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• Former Garfield High student Leah LaBelle dies in LA crash with ex-NBA player

  31-01-2018 23:57
  LOS ANGELES — R&B singer Leah LaBelle Vladowski, an alumna of Seattle’s Garfield High School, was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Los Angeles early Wednesday with her husband, former NBA forward Rasual Butler. The Range Rover crashed around 2:30 a.m. in the Studio City area and left a swath of damage along a major […]
  
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• Former Garfield High School student Leah LaBelle dies in LA crash with ex-NBA player Rasual Butler

  31-01-2018 23:57
  LOS ANGELES — R&B singer Leah LaBelle Vladowski, an alumna of Seattle’s Garfield High School, was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Los Angeles early Wednesday with her husband, former NBA forward Rasual Butler. The Range Rover crashed around 2:30 a.m. in the Studio City area and left a swath of damage along a major […]
  
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• Wenatchee officer shot in the hand during suicide call

  31-01-2018 23:35
  Police say officers were struggling with Ernesto Figueroa in a home when he grabbed a gun and it fired, hittingSgt. Mark Huson's hand.
  
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• Washington Senate approves abortion insurance bill

  31-01-2018 23:04
  The measure now heads to the state House, where it has passed in previous years but ultimately stalled when the Senate was controlled by Republicans.
  
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• Seattle school-bus driver strike could last for days, union says

  31-01-2018 23:03
  The strike by 400 bus drivers means that, for the second time this school year, 12,000 Seattle students will need to find other ways to get to and from school without their usual yellow-bus service.
  
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• 2 men wounded in shooting in Seattle’s South Park area

  31-01-2018 21:59
  The victims told police they saw a car speeding away from the scene after the shooting.
  
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• 2 men in critical condition after shooting in Seattle’s South Park area

  31-01-2018 21:59
  The conditions of the victims were not immediately known.
  
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• Environmental groups sue to block road through Alaska refuge

  31-01-2018 21:23
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nine environmental groups are suing the U.S. government to prevent a land trade that could lead to construction of a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska. The groups say a road through Izembek (EYE-zem-bek) National Wildlife Refuge on the Alaska Peninsula will harm internationally recognized habitat for migrating waterfowl. […]
  
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• Seattle can move forward with Burke-Gilman Trail’s missing link, hearing examiner says

  31-01-2018 21:19
  But the coalition challenging the city, a group of Ballard businesses, including Salmon Bay Sand and Gravel, had previously promised to appeal the hearing examiner’s decision if it went against them.
  
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• Stone tools in India suggest earlier human exit from Africa

  31-01-2018 19:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — Just a week after scientists reported evidence that our species left Africa earlier than we thought, another discovery is suggesting the date might be pushed back further. Homo sapiens arose in Africa at least 300,000 years ago and left to colonize the globe. Scientists think there were several dispersals from Africa, […]
  
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• People across Seattle area got up early to see #SuperBlueBloodMoon — but saw clouds instead

  31-01-2018 18:27
  It's been 150 years since this rare lunar event has been viewable from the Americas. But it was a bust for those in the Puget Sound region.
  
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• Dutch cut gas firm out of quake damage compensation process

  31-01-2018 16:58
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities unveiled a new agreement Wednesday to compensate homeowners for damages due to earthquakes caused by gas extraction, a deal that removes the company responsible for the quakes from the compensation process. In a concession to thousands of northeastern residents whose homes have been shaken by hundreds of small […]
  
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• Seattleites making a run to the border for … Coke?

  31-01-2018 15:00
  White Center finds itself a city divided — literally, down Roxbury Street — by the price of pop.
  
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• #MeToo in the Legislature: Harassment complaint process ‘is not reflecting women’s experiences’ in Olympia

  31-01-2018 15:00
  Instead of being investigated by a neutral party, like a human-resources manager, harassment complaints in the state Capitol are reviewed by partisan staff members, as well as administrative and legislative leaders.
  
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• Cure for parking overload? Shuttle experiment begins from Des Moines to Angle Lake light-rail station

  31-01-2018 15:00
  King County Metro this week started Route 635, which circulates as often as every 15 minutes during morning and afternoon peak times.
  
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• Southern California gets clear view of super blue blood moon

  31-01-2018 14:29
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clear skies are giving Southern Californians an unimpeded view of the first super blue blood moon in 35 years. At the famous Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, hundreds of people gathered on the lawn to catch the cosmic show that started around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday. Sky-gazers also lined the beach near […]
  
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• What does Seattle’s next schools chief need to know? Share your questions for the finalists with us.

  31-01-2018 14:00
  A coalition of community groups and the principals’ and teachers’ union have urged the Seattle School Board to slow down its search for a new superintendent. What do you think the next schools chief needs to know before taking the job? What would you ask potential finalists?
  
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• Lunar showstopper: Super blue blood moon awes and wows

  31-01-2018 11:52
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon put on a rare cosmic show Wednesday: a red blue moon, super big and super bright. It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue. Hawaii and Alaska […]
  
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• Lunar Showstopper: 1st super blue blood moon in 35 years

  31-01-2018 11:52
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show Wednesday. It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. Hawaii and Alaska have the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia. The western U.S. should […]
  
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• AI in the court: When algorithms rule on jail time

  31-01-2018 09:24
  CLEVELAND — The centuries-old process of releasing defendants on bail, long the province of judicial discretion, is getting a major assist … courtesy of artificial intelligence. In late August, Hercules Shepherd Jr. walked up to the stand in a Cleveland courtroom, dressed in an orange jumpsuit. Two nights earlier, an officer had arrested him at […]
  
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• US officials consider new tool to combat mine spills: Robots

  31-01-2018 08:37
  DENVER (AP) — Crumbling mine tunnels awash with polluted waters perforate the Colorado mountains, and scientists may one day send robots creeping through the pitch-black passages to study the mysterious currents that sometimes burst to the surface with devastating effects. One such disaster happened at the inactive Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado in 2015, […]
  
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• Robots could descend into old mines to prevent toxic spills

  31-01-2018 08:37
  DENVER (AP) — Crumbling mine tunnels awash with polluted waters perforate the Colorado mountains, and scientists may one day send robots creeping through the pitch-black passages to study the mysterious currents that sometimes burst to the surface with devastating effects. One such disaster happened at the inactive Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado in 2015, […]
  
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• Pharmacist in meningitis outbreak gets 8 years in prison

  31-01-2018 06:04
  BOSTON (AP) — The pharmacist convicted in connection with a deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday after he tearfully apologized to the victims for the pain and suffering they endured. The outbreak killed 76 people and nearly 800 people were sickened in what is considered the worst public […]
  
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• Meningitis outbreak victims speak at pharmacist sentencing

  31-01-2018 06:04
  BOSTON (AP) — Victims of a 2012 meningitis outbreak and their family members described the pain and suffering they experienced because of the contaminated drugs at a sentencing hearing Wednesday for a convicted pharmacist. The victims spoke during the sentencing hearing in federal court in Boston for Glenn Chin, who was convicted of racketeering and […]
  
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• Feds seek 35 years for pharmacist in meningitis outbreak

  31-01-2018 06:04
  BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts pharmacist convicted of mail fraud and racketeering in connection with a deadly meningitis outbreak is set to be sentenced. Prosecutors in Boston’s federal court will ask a judge Wednesday to sentence Glenn Chin to 35 years in prison for his role in the 2012 outbreak that killed 76 people and […]
  
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• Rattlesnake Ridge likely to creep, not collapse, independent expert says

  31-01-2018 05:31
  In a new report, engineer Norman Norrish estimated the odds of a fast-moving slide at less than 5 percent. And he said a slide that spills into the Yakima River is “highly remote.”
  
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• Seattle school-bus drivers planning to strike Thursday

  31-01-2018 05:05
  Students who take the bus to school are encouraged to make alternate arrangements, says Teamsters Local 174, the union representing Seattle Public Schools' 400 bus drivers.
  
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• African-American man fighting for his life after unprovoked racist ‘rage’ attack in Auburn

  31-01-2018 04:23
  The man accused of attacking DaShawn Horne with a baseball bat became enraged when he learned his sister had spent the night with the young African-American man, Auburn police said. He has been charged with malicious harassment, the state’s hate-crime statute.
  
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• This exhibit of Amazon’s Spheres may leave you wanting more

  31-01-2018 03:35
  Sketched Jan. 30, 2018 More Seattle Sketcher Seattle Times news artist Gabriel Campanario has been capturing Seattle's places and people in hand-drawn sketches for more than a decade. To see past columns, visit the Seattle Sketcher home page. A selection of prints is available for sale through The Seattle Times store, or you may fill out an illustration […]
  
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• Sisters, 3, rescued from Everett apartment fire released from hospital

  31-01-2018 03:07
  The Everett Fire Department says the twin 3-year-olds were treated for smoke inhalation.
  
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• Alaska Airlines, Bill Gates team up with Code.org to teach how computers work

  31-01-2018 02:35
  A new series of short videos will feature Bill Gates teaching the basics of how computers work.
  
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• Watch: Trump calls for unity in first State of the Union Address

  31-01-2018 02:11
  Follow along live for reactions from elected officials and analysis of Trump's speech, beginning at 6 p.m. (PST).
  
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• Live updates from Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday night

  31-01-2018 02:11
  Follow along live for reactions from elected officials and analysis of Trump's speech, beginning at 6 p.m. (EST).
  
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• Here’s how Trump’s State of the Union Address unfolded

  31-01-2018 02:11
  Trump called the nation to a “new American moment” of unity, mixing self-congratulatory remarks with calls on Congress for bipartisan efforts on issues ranging from immigration to infrastructure.
  
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• Questions swirl around state’s school-funding fix as lawmakers weigh $1B for teacher salaries

  31-01-2018 00:10
  The confusion over Washington’s new K-12 budget only deepened after the Supreme Court ordered the state to find an additional $1 billion for school salaries.
  
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