their 60s were discovered Sunday after what police described as an apparent murder-suicide
  
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• Washington state lawmakers push to let kids use sunscreen in school

  17-04-2017 04:01
  
  A state Senate bill would exempt sunblock from being classified as a medication so children could use it on campus, at school-sponsored events or during field trips without a note from a doctor and parent.
  
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• Kindness, courage help Stanwood quadriplegic two years after devastating accident

  17-04-2017 03:30
  
  Todd Duitsman has made extraordinary progress since he suffered spinal-cord injuries while body surfing at Big Beach on Maui in 2014. And with unfailing grace and good humor, he inspires others.
  
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• High on a ridge over the Columbia, Wild Horses Monument tells a story

  17-04-2017 03:15
  
  The monument by artist and sculptor David Govedare is not yet finished.
  
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• Privacy breach at Yakima Virginia Mason Memorial hospital affects 419 patients

  17-04-2017 00:58
  
  Hospital reports hospital employees improperly accessed patient records for unknown reasons; thought to be a case of ‘snooping,’ says hospital official.
  
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