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• Michigan man who died because of VA error was Vietnam vet

  09-11-2017 23:21
  HOLLY, Mich. (AP) — A man who died because of a stunning error at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Michigan was a 66-year-old Vietnam War veteran who liked to throw darts and shoot pool. Roy Griffith confirmed to The Associated Press that his son, William Griffith, was the man who died last December when a […]
  
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• Coeur d’Alene casino CEO facing misdemeanor battery charge

  09-11-2017 22:52
  POST FALLS, Idaho — Northern Idaho authorities say the CEO of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel has been arrested following an attack on his brother, the former Coeur d’Alene tribal police chief. The Spokesman-Review reports that Francis SiJohn was taken into custody at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday near Post Falls on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. […]
  
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• Here is what’s open, closed for Veterans Day 2017

  09-11-2017 21:22
  In observance of Veterans Day, here is a list of Friday and Saturday changes in bus schedules, garbage pickup and other holiday changes.
  
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• Here is what’s open, closed for Veterans Day

  09-11-2017 21:22
  In observance of Veterans Day, here is a list of Friday and Saturday changes in bus schedules, garbage pickup and other holiday changes.
  
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• Celebrated Oregon winemaker dies in Roseburg

  09-11-2017 21:15
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A celebrated Oregon winemaker who helped found several well-known wineries died in her isolated cabin in southern Oregon, a newspaper reported Thursday. Patricia Green, 62, may have fallen while alone at the cabin in Roseburg, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported . She died on Monday. Green co-owned the Willamette Valley winery Patricia Green […]
  
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• Mayor Tim Burgess unveils growth plan for 27 Seattle neighborhoods

  09-11-2017 21:01
  The plan, which officials in Seattle have been working on for more than two years, would allow denser construction and taller buildings in 27 urban villages, from Lake City to Fremont to Rainier Beach, and would expand the boundaries of 10 of those areas to connect development with transit.
  
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• Mayor Tim Burgess unveils growth plan for 27 neighborhoods across Seattle

  09-11-2017 21:01
  Under a sweeping plan unveiled Thursday by Mayor Tim Burgess, Seattle would encourage more growth in more than two dozen neighborhoods across the city while requiring developers to help create low-income housing. The plan, which officials have been working on for more than two years, would allow denser and taller buildings to be constructed in 27 […]
  
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• Alaska man accused of chasing woman with chainsaw

  09-11-2017 20:54
  ANCHORAGE — A 30-year-old man is accused of assaulting a woman at a remote Alaska village and chasing her with a chainsaw. Soldotna radio station KSRM reports that an arrest warrant has been issued for Russell Cornelius of St. Marys, who is charged with assault. Alaska State Troopers say Cornelius punched the 30-year-old woman and […]
  
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• Body found last week in Stillaguamish River is identified

  09-11-2017 20:37
  The body was identified as 41-year-old Albert Leung of Lake Stevens, who was reported missing from his group home on Oct. 30.
  
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• Body found in Stillaguamish River identified

  09-11-2017 20:37
  The body was identified as 41-year-old Albert Leung of Lake Stevens, who was reported missing from his group home on Oct. 30.
  
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• State Supreme Court strikes down law on electing political party chairs

  09-11-2017 20:10
  The unanimous ruling came in a case that challenged the King County Republican Central Committee's longstanding practice of appointing its chairs in each legislative district.
  
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• Oregon State fights back against meningococcal outbreak

  09-11-2017 17:46
  CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University held a mass vaccination clinic to protect students from meningococcal disease. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports nurses and pharmacists spent Wednesday in the student union, administering shots for strain B, the form of the disease responsible for infecting four students in the past year. Meningococcal disease primarily afflicts young people […]
  
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• Despite Trump’s scorn, early ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups top 600k

  09-11-2017 16:53
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to take down “Obamacare,” more than 600,000 people signed up for coverage the first week of open enrollment, the government said Thursday. With only four days of data, experts said it’s hard to discern a trend. But definitely the Affordable Care Act doesn’t seem to be collapsing. […]
  
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• Bellevue police seek skateboard-carrying youth who ran into intersection, colliding with Tesla

  09-11-2017 15:55
  According to video from a traffic camera, the young male didn't appear to be seriously injured as he picked up his skateboard and dashed away.
  
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• Two UW students — one black, one white — offer hope in their personal fight for equality

  09-11-2017 15:00
  Jaron Reed Goddard and Joshua Dawson come from pretty different backgrounds. Together, they’re trying to turn the negative racial climate in this country into positive action.
  
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• ‘Sun and Aloha saved me’: How Seattleites cope as our fall and winter days get darker

  09-11-2017 15:00
  As many as 10 percent of people suffer severely from seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, due to the lack of sunlight in our fall and winter months, according to Seattle psychiatrist David Avery. Our device-obsessed culture doesn’t help.
  
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• Here comes La Nina, El Nino’s flip side, but it will be weak

  09-11-2017 15:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — La Nina, the cool flip side to El Nino, is returning for a second straight winter, forecasters said Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said a weak La Nina has formed and is expected to stick around for several months. La Nina is a natural cooling of parts of the Pacific […]
  
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• EMILY’s List boosts Democrat Kim Schrier in Washington’s 8th Congressional District race

  09-11-2017 15:00
  Kim Schrier, a pediatrician running for Congress in Washington's 8th District, has picked up an endorsement from EMILY's List, giving her a boost in a crowded primary field. The open-seat race to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Dave Reichert could help determine control of the U.S. House in 2018.
  
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• A Washington county that went for Trump is shaken as immigrant neighbors start disappearing

  09-11-2017 15:00
  Many in Pacific County thought President Trump would take away “drug dealers, criminals, rapists” with his immigration crackdown. They were shocked to see who started to go missing.
  
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• Student homelessness in Seattle growing at New York City rates

  09-11-2017 14:00
  A new report says that there are more than 3,600 homeless students in Seattle, and the numbers have increased 55 percent since 2012.
  
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• In harsh corner of Uganda, herders fight climate change

  09-11-2017 11:04
  NAMALU, Uganda (AP) — The sun is setting over Karamoja. Time for the nomadic herders to return their cattle to thorn-ringed enclosures. They’ve roamed since first light, searching for pasture in Uganda’s poorest region where water and grazing land are scarce. Now the changing climate has brought hunger and bewilderment as traditional coping methods for […]
  
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• In election glow, Democrats see health care as a winning issue

  09-11-2017 09:12
  WASHINGTON — Emboldened by election wins, Democrats are starting to see a political edge in health care, particularly widening Medicaid access for more low-income people. In Virginia, Democrat Ralph Northam promised a vigorous push as governor to expand Medicaid. Voters who said health care was important went decisively for Northam, according to political analysts. In […]
  
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• Alaska signs gas pipeline project deal with China

  09-11-2017 06:34
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska took a major step toward realizing a long-sought pipeline to move natural gas from the North Slope to Asia, siding with interests from China after major oil companies stepped back from the project. The agreement Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signed Thursday in Beijing with Sinopec, China Investment […]
  
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• Alaska signs deal to advance pipeline with help from China

  09-11-2017 06:34
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska took a major step toward realizing a long-sought pipeline to move natural gas from the North Slope to Asia, siding with interests from China after major oil companies stepped back from the project. The agreement Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signed Thursday in Beijing with Sinopec, China Investment […]
  
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• John Glenn’s Ohio birthplace to get historic marker

  09-11-2017 06:32
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio birthplace of the late John Glenn is celebrating its place in history with a historic marker commemorating the astronaut and U.S. senator who died last year. Officials in Cambridge will hold a ceremony Thursday to unveil the marker. Glenn was born there on July 18, 1921. The commemoration was […]
  
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• John Glenn’s Ohio birthplace places historic marker

  09-11-2017 06:32
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio birthplace of the late John Glenn is celebrating its place in history with a historic marker commemorating the astronaut and U.S. senator who died last year. Officials in Cambridge unveiled the marker Thursday. Glenn was born there on July 18, 1921. The mayor, officials at the local convention and […]
  
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• Female skaters rolling in confidence

  09-11-2017 06:19
  Skate Like A Girl hosts ongoing skate sessions Monday in Seattle and Tuesday at the Bellevue Indoor Skatepark, offering a $5 “free skate” option and $10 lesson with complimentary gear for women, nonbinary and transgender individuals.
  
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• Bill Clinton to speak at Boston green building conference

  09-11-2017 06:11
  BOSTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak at a major conference on environmentally friendly construction in Boston. The Democrat is slated to give the keynote address Thursday evening at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which bills itself as the world’s largest green building conference. The event was founded in 2002 […]
  
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• US at climate talks may be like unhappy dinner guest

  09-11-2017 06:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) — How’s this for awkward? The United States has a delegation at international climate talks in Bonn that will be telling other nations what they should do on a treaty that the president wants no part of. President Donald Trump has promised to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 Paris climate pact where […]
  
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• US and them: America, the elephant in room at climate talks

  09-11-2017 06:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) — How’s this for awkward? The United States has a delegation at international climate talks in Bonn that will be telling other nations what they should do on an agreement that the president wants no part of. President Donald Trump has promised to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 Paris climate pact where […]
  
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• Vermont seeking info on Lake Memphremagog cleanup plans

  09-11-2017 06:04
  NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — State environmental officials are seeking opinions from the public about plans to clean up Lake Memphremagog, which straddles the border between Vermont and Quebec. The first public meeting for the Lake Memphremagog, Coaticook and Tomifobia Rivers Tactical Basin Plan is scheduled for Thursday in Montpelier. A second hearing is planned for […]
  
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• 20-year-old man hit by SUV along Seattle’s Rainier Avenue South, critically wounded

  09-11-2017 05:25
  Witnesses saw the SUV hit a pedestrian at the intersection of Rainier Avenue South near South Graham Street, according to the Seattle Police Department blotter. The pedestrian appeared to walk against a crossing signal.
  
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• Detailers put finishing touches on cars for the Auto Show

  09-11-2017 05:14
  The show, featuring 500 of the latest 2018 vehicles and 75 cars to test drive, opens Thursday at CenturyLink Field Event Center.
  
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• Live your best life tonight and watch these orcas in the Puget Sound

  09-11-2017 04:17
  Guess who doesn’t care about Tuesday’s general election? These orcas. Reader Ben Maud sent us this soothing, eight-minute footage of several orcas near Vashon Island. He captured the video from West Seattle. The whales swim pretty close to some people who look like they’re on a canoe. About four minutes into the video, you can […]
  
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• Live your best life and watch these orcas in Puget Sound

  09-11-2017 04:17
  Guess who doesn’t care about Tuesday’s general election? These orcas. Reader Ben Maud sent us this soothing, eight-minute footage of several orcas near Vashon Island. He captured the video from West Seattle. The whales swim pretty close to some people who look like they’re on a canoe. About four minutes into the video, you can […]
  
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• Sheep learned to recognize photos of Obama and other celebrities, neuroscientists say

  09-11-2017 02:51
  Sheep are about as capable of recognizing faces as monkeys or humans, University of Cambridge researchers reported in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
  
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• Despite talk of halting Seattle’s First Avenue streetcar, work moves ahead on the $177M line

  09-11-2017 02:31
  The new streetcar will run in its own lanes along First Avenue, linking Seattle’s two existing streetcar lines in South Lake Union and on First Hill.
  
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• How much do Seattle and King County spend on homelessness?

  09-11-2017 02:08
  Homelessness is overwhelming West Coast cities: A recent AP tally found that the number of people on the West Coast sleeping outside, in a bus or train station, or in an abandoned building or vehicle, climbed 18 percent from two years ago, to 105,000. But what’s the price tag on this problem? In King County, […]
  
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• Cary Moon concedes to Jenny Durkan in Seattle mayoral election

  09-11-2017 02:06
  "While the election results will probably continue to tighten, the outcome is unlikely to be what we hoped," Cary Moon said in a statement.
  
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• John Creighton’s lead shrinking in re-election bid for Port of Seattle commission

  09-11-2017 01:43
  Stephanie Bowman and Peter Steinbrueck already won their Port races.
  
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• Mitzi Johanknecht extends lead over incumbent John Urquhart in King County sheriff’s race

  09-11-2017 01:24
  Urquhart, who has been sheriff for the past five years, is seeking his second full term. Johanknecht, a 32-year Sheriff’s Office veteran, is now serving as the major in charge of the Southwest Precinct in Burien.
  
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• Seattle election winners see victories as part of larger Trump rebuke

  09-11-2017 01:22
  Women and people of color will hold majorities on the City Council and an openly gay woman, Jenny Durkan, will be mayor. “That’s pretty phenomenal,” Durkan said.
  
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• Democrat Manka Dhingra defeats Republican Jinyoung Lee Englund in state Senate race

  09-11-2017 01:16
  Democrat Manka Dhingra had 55 percent of the vote Wednesday -- essentially the same percentage she held in Tuesday night's general election returns.
  
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• Yakima County voters support ban on marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas

  09-11-2017 01:04
  But any attempts by the county to shut them down would most likely be met with a legal challenge, said Jeffrey McPhee, who represents marijuana businesses across the region.
  
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• Man charged with piloting drone that struck Space Needle on New Year’s Eve

  09-11-2017 00:53
  The crash was captured in a video by the drone’s recording device, but didn’t damage the Space Needle.
  
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• Seattle man convicted of killing mother, stepfather in 2014

  09-11-2017 00:03
  Prosecutors said Richard Parenteau Jr. killed the couple in July 2014 after his mother gave him an ultimatum about moving out of the family’s South Park home.
  
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