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• Is winter coming early? North Cascades Highway closes for season

  10-11-2017 23:52
  Scenic mountain route closes about a week earlier than usual because of avalanche hazard and forecast of more snow.
  
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• Jenny Durkan names Sims, Ranganathan, Lambros to lead her transition to Seattle mayor

  10-11-2017 22:43
  Former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan defeated Cary Moon in Tuesday's election and will be sworn in as mayor on Nov. 28, when the results are certified.
  
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• Artists create jewelry from Haystack Rock beach plastic

  10-11-2017 22:02
  CANNON BEACH, Ore. (AP) — As far as trash is concerned, the microplastics speckling the beaches of the Oregon Coast are some of the prettiest around. “They look kind of pretty, and that’s the problem,” said Pooka Rice, the outreach coordinator for the Haystack Rock Awareness Program. “Because the birds and the fish also think […]
  
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• Is Seattle street parking free on Friday for Veterans Day? Yes, sort of.

  10-11-2017 20:26
  A tweet and a Seattle Department of Transportation spokesperson announced an extra day of free parking for Friday. But — oops — that was a mistake.
  
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• Is Seattle street parking free on Friday for Veterans Day? It depends.

  10-11-2017 20:26
  A tweet and a Seattle Department of Transportation spokesperson announced an extra day of free parking for Friday. But — oops — that was a mistake.
  
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• Murkowski bill calls for oil, gas sales in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

  10-11-2017 19:15
  Republicans see the drilling measure as a crucial way to raise revenue for their broader budget bill.
  
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• Son denies killing parents at southwestern Idaho home

  10-11-2017 19:08
  Caldwell, Idaho (AP) — A Nampa man has denied killing his parents and hiding their bodies at their southwestern Idaho home. KTVB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2hjf9eL) that 48-year-old William Taylor on Thursday in 3rd District Court pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his father and mother. Taylor also pleaded […]
  
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• Space station getting delivery from Virginia for a change

  10-11-2017 18:51
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station is getting a delivery shipped from Virginia for a change. Orbital ATK, one of NASA’s chief suppliers, plans to launch the capsule Saturday morning from Wallops Island, aboard an unmanned Antares rocket. It will be Orbital ATK’s first supply run from its home turf in more […]
  
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• Enrollment up 7 percent at OSU-Cascades in Bend

  10-11-2017 17:47
  BEND, Ore. — Enrollment at Oregon State’s branch campus in Bend jumped 7 percent this fall. The university says 1,204 students are enrolled at OSU-Cascades, including 81 who are first-year students. By comparison, Oregon State’s main campus in Corvallis grew by 0.4 percent. The Bulletin newspaper reports that 92 percent of the students are from […]
  
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• Gas leak forces evacuation of some buildings in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood

  10-11-2017 17:11
  The Seattle Fire Department evacuated some buildings in South Lake Union due to a natural-gas leak from a broken pipe. Emergency crews responded to the leak at 219 Terry Avenue North about 7:30 a.m. The leak was stopped about 8:20 a.m. and crews were checking buildings for trapped gas. Seattle Fire Battalion Chief Mike Sharp […]
  
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• Parade of low-pressure systems could bring 10 days of ‘gloomy’ weather to Seattle area

  10-11-2017 16:08
  Forecasters are predicting something pretty common for November in the Seattle area: Rain, rain and more rain.
  
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• Seattle planner who designed city’s bike-share permitting now working for bike-share company

  10-11-2017 16:00
  The Seattle city official who designed the permitting process allowing private, stationless bike share companies to operate in the city has left to go work for one of those companies.
  
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• Everett police investigate employee theft of iPhones from UPS shipping facility

  10-11-2017 15:45
  More than 30 cell phones, including the new iPhone X, have been stolen from the UPS shipping facility since the end of October.
  
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• ‘Small potatoes,’ or climate catastrophe? Company wants to restart coal mining in King County

  10-11-2017 15:00
  A proposal to mine coal near Black Diamond, and possibly burn it at Ash Grove Cement in Seattle, has advanced under the Trump administration. King County Executive Dow Constantine has vowed to stop the project.
  
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• Muslim-American veteran, raised in Tacoma, defends her faith and her country

  10-11-2017 15:00
  Mujaahidah Sayfullah is one of thousands of Muslim-American military veterans. But her perspective differs from many. She converted to Islam after serving in the Army and sees the world differently than when she wore a soldier’s uniform.
  
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• Muslim-American veteran defends her faith and her country

  10-11-2017 15:00
  Mujaahidah Sayfullah is one of thousands of Muslim-American military veterans. But her perspective differs from many. She converted to Islam after serving in the Army and sees the world differently than when she wore a soldier’s uniform.
  
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• In Seattle, bike-share bicycles are getting scattered like autumn leaves

  10-11-2017 15:00
  Several months into the transportation experiment, three bike-share companies have already scattered some 4,000 bikes around the city.With so many bikes, the scenic novelty is starting to wear off. And as more bikes get toppled by the wind, bike share is becoming more of a bike mess.
  
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• To chip away at $36 million deficit, UW dental school to close pediatric-center building

  10-11-2017 14:00
  The University of Washington will close the building that houses its Center for Pediatric Dentistry as part of a major overhaul of how the School of Dentistry does business.
  
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• Russia named as likely source of Europe radioactivity spike

  10-11-2017 13:32
  PARIS (AP) — An apparent accident at a Russian facility is suspected of causing a recent spike in radioactivity in the air over much of Europe, according to a report by France’s nuclear safety agency. The Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety says the release of the isotope Ruthenium-106 posed no health or environmental […]
  
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• Doctor admits assaulting sleeping girl on Seattle flight

  10-11-2017 12:25
  NEWARK, N.J. — A doctor has admitted assaulting a sleeping girl on a flight from Seattle to New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport this summer. Vijaykumar Krishnappa appeared before a federal magistrate in Newark on Wednesday. Prosecutors say the 29-year-old physician intentionally touched the girl near her groin over her leggings without her consent. She […]
  
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• Climate activists stage protest at German coal-fired plant

  10-11-2017 10:30
  BONN, Germany (AP) — Environmental activists have staged a protest at a German coal-fired power plant to highlight the country’s continued use of heavily polluting fossil fuels. Protesters projected images of Pacific islanders threatened by climate change onto the cooling tower of the lignite-fuelled power station in Neurath, western Germany, early Friday. The stunt, organized […]
  
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• Trained hawks scare off smaller birds, draw stares in LA

  10-11-2017 09:17
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A hawk named Riley soars between high-rises in downtown Los Angeles. Smaller birds take notice. And take flight. Riley lands on a branch, surveys the concrete jungle below and swoops down to land on the gloved hand of her owner. Blazer-clad professionals on their way to lunch do double-takes. Husband-and-wife falconers […]
  
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• Husband-wife team uses hawks to scare off ‘pest’ birds in LA

  10-11-2017 09:17
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A hawk named Riley soars between high-rises in downtown Los Angeles. Smaller birds take notice. And take flight. Riley lands on a branch, surveys the concrete jungle below and swoops down to land on the gloved hand of her owner. Blazer-clad professionals on their way to lunch do double-takes. Husband-and-wife falconers […]
  
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• Hawaii boat wreck shows eco-risk of fishing fleet practices

  10-11-2017 08:46
  The crash of the 79-foot Pacific Paradise and its fuel and oil spills illustrate a potential environmental impact of the Hawaii fishing fleet's practice of transporting foreign workers by boat.
  
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• Veterans Day closures, bus and ferry schedules

  10-11-2017 06:57
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• $450 million school bond for Federal Way schools reaches 60 percent approval

  10-11-2017 05:27
  The bond would fund the rebuild and expansion of eight schools in order to handle a growing student population.
  
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• 2 Bothell cops rescued from stuck elevator

  10-11-2017 04:14
  Photos posted from the police department's Twitter account chronicled the rescue, which involved the Bothell Fire Department and an elevator technician. 
  
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• Pentagon and FDA spar over bill allowing use of unapproved drugs, medical devices in combat

  10-11-2017 02:51
  The provision would allow the secretary of defense to authorize the emergency use of drugs and devices that have not been approved by the FDA.
  
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• Oh, ye snow gods: Not enough white stuff for Crystal Mountain to open

  10-11-2017 02:26
  Winds carried snow off peaks Wednesday night; forecast is for more accumulation next week.
  
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• China signs on to Alaska gas pipeline, but it’s far from set

  10-11-2017 02:20
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The latest push in a decadeslong effort to commercialize vast stores of Alaska’s natural gas got a boost when the state announced a deal with three Chinese companies. But the $43 billion project is far from reality. The agreement advances a project to move gas through a pipeline to the Alaska […]
  
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• Decomposed human remains found near Neah Bay

  10-11-2017 02:12
  Authorities are working to determine if the remains belong to Stanley Okumoto, 79, who was reported missing in September. His car was found about a mile away from where the body washed ashore.
  
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• Port of Seattle Commissioner John Creighton loses lead in re-election bid

  10-11-2017 02:04
  It could be weeks before the winner in the Position 1 race for Port of Seattle will be known.
  
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• CEO of Talking Rain Beverage fired after sexual assault, lawsuit contends

  10-11-2017 01:55
  A former sales manager at Talking Rain says she faced retaliation from the company after reporting an alleged sexual assault by its then-CEO.
  
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• Train and transit talk: Highlights from reporter Mike Lindblom’s Reddit Q&A

  10-11-2017 01:52
  Can Sound Transit projects be completed early? Will ST3 car tab fees come down? What impact will the Trump administration have on funding Seattle-area infrastructure? Mike Lindblom answered your transit-related questions.
  
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• China’s real estate agents explain why they love Seattle and if they think foreign homebuying will keep surging

  10-11-2017 01:48
  The China Alliance of Real Estate Agencies, whose membership handles about 60 percent of home sales in China, is touring the Seattle area this week and let us tag along and ask them about foreign homebuyers in King County.
  
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• Are mass killers mentally ill? Usually not, researchers say

  10-11-2017 01:40
  It is true that severe mental illnesses are found more often among mass killers. About one in five are likely psychotic or delusional. But the rest do not have any severe, diagnosable disorder.
  
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• Mitzi Johanknecht unseats John Urquhart as King County sheriff

  10-11-2017 01:17
  Johanknecht won 61 percent of Thursday’s vote count. To catch up, Urquhart would need to win about 62 percent of the 130,000 estimated remaining votes.
  
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