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SEATTLE (AP) — State health officials are interviewing women who lost babies to a fatal birth defect that has been occurring in unusual numbers in Yakima, Benton and Franklin counties.

The Seattle Times says that since Jan

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Two kids were shot at a home in the 100 block of union street at about 8:45 p.m. last night. When officers arrived they learned a gunman, dressed in a hooded jacket, had been seen firing two rounds at the front of a house at the corner of Fenton and Union Street

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The conversation might go a little something like this: “We all have to go sometime, so kids, to make easier on you later, let me just say that Mary gets the house when I’m gone, Don gets the cars and Wally -- the best for last -- YOU get my Facebook page”!

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Here's some great comedy for your Sunday!

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PASCO (AP) -- Hundreds gathered in the Tri-Cities Saturday to protest police brutality in the wake of a deadly shooting of a man who had been throwing rocks at police.

But the rally ended peacefully, though KNDO-TV reported that a smaller group of demonstrators blocked traffic in the area of 10th and Lewis streets

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SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle is delaying its plan to equip police with body cameras until privacy issues can be considered, and public comment heard.

The Seattle Times reports (http://is.gd/xSZzSb ) the city's Commu

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OLYMPIA (AP) -- State lawmakers are considering sending the class-size initiative approved by voters last November back to the people.

The Olympian reports (http://is.gd/jc9GA1 ) budget writers m

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OLYMPIA (AP) -- The state gambling board has approved a plan to allow more slot-like machines at tribal casinos.

The Olympian reports (http://is.gd/DWlPWB ) the agreement approved Friday would let tribes collectively have 2,700 more machines immediately and then let market conditions influence if they eventually have thousands more.

The new compact is between th

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Saturday is Valentine’s Day, and based on the money we’ll spend, it’s the third largest consumer holiday in the United States! Cupid calls us to cough up roughly $19 billion, coming in just behind the $20 billion spent on Mother’s Day.

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Here's a classic music video for your Saturday!

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