Thursday, 31 March 2016

New push to change racist place names


Washington state remains dotted with racially offensive place names. Now a state senator and others have teamed up to begin getting those names changed.

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Deadly Pioneer Square shooting may be drug-related


Medical investigators have identified the two victims. Police continue to investigate.

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Kenyan woman on a mission to bring yoga, compassion to prisons


Irene Auma is in Seattle this week taking special yoga-training classes in hopes of bringing her skills back home to vulnerable people in Kenyan prisons.

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New utilities billing system in Seattle delayed


Seattle’s new billing system for utilities customers will launch later than expected and cost at least $34 million more than initially projected, officials said Thursday.

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Study: Eating late at night may increase cancer risk


The study found that a nighttime fasting period of less than 13 hours was linked to a 36 percent higher risk for a cancer recurrence, compared with fasting durations of 13 hours or more.

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Rev. Joe Fuiten to co-chair Ted Cruz presidential campaign in Washington



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Bridge to the future: Massive span just about ready to use


Sketched March 30, 2016 On a bright sunny day this week, I went to the Evergreen Point Road lid in Medina for a side-by-side view of history in the making. Crews were putting the final touches on the new 520 floating bridge, which is scheduled to open to traffic in a few weeks. Westbound lanes […]

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Teens rescued from steep Washington state river embankment


The 15-year-olds were treated for minor injuries and released to their parents.

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Washington’s top attorney joins fight for future of humanity

With too many politicians unwilling to face the reality of climate change, evidenced by the fight-to-the-death attitude of opponents to Obama's EPA-powered efforts to curb some greenhouse emissions and meet our minimal responsibilities in the Paris Agreement on global warming (!!!!), expect the future to be fought for and against in the courts.



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UW may host tent city next year


Six campus sites are under consideration — five parking lots and the More Hall Annex plaza.

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Five Key Takeaways From University of Washington's Pro Day

Key takeaways from University of Washington's Pro Day workout.

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Seahawks Announce Activities in Support of Autism Awareness Month

The Seattle Seahawks announced that the team will donate sales for every regular priced hat and knit cap sold in April at Seahawks retail stores to Ben's Fund, in support of Autism Awareness Month. 

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Meet the interesting 'almost spider' from 305 million years ago

Paleontologists from the United Kingdom have now added one more bit of information to their arachnid sleuthing: The discovery of a 305 million year old spider-cousin locked in iron carbonate, which preserves fine details in fossils.



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City had no idea 'safe lots' for homeless would be so costly

It came out earlier this week that Seattle wouldn't be opening another parking lot for homeless living in cars or RVs, as the first is costing roughly $35,000 per month to keep open.



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Washington’s most notable manhunts

Colton Harris Moore, Michael and Linda Mastro, Martin Pang and the rest ran from the law. Click through the gallery above for a look at 30 of Washington's most notable manhunts.



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Ride the Ducks vehicle crashes in Lower Queen Anne; authorities investigating


The Seattle Fire Department said no one was injured in the collision.

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Ride the Ducks vehicle hits car near Seattle Center



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Check out the new 520 bridge — before this weekend’s big party


The new Highway 520 floating bridge will open this month on Lake Washington, just in time for crews to remove the old one, instead of Mother Nature downing it with an earthquake or windstorm.

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Witness says he doctored documents at Troy Kelley’s behest


Jason JeRue, a key witness in the government’s case against the Washington state auditor, told jurors Thursday that he “zeroed out” spreadsheets to get a client of Kelley’s former real-estate-services firm to stop questioning the handling of fees.

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U.S. House candidate Jayapal missed final budget vote to raise money



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Tesla Model 3 draws a crowd in Seattle

Would-be buyers of the $35,000 Tesla lined up starting Wednesday night to put down $1,000 on a car they have never seen.



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West’s first case of devasting fugus found in bat near North Bend


Scientists have detected the first known case of white-nose syndrome in a bat in Washington — a bleak revelation that could spell doom for populations of the flying mammals in this state and beyond.

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White-nose syndrome confirmed in Washington bats

Spelling serious trouble for bats and all of us who enjoy an evening outdoors without swarms of bugs (and farmers), white-nose syndrome has been confirmed in a bat found in North Bent, Washington, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.



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New 520 bridge open to foot traffic, bicyclists this weekend


The state calls the chance to walk, run and bicycle across the new Highway 520 floating bridge a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, before cars and buses take over the six-lane crossing April 11.

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Ski report: Sunny weather greets skiers and riders as some resorts extend operations well into April


As the March storms come to an end, spring has finally sprung on the ski slopes. A strong upper level high pressure ridge extends from the Pacific Northwest north into British Columbia creating gorgeous sunshine and warm temperatures. A weak trough will slide across the state on Saturday bringing clouds and a slight cooling trend, […]

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On this date: Nate Burleson added as restricted free agent

A look at a memorable moment in Seahawks history that occurred on March 31.

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Norwegian man's remains recovered from Mount Rainier



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Driver gets 4 years in hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist


A man who struck and killed a bicyclist in Blaine has been sentenced to four years in prison.

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Thursday Round-Up: ESPN Insiders Grade The Seahawks in Free Agency

A daily link round up of what's "out there" about the Seattle Seahawks.

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Warm spring weather in Seattle: Get outside while it lasts


It’s not going to be the warmest spring weather on record, but it’s sure going to be nice, says the National Weather Service.

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Where The Seahawks' Roster Stands Heading Into The 2016 NFL Draft

With the NFL Draft less than one month away, and with free agency’s initial frenzy having cooled off, it’s time to take a look at where the Seahawks roster stands compared to the team that finished the 2015 season.

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Would-be buyers line up in Seattle for new Tesla model


A line to preorder the new $35,000 Tesla model stretched at least three blocks through Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.

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Remove studded tires Thursday or face fine


March 31 is the last day for Washington and Oregon drivers to remove their studded tires or face an expensive ticket.

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Baby eagle dies on nest cam livestream days after hatching


HANOVER, Pa. (AP) — A baby bald eagle has died just days after its hatching was livestreamed over a Pennsylvania Game Commission website. The game commission announced Wednesday the eaglet that hatched Monday night has apparently died. The baby bird was seen initially moving about the nest. Its parents were feeding it but it later […]

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Union: State shouldn’t have fired man for smoking pot on job


HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday on whether a state employee who was fired for smoking marijuana on the job was punished too harshly and should be reinstated. Gregory Linhoff was fired from his maintenance job at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington in 2012 […]

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Forecasters warn of tornado threat after 7 hurt in Oklahoma


TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Forecasters warned of possible tornadoes as thunderstorms rolled across parts of the South on Thursday, a day after at least seven people were injured when severe storms spawned multiple tornado touchdowns in northeastern Oklahoma. Hail and damaging winds were moving across the lower Mississippi River Valley, and the National Weather Service […]

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New study identifies need for more diversity in autism research


Research on effective ways to help children with autism seldom reports their race.

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India’s once-gleaming Golden Temple dulled by air pollution


AMRITSAR, India (AP) — The chronic air pollution blanketing much of northern India is now threatening the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion, making the once-gleaming walls of the Golden Temple dingy and dull. There is little to be done short of replacing the 430-year-old temple’s gold-plated walls — an expensive project already undertaken more […]

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Average snowpack could prolong California water conservation


ECHO SUMMIT, California (AP) — A nearly average spring snowpack in the Sierra Nevada will likely prolong tough water conservation measures in drought-stricken California — although the restrictions could be loosened in some areas after an El Nino storm system drenched the northern half of the state this winter, officials said. “The message is still […]

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Nobel literature laureate Imre Kertesz dies at 86


BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Imre Kertesz, the Hungarian writer who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Literature for fiction largely drawn from his very real experience as a teenage prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, died Thursday. He was 86. Book publishing firm Magveto Kiado said Kertesz died at 4 a.m. at his Budapest home after […]

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Average snowpack could prolong California water conservation


ECHO SUMMIT, California (AP) — A nearly average spring snowpack in the Sierra Nevada will likely prolong tough water conservation measures in drought-stricken California — although the restrictions could be loosened in some areas after an El Nino storm system drenched the northern half of the state this winter, officials said. “The message is still […]

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Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Cancer kills Love Israel, founder of troubled commune


Love Israel, charismatic communal leader who in 1968 founded the Love Israel Family on Queen Anne Hill that grew to some 350 members, died Feb. 1 of prostate cancer.

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Troy Kelley’s ex-worker Jason JeRue testifies in indicted auditor’s trial


Jason JeRue, a former employee at Troy Kelley’s business, made his first public appearance Wednesday since his name came up more than a year ago in connection with the federal investigation of Kelley, the Washington state auditor.

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10 tower projects that will change the Seattle area

Once these 10 developments are complete, you'll notice them.



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College student straightens his own teeth — for $60


Amos Dudley, who studies digital design at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, had no dentistry experience when he decided to create plastic aligners to improve his smile.

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Rescuers find climber who died on Mount Rainier over the weekend


A helicopter rescue crew tried reaching him earlier in the week but could not land at Camp Muir, a base camp on the peak’s south slope, because of high winds.

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5 state senators missed the budget vote — here’s why


Five of the 49 Washington state senators missed the final vote this week on a supplemental operating budget. After a legislative session that went weeks into overtime, where were they?

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Victoria beats a federal deadline, now must decide how it treats sewage



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Snohomish County deputies searching for man who tried to abduct girl


The girl told investigators she was swinging in her yard when the man attacked her on Saturday, according to the sheriff's department.

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Sequim school principal arrested on child rape charges


Authorities have arrested the principal of a small Christian school in Sequim on charges of child rape and molestation involving students.

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Finalist for Seattle Colleges chancellor job under investigation in NJ


Gale Gibson, president of Essex County College, was suspended by the college’s Board of Trustees Friday during the investigation, according to NJ.com.

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Lucky sea turtle gets special treatment at Virginia Mason facility


Tucker, an olive ridley sea turtle, was near death when found washed ashore at Cannon Beach, Ore.

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State's chief election officer warned on campaign law violation



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Scientists model a new mechanism of climate doom

Puzzled by evidence of fast and high sea level rise in Earth's deep history, a climate scientist at Penn State rejiggered the data going into his (and his team's) future climate models and finally found a combination of influences that show a dramatic increase in speed and height (depth?) of future seas.



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Teacher foils Alaska first-graders’ plot to poison a classmate


The plan, school officials say, involved using silica gel — a moisture-absorbing substance commonly found inside sealed food bags that is designed to reduce spoilage — to poison the classmate.

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Timing matters for hormone therapy, small study shows


A new trial suggests that women who start taking hormones within six years of menopause can slow age-related thickening of their heart arteries, an indicator of heart disease.

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Seattle wants to expand digital literacy, Internet access



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Higher fines OK’d for violating open-meetings law


Gov. Jay Inslee this week signed a bill raising the penalties for public officials who knowingly attend meetings in violation of Washington’s open meeting law.

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Family, friends gather at UW to remember slain student


About 200 people gathered at the University of Washington to remember homicide victim Katy Straalsund, 22, and to encourage women in abusive relationships to seek help for domestic violence. Straalsund’s boyfriend has been charged with first-degree murder in her death.

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Google grant aims at bringing Wi-Fi to low-income Seattle residents


The grant is part of the city’s Digital Equity Initiative, which aims to bring tech training and access to residents.

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Reliving Richard Sherman's 28 Career Picks On His 28th Birthday

A pick-by-pick look back at Richard Sherman's 28 career interceptions - regular season and postseason combined - on the Seahawks cornerback's 28th birthday.

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Uber, Wingz get OK to fetch passengers at airport starting Thursday


Uber has agreed to terms with the Port of Seattle and will begin picking up Sea-Tac Airport passengers on Thursday. Wingz, a company that offers pre-booked rides, will begin service early next week.

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Finalist named in search for WWU president


OSU Provost Sabah Randhawa has been named as the sole candidate for Western Washington University president.

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Photos: WSDOT works to clear North Cascades Highway

State road crews hope to have state Route 20 over Washington Pass cleared by the first week of May.



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Wednesday Round-Up: Russell Okung Thanks Seahawks Fans, Calls Seattle "Home"

A daily link round-up of what's "out there" about your Seattle Seahawks.

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Carbon-tax initiative goes to November ballot


Washington lawmakers adjourned the special legislative session without taking action on Initiative 732, thus sending the statewide ballot measure to voters.

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Oregon funeral home sanctioned for mishandling remains


A Klamath Falls funeral home can no longer offer funerary services after the state revoked its license for mishandling remains.

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UW suing Seattle over control of historic campus buildings


The fight over a building that housed a nuclear reactor on the UW campus raises the issue of just who decides which structures are landmarks. A lawsuit about the city’s Landmark Preservation Ordinance is scheduled to come before a Superior Court judge this week.

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On this date: Dave Brown added in veteran allocation draft

A look at a memorable moment in Seahawks history that occurred on March 30.

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Study: Antarctic ice may melt faster than expected


WASHINGTON (AP) — Warmer air, less frigid water and gravity may combine to make parts of Antarctica’s western ice sheet melt far faster than scientists had thought, raising sea levels much more than expected by the end of the century, according to a new study. New physics-based computer simulations forecast dramatic increases in melting in […]

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Study: Indonesia “hobbit” fossils older than first thought


NEW YORK (AP) — It was a spectacular discovery: Fossil remains in an Indonesian cave revealed a recent relative of modern humans that stood about 3 feet tall. The creatures were quickly nicknamed “hobbits.” With evidence that they had survived to just 12,000 years ago, the hobbits appeared to have been the last of our […]

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Medical community is fighting a new germ: celebrities


The Tribeca Film Festival pulled a documentary by a discredited former doctor whose research into the connection between vaccines and autism has been debunked. The episode is the latest instance of the medical community being forced to combat the influence of a celebrity promoting questionable science.

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3 Alaska first-graders planned to poison classmate



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Nisqually Tribe helps out 53 stranded Norwegian dogs after Iditarod race


The traveling Alaskan huskies and their handlers got a helping hand from the Nisqually Tribe when they were stranded on their way home from Anchorage after competing in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

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Steven Powell wins appeal in sexual-deviancy treatment case


Steven Powell was convicted of voyeurism for taking photos of neighbor girls using the bathroom. He argued that being forced to discuss his sexual history violated his constitutional right that protects him against self-incrimination.

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