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• Senate investigation into rape allegation against Washington state Sen. Joe Fain suspended

  04-12-2018 22:33
  In the face of GOP opposition, Washington Senate Democrats suspended the planned outside investigation into the allegation of rape against state Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn.
  
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• Senate investigation into rape allegation against state Sen. Joe Fain suspended

  04-12-2018 22:33
  In the face of GOP opposition, Washington Senate Democrats suspended the planned outside investigation into the allegation of rape against state Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn.
  
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• Washington State University’s top academic officer quits

  04-12-2018 22:09
  The provost oversees instruction and the hiring of WSU's faculty and deans.
  
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• Washington State University provost is stepping down

  04-12-2018 22:09
  The provost oversees instruction and the hiring of WSU's faculty and deans.
  
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• WSU GOP students want to build replica of border wall

  04-12-2018 18:55
  PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State University chapter of the College Republicans wants to build another replica of a border wall on the Pullman campus to show support for President Donald Trump’s immigration proposal. The club’s president is soliciting $2,500 on GoFundMe.com to pay for tools, building materials and any other costs. The Spokesman-Review […]
  
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• Seattle police arrest 19-year-old after fatal Pioneer Square shooting

  04-12-2018 17:15
  Officers found an unresponsive 37-year-old man on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound, and the suspect nearby.
  
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• Escaped horse dies after being hit by car

  04-12-2018 17:08
  REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a horse that escaped out of its pasture was hit by a car in Redmond, Oregon, and later died. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 11:49 p.m. Monday. KOIN reports that deputies arrived to find a Subaru Forester, driven by a 23-year-old woman, with significant […]
  
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• More U.S. beef being recalled over salmonella fears

  04-12-2018 16:28
  The products were packaged between late July and September. The USDA says all the potentially tainted products have been removed from retailer stores. But the agency says people still may have products in their freezers that should be thrown away.
  
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• It’s chilly out there! Cold snap could make for tricky driving around Puget Sound

  04-12-2018 16:13
  Some areas of Snohomish and King counties have already received below-freezing temperatures, which have combined with overnight fog to make driving more of a challenge Tuesday morning.
  
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• Russian space agency spokesman slams ‘information attack’

  04-12-2018 16:10
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian space agency Roscosmos is bemoaning the endless stream of bad publicity that it says is designed to curb its funding. The agency’s press secretary, Vladimir Ustimenko, said Tuesday in an interview published by the RIA Novosti news agency, that Roscosmos is facing an “information attack.” He said the goal of […]
  
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• ‘So much blood’: Son haunted by questions after Renton police’s ‘shoddy’ investigation of his dad’s death

  04-12-2018 15:00
  Brian Gatewood knew it would be wrenching, walking into the house where his father had died a day or two earlier, but he was unprepared for what he saw: blood sprayed across the ceiling and walls, and blood pooled on the ground. Assured by police in Renton that the death was due to natural causes, […]
  
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• Seattle’s big demolition spectacle: How crews plan to pulverize the Alaskan Way Viaduct

  04-12-2018 15:00
  Kiewit Infrastructure West, prime contractor for the $75 million demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, has ironed out its final strategy for the work, which is expected to takeup to 5 1/2 months.
  
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• Police: Woman who fled to Japan after 2011 homicide is booked into the King County Jail

  04-12-2018 15:00
  Toshio Ota, 75, of Seattle, was reported missing in March 2011; his body was found in the Columbia River 17 months later. In 2016, King County prosecutors charged Kyung Hee Dowdle with murder, five years after she fled to Japan. She was extradited to the U.S. last week and remains jailed.
  
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• Police: Woman who fled to Japan after 2011 homicide booked into the King County Jail

  04-12-2018 15:00
  Toshio Ota, 75, of Seattle was reported missing in March 2011 and his body was found floating in the Columbia River 17 months later. In 2016, King County prosecutors charged Kyung Hee Dowdle with first-degree murder, five years after she fled to Japan. She was extradited back to the U.S. last week and remains jailed.
  
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• Final plans outlined for demolition of Alaskan Way Viaduct

  04-12-2018 15:00
  Kiewit Infrastructure West, prime contractor for the $75 million demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, has ironed out its final strategy for the work, which is expected to takeup to 5 1/2 months.
  
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• Shares of Canadian pot company higher on Altria interest

  04-12-2018 14:33
  TORONTO (AP) — Curiosity from one the world’s largest tobacco companies about the marijuana business sent shares of a Canadian cannabis company higher at the opening bell Tuesday. Cronos Group confirmed talks late Monday with Marlboro maker Altria about a possible investment. Altria Group Inc., based in Richmond, Virginia, owns Philip Morris USA, the largest […]
  
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• Marlboro maker Altria the latest big company to explore pot

  04-12-2018 14:33
  TORONTO (AP) — Marijuana is going corporate. Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. is the latest big company to explore the cannabis market, joining beverage makers like Molson Coors and Heineken. Other big companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Anheuser-Busch and Guinness brewer Diageo haven’t acted yet, but have said they’re watching closely as the market for marijuana […]
  
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• More electric vehicle charging stations coming to Portland

  04-12-2018 13:40
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland General Electric has pledged to build 36 electric vehicle charging stations next year. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the utility announced the plan Monday which includes six locations in east Portland as part of its overall $2.6 million station plan. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler called the plan an example of the entities’ […]
  
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• Climate talks shift to nitty-gritty details of Paris accord

  04-12-2018 10:05
  KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Negotiators gathered for the U.N. climate talks in Poland are getting down to the nitty-gritty part of the two-week meeting. Diplomats from almost 200 countries began holding a series of technical talks Tuesday aimed at finalizing the rules that define the 2015 Paris accord on curbing global warming. Decisions on crunch […]
  
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• 10 librarians each receive $5,000 prize

  04-12-2018 06:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Pittsburgh librarian who advocates for immigrants and refugees and a librarian from rural North Carolina who helps patrons navigate the internet are among 10 winners of the I Love My Librarian Award. The awards were announced Tuesday by the American Library Association. Winners, each of whom receive $5,000, are nominated […]
  
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• Community advocates, law enforcement groups call for Legislature to pass compromise bill on police deadly force

  04-12-2018 04:16
  Initiative 940, which will change the state law governing the use of deadly force by law enforcement, would be replaced with a compromise bill that retains key elements approved by voters.
  
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• Spokane astronaut reaches space station aboard Russian craft

  04-12-2018 02:14
  The Soyuz rocket and spacecraft launched at 3:31 a.m. PST from Kazakhstan with three people on board: Lt. Col. Anne McClain, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko.
  
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• Renton man who was beaten, shot in apartment-complex parking lot is identified

  04-12-2018 02:06
  Police have not yet identified a suspect but said "there is reason to believe the suspect(s) and victim knew each other and this was not a random incident."
  
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• Renton man beaten, shot in apartment complex parking lot, police say

  04-12-2018 02:06
  Police have not yet identified a suspect but said "there is reason to believe the suspect(s) and victim knew each other and this was not a random incident."
  
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• Seattle homeless shelter to review safety protocols after gunshot fired inside facility

  04-12-2018 01:21
  At least two shots were fired in and outside the shelter. Police said they recovered bullet fragments in an interior stairwell and a shell casing in a parking garage, where a shelter resident chased the suspect and fired at him.
  
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• GOP opposition may stall probe into rape claim against Washington state Sen. Joe Fain

  04-12-2018 00:52
  Two GOP lawmakers Monday are asking that the state Senate investigation into rape allegations against Sen. Joe Fain should be dropped now that he's lost re-election. Any review now would be a "partisan witch-hunt," according to one of the senators.
  
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• Stretch of Skagit riverfront permanently protected for fish, wildlife

  04-12-2018 00:32
  The 61-acres of habitat joins an uninterrupted stretch of protected land used by salmon, elk, eagles and other wildlife.
  
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• Here’s when the City Council could upzone Seattle neighborhoods

  04-12-2018 00:22
  The City Council outlined a tentative timeline for when it might approve upzones in neighborhoods across the city.
  
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• Suspect arrested in 17-year-old Edmonds girl’s shooting death

  04-12-2018 00:07
  Police said previously they were investigating the shooting as an accident. The girl's mother says she doesn't believe it was accidental.
  
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