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• 2 charged in gruesome hammer attack on Spokane County man

  11-12-2018 23:47
  Authorities found and arrested the men for investigation of attempted murder and conspiracy.
  
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• Scary warming at poles showing up at weird times, places

  11-12-2018 23:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earth’s polar regions at times they don’t expect, like winter, and in places they don’t expect, like eastern Antarctica. New studies and reports issued this week at a major Earth sciences conference paint one of the bleakest pictures yet of dramatic and dangerous warming in the […]
  
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• Traffic in Seattle, 2018: Fewer cars, bicyclists and walkers; more transit riders and carpoolers

  11-12-2018 22:24
  The city's annual report shows that the push to shift people from driving alone to other forms of transportation is working in some cases, but not at fast enough rates to meet its safety goals or meaningfully change personal habits.
  
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• Traffic in Seattle, 2017: Fewer cars, bicyclists and walkers; more transit riders and carpoolers

  11-12-2018 22:24
  The city's annual report shows that the push to shift people from driving alone to other forms of transportation is working in some cases, but not at fast enough rates to meet its safety goals or meaningfully change personal habits.
  
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• Inslee unveils plan to reverse crisis in Washington’s mental-health system

  11-12-2018 22:13
  Seeking to reverse the multitude of crises that have engulfed Washington's mental-health system, Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday released a plan that would radically reshape the care of patients by building hundreds of new community and hospital beds.
  
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• Inslee unveils $675 million plan to reverse crisis in Washington’s mental-health system

  11-12-2018 22:13
  Seeking to reverse the multitude of crises that have engulfed Washington's mental-health system, Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday released a plan that would radically reshape the care of patients by building hundreds of new community and hospital beds.
  
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• The News Tribune publisher David Zeeck leaves amid McClatchy shakeups

  11-12-2018 20:20
  Zeeck's departure is the latest in a series of recent newsroom management changes by McClatchy amid a slump in its stock price.
  
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• The News Tribune publisher David Zeeck is leaving, newspaper’s owner says

  11-12-2018 20:20
  Zeeck will be replaced by Rebecca Poynter, a McClatchy executive who is the publisher of The Idaho Statesman.
  
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• Justice Department sues Washington state over law to compensate sick Hanford workers

  11-12-2018 20:01
  The lawsuit filed asks that a federal judge declare the law "invalid" and prevent the state Department of Labor & Industries from enforcing its provisions.
  
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• Justice Department sues over Washington state law to compensate sick Hanford workers

  11-12-2018 20:01
  The lawsuit filed asks that a federal judge declare the law "invalid" and prevent the state Department of Labor & Industries from enforcing its provisions.
  
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• Warming in Arctic raises fears of ‘rapid unraveling’ of the region

  11-12-2018 19:40
  The Arctic has been warmer over the last five years than at any time since records began in 1900,and the region is warming at twice the rate as the rest of the planet, a new NASA report finds.
  
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• Trump administration proposes major rollback of water rules

  11-12-2018 16:39
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration proposed withdrawing federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands across the country Tuesday, making good on President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to weaken landmark Obama-era water rules long opposed by some developers, farmers and oil, gas, and mining executives. The Environmental Protection Agency’s acting administrator said the proposed rule […]
  
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• Winter storm brings the start of ski season to Summit at Snoqualmie amid hazardous driving conditions

  11-12-2018 16:15
  The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the Cascade Mountains as snow is (finally!) arriving in big quantities.
  
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• Storm in Cascades brings the start of ski season to Mount Baker, Summit at Snoqualmie,

  11-12-2018 16:15
  The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the Cascade Mountains as snow is (finally!) arriving in ski-worthy quantities.
  
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• Michelle Obama extends book tour, adds NW dates, as sales of ‘Becoming’ top 3 million

  11-12-2018 15:45
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sales for Michelle Obama’s memoir have topped 3 million and the former first lady is extending her book tour into 2019, including stops in Tacoma, Portland and Vancouver, B.C. “Becoming,” published four weeks ago, is among the fastest-selling nonfiction books in history and already among the best-selling political memoirs of all […]
  
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• Woman alleges sexual harassment, says Washington State Bar Association didn’t hold board exec accountable

  11-12-2018 15:00
  The accused attorney denies the woman's allegations and claims they're part of an ongoing conspiracy to retaliate against him for blowing the whistle on festering wrongdoing within the agency that regulates lawyer conduct in Washington.
  
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• What will the Highway 99 tunnel opening mean for bus routes, detours and tsunamis? We answer those questions and more

  11-12-2018 15:00
  The first three weeks after the Jan. 11 closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct may be the toughest for drivers.
  
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• More effective than condoms? Seattle-area couples test new birth control for men

  11-12-2018 15:00
  UW School of Medicine researchers are testing a shoulder-rub gel for men that can be more than 90-percent effective in preventing pregnancy.
  
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• Highway 99 tunnel Q&A: what it means for bus routes, detours and tsunamis

  11-12-2018 15:00
  The first three weeks after the Jan. 11 closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct may be the toughest for drivers.
  
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• Portland eyes jail alternative for mentally ill, drug addicted

  11-12-2018 14:00
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Public records show Portland officials are in the early stages of exploring whether the city may create a jail alternative for people arrested for non-violent acts related to mental health or addiction. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports deputy city attorney Andrea Barraclough responded to Mayor Ted Wheeler’s senior adviser in September saying the […]
  
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• Mayor eyes jail alternative for mentally ill, drug addicted

  11-12-2018 14:00
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Public records show Portland officials are in the early stages of exploring whether the city may create a jail alternative for people arrested for non-violent acts related to mental health or addiction. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports deputy city attorney Andrea Barraclough responded to Mayor Ted Wheeler’s senior adviser in September saying the […]
  
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• UN science panel chief calls for more action to curb warming

  11-12-2018 10:06
  KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s top science panel on climate change said Tuesday the world needs to “do more and faster” to prevent global warming on a scale that would cause irreversible environmental damage and hit poor societies hard. Hoesung Lee, who chairs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, told diplomats […]
  
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• Leaders return to Poland for final push at UN climate talks

  11-12-2018 10:06
  KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — National leaders and ministers are preparing for the final stretch of U.N. climate talks, with just days left to break through thorny issues that diplomats have struggled to resolve. U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa urged delegates Tuesday to show a “spirit of unity” through the end of the week. Almost 200 […]
  
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• Spacewalking astronauts check site of capsule leak

  11-12-2018 09:51
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts ripped through thick insulation on a capsule docked to the International Space Station on Tuesday, looking for clues to a mysterious drilled hole that leaked precious cabin air four months ago. Russians Sergei Prokopyev and Oleg Kononenko spotted the tiny hole in the external hull of the Soyuz […]
  
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• Space station crew to inspect mysterious hole on spacewalk

  11-12-2018 09:51
  MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russian cosmonauts are preparing to venture outside the International Space Station to inspect a section where a mysterious leak has been discovered. The leak was spotted on Aug. 30 in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft attached to the station. The crew quickly located and sealed the tiny hole that created a slight […]
  
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• Snowstorm: Southern roads still dangerous as slush refreezes

  11-12-2018 07:28
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Several Southern states hit hard by a wintry storm were gradually warming Tuesday, but forecasters warned that temperatures in many areas will plunge below freezing again Tuesday night. That will refreeze the melting snow, making some roads treacherous. Scores of schools in Virginia and North Carolina were closed for a second […]
  
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• Snowstorm: Southern roads dangerous as slush refreezes

  11-12-2018 07:28
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Several Southern states hit hard by a wintry storm were bracing for plunging temperatures early Tuesday that could refreeze melting snow and make roads more treacherous. Scores of schools in Virginia and North Carolina were remaining closed for a second day. Georgia also announced a late start for state government workers […]
  
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• Refreezing still threatens roads after Southern snowstorm

  11-12-2018 07:28
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seesawing temperatures across several southern states were gradually melting snow from a wintry storm, but also “transforming slushy roads into treacherous ice,” one governor warned Tuesday. Scores of schools in Virginia and North Carolina were closed for a second day, and tens of thousands of people were without power in several […]
  
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• Refreezing still a threat after snowstorm; rain on the way

  11-12-2018 07:28
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seesawing temperatures across several southern states were gradually melting snow from a wintry storm, but also “transforming slushy roads into treacherous ice” during the morning commute, one governor warned Tuesday. Sunny skies in North Carolina and Virginia were helping to thaw out snow drifts left behind by the weekend storm, but […]
  
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• Warmer-than-normal water mass emerges in Gulf of Alaska

  11-12-2018 06:40
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Scientists say another mass of warmer than normal water is slowly re-emerging in the Gulf of Alaska. KTOO Public Media in Juneau reports the new “blob” could affect weather and fisheries in southeast Alaska, but scientists say it doesn’t appear as strong as the one first noted in 2013. Washington State […]
  
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• Seattle approves new office to help city employees with workplace harassment, discrimination

  11-12-2018 04:09
  The office will support city employees dealing with workplace misconduct and will operate independently from the Department of Human Resources and the Office for Civil Rights.
  
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• Judge refuses to dismiss wage effort at Tacoma immigration jail

  11-12-2018 02:43
  GEO pays detainees at its Northwest Detention Center $1 per day to volunteer for tasks such as janitorial or kitchen work. Washington's minimum wage is $11 per hour.
  
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• Seattle City Council approves plan for UW to build 6 million square feet, add high-rise district

  11-12-2018 01:52
  Monday's legislation will allow high rises as tall as 17 stories in West Campus and in South Campus, around the medical center.
  
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