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Southwest Council: Spokane St. Viaduct; street lights; cleanup …
Jam-packed agenda last night for the Southwest District Council (representatives from neighborhood groups and other key organizations in the area of West Seattle that the city defines as the “Southwest District”; you can see the map here), with a Spokane Street Viaduct project update, the…
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You love the thunder
Last night, I experienced the biggest thunderstorm of my life. Yesterday had been rainy and thundery on and off for the better part of the evening, but it didn’t get really outrageous until early this morning. At about 5:30 am, the thunder actually woke me up for a good twenty minutes*. Not…
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(Lodging seattle) There will be many details about the pro….
There will be many details about the property in question as well as side-by-side comparisons of three different properties like it. Given that very few people possess the ability to purchase a house with cash, an appraisal will be needed. Seattle Property House appraisers are trained…
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(Craigslist seattle boats) There is a great deal of confusion out t….
(Craigslist seattle boats) There is a great deal of confusion out t…. July 4th, 2008 There is a great deal of confusion out there involving the facts concerning appraisals. When you have the perfect home picked out and you know this is the home you want, your lender will require you to have…
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(Seattle vacation rentals) A neighborhood side-by-side comparison i….
(Seattle vacation rentals) A neighborhood side-by-side comparison i…. July 4th, 2008 A neighborhood side-by-side comparison is the main indicator of how much your home is valued at. Another important thing for accurate home value appraisals is to provide a written list of your home’s…
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Nagging question: Fix KeyArena?
While Seattle sports fans wonder how long it might take to bring another NBA team to town, one thing is crystal clear. It'll never happen unless the city finds a solution to the same arena problem that led to the Sonics' departure.
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Sonics blame game becomes factor in gubernatorial race
OLYMPIA -- The day after the Sonics and the city of Seattle struck a deal to let the team leave, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi and his allies wasted no time saying Gov. Chris Gregoire was to blame.
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Heading outdoors for Fourth? What you should know
Forget the bombs. Forget the beef. Forget the beer, if you're driving or boating. But pack a coat this Fourth of July.
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Keeping dry and getting Seattle's fireworks ready
Unlike many annual firework displays across the country, Seattle's shows on Lake Union and Elliott Bay will proceed as usual, despite a national firework-shipping crisis that has raised the cost of buying the rockets.
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Another quarter to ride the bus this fall?
Metro transit fares are likely to be increased 25 cents per trip to cover surging fuel costs, according to a proposal unveiled by King County Executive Ron Sims on Thursday.
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Fall market levy won't include Steinbrueck Park
The Pike Place Market levy will likely go to Seattle voters in November without the controversial proposed improvements to Victor Steinbrueck Park, and $2 million lighter.
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New citizens will celebrate first day as Americans
It's a Fourth of July tradition at Seattle Center: 545 people from 78 countries at the 24th annual naturalization ceremony.
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Time for candidates to talk trade
Obama and McCain talk substance: Why can't the East Coast media?
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Afghanistan, Iraq wars each took soldier with ties to state
While U.S. combat casualties in Iraq have fallen dramatically, violence in Afghanistan has increased significantly on the strength of a resurgent Taliban and escalated fighting along the Pakistan border.
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Police shooting leads to 2 lawsuits
A controversial police shooting two years ago in Post Alley by an off-duty officer is now the focus of two personal injury lawsuits.
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Northern spotted owl lawsuit settled
OLYMPIA -- A settlement has been reached in a 2006 environmental lawsuit that sought to block logging on 50,000 acres of private timberland to protect the threatened northern spotted owl.
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The colorful former teacher turns herself into work of art
With her flowing garments and multicolored hair, Dee Dee Rainbow makes an impression wherever she travels as she spreads love and acceptance of individuality in her wake.
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Diploma mill's leader gets prison term
SPOKANE -- The leader of a diploma mill that sold more than 10,000 fake high school diplomas and college degrees around the world has been sentenced to three years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.
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Washington's population continues slow growth
OLYMPIA -- New estimates by a Washington state agency indicate that the number of people from other states who are moving into Washington is declining. In addition, the state's overall population growth continues to slow.
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Supreme Court says public records can be kept from inmates
OLYMPIA -- Prisoners are entitled to government records, but jailers can keep those records from actually reaching an inmate's hands if the information is deemed illegal contraband, a divided state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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2,500 lightning strikes overnight
Thunderstorms over Western Washington pounded the region with an estimated 2,500 lightning strikes from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning, meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Seattle said.
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Police looking for man who snatched elderly woman's purse
King County sheriff's detectives are looking for a man who knocked down an elderly woman to steal her purse.
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Boy brings gun to public pool
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- A 12-year-old boy was taken into police custody this week after he brought a handgun to a public pool in Corvallis and threatened another child.
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Sonics are Oklahoma City-bound
Clay Bennett's franchise is headed to Oklahoma City, but will leave its Sonics name and history with the city in a settlement reached with the city just prior to Judge Marsha Pechman's decision Wednesday.
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Bank robbery suspect wielded a pellet gun
The suspected bank robber shot by police after a frantic pursuit was armed with a pellet gun, which he refused to surrender despite numerous commands to drop the weapon before officers opened fire.
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Fireworks bans don't deter celebrations
Fireworks are banned outright in Seattle, as they are in Kirkland and 19 other King County cities. Not that many residents would know it.
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Tulalip Tribes' Boom City draws thousands to its fireworks booths
Despite wide-ranging fireworks bans throughout the state, Tulalip Tribes' Boom City remains a place of pilgrimage for Independence Day revelers bent on buying their own fireworks.
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Family fights for assisted-suicide vote
For a Seattle woman dying of cancer and her family, the campaign to let voters to decide to allow physician-assisted suicide is personal.
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Retiming traffic lights should help improve downtown traffic flow
Seattle officials said Wednesday they've synchronized signals at 258 downtown intersections for the first time in more than two decades and promised quicker, less polluting trips through the central business district will result.
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America needs to get past partisan potshots
As America celebrates its Fourth of July birthday, here's a gift to get past the partisan bickering that threatens to torpedo U.S. democracy.
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Housing market a drag on growth
Seattle and King County grew by 1.1 percent and 1.2 percent, respectively, between April 1, 2007, and April 1, 2008. Seattle is now home to 592,800 of King County's 1.88 million residents.
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Maury Island mine gets go-ahead from feds
Federal regulators, dismissing environmentalists' fears, on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a mining company to massively expand its operations at the edge of Puget Sound on Maury Island.
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Ground beef recalled after E. coli detected
Holiday cooks are facing more than the usual angst of having enough propane or charcoal to fuel the grills to feed the crowds. Now they have to worry whether they will be serving a potentially lethal strain of E. coli with their charred burgers.
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134 fugitives brought in during annual Operation Falcon dragnet
Federal agents nabbed 134 fugitives in June as part of Operation Falcon, a multi-agency dragnet for some of the worst criminals wanted in Western Washington, officials said Wednesday.
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Injured climber plucked off Mount Rainier by helicopter
A climber who was injured when he fell into a crevasse on Mount Rainier was rescued early Wednesday by an Army Reserve helicopter crew, along with National Park Service Rangers and a Pierce County fire and rescue medics.
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Man found dead outside Bellevue's Overlake Hospital
A Bellevue man was found dead outside a hospital after driving himself there for breathing trouble. Police are investigating the death though there are no signs of foul play.
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Man dies when log hits him in the chest
TENMILE, Ore. -- A slipping log has killed a 61-year-old man at a relative's farm southwest of Roseburg.
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Marine's death in Africa wasn't hazing, Corps says
SEATTLE -- The death of a Washington state Marine who collapsed while being punished for chipping another's tooth was not hazing, according to an internal investigation
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Authorities probe fatal shooting by Oregon officer
SILVERTON, Ore. -- Authorities won't say whether a man described by a relative as mentally ill had a weapon when a Silverton police officer shot him to death.
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Driver of pickup that hit bicyclist cited
A Kirkland man remains at Harborview following an accident Tuesday that left him with serious head injuries. The driver of the pickup that struck the man was issued a citation.
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Man charged after crashing into parked cars in Lake City
A Bothell man accused of badly injuring two people and slamming into six new cars in a car wreck on Lake City Way last week now faces three criminal charges.
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