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• Supreme Court is asked to review gas-tax exemption on Yakama reservation

  18-05-2018 23:43
  The U.S. Solicitor General has recommended the nation’s highest court consider whether Yakama tribal members are exempt from state gas taxes on the reservation.
  
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• Technique Used to Find Golden State Killer Leads to a Suspect in 1987 Murders

  18-05-2018 23:33
  A break in the 31-year-long investigation of the killings in Washington State of a young Canadian couple came after DNA was uploaded to an ancestry website.
  
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• Technique From Golden State Killer Arrest Leads to Suspect in 1987 Killings

  18-05-2018 23:33
  A break in the 31-year-long investigation of the killing in Washington State of a young Canadian couple came after DNA was uploaded to an ancestry website.
  
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• California state bar investigating Avenatti’s Tully dealings, according to letter

  18-05-2018 23:26
  Michael Avenatti is known as Stormy Daniels’ attorney and an adversary to Donald Trump, but his coffee-chain business has raised concerns.
  
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• California bar investigating attorney Avenatti’s dealings involving Tully’s, letter says

  18-05-2018 23:26
  Michael Avenatti is known as Stormy Daniels’ attorney and an adversary to Donald Trump, but his coffee-chain business has raised concerns.
  
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• Tri-City nuclear plant shuts down unexpectedly in Washington state

  18-05-2018 22:58
  The Tri-City Herald reported the Columbia Generating Station’s systems detected a problem having to do with electrical distribution and automatically shut down the plant at 6:51 a.m. Authorities said there is no risk to the public.
  
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• Lawsuit accuses Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley of sexual harassment

  18-05-2018 22:22
  A former bandmate of Dave Matthews Band member Boyd Tinsley claims the violinist sexually harassed him for years. A lawsuit has been filed in King County Superior Court.
  
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• Investigators use DNA, genealogy database to ID suspect in 1987 double homicide

  18-05-2018 21:58
  William Earl Talbott II, 55, of SeaTac, was arrested as he was leaving his Seattle workplace. According to investigators, he is suspected of raping and killing a 19-year-old British Columbia woman in 1987, and detectives are working to tie him to the death of the woman's boyfriend.
  
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• Federal officials investigating practices of Warren Buffett’s mobile-home business

  18-05-2018 21:29
  The federal government is investigating Clayton Homes, the mobile-home business in Warren Buffett’s empire that was the subject of a news investigation into its lending to low-income and minority buyers.
  
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• Washington state’s new chief for special education targets low graduation and college-going rates

  18-05-2018 19:30
  During the 10 months that Glenna Gallo has been guiding special education in Washington, one of the things that’s surprised her most is the silence. As she travels the state, holding public meetings and talking with advocates, public comment periods often pass without a single speaker. No one shares their experience, or asks a question. […]
  
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• University of Oregon asks anti-illegal-immigrant group to change its green ‘O’

  18-05-2018 18:19
  EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon wants the politically conservative group Oregonians for Immigration Reform to stop using a green O logo on its website. Though the logo is not identical to the one associated with the Ducks, the university has threatened legal action if the group does not “change the stylization of its […]
  
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• University asks anti-illegal-immigrant group to change its O

  18-05-2018 18:19
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon wants the politically conservative group Oregonians for Immigration Reform to stop using a green O logo on its website. Though the logo is not identical to the one associated with the Ducks — it’s skinnier and has a fir tree in the middle — the university has […]
  
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• Podcast: A look behind the politics and policy of Seattle’s head tax

  18-05-2018 17:19
  In the latest Seattle Times politics podcast, a look at the backstory and repercussions of Seattle's new "head tax" on larger businesses.
  
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• Really?! Fog thwarts reveal of Space Needle’s glass-paneled observation deck

  18-05-2018 17:15
  The public should be able to get a look at the Space Needle's most expensive renovation since it was built, a remodel that's been hidden beneath a massive tarp since last year.
  
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• Texas school shooting kills 10, deadliest since Parkland

  18-05-2018 15:37
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation’s deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control. More […]
  
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• Sheriff: Active shooter reported at Texas high school

  18-05-2018 15:37
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement responded to a high school near Houston after an active shooter was reported on campus Friday, with at least one student saying she saw a man with a gun enter her classroom and start shooting as the class evacuated. The Santa Fe school district issued an alert around […]
  
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• Gunman opens fire in Texas high school, killing up to 10

  18-05-2018 15:37
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing eight to 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said he could not be precise about the number of deaths at Santa Fe High School, which went on lockdown around 8 […]
  
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• Gunman opens fire in Texas high school, killing 10 people

  18-05-2018 15:37
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A 17-year-old boy carrying a shotgun and a revolver opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation’s deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control. More […]
  
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• This Safeco concessions-stand worker is homeless, and he’s not the only one

  18-05-2018 15:00
  If you’ve bought a hot dog or a beer at Safeco or CenturyLink Field, the person at the stand may have been homeless.
  
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• Seattle’s transportation department struggles with rising costs, unkept promises

  18-05-2018 15:00
  SDOT says it can’t deliver on promises made by its massive 2015 construction levy, called Move Seattle. The department also is dealing with an over-budget and on-hold streetcar project.
  
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• Seattle has spent $258,752.78 so far, gets partial win in 1 Sawant suit

  18-05-2018 15:00
  The city notches partial victory in its defense of two defamation lawsuits against City Councilmember Kshama Sawant. A judge threw out a portion of the lawsuit by landlord Carl Haglund. Outside counsel costs so far in that defense? $258,752.78.
  
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• Remembering Chris Cornell: The quiet cook at Ray’s Boathouse who became a rock god

  18-05-2018 15:00
  On the anniversary of Chris Cornell's death, his former co-workers at Ray's Boathouse remember those formative years together during the Seattle institution's heyday.
  
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• Here we go again: I-5 lane closures will snarl traffic all weekend

  18-05-2018 15:00
  Drivers will face stop-and-go conditions for maybe 12 miles entering Seattle this weekend, as crews repair two lanes of the 53-year-old Interstate 5.
  
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• Here we go again: I-5, Highway 2 lane closures will snarl traffic all weekend

  18-05-2018 15:00
  Drivers will face stop-and-go conditions for maybe 12 miles entering Seattle this weekend, as crews repair two lanes of the 53-year-old Interstate 5.
  
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• Astronaut Scott Kelly completed 5,440 orbits around Earth — now he’s coming to Seattle

  18-05-2018 15:00
  "Space is our future," says astronaut Scott Kelly. And he would know; he spent 340 consecutive days at the International Space Station in 2015 and 2016. His book, "Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery," which will bring him to Seattle's McCaw Hall May 23.
  
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• ‘Epic takedown’: Bill Gates draws laughs at Trump’s expense

  18-05-2018 12:02
  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recounted stories from past meetings with President Donald Trump, according to footage aired on MSNBC.
  
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• Bill Gates draws laughs at Trump’s expense, says president confused HIV with HPV

  18-05-2018 12:02
  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recounted stories from past meetings with President Donald Trump, according to footage aired on MSNBC.
  
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• Light coats of gritty ash fall near erupting Hawaii volcano

  18-05-2018 08:08
  VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities handed out ash around 2,000 masks for protection as people living near Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano braced for pulverized rock, glass and crystal to rain down on them after an explosive eruption at the peak’s summit. Lindsey Magnani, her fiance Elroy Rodrigues and their two children picked up masks for their […]
  
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• ‘It smelled like sulfur:’ Ash falls near Hawaii volcano

  18-05-2018 08:08
  VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii residents covered their faces with masks after a volcano menacing the Big Island for weeks exploded, sending a mixture of pulverized rock, glass and crystal into the air in its strongest eruption of sandlike ash in days. Today marks 38th anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption Photos from the archive: […]
  
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• Ballard celebrates Norway’s Constitution Day

  18-05-2018 06:46
  Syttende Mai, a celebration of Norway’s Constitution Day, in Ballard is the largest of its kind outside Norway, and it draws hundreds of people. Spectators watch as marching bands, drill teams, classic cars, Vikings, funky floats and Scandinavian flair march down the streets and end their day of activities. The 17th of May celebration has […]
  
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• Trump to deny funds to clinics that refer for abortion

  18-05-2018 06:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule banning federally funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions, or sharing space with abortion providers. The Department of Health and Human Services will announce its proposal Friday, a senior White House official said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of the […]
  
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• Trump thrusts abortion fight into crucial midterm elections

  18-05-2018 06:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration acted Friday to bar taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions, energizing its conservative political base ahead of crucial midterm elections while setting the stage for new legal battles. The Health and Human Services Department sent its proposal to rewrite the rules to the White House, setting […]
  
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• ‘It’s a wrap!’: Crews set to reveal Space Needle’s new-and-improved observation deck

  18-05-2018 05:38
  Crews Thursday night plan to remove a massive tarp hiding construction to the famous observation deck that began last year.
  
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• ‘It’s a wrap!’: Crews reveal Space Needle’s new-and-improved observation deck

  18-05-2018 05:38
  Crews overnight removed a massive tarp that had been hiding construction on the famous observation deck since last year.
  
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• Okanogan River Basin braces for more flooding

  18-05-2018 05:15
  A record snowpack in Canada and sudden hot temperatures over the first two weeks of May have caused flooding in north-central and northeastern Washington.
  
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• FDA approves drug that prevents migraines

  18-05-2018 05:08
  The agency has approved the first drug designed to prevent migraines, a persistent cause of misery worldwide. It’s made by Amgen and Novartis and will cost almost $7,000 per year.
  
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• State denies permits to move young Atlantic salmon from hatchery to Kitsap net pens

  18-05-2018 04:42
  Washington fish managers have denied a request by Cooke Aquaculture to move young Atlantic salmon into pens in Kitsap County, citing the possible spread of disease.
  
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• Judge notes ‘creepy’ smile, orders 10-year sentence for man seeking sex with girls

  18-05-2018 04:15
  70-year-old defendant, who answered police-planted Craigslist ad to meet two young girls, will serve up to 10 years in prison for his efforts.
  
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• UW study: Most homes in Washington with guns don’t store the firearms safely — fueling suicides

  18-05-2018 03:41
  The findings, published in the American Journal of Public Health Association Thursday, come as government officials put special stress on the benefits of gun owners locking up their firearms to prevent shootings.
  
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• Hawaii volcano explosions could go for weeks, experts say

  18-05-2018 02:54
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Kablooey! Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano exploded a tall, steely gray column of ash into the sky Thursday, just as scientists warned eight days ago. Experts say the explosive ballistic displays could continue for weeks, and they don’t know when it’s going to stop. “There’s so many variables. It’s complicated, like a bad […]
  
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• US approves 1st drug developed to prevent chronic migraines

  18-05-2018 01:11
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. regulators Thursday approved the first drug designed to prevent chronic migraines. The Food and Drug Administration’s action clears the monthly shot Aimovig (AIM’-oh-vig) for sale. It’s the first in a new class of long-acting drugs for preventing migraines. Three other shots are expected to win approval by next year, and […]
  
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