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What fuels gas price hikes
What's driving the endless rise in gas prices? The Associated Press offers this helpful breakdown, which accompanies a more detailed story on the matter:
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I Survived Folklife
...someone get on making that as a T-Shirt, please. Complete with a bullet-grazed bongo. Right before the gunshot at tonight's Folklife, the girlfriend and I were approaching the Seattle Center fountain. I heard the pop, but it sounded like a little toy popper, not a booming gunshot, and I didn't…
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Seattlest: One Last View Inside the Sunset Bowl
I really take this demolition personally. This is where we went after prom senior year, and it was a whole lot more fun.
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Racist land ownership in Seattle
List of places restricted by race on who can own property throughout American history
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Memorial Day weekend
Mmm...a three-day weekend. A rare occurrence in the world of my dot com job. Most American "holidays" we do not get off work...like President's Day, etc. people need their online shopping experience seamless on holidays more than ever? The best part is we're doing nothing in particular over the…
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UrbanSpoon: Gluten free friendly, Seattle Restaurants
gluten free friendly restaurant list: flying apron bakery, cafe flora, volterra, impromtu many others...
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Sonics Ownership Seems To Be Unable To Delete Old E-Mails
"In early 2007, McClendon predicted that a controversy over his contributions to an anti-gay marriage group would improve the chances of the Sonics moving to Oklahoma City."
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Crowd stops suspected gunman after two are shot at Folklife Festival
Two people were shot and wounded Saturday evening at Seattle Center when gunfire erupted during the Northwest Folklife Festival.
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Seattle couple make a 'zero-carbon' move
Using bike trailers, shopping carts and a little red wagon, a Central Area couple and their friends hauled an entire home's worth of belongings uphill in a "zero-carbon move."
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Second crash within minutes proves fatal for Tacoma woman
The motorist who died Friday after her SUV crashed state Route 16 near Gig Harbor has been identified as Tacoma resident Peggy Schierman, the Washington State Patrol reported.
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Pedestrian killed, teen injured in late night crash
A pedestrian was killed in Lynnwood Friday night after she was struck by a pickup truck.
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Auto collision leaves one dead in Tukwila
A 46-year-old Connecticut man died Saturday morning in Tukwila after his sedan veered across traffic and a sport utility vehicle struck its passenger side, the Tukwila Police Department said.
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Mistake sends raw sewage into Ravenna Creek
An estimated 8 million gallons of sewage has poured into Ravenna Creek after county crews mistakenly diverted it into a Seattle storm drain, a King County spokeswoman said Saturday.
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One man stabbed in International District
Seattle police officers raced into the International District Saturday evening after a fight turned into a stabbing, leaving one man hurt.
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Missing kayaker found, but recovery must wait for safer conditions
Search teams have found the body of a 45-year-old kayaker missing on the Green River for the past week. His body has not yet been recovered.
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Man deported; where is his 9-year-old son?
A 9-year-old boy has not been seen since his father was deported by federal agents in January.
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An insider's view of 'Battle in Seattle'
When Seattle's streets erupted in chaos during the meeting of the WTO nine years ago, Jim Pugel was the police captain overseeing frontline cops. Pugel gave the P-I his impressions of the film after the premiere of "Battle in Seattle" Thursday night.
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Two Huling Bros. salesmen sentenced to year for theft
Two former salesmen for Huling Bros. Auto Center were sentenced Friday for stealing more than $70,000 from a mentally ill customer, and King County prosecutors say they are planning to charge five more in the case.
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Gay pride parade isn't bound for Broadway this year
Tt appears that for the first time since 1977, there won't be a pride march on Broadway on Capitol Hill.
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Family handcuffed in home invasion nonrobbery
Seattle police are investigating a break-in during which an entire family was handcuffed, though the men who broke in took nothing from the home.
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Seattle skies half-blue for Memorial Day weekend
Weather forecasters predict cool temperatures, some clouds, and scattered showers this weekend.
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Recorded taps falls short in honoring the fallen
When it comes to honoring dead soldiers nothing is worse than playing "Taps" on a boom box or electronic trumpet. This robs the last goodbye of the power that comes from live, natural music. The dead deserve more than cheesy imitations.
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Three black trailblazers honored as Seattle heroes
Three pioneers in Seattle's black community have been honored as heroes.
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Teen gets detention for role in burglary
The youngest of three teens who burglarized a White Center home and watched as one of his cohorts killed the homeowner, was sentenced Friday to two years in juvenile detention.
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Fourth human foot found in B.C.'s Strait of Georgia
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- For the fourth time in less than a year, a right human foot has been found off one of four islands in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia.
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Auditor plans another look at Sound Transit
Another major audit of Sound Transit is planned this year, this time to focus on how well the agency manages itself and its future financial health.
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Former Army Ranger may take plea in bank holdup
A former Army Ranger accused of planning a heavily-armed Tacoma bank robbery two years ago pleaded not guilty Friday, but a plea bargain is reportedly in the works that could change that status as soon as next week.
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New airport signs detail availability of parking
Starting next week there will be a way for travelers to Sea-Tac Airport to see if there is room to park in the airport garage.
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Police arrest sitter in 2-year-old's death
The 2-year-old Kenmore boy who suffered injuries while under the care of a baby sitter and later died has been identified as Oscar Rios, the King County Medical Examiner's Office reported Friday.
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Astoria locksmith cracks puzzle of long-lost safe
A locksmith has managed to open a 159-year-old safe that baffled other professional safecrackers and an expert from MIT.
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Bounty hunters say they feared for lives when they killed man
Police say bounty hunters feared for their safety when they killed a man they were trying to apprehend in Lakewood for skipping bail.
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Union Gospel Mission gets $1 million
The Union Gospel Mission in Seattle has received a $1 million grant for its Hope Place Project, the largest gift the nonprofit agency has received in its 76-year history.
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Bangor lieutenant killed in Afghanistan
A Navy lieutenant attached to the Bangor base has been killed in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Friday.
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Record industry denies cyber spying claims
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The record industry has gone back to court to deny allegations that it illegally spies on thousands of people to crack down on music piracy and threatens them with lawsuits to force payment, justified or not.
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Articles of Faith: Local churches joining campaign against torture
In Seattle, June will bring wedding bells. It will also bring protest banners to local churches opposed to the government's use of torture in the name of national security.
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List of holiday closures
With the long holiday weekend, here's what's open and closed Monday, Memorial Day.
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