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Rangers offense falls short in 2-1 loss to Tigers
ARLINGTON, Texas — With a little help from slugger Miguel Cabrera, Rick Porcello and the Detroit Tigers slowed down the Texas Rangers. Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the fifth inning to back Porcello and lift the Tigers over the Rangers 2-1 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. Texas had scored 51 runs in its past eight games, going 7-1 in that stretch. Porcello ...
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Wash. home intruder captured after standoff
EVERETT, Wash. — Everett, Wash., police have captured a home intruder who held them at bay for nearly eight hours after claiming to have a grenade. KING-TV reports the man was in custody late Friday night. No injuries were reported. Police spokesman Aaron Snell said earlier in a statement that police responding Friday afternoon to a neighbor's call about a break-in confronted a man ...
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Fire hose used to bring felon down from tree in Snohomish County
A 22-year-old man who fled deputies trying to arrest him on warrants Friday, was finally caught around 8:30 p.m., after he was sprayed with fire hoses, cording to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. Vincent Nutter was wanted for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Earlier in the day, he had eluded arrest in the unincorporated area of Snohomish County called Clearview. Residents ...
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‘I came back. He didn’t’ 38 years later closure for a Marine
Finally, 38 years after his chopper was shot down off Cambodia, there is closure for Marine Corps Pfc. Daniel Benedett, an Auburn High grad, and 12 others killed with ...
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Everett standoff finally over after eight hours burglary suspect arrested
UPDATE, 11 P.M. Everett police say that 40 year-old Jason M. Riley of Lake Stevens, was apprehended in the crawlspace below the house, after an eight-hour standoff. Riley will be booked into the Snohomish County Jail on burglary charges. After a search, no grenade was found, and the residents have returned to their house, police ...
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Bills DE Williams fails to mediate ring dispute
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bills defensive end Mario Williams isn't any closer to getting back his $785,000 diamond engagement ring from his former fiancee, Erin Marzouki. And Marzouki's attorney, Tony Buzbee, upped the ante on Friday by releasing a series of text messages he said were between his client and Williams that indicate how despondent the player was over their breakup in ...
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Twins pen loses lead in 3-2 loss to Red Sox in 10
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - For the second time in two weeks, the Minnesota Twins scored enough to win against Boston’s unbeaten ace, Clay ...
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Seattle Hundreds condemn Metro Transit service cuts
Over 400 people attended a public hearing on May 14 to oppose a proposed 17 percent cut toSeattle'sMetro Transit. On April 1, Metro announced an annual revenue shortfall of $75 million that, unless addressed by the legislature, would necessitate deep cuts in service. The cuts, to be implemented in the fall of 2014, would impact two-thirds of the existing 200 routes--the elimination of 65 ...
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Rockies end 10-game skid vs Giants with 10-9 win
Jordan Pacheco hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth and Carlos Gonzalez added a solo homer, helping the Colorado Rockies hold on for a 10-9 win over San Francisco on Friday night that snapped a 10-game skid against the Giants.Pacheco laced his first homer of the season to left on a hanging slider from Madison Bumgarner (4-2), who failed to protect an early four-run lead.Jorge De La Rosa ...
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Mariners downed by Indians Kipnis 6-3 in 10
Eric Wedge got the lefty-on-lefty matchup that he wanted in the 10th inning, but not the result.Jason Kipnis belted a two-out, three-run homer off Seattle reliever Lucas Luetge, giving the streaking Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.Luetge (0-1) left an 0-1 slider over the plate, which fellow left-hander Kipnis hammered 365 feet over the wall in right ...
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Orioles comes up short in 12-10 loss to Rays
Baltimore's hitters staged an improbable comeback Friday night.They just couldn't pull the Orioles all the way out of the big hole their pitchers put them in.Kelly Johnson hit a three-run homer and an RBI single and the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 12-10 victory over slumping Baltimore on Friday night.The Orioles, who trailed 12-4 after six innings, surrendered a season-high 17 hits ...
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Sale Outduels Wilson Again as White Sox Top Angels
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Adam Rosales go-ahead homer lifts As past Royals
Kansas City Royals' James Shields works against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 17, 2013, in Oakland, ...
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2 more join Seattle mayor’s race other high-profile battles scarce
enter a race. Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess - the leading fundraiser in the crowded field - decided not to run, after all. King County Sheriff John Urquhart and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes drew no opposition for their seats. King County Executive Dow Constantine appears to have no serious competition, either. Here’s a look at some of the ...
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Brace for more Mercer mess as 2-year project begins
Aurora Avenue North and Mercer Street will be closed where the two busy streets cross until 5 a.m. Monday, so equipment can be moved into place for a two-year, $95 million widening of the Mercer underpass to accommodate two-way traffic, and to add bike trail and sidewalks. During the closure, signs will instruct traffic from the north to leave Aurora at North 85th Street, and a police officer ...
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Brief power outage hits 3600 homes in Eastlake
For about 10 minutes, electricity went out in Seattle’s Eastlake area Friday night, according to Seattle City Light. About 3,600 customers were affected between Interstate 5 and Lake Union.Thecausewill be investigated Monday, said spokesman Mark VanOss ofSeattle City Light.The utility,which serves nearly 1 million people and businesses, ...
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Man captured after Snohomish County Wash. manhunt
CLEARVIEW, Wash. — After a manhunt that began with a car chase, Snohomish County, Wash., sheriff's officers have arrested a 22-year-old man sought on a warrant. KING-TV reports deputies arrested Vincent Nutter on Friday night. On Friday afternoon, officials said the man abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot into a wooded area of the county, initially eluding police dogs and a ...
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Burgess bows out of mayor’s race
Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess, who had raised more campaign money than any other candidate, dropped out of the Seattle mayor’s race ...
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Man killed by Spokane police is identified
Spokane police detectives say a man suspected in a fatal shooting refused to obey officers' commands and moved his hand toward his waistband. Police shot and killed the ...
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Latest loss shows Mariners indeed improving still not there
Jason Kipnis is mobbed at home plate after his walkoff three-run homer in the 10th hands the Mariners a 6-3 loss. This game looked on paper beforehand like the Cleveland Indians might swing and bash the Mariners ...
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Luetge gives up three-run walk-off homer in 10th
SEA@CLE: Mariners lose on Kipnis' walk-off homer CLEVELAND -- Even with slugger Michael Morse sidelined at the last minute by an eye irritation, the Mariners played some long ball Friday at Progressive Field. But the Indians countered their own late-game punch to pull out a 6-3 victory in 10 innings. Raul Ibanez and Kendrys Morales both hit home runs, but Seattle's recent surge was ...
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Freese hits slam Cardinals hold off Brewers 7-6
David Freese hit a grand slam for his first homer of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run first inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Friday ...
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Walks errors hurt Dodgers in 8-5 loss to Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Paco Rodriguez (75) paces on the mound as an Atlanta Braves baserunner rounds third on a Justin Upton grand slam in the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 17, 2013 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John ...
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Coast Guard rescues teen from Oregon surf
A U.S. Coast Guard crewmember hoists the rescued girl into an airborne MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Friday afternoon off Sunset Beach. (Still image taken from Coast Guard ...
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Candidates set for two seats on Seattle School Board
The Seattle School Board will have two new faces come November, another round of leadership changes in a district that’s had a lot of them in the past few years, including the superintendent and many top staff positions. In the past few weeks, two of the board’s leaders - President Kay Smith-Blum and past President Michael DeBell - decided against running again, leaving two open ...
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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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