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World Vision in motion to help those affected by Oklahoma tornado
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. -- Relief agencies from the Puget Sound region are already directly involved in bringing help to the tornado victims. World Vision in Federal Way is sending people and supplies.The agency is known for helping overseas, but when disaster strikes in the United States, World Vision is on it. Their huge warehouse in Fife is full of disaster relief supplies. It doesn't matter ...
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Marysville fugitive finds himself in thorny situation after police chase
MARYSVILLE, Wash. -- A man wanted on outstanding arrest warrants found out the hard (and painful) way that running from police can be a real thorn in your side. And back. And legs.The 30-year-old man was driving recklessly and had a warrant out for his arrest, according to Robb Lamoureux with Marysville Police. But when a Marysville officer tried to pull him over, the driver sped away.Lamoureux ...
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Man files suit against high school 3 years after vicious stabbing
SPANAWAY, Wash. -- A former Spanaway Lake High School student who survived a horrific knife attack at the hands of another student is now suing the school.Lukas Thompson was viciously stabbed at school three years ago, and he believes the school could have prevented it.His physical wounds have healed, but he said the emotional wounds never will. Now 21-years old, Thompson claims Post Traumatic ...
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Hearing on Bellingham fireworks ban set for June 3
BELLINGHAM - City Council has agreed to hold a June 3 public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would ban all personal fireworks possession and use within the city limits, beginning no sooner than mid-2014. The hearing is scheduled to occur near the start of the regular council meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. that day in council chambers at City Hall, 210 Lottie St. The existing city fireworks ...
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Bellingham software developer makes long haul for car-free Ski to Sea team
Victor Valadez will be participating in the car-free division of Ski to Sea, where the teams will bike to their legs. Valadez will be doing the running leg of the ...
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WECU tackling out-of-state fraud issue by blocking cards
The Whatcom Educational Credit Union has been informing its members that it was experiencing a high volume of counterfeit transactions from stolen debit and credit card numbers and it is blocking transactions in some states outside Washington. WECU is telling members that if they are experiencing problems with their card being blocked while traveling out of state, they can call toll free at ...
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Tea party group rallies in downtown Bellingham to protest IRS
BELLINGHAM - About 80 people gathered with signs and American flags downtown for a Whatcom Tea Party protest against the IRS Tuesday, May 21. The protest, which took place at noon at the intersection of West Magnolia Street and Cornwall Avenue in front of the Internal Revenue Service office, was in response to recent reports that the IRS had been targeting groups such as the tea party based on ...
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Discounted tickets for Northwest Washington Fair available at Woods Coffee May 23
Frugal fairgoers can pick up discount tickets to the Northwest Washington Fair Thursday morning, May 23, at all locations of The Woods Coffee. The ticket blitz will run from 7 to 11 a.m. inside the coffee shops. During that limited time, people can buy adult gate admission for $8, senior admission for those 62 and older for $6 and youth admission for those ages 6 to 12 for $4, for a savings of ...
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Candidates still needed can file next week for certain Whatcom offices
Candidates are sought for 15 offices up for election this year because no one signed up for them during the regular filing period last week. The Whatcom County Auditor's Office will hold a special filling period, Tuesday, May 28 to Thursday, May 30, for commissioner positions in certain fire districts, water districts, cemetery districts and the Northwest Park and Recreation District based ...
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Red Cross volunteers from Whatcom ready to help tornado victims
The Mt. Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross has volunteers on standby to deploy to Oklahoma if they are needed, officials said Tuesday, May 21.The Red Cross already has teams in that state running shelters, providing food, handing out supplies and helping those affected by tornadoes. They're also supporting the rescuers."Our thoughts and sympathy are with all those impacted by ...
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Inslee signs undercover license law
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a measure giving legislative approval to a state program that has already issued hundreds of fake driver's licenses and license plates to government ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 21
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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Lawyer Feds investigating Susan Powell case
Chuck Cox, left, describes the search for his missing daughter as he stands with attorney Anne Bremner during a news conference Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Seattle. Bremner said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance. She made the announcement at the Seattle news conference a day after local officials in Utah said they had closed their ...
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Seattle still rates among best in GM Survey...for fan support and late-game strategy
None of ESPN’s prognosticators have Seattle advancing for a WNBA-record 10th playoff appearance and league general managers pretty much feel the same, only giving Seattle a nod for its staple fan support and ...
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Ski to Sea Book Sale starts May 22
Volunteer Vale Hartley puts out books for the annual Friends of the Bellingham Public Library Ski to Sea Book Sale in the Bellingham Library Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The sale starts Wednesday at 10 a.m. and runs through ...
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Neighbors not ready to give up on troubled Cal Anderson Park
The Seattle Police Department has stepped up patrols at Capitol Hill's Cal Anderson Park after a woman was sexually assaulted May 2. (Photo by Joshua ...
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Man arrested after Marysville police pursuit
A man fleeing from police in Marysville Tuesday morning was apprehended by a police dog a short time later. Marysville police saw the man driving recklessly in town about 11 a.m., Cmdr. Robb Lamoureux said. Officers recognized the man and knew he had warrants for his arrest. They attempted to pull the man over, and the man drove off, reaching speeds of 90 mph during "a short pursuit," ...
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Bellingham climber reaches top of Mount Everest
A Bellingham climber has summited the 29,029-foot Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, and achieved his quest to climb to the highest summit on seven of the seven continents. Dave Mauro, a 50-year-old financial planner at UBS in Bellingham and an improv actor, was part of a team of 21 people to reach the summit on Monday, May 20, in Nepal, according to his climbing guides, the ...
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High-speed police chase through Marysville ends with crash
MARYSVILLE, Wash. - A man led police on a high-speed chase before crashing the car and fleeing on foot in a Marysville neighborhood, police said.Marysville police spokesman Cmdr. Robb Lamoureux said officers attempted to pull the man over after they spotted him driving recklessly and determined he was wanted on outstanding warrants.But the suspect sped away from the officers, who followed him. ...
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Amazon proposes biodome design for new campus expansion
proposed Denny Triangle office development . The new design will go before Seattle’s Design Review Board Tuesday evening for comment and reaction. As part of the new drawings Amazon.com describes the proposal as an alternative place for its employees to work and socialize in a more natural and park-like setting. "The generative idea is that a plant-rich environment has many ...
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Seattle MF Evans added to US training camp roster
CHICAGO — Seattle Sounders midfielder Brad Evans will join the U.S. men for a training camp ahead of next month's trio of World Cup qualifiers. Evans was added to the roster Tuesday, bringing the number of players invited to the camp to 30. Evans has made seven appearances with the Americans and was part of the team that lost to Mexico in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final. Training ...
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Fleetwood Mac lights up Tacoma Dome | Concert review
Fleetwood Mac, which had its heyday in the ’70s, drew fans from several generations to the Tacoma Dome Monday in a concert that began as a singalong but ended as a ...
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Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
Microsoft Corp.'s Don Mattrick unveils the next-generation Xbox entertainment and gaming console system, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at an event in Redmond, Wash.I t's been eight years since the launch of the Xbox 360. The original Xbox debuted in 2001, and its high-definition successor premiered in 2005. (AP Photo/Ted S. ...
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3 recent changes to HeraldNet
. Our previous calendar was kind of clunky and slow for users (I'm being kind). This one is MUCH faster. We hope you'll contribute your events and help make this the go-to source for things to do in and around Snohomish County. ...
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Pierce County judge outlaws parking mentally ill
A judge in Tacoma has ruled the practice of temporarily "parking" the mentally ill in hospital emergency rooms without treatment violates state and federal ...
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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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