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• Durkan plans town hall with Seattle students on gun violence

  02-03-2018 22:30
  The meeting is scheduled for March 8 at Chief Sealth International High School.
  
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• Study: Snowpack has declined dramatically across US West

  02-03-2018 22:09
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Scientists have found dramatically declining snowpack across the American West over the past six decades that will likely cause water shortages in the region that cannot be managed by building new reservoirs, according to a study published Friday. The study led by scientists from Oregon State University and the University of […]
  
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• Groups, US reach settlement on predator-killing poisons

  02-03-2018 21:54
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials have agreed to complete a study on how two predator-killing poisons could be affecting federally protected species as part of the settlement of a lawsuit filed by environmental and animal-welfare groups. The 10-page agreement filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Montana requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service […]
  
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• Rome subway construction uncovers 2nd-century military home

  02-03-2018 20:41
  ROME (AP) — Archaeologists say work to expand Rome’s subway has unearthed a sprawling 2nd-century domus, or residence, of a military commander, complete with well-preserved geometric design mosaic, marble floors and frescoed walls. Top Rome archaeology official Francesco Prosperetti says Friday the domus is adjacent to a previously excavated ancient Roman military barracks. He says […]
  
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• Records document long-term suspicions of principal sex abuse

  02-03-2018 18:25
  SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon high school principal had sexually abused a student for years, but officials failed to uncover the assaults despite suspicions raised by parents and faculty members, according to police and school documents. Springfield police launched an investigation in late January after an Academy of Arts and Academics teacher alerted school […]
  
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• Protesters of youth jail block busy Seattle intersections, march through downtown

  02-03-2018 18:20
  Organizers of the protest say construction of the new jail, which is underway, would "uphold racist systems and strengthen the school to prison pipeline."
  
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• Residents asked to help in search for missing Bend woman

  02-03-2018 17:55
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Police searching for a missing Bend woman have asked residents on the east side of that city to check their properties for clues. Police want residents to report anything out of the ordinary, and reminded them to inspect abandoned structures, open fields or any water sources on their properties. Meanwhile, KTVZ […]
  
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• The season of ‘disappointment’: Springlike weather is just ‘a tease,’ Weather Service says

  02-03-2018 16:18
  Sure, the birds are chirping and the sun has been spotted, but there are still many damp, cold days to be endured. A weather service meteorologist, trying not to be a downer, advises us to "get out and enjoy the sun," but not to get our hopes up too high.
  
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• Task force recommends ‘head tax’ on some Seattle businesses to fund help for homeless

  02-03-2018 15:33
  The Seattle City Council is expected to take up the proposal this month.
  
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• Seattle task force recommends ‘head tax’ to fund help for homeless

  02-03-2018 15:33
  The Seattle City Council is expected to take up the proposal this month.
  
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• Over 100k without power in New York amid wet, heavy snow

  02-03-2018 15:19
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A major nor’easter packing wet, heavy snow has sent tree limbs crashing down, closed schools and left more than 100,000 customers without power across upstate New York. The National Weather Service says Buffalo received 8.4 inches of snow by 7 a.m., a record for that date, and areas south of the […]
  
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• Podcast: Is carbon tax push in Washington about saving the planet or growing government?

  02-03-2018 15:00
   Would a carbon tax proposed in Washington state be a significant step toward solving global warming? Or just a way to grow government? On Episode 71 of The Overcast, The Seattle Times weekly politics podcast, hosts Jim Brunner and Dan Beekman are joined by Todd Myers, director of the Center for the Environment at […]
  
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• Flooding, downed trees but no major woes in New Jersey

  02-03-2018 13:24
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The powerful coastal storm moving along the East Coast caused some scattered flooding and road closures during Friday morning’s high tide in New Jersey, but most roads remained passable. Two local roads in Absecon, near Atlantic City, were closed due to flooding, and there was flooding on Route 40 into and […]
  
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• Coastal storm floods roadways in New Jersey

  02-03-2018 13:24
  MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) — The powerful coastal storm moving along the East Coast caused some flooding and road closures Friday in New Jersey, but most roads remained passable. Flooding that was more of a nuisance during the morning high tide increased in some spots as the day wore on and winds picked up. Winds of […]
  
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• Heavy, wet snow blamed for icy roads, Michigan power outages

  02-03-2018 12:08
  DETROIT (AP) — Heavy, wet snow and ice are blamed for creating hazardous driving conditions in parts of Michigan and knocking out power to thousands of customers. Rain and snow fell Thursday and wrapped up early Friday, leaving behind icy conditions. Numerous crashes were reported on Detroit-area roadways. Warmer temperatures are forecast for the coming […]
  
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• Vermont lawmakers propose bill limiting marijuana odor

  02-03-2018 10:49
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Legal marijuana users in Vermont may want to invest in an air freshener. The Burlington Free Press reports lawmakers are currently considering a bill that could allow cities and towns to classify marijuana odor as a “public nuisance” and a ticketable offense. Current law prohibits people from consuming marijuana in public […]
  
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• Turbulent year casts shadow over 2018 Iditarod

  02-03-2018 08:43
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The 46th running of Alaska’s famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off Saturday amid the most turbulent year ever for the annual long-distance contest that spans mountain ranges, the frozen Yukon River and dangerous sea ice along the Bering Sea coast. Among the multiple problems: a champion’s dog doping scandal, […]
  
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• Alaska’s famed Iditarod is set to begin amid turbulent year

  02-03-2018 08:43
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The 46th running of Alaska’s famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off Saturday amid the most turbulent year ever for the annual long-distance contest that spans mountain ranges, the frozen Yukon River and dangerous sea ice along the Bering Sea coast. Among the multiple problems: a champion’s dog doping scandal, […]
  
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• Storm spares California area previously struck by mudslides

  02-03-2018 08:30
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain moved through Southern California early Friday, sparing a strip of coastal communities from a repeat of deadly mudslides that struck in January. Evacuation orders affecting up to 30,000 people on the south Santa Barbara County coast were lifted at midmorning. “The worst of the storm has passed and we are […]
  
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• Southern California avoids major storm problems so far

  02-03-2018 08:30
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain moved into Southern California early Friday, but a strip of coastal communities that were under evacuation orders appeared to have avoided a repeat of destructive debris flows that struck during a January storm. “Things are going very well,” Suzanne Grimmesey, a spokeswoman for Santa Barbara County, said shortly before dawn. […]
  
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• Man sues Oregon strip club where dancer threw bottle at him

  02-03-2018 08:20
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 28-year-old man who says he still has scars on his forehead two years after an adult dancer threw a beer glass at him has filed a lawsuit against her Oregon strip club. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Thursday that Cholo Circulado is seeking $50,000 in damages. Circulado acknowledged that he told the […]
  
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• Nor’easter grounds flights, halts trains along East Coast

  02-03-2018 06:03
  BOSTON (AP) — A nor’easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving 1.6 million customers without power from North Carolina to Maine. At least five people were killed by falling trees or branches. The storm submerged cars and toppled tractor-trailers, sent […]
  
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• Who are Seattle’s hockey fans? Just check out Greenwood’s Angry Beaver — and this data

  02-03-2018 04:02
  Market research data from Nielsen shows that residents new to Seattle are the most likely fans for the newest professional sport expected in the city: a National Hockey League team. And many of them like to talk hockey at a Greenwood bar.
  
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• Ivar Haglund was a man of the people — and of the seagulls — in Seattle

  02-03-2018 02:20
  The statue of Ivar Haglund feeding seagulls at the base of Madison Street is a point of reference along Seattle’s evolving waterfront. Are you like me, counting the days for the Alaskan Way Viaduct to come down? This sketch might be the start of a series of drawings I’ve wanted to do walking Madison Street. […]
  
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• State suspends liquor license for South Seattle nightclub where man was fatally shot

  02-03-2018 01:21
  A woman who identified herself as the owner of Studio Seven said the club will remain open for business and upcoming shows, despite being barred from serving alcohol.
  
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• Washington state’s carbon tax bill dies in Legislature

  02-03-2018 00:36
  Washington would have been the first U.S. state to impose a straight tax on carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels such as gasoline and electricity and the legislation has been closely watched nationally.
  
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