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R.I.P. 2008 Seattle Mariners
The latest rendition of Emerald City baseball died tonight. Or at least its playoff hopes died. Not that it wasn't already on life support. Fans and the media had high expectations for a team coming off a 88-win campaign. Once it stumbled out of the gate things quickly fell apart. The front…
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Right-wing defector to make stop in Seattle
Arianna Huffington: She's exiled from the Peacock Network, but coming here.
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Bush signs Wild Sky Wilderness into law
WASHINGTON -- For the first time in more than two decades, Washington state is getting a new wilderness area because President Bush signed legislation Thursday to protect more than 106,000 acres of forests and streams in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
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Governor raises twice challenger's money
Gov. Chris Gregoire raised twice as much money as GOP challenger Dino Rossi in April, according to figures provided by the respective campaigns.
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Facebook agrees to shield kids from adult content
Facebook has agreed to better protect children on its Web site, including developing technology to verify the age and identity of users.
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Man killed by train devoted to family in Mexico, horses
The King County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the man killed Wednesday morning by an Amtrak train as 50-year-old Juan Martinez. Co-workers at Emerald Downs said he was going to wire money to family in Mexico.
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Woman pleads guilty in husband's murder
A Des Moines woman who tearfully pleaded for her husband's killer to come forward three years ago pleaded guilty Thursday to his murder, a crime that initially looked like a random carjacking.
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Scholarship guru teaches kids the ropes
Sam Lim, a University of Washington junior, knows scholarships. He has nearly 20, and they pay for his education. Now he's letting others in on his secret.
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Caution flag raised in race to embrace biofuels
Concerns about biofuels' impact on food supplies and the environment are causing Seattle, King County and UW officials to tap the brakes on their use.
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Seattle teacher caught with child porn might avoid jail
A Whitman Middle School teacher accused of having dozens of sexually explicit images of boys on a laptop computer could avoid jail time in a recent plea agreement.
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Seattle Public Schools drops controversial office
As part of a reorganization, Seattle Public Schools is getting rid of an office whose director found herself mired in controversy over whether defining standard English is racist.
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Two people stabbed after cell phone theft
A stabbing Thursday night over an alleged cell phone theft sent two people to the hospital -- one with life- threatening injuries -- and had three teens in Renton Police custody.
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Obama picks up another Washington superdelegate
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen of Lake Stevens added his name Thursday to the growing list of Democratic superdelegates endorsing U.S. Sen. Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination.
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Father pleads not guilty to assault
A registered sex offender who allegedly caused his 4-month old son to suffocate when the baby wouldn't stop crying pleaded not guilty Thursday in King County Superior Court, the Prosecutors Office reported.
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Teen charged in puppy stomping
MEDFORD, Ore. -- A 19-year-old Medford woman has been charged with aggravated animal abuse that includes stomping a 3-month-old puppy.
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Help for pregnant smokers
The Washington Department of Health has launched a new effort to help pregnant women quit smoking.
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Worlds unite: It's not your average love story
She's an Iraqi. He's an American who was a soldier in Iraq. This weekend, they will marry. It's quite some love story.
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McIver charged with ethics violation
The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission has accused City Councilman Richard McIver of violating city ethics rules by helping a friend win a city contract.
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Man hit by train was on cell phone
AUBURN -- A man talking on a cell phone while walking Wednesday on railroad tracks was hit by a train and killed. He was the second person in the area to be killed by a train while talking on a cell phone in the past two weeks.
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Reaching out in Myanmar's hour of need
The cyclone in Myanmar has brought apocalyptic death and destruction to the Asian country. Dozens of people in Seattle are doing what they can. It's all about thinking globally by acting locally. Every effort helps.
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SPU shows children the joys of college
How do you get an 11-year-old interested in believing that she or he ought to go to college one day? Send them to college. Seattle Pacific University did just that.
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Plan to end war may not help Reichert's rival
In her rematch with Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert on the Eastside, Democratic challenger Darcy Burner is again playing the Iraq card. But it's unclear how much good that will do her this time around.
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Superintendent's new plan to set high marks
Within the next few years, Seattle Public Schools will take steps to dramatically boost students' academic performance, raise high school graduation rates and make sure all schools are equally good.
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Sea lions found dead at dam weren't shot, officials now say
Federal officials did an about-face Wednesday in an investigation of the deaths of six sea lions in traps at Bonneville Dam, saying their initial assumption that the animals had been shot to death was wrong.
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Emergency home loans approved by City Council panel
Several dozen Seattle homeowners facing foreclosure could receive emergency loans under a new program approved by a City Council committee Wednesday.
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South Lake Union group torn over zoning
A South Lake Union neighborhood group decided Tuesday night to postpone board elections and further discussion of possible zoning changes until next month.
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Duwamish tribe sues to reverse 'extinct' status
The Duwamish -- the tribe of Chief Seattle -- is suing the federal government to reverse its determination that they are extinct as a people.
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Drink tap water, not bottled, city urges
City officials and grass-roots activists urged people Wednesday to turn to Seattle's drinking water and safe, reusable containers.
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Broker offers to buy 2 surplus Washington ferries
An unidentified vessel broker offered to buy two surplus Washington State Ferries passenger boats that once carried commuters between Seattle and Bremerton.
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Saving marriages can save tax dollars, advocates argue
One way to prevent children from living in poverty might be to help marriages and prevent divorces, some pro-marriage advocates say.
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Inmate found dead in Renton
The inmate had been arrested on Friday for traffic warrants, and was found dead of an apparent suicide on Tuesday.
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Belltown beating victim in intensive care
Seattle police were trying to identify a man who punched and seriously injured a University of Washington medical resident last weekend in Belltown.
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Police investigate shooting in Rainier Valley
Seattle police were investigating a shooting early Wednesday in south Seattle.
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Auburn man charged with murder in bar shooting
An Auburn man faces a first-degree murder charge after the man he's accused of shooting during a Burien bar fight died of his injuries.
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Man shot in Skyway drive-by
A man was hit in the jaw in an apparent drive-by shooting in Skyway Wednesday afternoon.
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