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Edmonds church twice targeted by flower thieves
EDMONDS, Wash. -- Members of an Edmonds church are upset after thieves twice ransacked the church's memorial garden, stealing roses and flowers.The first incident happened on Mother's Day, when thieves dug up dozens of petunias and three rose bushes at Maplewood Presbyterian Church.For Fran Steffen, the crime is much worse than simple theft. She planted every flower in the garden in ...
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Several Memorial Day events set in Whatcom County
Whatcom County residents will have several options to honor the men and women who have served their country on Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day. These ceremonies are open to the public and free to ...
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Meridian High Schools Old Main building comes down after 91 years
Meridian High students and former students watch an excavator demolish the 1922 Old Main building on the school campus Monday morning, May 20, ...
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Groups ask big picture look at coal ports
Environmental groups and a public health organization want the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider the big picture - from mining in Wyoming to air pollution in China - before allowing development of facilities to ship coal to Asia at three Northwest ...
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Seattle chefs Top Chef Master Rick Bayless kick in for cancer
Fred Hutch Premier Chefs Dinner and fundraising auction. I did it again last Sunday, hanging out with some of my favorite chefs, watching as they showed up ...
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Robber fires shot inside Seattle bank
The Today File is a general news blog featuring real-time coverage of Seattle and the Northwest. It is reported by the news staff of The Seattle Times and edited by Assistant Metro ...
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PeaceHealth UW Medicine to have strategic affiliation
A "strategic affiliation" between PeaceHealth, which operates Bellingham's only hospital, and UW Medicine announced Monday, May 20, has raised some concerns about secular hospitals doing business with religious health-care systems.Details of the affiliation are to be spelled out by the end of September.PeaceHealth, a not-for-profit system based in Clark County and founded by the ...
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Postcards from the past West Seattle Hi-Yu 1962
Oink, a 350-pound singing pig, playfully pushed a baby carriage July 19, 1962, at the opening of the four-day 12th annual West Seattle Hi-Yu in West Seattle Stadium. Dave Callow, 4, was in the carriage. Sturdy, isn't it? Standing, from left: Tom Espinosa, 9; Lorraine Turrell, 7; Jackie Hermann, 4; Carrie Costello, 4; Chuck Herman, 6, and Patty Best, ...
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Scammers targeting Seattle City Light customers
SEATTLE -- At least 15 Seattle City Light customers have been targeted by scammers threatening to cut off their power in order to steal money this week. According to City Light, the scammers appear to be targeting Asian small businesses. They call the business claiming to work for City Light, say the account is overdue, and threaten to disconnect the business' electricity unless they get ...
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Hwy. 520 bridge toll going up July 1 more hikes to follow
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) - The state Transportation Commission approved an increase in Highway 520 floating bridge tolls at Wednesday's meeting in Port Townsend.New peak rates taking effect July 1 will be $3.70 for drivers with Good To Go accounts and $5.25 to pay by mail.This year's increase is the second of four annual 2.5 percent rate increases. A 15 percent increase is planned in ...
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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell visiting Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is visiting Portland this week for what will be her first West Coast trip since she was sworn in last month. The Department of the Interior says Jewell and Portland Mayor Charlie Hales on Thursday will announce nearly two dozen conservation projects to help boost youth employment. On Friday, she, Gov. John Kitzhaber and a representative ...
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Northern Whatcom County beaches closed to recreational shellfish harvesting
The state Department of Health has closed beaches in northern Whatcom County to recreational shellfish harvesting because of unsafe levels of the biotoxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. The ban affects beaches from Point Whitehorn north to the Canadian border, including Point Roberts. Molluscan shellfish such as clams, mussels, oysters and scallops shouldn't be harvested until ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 22
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Storm water pond dedicated in memory of woman who drowned
SEATTLE -- A ribbon cutting marks the completion of a storm water pond. But this particular one includes a sculpture dedicated to the memory of Kate Fleming.As her partner of 10 years, Charlene Strong, arrived for the ribbon cutting, she stopped to lay flowers on the memorial to Fleming.Known professionally as Anna Fields, Fleming was one of the country's most talented narrators of audio ...
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Seattle police dog Jaeger brings down wanted felon
SEATTLE -- A wanted felon is behind bars thanks to all four fleet feet of the Seattle Police Department's Jaeger. According to police, officers and detectives were attempting to arrest a 46-year-old man with a warrant out on him as he was getting out of a car parked near North 113th Street and Corliss Avenue North around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. When the man saw police, he reportedly took ...
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Tax hike on garbage transfer stations to go to new Ferndale library
FERNDALE - The City Council raised the solid-waste utility tax from 12 to 12.5 percent on Monday, May 20, to help cover $1.05 million it has agreed to pay for construction of a new library west of City Hall. The tax hike takes effect in 2014. The 7-0 vote was taken after Ferndale voters on April 23 approved a $550,000 bond to fill a funding gap in the $5.4 million library project. The tax ...
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Seattle card counter develops Google Glass app to beat the house
Colin Jones of Seattle is no stranger when it comes to casinos. Now he's developing a Google Glass app to teach people to count cards like a pro. G oogle Glass isn't even out yet and already, some casinos have banned it. They've done the same thing to Colin Jones. Now, the Seattle entrepreneur is illustrating just why the casinos have taken both actions. A professional card counter, ...
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Seattle police Woman assaults man beats up his couch
SEATTLE -- Officers are on the lookout for a 20-year-old woman who allegedly beat up a man's couch before cutting the man and running off into Beacon Hill Tuesday night. According to the Seattle Police Department, the woman and the 52-year-old victim, who said he is friends with her, were in his home near 11th Avenue South and South Massachusetts Street around 11 p.m. The two were ...
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Veterinarian More marijuana means more poisoned dogs
SEATTLE -- Last month, Seattle resident Katherine Evans took her dog Abby on a long walk through the Arboretum and Montlake Playground. Three hours after the walk, Abby was vomiting, stumbling and twitching. "I was pretty scared," Evans said. A veterinarian at Animal Critical Care and Emergency Services, or ACCES, in Lake City told Evans Abby was likely having a serious toxic ...
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College coaches are best-paid state employees in Wash.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - College coaches are the top-paid state employees in Washington, according to a list recently released by the state Office of Financial Management.University of Washington football coach Steve Sarkisian earned $2.7 million last year, followed by Washington State University football coach Mike Leach at $2.3 million. Third on the list is UW basketball coach Lorenzo Romar at ...
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Seattle area reaches full employment milestone
Nearly four years after the end of the recession, King County unemployment hit 4.4 percent in April. That’s a level economists would traditionally consider full employment. That’s down from an average of 8.6 percent in 2009. It doesn’t mean there’s no suffering here due to job losses, but it’s an important milestone nonetheless, especially when nationally 11 million ...
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Freak snow in Bickleton cancels school
BICKLETON, Wash. — A freak snow has given students a snow day in May in the Klickitat County town of Bickleton. School Superintendent Ric Palmer says 10-to-12 inches fell in places overnight and heavy snow brought some tree branches down on lines, knocking out power and phones. Palmer said he had to cancel classes for the first time this school year. About 170 students attend ...
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Car explodes in Vancouver British Columbia
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A leaking acetylene tank is blamed for a blast early Wednesday that tore apart a car parked on a street in Vancouver, British Columbia. Fire and Rescue Services Capt. Gabe Roder says the explosion was triggered when the car owner used a remote key fob to unlock the car door. The owner is a plumber who had stored the tank in his vehicle, The resulting ...
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Washington man convicted in Juneau womans death
Jacob Andrew Mommer, 20, returns to court May 31 for the hearing on the January 2012 slaying of Ashton Ericka-Marie Reyes, the Juneau Empire reported ...
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Proctors bike-rack bureaucracy tests patience of local Boy Scout
Zach Ouellette of Tacoma was 16 years old two summers ago, working at the Proctor District Farmers Market with his mother, a market regular known as Cheryl the Pig Lady.My mother suggested a second bike rack, because the one we had was always full, Zach said.That was how it began.Zach, a Boy Scout, raised nearly $1,000 and helped design and build a pair of bike racks with the help of a ...
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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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