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• Inslee signs bill allowing sunscreen in schools

  04-05-2017 23:48
  
  Starting now, students in Washington state no longer need a note from a doctor and parent to use sunscreen at school
  
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• WSU investigating racist video posted on Facebook

  04-05-2017 23:47
  
  Washington State University is investigating a video posted on Facebook that told black WSU students to “go back to Africa.”
  
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• How to send confidential tips to The Seattle Times

  04-05-2017 23:42
  
  Do you have sensitive information that we should consider investigating? We’d love to hear from you.
  
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• Facebook photo shows hate-crime suspect pointing gun at man, woman in Seattle

  04-05-2017 23:21
  
  The incident in Columbia City is being investigated as a possible hate crime because the armed man allegedly made derogatory remarks about the victims’ sexual orientation.
  
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• Facebook photo shows hate-crime suspect pointing gun at man, woman in Rainier Valley

  04-05-2017 23:21
  
  The incident in Columbia City is being investigated as a possible hate crime because the armed man allegedly made derogatory remarks about the victims’ sexual orientation.
  
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• More records fall: Median home price hits $722,000 in Seattle and $880,000 on Eastside

  04-05-2017 23:20
  
  King, Snohomish and Pierce counties all set record home prices in April, and brokers don’t anticipate any relief in sight as the supply of homes available continues to dwindle.
  
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• Judge orders lawyer for Mayor Ed Murray’s accuser to pay $5,000 for ethics violations

  04-05-2017 22:56
  
  A judge has slapped a $5,000 fine on the lead attorney in a sexual abuse lawsuit against Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, ruling the attorney, Lincoln Beauregard, has violated ethical standards with his aggressive tactics.
  
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• Hope fades for reopening three coastal razor clam beaches, and just Mocrocks remains in the mix

  04-05-2017 22:29
  
  State Fish and Wildlife has decided to end coastal razor clam digging on three beaches for the rest of this spring although Mocrocks remains on life support if it passes additional marine toxin testing. “I’m not at all surprised given what we have been seeing with a recent rise on marine toxin levels,” said Dan […]
  
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• Seattle’s legal tab for ex-officer’s golf-club arrest: $1.3 million

  04-05-2017 21:51
  
  The total reflects a jury award, defense costs and attorney fees to be paid to lawyers who represented William Wingate in his lawsuit against the city. In all, the financial fallout from the misdemeanor arrest is $1,278,479.85.
  
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• Man stabbed in neck during argument in Rainier Valley

  04-05-2017 21:06
  
  Seattle police officers say that the female suspect and the man know each other and believe the victim had been targeted.
  
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• Shhh. Hear the rustle of grass? Not so much now in US parks

  04-05-2017 20:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The call of the wild is getting harder to hear. Peaceful, natural sounds— bird songs, rushing rivers and rustling grass — are sometimes being drowned out by noise from people in many of America’s protected parks and wilderness areas, a new study finds. Scientists measured sound levels at 492 places — from […]
  
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• Oregon man who pointed pistol at Black Lives Matter protesters is banned from owning guns

  04-05-2017 20:10
  
  The man said he thought he had a right to point his gun at protesters. He was sentenced to 40 days in jail.
  
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• Reader responses: How do you feel about over-tinted car windows?

  04-05-2017 19:49
  
  Numerous readers responded via email and online to Traffic Lab’s story this week about vehicle-window tinting. Here’s what a few said.
  
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• Reichert will vote ‘no’ on GOP health-care bill

  04-05-2017 19:04
  
  U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert says the Republican health-care bill “falls short” and won’t get his vote.
  
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• Reichert votes ‘no’ on GOP health-care bill

  04-05-2017 19:04
  
  U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert says the Republican health-care bill “falls short” and won’t get his vote.
  
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• Record turnout at Long Beach for razor clam digs, and hope for more hinge on additional marine toxin testing

  04-05-2017 18:51
  
  Many coastal razor clam enthusiasts are crossing their fingers in hopes of digging more of these tasty bivalves this month, but much of that hinges on additional marine toxin testing. “It is a big unknown at this point, but we should know soon what the next round of marine toxin testing reveals,” said Dan Anyres, […]
  
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• Record crowds turnout at Long Beach for recent razor clam digs, and hope for more digs hinge on more marine toxin testing

  04-05-2017 18:51
  
  Many coastal razor clam enthusiasts are crossing their fingers in hopes of digging more of these tasty bivalves this month, but much of that hinges on additional marine toxin testing. “It is a big unknown at this point, but we should know soon what the next round of marine toxin testing reveals,” said Dan Anyres, […]
  
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• Humidity, warm temps in Seattle increase risk for thunderstorms

  04-05-2017 16:09
  
  Above-average temperatures in Seattle have increased the chances of severe thunderstorms for later Thursday.
  
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• Portraits of Homelessness

  04-05-2017 16:00
  
  Residents of several Seattle homeless encampments share their personal stories, life lessons, frustrations and dreams based on their experiences living without permanent shelter.
  
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• Not all taxes are wasted by the government

  04-05-2017 15:30
  
  Everyone has an opinion on taxes, as readers’ reactions to one of my recent columns revealed. But you have the power to do something about it — get educated, write a check, ring doorbells and vote, or write to council members and legislators.
  
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• New I-405 shoulder lane reduces northbound travel times — for now

  04-05-2017 15:30
  
  A new shoulder lane open for evening commutes on northbound I-405 between Bothell and Lynnwood is the first of several planned shoulder expansions on state highways in the coming years.
  
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• 5 shot, 1 woman fatally, in Central District, University District, South Seattle

  04-05-2017 15:20
  
  The Central District shooting early Thursday follows two others Wednesday evening that left one young woman dead and wounded a man in South Seattle, police said. A UW student was also shot early Wednesday.
  
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• Meet Lincoln Beauregard, the lawyer who gets ‘right up’ in Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s face

  04-05-2017 15:00
  
  Lincoln Beauregard, the lawyer handling the sexual abuse lawsuit against Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is angering opponents and raising ethical questions with his aggressive tactics. He also wins multimillion-dollar judgments, not bad for a onetime ninth-grade dropout.
  
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• Mayor Ed Murray won’t speak at Seattle Colleges commencement

  04-05-2017 15:00
  
  A spokesman for the Seattle Colleges said the decision not to have Seattle Mayor Ed Murray speak involved “a lot of factors,” including the length of the ceremony, the number of speakers and an effort to limit “the amount of things that can go wrong.”
  
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• Ballard High robotics team wins first place in competition

  04-05-2017 15:00
  
  Teams from Seattle’s Ballard High and from an after-school club in Bellevue place high in international robotics competition
  
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• World’s biggest X-ray laser sees first light

  04-05-2017 13:57
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say they have switched on the world’s biggest X-ray laser, designed to capture images of structures and processes at the atomic level. The DESY research center near Hamburg, Germany, said Thursday that bringing the laser to life for the first time “marks a new era of research in Europe.” Operators say […]
  
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• Weird, wonderful, or both? We asked the newsroom which teachers they’ve changed their minds about

  04-05-2017 13:00
  
  Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up. To commemorate the educators who’ve shaped us, we asked Seattle Times journalists which teachers made them see something in a new light.
  
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• Komodo dragon bites Singaporean tourist in Indonesia

  04-05-2017 11:42
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Komodo dragon has bitten an overly inquisitive tourist in Indonesia who ignored warnings about getting too close to the enormous reptile while it was eating, a national park official said. The tourist from Singapore was bitten on his leg Wednesday morning while taking pictures of the Komodo dragon, the world’s […]
  
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• Over 2,900 species: A look at Florida’s Indian River Lagoon

  04-05-2017 09:22
  
  ON THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, which is actually three lagoons stretching 156 miles along the state’s Atlantic Coast, is the nation’s biggest barrier island complex and its most biodiverse waterway, according to federal officials. Some facts about the lagoon: —It is home to more than 2,000 plant species, […]
  
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• Wildlife-rich lagoon in Florida threatened by building boom

  04-05-2017 09:15
  
  ON THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, Fla. (AP) — The most biologically diverse waterway in America is seriously ill. The Indian River Lagoon is repeatedly being choked with oxygen-robbing algae, its surface increasingly dotted with thousands of dead fish, manatees, birds and other creatures. The culprits: farm runoff and a huge influx of people that has […]
  
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• Florida’s building boom threatens wildlife-rich lagoon

  04-05-2017 09:15
  
  ON THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, Fla. (AP) — The most biologically diverse waterway in America is seriously ill. The Indian River Lagoon is repeatedly being choked with oxygen-robbing algae, its surface increasingly dotted with thousands of dead fish, manatees, birds and other creatures. The culprits: farm runoff and a huge influx of people that has […]
  
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• The latest opioid street mix causing concern: ‘Gray death’

  04-05-2017 06:49
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s being called “gray death” — a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addiction crisis. Investigators who nicknamed the street mixture have detected it or recorded overdoses blamed on it in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. The drug looks like concrete mix and varies in […]
  
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• Gray death: Dangerous opioid combo is latest mixing trend

  04-05-2017 06:49
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are issuing warnings about a new and dangerous opioid combo they’re dubbing “gray death” that underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addictions epidemic. Investigators say they’ve detected the mixture or recorded overdoses blamed on it in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. The drug looks like concrete mix and varies in […]
  
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• Dangerous opioid combo ‘gray death’ is latest mixing trend

  04-05-2017 06:49
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s being called “gray death” — a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addiction crisis. Investigators who nicknamed the mixture have detected it or recorded overdoses blamed on it in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. The drug looks like concrete mix and varies in consistency […]
  
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• Seattle police: Young woman fatally shot on Rainier Avenue South

  04-05-2017 06:05
  
  Officers were investigating the incident at Rainier Avenue South and South College Street in the Mount Baker area. A second shooting was reported around the same time, but it’s unknown if the two are related.
  
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• Joe Biden was in town, talking about Putin, international intrigue … and America

  04-05-2017 06:01
  
  The former U.S. vice president was in Seattle Wednesday, speaking at a joint meeting of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the Congress for a New Urbanism.
  
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• Co-workers: Lakewood, Pierce County officer who took his own life haunted by lawsuit testimony

  04-05-2017 05:52
  
  The News Tribune has learned that Arron Grant, 40, alluded to his longstanding distress in a text message sent before his death. He gave testimony in a lawsuit tied to his prior employment with the city of Seattle.
  
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• Mounds of snow on North Cascades Highway

  04-05-2017 04:13
  
  The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) doesn’t expect the roadway to reopen until June this year.
  
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• Plane lost power before crashing on Mukilteo street, says pilot

  04-05-2017 01:55
  
  The fiery crash of the single-engine plane was captured on a dashcam video. The pilot, 30, and a passenger did not report injuries, but two people on the ground had minor injuries, police say
  
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• Cheers to Paul Allen and other deep-pocket boosters of housing and education

  04-05-2017 00:08
  
  As the Puget Sound region struggles to overcome its homelessness challenge, private-sector support is critical, as highlighted by Paul Allen’s remarkable $30 million contribution.
  
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