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Woodinville falls to South Kitsap 4-1 in regional final | 4A Baseball
South Kitsap pitcher Michael Wood stopped a Woodinville offense that had pounded 15 hits in a 14-0 rout of Emerald Ridge in the Falcons' regional ...
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Gattis Simmons hit HRs as Braves top Dodgers 3-1
Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons hit consecutive homers off Kenley Jansen in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Saturday ...
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Oregon family’s sawmill fails as logs way of life dwindle
O’BRIEN, Ore. - Jennifer Phillippi’s grandparents started producing lumber in this corner of Oregon timber country in 1922, when a man could set up a mill, log the trees within range of a team of horses, and move the mill to a new stand when those trees ran out. In those days the forests were full, timber and work both plentiful. But now what was the last sawmill standing in ...
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At Aviation Day close-up access to the past and the present
Xander Roberts, 6, plays make-believe in the gun turret of a B-25 bomber Saturday at Aviation Day. He was the first in lane after the plane landed at Paine Field in ...
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Labor leader Kenney pushed for farmworker rights
Former state Labor Council president Lawrence Kenney took on the rights of farmworkers "because it was the right thing to do" at a time when such a stance took courage. He died at 82 after a long ...
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Seattle’s NBA hopes still high as league warms to expansion
Despite a tough loss in the first round, Chris Hansen’s impressive bid to bring the NBA back to Seattle looks strong as the league appears to be more open to expansion, especially to the 12th largest TV market in the ...
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McCarthy throws shutout for 1st victory of year
MIAMI - Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, tied his career high with four hits and drove in four runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Miami Marlins 9-2 Friday night.Eric Chavez homered and also had four hits, and Gerardo Parra and Martin Prado had three hits apiece for Arizona, which had 16 hits in all and won its third straight game.Trevor Cahill (3-4) won for the third time in four ...
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Mount St. Helens continues to draw worldwide visitors
Thirty-three years after the eruption that still defines the mountain and the terrain surrounding it, Mount St. Helens is much more than a regional ...
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Harley Hoppe colorful assessor tax foe dies
Harley Hoppe, the colorful former King County assessor, was an early promoter of taxpayer rebellion in Washington. A lightning rod for controversy, he was known almost as much for his love of horse racing and flamboyant clothes as for his tax-cutting efforts. Mr. Hoppe, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, died in his sleep Monday (May 13) in his Mercer Island home. He was ...
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Cloud cover dampens anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption
Mount St. Helens wasnt in the mood for visitors Saturday. The volcano remained shrouded in clouds throughout the day, disappointing several hundred visitors who made the trip up the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway on the 33rd anniversary of the mountains cataclysmic eruption on May 18, ...
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Angels hold on for 12-9 win over White Sox
Alberto Callaspo hit a three-run homer in Los Angeles' five-run seventh inning, and the Angels beat the White Sox 12-9 on Saturday to end Chicago's four-game winning ...
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Mariners may have reason for optimism after a slow start
Remember a long, long time ago when the Mariners appeared to be in shambles, fans were girding for an uprising, and jobs seemed to be on the line — on the field, and in the dugout and front office? Yeah, that was way back on April 24 — a full three weeks ago. It's amazing how time flies — and bad memories evaporate — when a team starts winning. Back then, the ...
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China’s wealthy paying cash for Eastside luxury homes
Eastside real-estate brokers say they’ve noticed a wave of affluent mainland-Chinese buyers for luxury homes in Medina, Clyde Hill and other millionaire rows in West Bellevue. Data and public records show they’re right. It’s part of a cash-buyer phenomenon sweeping the home ...
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Day Island residents debate rezoning of marina
A proposed land-use change has Day Island residents turning out to city meetings en masse. The source of their anger is the City of University Places proposed rezone of the only commercial business on the island, the privately owned Day Island Yacht Harbor ...
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Felon jailed after man wounded in North Seattle shooting early Sat.
SEATTLE -- A felon who police say was in possession of a firearm was arrested following a early Saturday morning shooting in North Seattle that wounded a man.The suspect, a 20-year-old man, was booked in the King County Jail for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, which is a violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, Seattle Police said.About 1:15 a.m. officers responded to a call of ...
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Winning Machine leads field of older horses at Emerald Downs
Winning Machine will try to defend his title in Sunday's $50,000 Governor's Handicap at Auburn's Emerald Downs, heading a strong field in the first stakes race of the season for older males. A field of eight horses 3 years old and up is scheduled to compete in the 6 ½-furlong race. Trainer Frank Lucarelli has won 724 races and 29 stakes in 18 seasons at Emerald Downs, but ...
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Joyce Rays rally past Orioles in 9th for 10-6 win
Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead two-run double in a six-run ninth-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-6 victory over the Orioles on Saturday, ending Baltimore's franchise-record streak of 109 straight wins when leading after seven ...
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Mariano Rivera has no desire to start changing now
A movement is afoot to have Mariano Rivera be the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game, which this year will be played at Citi Field in New York. I think it's a pretty cool idea, akin to having Cal Ripken Jr. take a spin at shortstop in his farewell All-Star Game in Seattle in 2001. Rivera has announced this will be his final season. Baseball writer Bill Chuck came up with the idea and ...
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Michael Saunders could see plenty of time with Franklin Gutierrez recovering
CLEVELAND — Michael Saunders got a well-earned day off on Saturday as the Mariners keep him fresh for what could be an extended stint playing center field. Mariners manager Eric Wedge said it's no fluke that Franklin Gutierrez had been scheduled to play right field in his injury rehabilitation stint with Class AAA Tacoma on Friday night. Wedge says Gutierrez has to show he can play ...
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Danny Farquhar called up to help Mariners bullpen
At 5 feet 9 and 180 pounds, Farquhar, called up from Class AAA on Friday, doesn't look like a guy capable of a 95 mph fastball and 91 mph cutter. But Farquhar can indeed bring the heat on a regular basis and also mixes in a curveball just so hitters can't get a bead on ...
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How your U.S. lawmaker voted
WASHINGTON - Here’s how the state’s members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending Friday, May 17. House Dodd-Frank financial rules By a vote of 235 for and 161 against, the House on Friday passed a bill (HR 1062) imposing time-consuming requirements on the Securities and Exchange Commission as it puts the 2010 financial-regulation law known as Dodd-Frank into ...
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Felix steps in to stop surging Tribe in Cleveland
The Indians' 2013 roster is full of new faces. Yet at the 41-game mark this season, Cleveland sports a record just one game better than last year's mark. Delve a little further into the numbers, however, and one can spot the differences between the two versions of the club. The Indians, who have won 16 of their last 20 games, have a plus-29 run differential. Last year at this ...
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Votto Arroyo lead Reds over Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins, left, dives back to first base and beats the tag from Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto (19) in the third inning of a baseball game on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Police Beat A mothers love and wild punches
The deluded mother hugged her baby with desperate love. She treated Grandma like a stranger, called her "the babysitter," and punched her with a free hand.The drama played in a gas station parking lot in the 3700 block of Pacific Avenue. An officer stopped to sort out the mess. He found four women fighting over a 2-year-old girl.The incident started with an apparent ruse. The ...
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Pacers Hill cleared to play Game 6 vs. Knicks
Indiana Pacers' George Hill goes to the basket against New York Knicks' Raymond Felton during the second half of Game 4 of an Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Indianapolis. Indiana defeated New York 93-82. (AP Photo/Darron ...
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Seattle fixing Mercer Mess
Seattle’s Department of Transport has plans to improve the Mercer Corridor or Mercer Mess as it is known to many residents of the city, Seattle news media have been reporting on the plans for some time, but a groundbreaking ceremony now marks the beginning of the major project.
The Mercer Corridor was built over forty years ago when the city’s transportation needs and traffic volumes were entirely different to present day. Mercer Street is a primary artery for the city of Seattle and over 80,000 people drive along it every day, but because of increased traffic and inefficient infrastructure, major bottlenecks occur at peak rush hour and limit access to the South Lake Union area, the Seattle Waterfront, the port, major highways and the Seattle Center. Read more
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