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Juneteenth commemoration grows each year
Emancipation Proclamation . President Abraham Lincoln's executive order became official more than two years earlier, Jan. 1, 1863, but word didn't reach Texas until after the Confederacy collapsed.Backed by more than 2,000 Union troops, Granger publicly read General Order No. 3, which said that "in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves ...
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Man sentenced for beating kicking puppy
EVERETT -- A Snohomish County judge on Tuesday advised a Sultan man that he should have bought a book about housebreaking dogs instead of beating a puppy named Precious.Superior Court Judge Eric Lucas told the man that a step-by-step book from Petco would have been more productive than physically assaulting the animal."It's not that difficult," Lucas said.Kenneth Palmer was ...
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Arlington womans death still a mystery
was killed in a homicide.A conclusion on the cause and manner of death for Betty E. Thorsen, 80, is still pending, the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office said Tuesday.Thorsen was found dead June 8 at the bottom of a staircase leading to the basement in her home in the 13200 block of 240th Street NE.Her death attracted extra scrutiny after her daughter, Karen Harris, 53, of Arlington ...
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Snohomish fire ruled an accident
Investigators believe the fire ignited in some barbecue charcoals that had been discarded on a deck, the chief said. No one was hurt. About 30 people were displaced. Damage at the 14-unit complex in the 300 block of Avenue J was estimated at ...
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Lets play some bridge
expected to be open to traffic this morning , the first time I-5 has been fully open to traffic since a truck struck the bridge causing its collapse on May 23. There are a few limitations for the interim bridge. The speed limit is 40 miles per hour, and oversized loads will have to detour around the bridge.One new feature: On either side of the bridge, motorists can stop and choose from a ...
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Kendrys lifts Mariners in 10th at Angel Stadium
Morales' single puts Mariners on top in 10th ANAHEIM -- Veteran right-hander Jeremy Bonderman continued his comback bid with his third strong start in a row for the Mariners, who rallied for a 3-2 win over the Angels in 10 innings on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. Kendrys Morales drove in the go-ahead run against his former team with a single off the glove of shortstop Erick Aybar ...
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Mukilteo police searching for clues after violent hit-and-run
MUKILTEO, Wash. -- Police in Mukilteo are asking for help to track down the driver who hit and seriously injured a 55-year-old Sammamish man earlier this month.Don Shearer was returning home from Whidbey Island on the morning of May 5 when he nearly lost his life. Shearer had just left the Mukilteo ferry when someone driving a light colored, late model Cadillac ran a stop sign and hit ...
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Washington state theft ring targeted grocery store booze www.privateofficer.com
Four felons who police said stole thousands of dollars of liquor from grocery stores across Western Washington have been charged with organized retail theft for a suspected months-long crime spree. Charles Askew, Devonte Jack, Darren Dean and Blake Kirvin conspired to steal high-end liquor from Safeways, QFCs and Top Foods, investigators said. They described the thefts as "brazen," ...
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Time on basketball court turns into life-saving day for teenagers
When Leo Castro had a heart attack last week in the gym, a handful of young basketball players were stunned by what they saw - a man lying on the floor, not breathing, eyes rolled back in his head. Then they saved the Lakewood man's ...
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McGinn other mayors dont want food stamps used to buy soda
NEW YORK (AP) - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, the mayors say it's "time to test and evaluate approaches limiting" the use of the subsidies for sugar-laden beverages, in the interest of fighting obesity and ...
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Driver 79 crashes into Seattle building
Emergency officials say a 79-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when she crashed her car into a commercial building in north Seattle, damaging two offices. No one else was ...
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Maurices to move from First Street to area along Highway 101 in Port Angeles
The departure of the retail clothing store from downtown Port Angeles will "leave a big hole," the head of the local merchants association said. By Jeremy Schwartz Peninsula Daily ...
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Womans fight to save kids recounted in documentary
PORT HADLOCK — ';No Way Out But One,'; a documentary about the first American woman to be granted asylum on grounds of domestic violence, will screen at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., this Thursday.Filmmakers Garland Waller and Barry Nolan will be on hand at the 5:30 p.m. event, presented by the Port Townsend Film Institute and the Jefferson Clemente Foundation. ...
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Bellingham will again consider rental licensing inspections in 2014
BELLINGHAM - City Council is ready to take another look at proposals to set up a system to license and inspect apartments and rental houses in 2014. The details of such a system are still sketchy, but on Monday, June 17, the council voted 6-0 to ask Mayor Kelli Linville to include a rental licensing and inspection system in her 2014 budget. Seth Fleetwood, the most outspoken opponent of a rental ...
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Seattle angry crowd chases suspected groper
SEATTLE — Seattle police say they rescued - and arrested - a man who had been chased by an angry crowd that believed he groped a woman in a downtown park. An account posted Tuesday on the police website said police responded Monday to a report of a fight in Occidental Park. Witnesses told officers about the groping incident. The witnesses also said a crowd of people chased the suspect ...
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Wife of former county exec resigns Everett job
EVERETT, Wash. — The wife of the recently resigned Snohomish County executive has left her job as spokeswoman for the city of Everett, Wash. The Daily Herald reports ( http://is.gd/00vq5B) that Kate Reardon said Tuesday in a statement she was leaving her job of the past decade to accept "a new and exciting career opportunity." The wife of Aaron Reardon did not elaborate. At ...
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J. Saunders looks for road momentum
Email ANAHEIM -- The road hasn't been kind to Mariners pitcher Joe Saunders this season, but the 32-year-old lefty figures he's put all that behind him after knocking out his first victory away from Safeco Field on Friday. Saunders beat the A's in Oakland in his last start with seven innings of one-run ball and now faces the Angels on Wednesday in the familiar setting of Angel ...
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Mariners shorthanded with Morse Bay hurting
Email ANAHEIM -- The Mariners' outfield continued to be shorthanded with both Jason Bay and Michael Morse sidelined Tuesday as Seattle faced the Angels in the second game of a four-game series. Morse had been playing first base the last few days in order to limit the strain on a sore quadriceps, but got the day off completely after Justin Smoak came off the disabled list to play first ...
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Seattle again playing the role of Leverage City
NBA in Seattle. On the other hand, it’s no fun shopping at a store in which items are for sale only in theory. The Sacramento Kings could’ve come to Seattle, only they ...
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Ready set action Enter PDN-PDQ Three-Minute Film Competition
WHETHER YOU ARE a seasoned film veteran, an amateur or a filmmaking team who is just getting started, if you know how to create a 3-minute video, we invite you to enter the 2013 PDN-PDQ Film Competition.Sponsored by the Port Townsend Film Institute and Peninsula Daily News, this contest is for ';pretty darn quick'; films of 3 minutes or less taken on your video camera or cellphone. And ...
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Seattle butcher markets marijuana vodka fed pork
fed pork.';The pig farmer has been feeding them marijuana for the last two and a half months of their life and they’ve been happy as hell,'; ...
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United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
SEATTLE -; United Airlines says an oil filter issue has prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International ...
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The fault lies with our society that condones graffii
SEATTLE -- A Phinney Ridge man is coming under fire for letting his vacant, graffiti-laden storefront become a community eyesore.Scott Walker bought the building in 1986 with plans to make it a deli espresso, but he never found enough money to build the businesses and it never took off.Vacant ever since, the storefront has been a vandal's canvas for 27 years.The manager of Pete's Egg ...
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White Center break-in linked to earlier kidnapping attempt
SEATTLE -- Detectives believe a Sunday night burglary attempt in White Center could be related to a recent kidnapping attempt that happened on the same street.It was just after 10 p.m. Sunday night when a man tried to climb through the window of a child's room in the 10400 block of Third Avenue SW, according to Sgt. Cindi West of the King County sheriff's office.The 1-year-old ...
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Burglar gives cancer patient another unneeded stress
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- A cancer patient is hoping her home's surveillance video will help catch the thief who targeted her house in the middle of the night. And though the stolen items are not expensive, the victim wants justice after experiencing another crime.Susie Smith marveled at how casually the thief proceeded, plucking all four solar lanterns and stuffing them in his bag. He's ...
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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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