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Power restored for most North Seattle customers
A majority of the North Seattle customers who lost power Saturday have regained electricity and full restoration is expected by early Sunday afternoon, Seattle City Light reported.
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Building fire caused by arson
Investigators have determined that a three-alarm fire on Queen Anne Saturday evening was the result of arson.
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New pastor welcomed to Mount Zion
Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle's Central District on Sunday welcomed the Rev. Aaron Williams as its new senior pastor. He will lead the 118-year-old institution known for its African-American community ties and social outreach.
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Neighbor groups split over density disputes
Clashing visions of how neighborhoods should adapt to more density have taken a new twist in South Lake Union and Southeast Seattle.
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Man who died tending traffic circle gets tribute
More than 100 neighbors joined James Paroline's sister Sunday to remember the 60-year-old who died after getting punched at a South Seattle traffic circle. They said he had a kind heart.
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Saving rain: How much is too much?
Turns out, rain falling off your roof is a "resource of the state." Though no one wants to police backyard rain barrels, some people building larger collection systems to irrigate farms or flush toilets could be on legally shaky ground.
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State weighs continued use of dogs for hunting cougars
On Aug. 9, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials plan to decide whether to extend a 2004 program that allows the use of dogs to hunt cougars in five counties.
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Crowds calm at Bite of Seattle, police say
The Bite of Seattle hosted about 450,000 people, but police said no major incidents were reported, in contrast to May's Northwest Folklife Festival, where three people were hospitalized after a shooting.
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Is ad with McKenna serving public -- or him?
Public service announcements: Do they cross the line into illegal electioneering?
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'Humble beginnings' lend political devotion
With the state's top-two primary likely to advance two Democratic candidates from the 36th District, Reuven Carlyle could be locked in a close, interparty battle for months before November's general election.
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Capitol Hill throws a party for the Earth
Capitol Hill residents made a case Sunday for a more sustainable neighborhood by throwing a street party that had everything from solar energy to organic iced tea.
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Getting There: Bicyclists can trump cars waiting to turn right
Cyclist right of way; walk signals for pedestrians at the Northeast 74th Street entrance to Magnuson Park; left-turn signal on First Avenue.
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Getting There: Bicyclists can trump cars waiting to turn right
Cyclist right of way; walk signals for pedestrians at the Northeast 74th Street entrance to Magnuson Park; left-turn signal on First Avenue.
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Pair of blind triathletes share dedication to research cause
Even blind, these athletes competed in the Benaroya Research Institute Triathlon.
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Family unveils plans for Bruce Lee musem in Seattle
The Bruce Lee Action Museum would occupy a city block, soar three stories and cost up to $50 million to build. His family, which unveiled plans Friday, wants to see the structure in Seattle.
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Man drowns after jumping off railroad trestle
ADNA -- A 31-year-old man has drowned after jumping from a railroad trestle into the Chehalis River.
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Washington inmates return from out-of-state prisons
TACOMA -- Washington is starting to bring back the prisoners who have been serving their terms out of state.
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Mary Catherine Berg, 1914-2008: Card shark loved family, friends and life in Seattle
Mary Berg died Monday of natural causes at the Anderson House, a skilled nursing facility, in Shoreline.
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The Bite of Seattle: Mixed messages on food
A stroll through the Bite of Seattle on Saturday revealed plenty of healthy choices -- but it seemed the longest lines of people led to the most fat-saturated foods.
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Serbia setting up case against Bellevue man; alleged Nazi
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia's war crimes prosecutors are preparing a case against an American who allegedly served in a Nazi unit that killed 17,000 civilians here during World War II, an official said Friday.
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Power outages hit North Seattle
About 3,850 power customers in Shoreline and North Seattle lost electricity Saturday afternoon because of different outages that are affecting various areas, Seattle City Light reported.
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Bruce Lee family looks for museum sites in Seattle
The Bruce Lee Action Museum would occupy a city block, soar three stories and cost up to $50 million. His family, which unveiled plans Friday, wants to build it in Seattle.
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Two dead in Thurston County rollover
Two men died Saturday morning after they were ejected from their Jeep, which left the road at a fast speed in Thurston County and rolled over, the Washington State Patrol reported.
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County removes pesticide guide
At the insistence of an agricultural industry-sponsored group, a wallet-sized consumer guide to which fruits and vegetables contain the most and least pesticides has been pulled from a King County Web site.
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There's no stairway to heavens? Take the elevator
Scientists, engineers and others devoted to the creation of a space elevator are meeting this weekend at Microsoft to consider advances in technology they think could make this fictional concept a reality.
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Dying art form is alive and well
Going out in style has a literal meaning in Seattle, which is rapidly becoming the boutique death capital of the country. The reason is Greg Lundgren, who recently opened a boutique death shop on Boren Avenue.
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Could a vote keep the Sonics in Seattle?
A local activist and city watchdog says he'll launch a referendum to overturn the canceling of the Sonics' lease at KeyArena.
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No Parking Anytime: No direct path from Capitol Hill to the bus tunnel
Working with Metro and the state transportation department, which owns the Pine Street overpass, Seattle's transportation department finally is planning a way to get from Capitol Hill to downtown.
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Pair of massage parlors raided
King County sheriff's detectives raided two massage parlors this month that were suspected as fronts for prostitution in Renton and Kirkland, court documents say.
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Woman gets 5 years for UW arson
A Seattle woman was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison, and five years' probation, for participating in an Earth Liberation Front/Animal Liberation Front rampage of arson that hit targets across the West.
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Theft of old-growth cedars leads to 1 year in prison
The penalty for stealing 27 old-growth cedars from a national forest -- trees 400 to 600 years old -- is one year and a day in prison, plus a fine.
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Biologists work to verify wolves are back in the state
YAKIMA -- State Fish and Wildlife biologists and wolf experts from Idaho captured what they believe are two wolves Friday in western Okanogan County, a development that could confirm the first wolf pack in Washington since the animals were eradicated decades ago.
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Oregon senator calls opponent a lawbreaker
WASHINGTON -- Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith said Friday that Democrat Jeff Merkley is breaking the law by continuing to appear in campaign ads paid for by the state Democratic Party.
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Air Force sergeant dies in Baghdad
A 37-year-old Tacoma woman serving in the Air Force in Iraq died Thursday of natural causes, the Pentagon said.
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Army captain charged in arms conspiracy
An Army captain who recently served as an intelligence liaison to the Japanese military has been charged with conspiring to ship holographic, night-vision-compatible firearm sights to Japan.
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Arrest made in deadly Federal Way shooting
Federal Way police arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of killing one man and wounding another in a shooting early Friday morning.
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Woman cut out of crashed car with 'jaws of life'
Traffic on Elliott Avenue West north of Olympic Sculpture Park remains backed up after Seattle fire crews worked to remove a woman from a car that jumped a sidewalk, sideswiped a building and crashed into a tree on the west side of the artery.
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Articles of Faith: Responsibility should be tempered with mercy
This week's column is devoted to answering questions from you, my readers.
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