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• Firefighters ram driveway gate to save UPS driver from attacking dogs near Tacoma

  15-09-2017 23:14
  The driver was taken to a hospital to be treated for bites to his hands, arms and legs.
  
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• Everett butts out, agrees to allow bikinis on baristas while case is in court

  15-09-2017 22:45
  The bikini baristas are back after the city of Everett agreed to not enforce its ban on revealing clothing.
  
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• Homeless man pleads guilty to torching Bellevue mosque

  15-09-2017 22:33
  No one was injured in the Jan. 14 blaze, but it destroyed about half of the Islamic Center of Eastside. Police say there’s no indication that the fire was a hate crime or related to terrorism.
  
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• Kitsap Fast Ferry canceled — again — Friday morning because of mechanical problems

  15-09-2017 22:19
  Friday morning sailings on the Bremerton-to-Seattle route were canceled because of mechanical issues. The service has been popular since its launch in July, but Friday was at least the 10th day that mechanical problems had kept the boat from making the trip.
  
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• Kitsap Fast Ferry back in service after morning cancellation

  15-09-2017 22:19
  Service resumed on Kitsap Fast Ferry on Friday afternoon after morning cancellations for mechanical issues. It was the 12th time that service has been disrupted, and Kitsap Transit said there could be damage to some engine components after the boat sat in storage for five years.
  
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• Here’s where roadwork could frustrate your drive this weekend (hint: lots of places)

  15-09-2017 20:40
  Drivers on northbound I-5 won’t be able to use the usual exit to reach Madison and James streets in downtown Seattle from 4 p.m. Saturday until 10 a.m. Sunday. Other hot spots: Denny Way, Highway 509, CenturyLink Field and Husky Stadium.
  
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• Historic railway depot in Redmond, Oregon, being sold to developer

  15-09-2017 19:22
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — The Redmond City Council has directed the city manager to negotiate the sale of a historic railway depot. The Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/2jxkwej ) a developer is interested in the buying the vacant Redmond Depot and leasing office space inside. The depot was built in 1911, and served rail passengers until 1971. […]
  
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• Motion seeks preliminary injunction against Trump’s transgender military ban

  15-09-2017 19:10
  A motion was filed in federal court on Thursday seeking an injunction to halt the government from moving forward with any ban on the ability of transgender individuals to serve in the armed forces.
  
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• Heat, smoke blamed for drop in Oregon State Fair attendance

  15-09-2017 18:52
  SALEM, Ore. — Scorching temperatures and smoky skies are being blamed for a decline in attendance at this year’s Oregon State Fair. Officials say attendance fell by about 10 percent from 2016 and there were accompanying decreases in sales. Food and beverage revenue dropped 4.5 percent from the year before and revenue from carnival rides […]
  
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• 1 suspect arrested in case of kidnapped pot shop employee

  15-09-2017 18:37
  The employee, who was kidnapped from a Cheney marijuana store on Sunday, is still missing.
  
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• Finally time to conquer that Netflix binge list? Rain is on the way

  15-09-2017 18:16
  This Sunday, the rain returns to the Seattle area.
  
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• Part of I-84 reopens as Columbia River Gorge fire at 30% containment

  15-09-2017 17:34
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire burning in the scenic Columbia River Gorge is about 30 contained — up from a last report of 17 percent. In addition to increased containment, westbound lanes of Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge have reopened to motorists between Hood River and Troutdale. Fire officials said Friday the […]
  
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• Troopers release name of 1 driver killed in North Pole crash

  15-09-2017 17:22
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers have released the name of one of two drivers killed in a Richardson Highway crash near North Pole. Troopers say 30-year-old MacKenzie Barnum died in the crash that also killed a 77-year-old driver early Thursday night. Troopers took calls on the crash at 6:30 p.m. Troopers say the […]
  
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• 2 drivers die in Richardson Highway crash near North Pole

  15-09-2017 17:22
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two drivers died Thursday in a crash on the Richardson Highway near North Pole. Names of the drivers, both men, were not immediately released because next of kin had not been notified. Alaska State Troopers took calls on the crash at 6:30 p.m. Troopers say the driver of a compact car […]
  
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• Here are the plans for a bike lane on Seattle’s Fourth Avenue — and how it may affect traffic

  15-09-2017 16:11
  A separated bike lane on Seattle’s Fourth Avenue is coasting ahead, in the newest transportation-agency plans.
  
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• Man shot by Des Moines officer died from self-inflicted gunshot wound

  15-09-2017 15:49
  A motorcyclist racing from a reported domestic-violence incident died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after he was confronted by a Des Moines police officer early Friday morning, according to the chief of the Fife Police Department. It was reported earlier Friday that the motorcyclist died when he was shot by the Des […]
  
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• Des Moines officer fatally shoots fleeing motorcyclist in Fife, police say

  15-09-2017 15:49
  A motorcyclist racing from a reported domestic-violence incident was fatally shot by a Des Moines police officer early Friday morning, police said. Fife Police Chief Pete Fisher told KING 5 that police were dispatched to an area near the Des Moines Marina shortly before 1 a.m. in response to a domestic-violence call. The suspect fled […]
  
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• 5 quirky things Amazon’s new headquarters city can expect

  15-09-2017 15:46
  More than 100 places have expressed interest in becoming Amazon's second headquarters. Do they really know what they're in for?
  
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• Podcast: Amazon plans second headquarters and Ed Murray resigns as Seattle mayor

  15-09-2017 15:00
  In any other week, Amazon's HQ2 announcement might have been the biggest story on the local political scene. This week, however, Seattle’s mayor resigned. We discuss both on Episode 52 of The Overcast.
  
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• Neurosurgeon gets $17.5 million award after Swedish Health firing

  15-09-2017 15:00
  Dr. David Newell won a $17.5 million decision after arguing Swedish Health fired him in retaliation for questioning the practices of another top surgeon. Swedish says Newell was fired because he failed to notify the organization that he had been arrested in a prostitution sting.
  
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• Husband arrested 30 years after wife, from Enumclaw, vanished in Arizona

  15-09-2017 15:00
  Auburn police arrested a 53-year-old homeless man two weeks ago after police in Chandler, Arizona, issued a warrant for his arrest, accusing him of killing his wife in 1987. Both grew up in Enumclaw. Her remains have never been found.
  
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• $100,000 per space? Costs soar for Sound Transit’s Kent park-and-ride garage

  15-09-2017 15:00
  Parking-structure costs have climbed to $100,000 a stall, but that hasn’t dissuaded Sound Transit from adding a Kent garage voters were promised in 2008.
  
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• $100,000 per parking space? Costs soar for Sound Transit’s Kent park-and-ride garage

  15-09-2017 15:00
  Parking-structure costs have climbed to $100,000 a stall, but that hasn’t dissuaded Sound Transit from adding a Kent garage voters were promised in 2008.
  
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• Starting from scratch: Five principals work together to create their dream schools

  15-09-2017 14:00
  Five fellows from four very different schools are spending a year helping each other design new schools that they believe will help close historical gaps between students who are black or Latino and their white and Asian peers.
  
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• Jose expected to churn ocean along New Jersey shore

  15-09-2017 11:59
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Surf’s up along the New Jersey shore because of Tropical Storm Jose. Forecasters say there is a moderate risk for dangerous rip currents along the coast on Friday and a moderate to high risk of their development on Saturday. Forecasters say there is an increasing likelihood of a period of rain, […]
  
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• Mexico: 1 missing, 200 homes damaged after Hurricane Max

  15-09-2017 11:30
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A person was missing and about 200 homes were reported damaged by water or wind in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero after Hurricane Max hit land east of Acapulco. Guerrero Gov. Hector Astudillo tweeted late Thursday that the disappearance and the damaged homes were in San Marcos, a township east […]
  
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• Stargazers eye the nation’s first dark sky reserve in Idaho

  15-09-2017 09:40
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tourists heading to central Idaho will be in the dark if local officials get their way. The first International Dark Sky Reserve in the United States would fill a chunk of the state’s sparsely populated region that contains night skies so pristine that interstellar dust clouds are visible in the Milky […]
  
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• Idaho hopes to bring stargazers to first US dark sky reserve

  15-09-2017 09:40
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tourists heading to central Idaho will be in the dark if local officials get their way. The first International Dark Sky Reserve in the United States would fill a chunk of the state’s sparsely populated region that contains night skies so pristine that interstellar dust clouds are visible in the Milky […]
  
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• Documents, students detail suspect’s troubling behavior before school shooting outside Spokane

  15-09-2017 09:35
  ROCKFORD, Wash. — Caleb Sharpe rode the bus to his high school in a tiny Washington state town, carrying a black duffel bag. The 15-year-old walked to a second-floor hallway, pulled an assault weapon from the bag and tried to load it, authorities said. It jammed, and a classmate walked up. “I always knew you […]
  
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• NASA’s Cassini spacecraft burns up in skies over Saturn

  15-09-2017 09:31
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn early Friday in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20 years. Confirmation of Cassini’s expected demise came about 7:55 a.m. EDT. That’s when radio signals from the spacecraft — its last scientific gifts to Earth […]
  
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• NASA’s Cassini spacecraft at Saturn nears fiery finale

  15-09-2017 09:31
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft at Saturn closed in on its fiery finish early Friday, following a remarkable journey of 20 years. Cassini was on course to plunge through Saturn’s atmosphere and vaporize like a meteor. Flight controllers at California’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory expect one last burst of scientific data from Cassini, […]
  
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• Farewell Cassini: Saturn spacecraft makes fiery, final dive

  15-09-2017 09:31
  NASA's Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn on Friday in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20 years. Back on Earth, flight controllers and scientists wiped away tears and exchanged handshakes.
  
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• NASA space psychology subjects ending 8 months of isolation

  15-09-2017 08:14
  HONOLULU (AP) — After eight months of living in isolation on a remote Hawaii volcano, six NASA-backed research subjects will emerge from their Mars-like habitat on Sunday and return to civilization. Their first order of business after subsiding on mostly freeze-dried and canned food: Feast on fresh-picked pineapple, papaya, mango, locally-grown vegetables and a fluffy, […]
  
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• Typhoon Doksuri batters central Vietnam with winds, rains

  15-09-2017 07:17
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri slammed into central Vietnam Friday with maximum sustained winds of 135 kilometers (84 miles) per hour, blowing off roofs, felling trees and electricity poles. Disaster official Ngo Duc Hoi in Ha Tinh province, where the typhoon made landfall Friday, said six coastal districts were feeling the brunt of the […]
  
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• Typhoon Doksuri batters central Vietnam, killing 4

  15-09-2017 07:17
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri slammed into central Vietnam on Friday, killing four people and injuring 10 others as heavy rains and strong winds ripped off roofs and knocked over many electricity poles. Blackouts were widespread and technicians tried to restore power. Flooding was reported in some villages. Packing maximum sustained winds of 135 […]
  
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• Typhoon Doksuri batters central Vietnam, killing 1

  15-09-2017 07:17
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri slammed into central Vietnam Friday, killing one person and injuring 10 others as it dumped rain and strong winds that ripped off roofs and electricity poles. Packing maximum sustained winds of 135 kilometers (84 miles) per hour, the typhoon made landfall in Ha Tinh province, beating down on six […]
  
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• Man shot and killed in Seattle’s Hillman City

  15-09-2017 05:19
  The man later died at Harborview Medical Center Thursday night.
  
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• UW, China hope innovation will soar at Bellevue’s GIX

  15-09-2017 05:01
  A new graduate institute in Bellevue, run by the University of Washington and Tsinghua University in China, is designed to educate the next generation of entrepreneurs.
  
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• New product claims it may reduce peanut allergies

  15-09-2017 04:24
  The label of a new powdered peanut product is the first to be allowed to claim it may reduce peanut allergies in susceptible infants.
  
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• West Thurston Fire saves two dogs, huddled in a bathtub, from house fire

  15-09-2017 03:16
  A fire broke out after the owners of the home in the 17000 block of Sargent Road Southwest in Rochester had left for the day, according to a fire department Facebook post.
  
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• Firefighters save two dogs, huddled in a bathtub, from house fire

  15-09-2017 03:16
  A fire broke out after the owners of the home in the 17000 block of Sargent Road Southwest in Rochester had left for the day, according to a fire department Facebook post.
  
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• Rideshare driver accused of groping passenger in Seattle

  15-09-2017 02:08
  The woman told police she had been picked up by the driver Wednesday afternoon, and that he began groping her as she sat in the front seat. She told police she shouted at the man to stop, but he continued.
  
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• Research on big ears, crocodile gambling wins Ig Nobels

  15-09-2017 01:02
  BOSTON (AP) — Scientists who discovered that old men really do have big ears, that playing the didgeridoo helps relieve sleep apnea and that handling crocodiles can influence gambling decisions are among this year’s recipients of the Ig Nobel, the prize for absurd scientific achievement. The 27th annual awards were announced Thursday at Harvard University. […]
  
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