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• Seattle police identify suspect after man is set on fire in Fremont area

  08-11-2017 23:28
  The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition Wednesday in the hospital’s intensive-care unit.
  
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• Seattle police identify suspect after man is set on fire in Fremont

  08-11-2017 23:28
  The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition Wednesday in the hospital’s intensive-care unit.
  
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• ‘Dark Sky’ advocates gather in the bright lights of Boston

  08-11-2017 22:12
  BOSTON (AP) — Advocates for keeping the night skies dark are gathering in one of the most light-polluted cities in the country: Boston. The International Dark-Sky Association is holding its annual meeting starting Friday at a hotel in Boston’s affluent Back Bay neighborhood. The Tucson, Arizona-based organization was founded in 1988, and its mission is […]
  
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• Efforts to capture, save Mexico’s endangered porpoise end

  08-11-2017 21:19
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Experts say they have suspended effort to capture the few remaining vaquita porpoises in Mexico’s Gulf of California after the one they managed to catch died quickly in captivity. Lorenzo Rojas described what may be the last close contact between humans and the world’s smallest porpoise, of which less than 30 […]
  
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• Sheep can recognize Baaaa-rack Obama’s face, new study shows

  08-11-2017 19:44
  The researchers say this study of the ability of sheep to recognize faces may be useful in research into Huntington's disease and other human brain disorders that affect mental processing.
  
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• Gov. Inslee plans ambitious climate-change plan if Manka Dhingra prevails in state Senate race

  08-11-2017 19:19
  The governor says a Democratic victory in the 45th District would open the door to legislation about voting rights, women’s contraceptives, gun safety and the environment.
  
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• Trial set for man accused of drowning his young nephew in Lynnwood

  08-11-2017 19:04
  Court documents say the 19-year-old man drowned the 6-year-old in a tub and later wrapped his body in a blanket, placed him in a box and threw it in a trash bin.
  
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• Stellar encore: Dying star keeps coming back big time

  08-11-2017 19:02
  This is one supernova that refuses to bite the cosmic dust, confounding scientists who thought they knew how dying stars ticked.
  
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• Boy with rare disease gets brand new skin with gene therapy

  08-11-2017 19:02
  Doctors treating a critically ill boy with a devastating skin disease used experimental gene therapy to create an entirely new skin for most of his body. He's now back in school, even playing soccer.
  
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• Opponent of Columbia River oil terminal holds large lead in Port commissioner race

  08-11-2017 19:00
  An opponent of the oil-by-rail terminal has garnered nearly 65 percent of the vote in Vancouver’s Port commissioner race. If elected, the terminal could be doomed.
  
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• Foe of Columbia River oil terminal holds big lead in Port race in Vancouver, Wash.

  08-11-2017 19:00
  An opponent of the oil-by-rail terminal has garnered nearly 65 percent of the vote in Vancouver’s Port commissioner race. If elected, the terminal could be doomed.
  
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• Trump environment nominees pressed on federal climate report

  08-11-2017 18:59
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as his top environmental adviser said Wednesday that she is unconvinced by a new U.S. government assessment reaffirming that man-made carbon emissions are the primary cause of climate change. Kathleen Hartnett White testified before a Senate committee weighing her confirmation as chair of the Council on […]
  
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• 55-year-old Idaho inmate found dead in county jail cell

  08-11-2017 18:15
  LEWISTON, Idaho — Idaho State Police say they are investigating the death of a 55-year-old inmate who was found unresponsive and not breathing in his cell at the Lewis County Jail. The Lewiston Tribune reports officials are investigating the death as an apparent suicide. According to a statement by Lewis County Sheriff Jason Davis, the […]
  
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• Flames come from Hawaiian Airlines plane landing at Sea-Tac

  08-11-2017 17:51
  The flight was a ferry with just crew and no passengers and was being moved from Paine Field in Everett to Sea-Tac Airport.
  
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• Idaho Falls man charged with killing his 9-month-old son

  08-11-2017 17:36
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Falls man has been charged in the killing of his 9-month-old son after the autopsy ruled the death a homicide. The Post Register reports 30-year-old Robert Lawrence Saad Sr. was arrested Friday on a first-degree murder charge for the September 2016 death of Robert Saad Jr. Charging documents […]
  
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• Man stabbed to death in southeast Portland

  08-11-2017 17:35
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police are investigating a stabbing death in Portland’s Central Eastside neighborhood. Sgt. Chris Burley says officers found a man lying in a pool of blood Tuesday, shortly before midnight near the Morrison Bridge. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Burley says investigators believe the victim […]
  
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• Celebrity chef and author Antonio Carluccio dies at age 80

  08-11-2017 17:24
  LONDON (AP) — Celebrity chef and entrepreneur Antonio Carluccio has died. He was 80. His death was announced on Carluccio’s website, Twitter and by his agent on Wednesday. The cause was not immediately revealed. Carluccio, who was born and raised in Italy, had restaurants in England, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates bearing his name. […]
  
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• New UW contract with Nike that allows inspections of overseas factories is first of its kind

  08-11-2017 16:54
  The University of Washington has signed a contract with Nike that gives a watchdog group the right to inspect its overseas factories. The contract could become a model for other universities around the country.
  
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• Senate committee narrowly backs Trump pick for NASA chief

  08-11-2017 16:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee on Wednesday narrowly backed President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next NASA chief. Republicans on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee used their slender majority to overcome objections from Democrats to advance the selection of Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla. The party-line vote was 14-13. Bridenstine, 42, […]
  
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• A Journey Into Silence | The Hoh Rain Forest

  08-11-2017 16:32
  Travel from the chaos of Seattle's Pike Place Market to the hush of Washington's Hoh Rain Forest, one of the quietest places in the U.S.
  
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• What can Sound Transit do to keep projects in the black and on track?

  08-11-2017 15:00
  Transportation reporter Mike Lindblom answers your questions about the future of Sound Transit's light-rail projects, which are facing growing budget pressure from rising land values and construction costs.
  
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• A different sort of pet, Cha Cha the tortoise strolls Seattle’s South Lake Union

  08-11-2017 15:00
  “Very few people have interacted intimately with a tortoise,” says Jim Ferron. By that, he means having one as a long-term pet. His tortoise is Cha Cha. Like turtles, they are reptiles from the order Testudines. But tortoises are land-based while turtles live in or around water. Cha Cha is a 13-year-old leopard tortoise — […]
  
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• GOP tax bill would kill deduction for student-loan interest

  08-11-2017 09:37
  WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans would lose the ability to deduct up to $2,500 in student loan interest under the Republican tax bill, a proposal that education advocates say will make college less affordable. But supporters of the measure say the loss will be offset by other provisions in the bill. In a letter to […]
  
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• Republican Phil Fortunato leading Democrat Michelle Rylands in 31st District Senate race

  08-11-2017 08:12
  Phil Fortunato led with 57 percent of the vote in Tuesday's general election results.
  
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• Family injured in Port Townsend Ferris-wheel mishap sues ride operator

  08-11-2017 07:58
  The attorney for the Ferris-wheel operator says the ride was being operated safely and the incident happened when the family stood up in the gondola.
  
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• Trump casts big shadow on local elections

  08-11-2017 07:46
  Tuesday’s election was waged over local issues like taxes and traffic. But this year, voters made clear it was also about you-know-who.
  
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• Man in critical condition after he’s set on fire in Fremont; police search for 2 suspects

  08-11-2017 07:26
  Detectives are searching for a male and his girlfriend after a man was set on fire in Fremont.
  
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• Man in critical condition after he was set on fire in Fremont; police searching for assailant

  08-11-2017 07:26
  Detectives are still searching for a male and his girlfriend.
  
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• Watch Jenny Durkan’s Tuesday night speech to supporters

  08-11-2017 06:37
  Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan told supporters "92 years later, Seattle's about to have another woman mayor. How about that?" at the Westin Seattle after election results were released Tuesday night.
  
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• Bellevue City Council: Lee, Nieuwenhuis, Zahn, Robinson leading

  08-11-2017 06:30
  The year leading up to this election was unusually divisive in Bellevue politics, said Mayor John Stokes.
  
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• Second person found dead at the scene of last week’s Renton house fire

  08-11-2017 06:16
  The body, found in a bedroom, was discovered days after the house was engulfed by flames last Friday.
  
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• King County voters approve more taxes as Proposition 1 passes easily

  08-11-2017 06:16
  Voters approved the levy for a third time, this time including funding for seniors in addition to veterans, the homeless and other vulnerable populations.
  
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• Leaky fuel rods shut down nuclear plant for several days

  08-11-2017 06:14
  OSWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal regulators say operators of the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant along Lake Ontario are trying to figure out why several fuel rods are leaking radiation. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neil Sheehan tells the Syracuse Post-Standard that Exelon Corporation powered down the plant near Oswego over the weekend and is ramping it […]
  
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• Watch Cary Moon’s Tuesday night speech to supporters

  08-11-2017 05:43
  Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon told supporters that "Seattle late voters may surprise everyone" at Old Stove Brewing after election results were released Tuesday night.
  
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• Port of Seattle: Stephanie Bowman and Peter Steinbrueck win, John Creighton locked in close re-election race

  08-11-2017 05:35
  Three of the five seats on the Port of Seattle commission were up for grabs in Tuesday’s election, including one vacant spot and two board members running for re-election.
  
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• Mitzi Johanknecht edging incumbent John Urquhart in King County sheriff’s race

  08-11-2017 05:32
  King CountySheriff John Urquhart's re-election campaign has been beset by allegations of sexual abuse and mismanagement, setting the stage for a bitterly contested race against Mitzi Johanknecht, a 32-year veteran of the sheriff's department.
  
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• How do you pronounce Johanknecht? Hear it from Mitzi herself.

  08-11-2017 05:31
  Here's how to pronounce the name of Mitzi Johanknecht — the leading contender for King County Sheriff.
  
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• Nate Nehring, Terry Ryan and Sam Low ahead in races for Snohomish County Council

  08-11-2017 05:26
  All three candidates are incumbents in their respective races. Among the big issues in the county: managing growth and keeping traffic moving.
  
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• Washington state advisory tax measures all soundly rejected

  08-11-2017 05:21
  Voters turn thumbs down in advisory votes on all three tax measures already approved by the Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee
  
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• M. Lorena González and Teresa Mosqueda win Seattle City Council seats

  08-11-2017 05:21
  Six of the nine Seattle City Council members will be women after M. Lorena González and Teresa Mosqueda won election Tuesday night.
  
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• Manka Dhingra leading Jinyoung Englund in pivotal 45th District senate race

  08-11-2017 05:17
  Democrat Manka Dhingra held a double-digit lead over Republican Jinyoung Englund Tuesday night for the 45th District state Senate seat.
  
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• Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes cruises to re-election over Scott Lindsay

  08-11-2017 05:14
  Pete Holmes clinched his third term as Seattle city attorney, receiving nearly 73 percent of the votes counted Tuesday over challenger Scott Lindsay.
  
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• Jenny Durkan defeats Cary Moon to become Seattle’s first woman mayor since the 1920s

  08-11-2017 05:10
  Jenny Durkan earned 61 percent of the vote in Tuesday returns to defeat Cary Moon in Seattle’s mayoral race. The last time the city elected a woman as mayor was 1926.
  
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• Federal Way’s school bond falling short in Tuesday’s returns

  08-11-2017 05:00
  In Tuesday's returns, a proposed $450 construction bond for Federal Way public schools was falling short of passing.The district wants to rebuild and expand eight schools.
  
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• DeWolf, Mack, Patu win convincingly in Seattle School Board races

  08-11-2017 05:00
  Zachary Pullin DeWolf, with 61 percent of the vote, defeated Omar Vasquez in the District 5 race for the Seattle School Board. Eden Mack and Betty Patu also defeated their opponents in Districts 4 and 7, respectively.
  
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• Constantine wins third term as King County executive; Dunn wins fourth term on Council, Lambert has strong lead

  08-11-2017 05:00
  Dow Constantine won a third term as King County Executive.In the King County Council races, incumbent Reagan Dunn defeated challenger Denice Carnahan and Kathy Lambert had a strong lead over John Murphy.
  
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• State Sen. Ann Rivers wants lobbyists, visitors protected under anti-harassment policy

  08-11-2017 02:29
  The senator, who chairs the Senate Health Care Committee, also suggested more frequent anti-harassment training for lawmakers and staff, and making the workplace policy more easily available to all.
  
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