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Summer makes its official debut
The National Weather Service is forecasting that the blazing orb that avoided Seattle in early June will hover unobstructed through the weekend. Temperatures will be in the 80s to 90s.
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Council previews parks levy
With less than a month to decide whether to ask voters for a parks-dedicated tax increase, Seattle City Council members got their first look Friday morning at a proposed $140 million, six-year levy.
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School for children with autism centers on customized learning
Launched by a group of Seattle parents in less than 10 months, the Academy for Precision Learning has wrapped up a successful first school year and is looking to double enrollment in the fall. The program aims to help struggling students.
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No Parking Anytime: It's summer ... got money for a cause?
At this time of year, as if on cue with the profusion of map-unfolding tourists, there also are clipboard-holding canvassers.
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No justice for former suspect in slaying, either
The man who was charged with killing Jessie Drungo two years ago is free. And he is speaking out about the investigation and putting his life back together.
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Eugene Morgan, 1920-2008: Survived worst Navy disaster
Eugene Morgan, a West Seattle resident who survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II, died June 18. He was 87.
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2 critically wounded in Kent shooting
Kent police believe a dispute over a video game may have led to a double shooting Thursday. No arrests have been made.
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Manslaughter charge filed in fire pit death
King County prosecutors charged a Federal Way father Friday with second-degree manslaughter, saying the man's negligence caused the death of his 7-month-old son, who was found June 21 in a backyard fire pit.
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Ex-detective gets more jail time in alcohol cases
A former Seattle police detective who set a breath-test record was sentenced to more than a year in jail and three months in home detention for a series of alcohol-related driving cases, two of which involved minor crashes.
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That vision of history on the horizon is 'America's Tall Ship'
One of the tallest of the world's remaining tall ships, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Eagle, will pay a surprise visit to Seattle Tuesday and Wednesday, en route to a festival of graceful sailing vessels in Tacoma.
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Hundreds turn out to remember fallen Marine
Hundreds turn out for services for Marine Sgt. Michael Washington, killed in Afghanistan on June 14.
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Advocates target racial disparity in foster care
Experts began to sit down this week and figure out how to reduce the disparity of African-American and Native-American children in foster care.
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Bail set in fatal hit-and-run
Bail was set at $250,000 Friday for a Tukwila man suspected of running over and killing a pedestrian and leaving the scene of the accident.
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Gasoline-doused man misses court date, warrant issued
A warrant has been issued for a man who was involved in a standoff with Seattle police last month in Greenwood after 911 reports that he had doused his estranged wife with gasoline.
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City light postpones planned outage for International District
Seattle City Light has postponed a planned power outage Saturday in the International District because residents were not given enough advance warning, the utility said Friday. It will take place in July.
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Worker injured in 40-foot fall
The Washington State Department of Labor is investigating the 40-foot fall of a construction worker from a scaffold at the Juanita Bay Pump station on Friday, authorities said.
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Articles Of Faith: 10 qualities you'll find in a person of integrity
What are the marks of a person of integrity? Here's a Top 10 list to consider.
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Sonics lease case in judge's hands
Six days of legal wrangling over the Sonics' KeyArena lease ended Thursday with U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman asking pointed questions during closing arguments. Now it's up to Pechman to provide the one answer everyone is waiting for.
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No way out: Teen girls sell bodies in Seattle
Though police and outreach workers acknowledge that Seattle has long had a problem with juvenile prostitution, a new report states that hundreds of girls are working the streets with little or no substantive help from authorities.
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Food stamp need soars; level of help doesn't
Spiking prices of staple foods have put the pinch on Washington's poorest, who are signing up for food stamps in record numbers but finding the assistance isn't keeping up rising with costs.
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8 viaduct options detailed
There were eight new variations on some older themes Thursday, and more questions than answers, as officials publicly revealed their thinking about replacing Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct.
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Ever-rising expense of driving about to take a toll on all of us
Getting there is no longer fun, and is about to get a lot more expensive.
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Under The Needle: Fans pack soccer pubs
The city hasn't seen a soccer boom like this since 1976, when Pele and the New York Cosmos played the Sounders in front of 58,000 people in the Kingdome.
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Legislation introduced to restore Puget Sound
The goal of thrusting Puget Sound's restoration into the national spotlight is nearing reality with the introduction of new legislation by two of Washington's congressional leaders.
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Hams will get serious this weekend
If "The Big One" hits, Washington residents may turn to ham radio operators to keep their communication systems alive. Hams will prepare for this scenario though Field Day, an emergency simulation this weekend.
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Port commissioner's lawyer argues details of recall petition
Port of Seattle Commissioner Pat Davis' defense against a recall petition in front of the Washington state Supreme Court may hinge on a technicality.
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Supreme Court issues ruling in case involving Snohomish PUD
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday made it difficult for utility companies to successfully challenge costly, long-term energy supply contracts negotiated during the West Coast energy crunch seven years ago.
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Suspect in Carnation slayings seeks death
In a bizarre twist, the woman accused of killing six members of her family on Christmas Eve called a Seattle television station Wednesday from jail, confessed to the shootings and demanded the death penalty.
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Gang violence in Seattle on the rise, report says
A new report says kids are worried about an increase in gang violence, and it recommends more money for gang prevention programs.
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Seattle man convicted of murder in death of 14-year-old in 2003
A Seattle man was found guilty of murder Thursday for gunning down a 14-year-old boy who was riding his bike to a community center for at-risk kids almost five years ago.
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Cubs from endangered wolf pack get doctor visit
TENINO -- The latest additions to Wolf Haven International's small population of endangered Mexican gray wolves are in good health.
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Benefits planned for Seattle jazz artist
Fans and friends of Ernestine Anderson, the jazz vocalist who is in danger of losing her Seattle home to foreclosure, are planning fundraisers.
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Victim, suspect in hit-run clashed earlier
King County deputies arrested a man in a fatal hit and run in Des Moines late Wednesday. The suspect and the victim were involved in a fight shortly before the hit and run.
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Court weighs jurisdiction in wind-farm appeal
OLYMPIA -- The state Supreme Court is considering whether it has jurisdiction in Kittitas County's appeal of a wind farm 12 miles northwest of Ellensburg.
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Crew making good progress in removing New Carissa wreck
COOS BAY, Ore. -- Given the history of the New Carissa, the effort to remove the last of its wreckage is off to a surprisingly smooth start. Too smooth, perhaps.
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Three hurt in Lake City crash
Seattle firefighters had to cut into a vehicle in order to remove a woman trapped inside following a two-vehicle collision in Lake City late Wednesday.
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Man charged in death of girlfriend's newborn
GRESHAM, Ore. -- Gresham police say they have arrested the boyfriend of a woman whose month-old child died of severe head injuries and charged him with murder.
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Lawyer: High Court ruling won't affect Seattle push to ban guns in parks
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Washington, D.C., gun case doesn't jeopardize Seattle's recently announced plans to ban guns in public parks, community centers and all other city properties, said Regina LaBelle, counsel to the mayor.
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Expect heavy traffic at the border this summer
Travelers going to Canada should expect delays this summer at the Peace Arch border crossing.
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Man says he shot sofa intruder in self-defense
SUTHERLIN, Ore. -- A man who shot an intruder on a couch inside his Southern Oregon home told police he and his wife he acted in self-defense, according to a court document.
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Raid at aerospace plant finds 32 undocumented workers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided an Arlington aircraft manufacturing plant Thursday and arrested 32 undocumented workers.
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Two wounded in Kent shootings
Two people were shot in Kent on Thursday afternoon and seriously wounded.
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Three $1 million winners in Washington lottery raffle
OLYMPIA -- Washington's Lottery says three $1 million winning tickets were sold for its second Million Dollar Raffle.
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Man impersonating doctor sexually abuses woman in her 90s
OREGON CITY, Ore. -- Authorities say a man telephoned a woman in her 90s, persuaded her that he was a doctor assigned to home health care and then sexually abused her while pretending to examine her.
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