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• Officer fatally shoots man in Auburn

  10-06-2017 23:35
  
  The officer shot the man after police got a call about an armed man trying to enter a home with people inside.
  
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• Long-simmering discord led to The Evergreen State College’s viral moment

  10-06-2017 19:17
  
  At The Evergreen State College, students have disrupted events, charged the school with racism and listed demands ever since the academic year began. Protests finally exploded in late May when students took over an administration building and an anonymous threat shut down the campus.
  
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• Long-simmering discord led to Evergreen’s viral moment

  10-06-2017 19:17
  
  At The Evergreen State College, students have disrupted events, charged the school with racism and listed demands ever since the academic year began. Protests finally exploded in late May when students took over an administration building and an anonymous threat shut down the campus.
  
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• Discord at Evergreen State simmered for a year before it boiled over

  10-06-2017 19:17
  
  At The Evergreen State College, students have disrupted events, charged the school with racism and listed demands ever since the academic year began. Protests finally exploded in late May when students took over an administration building and an anonymous threat shut down the campus.
  
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• Walla Walla-born Adam West, who played 1960s-era Batman, dies at 88

  10-06-2017 18:41
  
  Adam West, whose straight-faced portrayal of Batman in a 1960s TV series lifted the tight-clad Caped Crusader into the national consciousness, has died at age 88, his family said Saturday on a verified Facebook page. West died Friday night after “a short but brave battle with leukemia,” the family statement said. West played the superhero […]
  
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• Adam West, who played 1960s-era Batman, dies at 88

  10-06-2017 18:41
  
  Adam West, whose straight-faced portrayal of Batman in a 1960s TV series lifted the tight-clad Caped Crusader into the national consciousness, has died at age 88, his family said Saturday on a verified Facebook page. West died Friday night after “a short but brave battle with leukemia,” the family statement said. West played the superhero […]
  
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• Russian nanotechnology official arrested for fraud

  10-06-2017 17:10
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A top official for the Russian government’s nanotechnology promotion arm has been detained on fraud charges. The state Investigative Committee announced the arrest of Andrei Gorkov on Saturday. He is the managing director for investment of Rusnano, a state company that invests in nanotechnology projects. Rusnano has been touted by the government […]
  
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• Why many Seattle NBA fans prefer Sodo arena project over KeyArena rebuild

  10-06-2017 17:00
  
  Many Seattle sports fans are holding back their enthusiasm despite the impressive prospect of a sparkling KeyArena upgrade. They simply haven’t been convinced that the Oak View Group’s Tim Leiweke is as committed as Chris Hansen to getting the NBA back to Seattle.
  
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• UW professors hold after-sunset finals for Muslims fasting during Ramadan

  10-06-2017 17:00
  
  Finals at University of Washington have occurred during the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast during the day. Some professors at the Bothell campus are keeping their doors open until midnight to allow students who fast to do their best.
  
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• Speaking of Business: ‘The family wants to keep control of its legacy”

  10-06-2017 17:00
  
  The week’s best business quotes cover Nordstrom, Paine Field, pilotless airplanes and more.
  
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• Seattle’s boom-and-bust cycle may not be behind us

  10-06-2017 17:00
  
  From the famous 1889 conflagration that first boosted Seattle’s economy, this had been a place of extreme booms and busts. Has a more diverse economy ended the wild ride?
  
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• Family-owned apple orchards lose ground as state’s top crop faces many pressures

  10-06-2017 17:00
  
  Across the state, midsize farms are being stamped out by economic and social pressure. The apple industry highlights some of the reasons for an increasingly consolidated industry.
  
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• Bucking the luxury housing trend, $500M in new apartments designed to help Seattle’s shrinking middle class

  10-06-2017 17:00
  
  Two Seattle firms are putting $500 million into building “workforce apartments” rather than the luxury units now sprouting all over. Spectrum Development and Laird Norton Partners will focus on areas like First Hill and Pioneer Square where rents are becoming out of reach.
  
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• Bucking the luxury housing trend, $500M in new apartments aim to help Seattle’s shrinking middle class

  10-06-2017 17:00
  
  Two Seattle firms are putting $500 million into building “workforce apartments” rather than the luxury units now sprouting all over. Spectrum Development and Laird Norton Partners will focus on areas like First Hill and Pioneer Square where rents are becoming out of reach.
  
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• Seattle’s ‘March Against Sharia’ set for City Hall Plaza

  10-06-2017 16:30
  
  A group that claims Islamic Sharia law is a threat to American values is holding a demonstration at Seattle City Hall on Saturday. A counter-protest is scheduled for the same time.
  
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• Seattle’s ‘March Against Sharia,’ counterprotest begin at City Hall Plaza

  10-06-2017 16:30
  
  A group that claims Islamic Sharia law is a threat to American values is holding a demonstration at Seattle City Hall on Saturday. A larger counter-demonstration is also at City Hall.
  
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• Counterprotest overshadows Seattle’s ‘March Against Sharia’; assault arrests follow main event

  10-06-2017 16:30
  
  A counterprotest to show support for Muslims drew a much larger crowd than the demonstration sponsoredby ACT for America, a group claiming that Islamic Sharia law -- which is not in effect in the United States -- is a threat to American values.
  
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• Medina residents win fight to oust cell tower in city park

  10-06-2017 16:00
  
  T-Mobile has agreed to an alternate location for a cell tower placed in Fairweather Park, ending a federal lawsuit. Residents had sued the city, saying it was failing to enforce its own land-use ordinances.
  
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• Want a front-row seat at your child’s graduation? Bidding starts at $200

  10-06-2017 15:00
  
  Across the Seattle area, schools and parent-teacher organizations auction off prime seats and parking spots for graduation ceremonies to the highest bidders. Critics worry that favoring deep pockets sends a bad message.
  
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• Man, 18, arrested in killing of Ballard woman

  10-06-2017 08:51
  
  A family member discovered the woman’s body inside the home they shared.
  
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• Female’s death being investigated in Ballard

  10-06-2017 08:51
  
  Seattle police were investigating the death of a female who lived on Northwest 47th Street.
  
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• $1.8B methanol plant gains key permit from Washington state — with conditions

  10-06-2017 04:49
  
  Washington state approves a permit for the Cowlitz County methanol plant, but adds a requirement to reduce or offset carbon emissions.
  
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• $1.8B methanol plant gains key permit from Washington state

  10-06-2017 04:49
  
  Washington state approves a permit for the Cowlitz County methanol plant, but adds a requirement to reduce or offset carbon emissions.
  
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• First to lose Obamacare? The sickest county in the state

  10-06-2017 04:40
  
  Obamacare is starting to crack, starting in our state’s sickest spot, Grays Harbor County. But the plan isn’t to fix it. It’s to make it dramatically worse.
  
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• 100-year-old Seattleite knits baby sweaters and, boy, is she good

  10-06-2017 04:31
  
  Virginia Carmichael of West Seattle started with just one sweater for a needy baby, and then she just ... kept ... going.
  
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• Seattle report on homeless-encampment cleanups calls for clarity on rules

  10-06-2017 03:27
  
  A Seattle Office of Civil Rights report about cleanups of homeless encampments addresses issues of notice and storing belongings.
  
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• Federal Way woman charged in death of boyfriend’s toddler son

  10-06-2017 01:58
  
  Angelo Salvatore, 2, was removed from life support on Feb. 7, three days after he was admitted to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, charging papers say.
  
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• Suspect in deadly White Center shooting released from custody as additional witnesses sought

  10-06-2017 01:31
  
  The Tacoma woman is accused of fatally shooting her former roommate at a White Center apartment building early Tuesday during a party thrown by the victim.
  
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• Authorities free suspect in White Center killing; additional witnesses sought

  10-06-2017 01:31
  
  The Tacoma woman is accused of fatally shooting her former roommate at a White Center apartment building early Tuesday during a party thrown by the victim.
  
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• Man charged with murder in baseball-bat attack at Seattle homeless encampment

  10-06-2017 01:18
  
  The King County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Dillon Graham, 24, who suffered multiple blows to the back and right side of his skull,
  
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• Seattle hotel-worker rights intact after King County judge tosses lawsuit

  10-06-2017 00:59
  
  Judge John Erlick said Initiative 124 and the resulting Seattle ordinance neither violate the federal and state constitutions nor conflict with existing laws.
  
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• Seattle hotel-worker rights intact after judge tosses hotel-owners’ lawsuit

  10-06-2017 00:59
  
  Initiative 124, approved by voters last year, gave certain Seattle hotel workers new rights related to assault and sexual harassment, injuries, workloads, medical care and changes in hotel ownership.
  
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• Middle school principal attacked with spear, club released from hospital

  10-06-2017 00:42
  
  The suspected attackers, two siblings 16 and 18 years old, are being held pending charges. Police say the motive for the attack is unclear.
  
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• Seattle mayoral candidates talk neighborhood upzones at Wedgwood forum

  10-06-2017 00:15
  
  Several people in the North Seattle crowd pressed the candidates about development, density and proposed upzones around the city.
  
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