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Lawmakers Look at New National Heritage Area

Associated Press — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:08:58 +0000

ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — U.S. Representative Dave Reichert has introduced a bill that would designate a stretch of scenic landscape from Seattle to Ellensburg as a National Heritage Area.

The Mountains to Sound Greenway encompasses about 1

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Heavy Snow Causes Weekend Avalanches. One Killed, One Missing

Associated Press — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:17:15 +0000

SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. (AP) — Authorities in Washington state say one woman has died and one man is still missing after a pair of spring avalanches struck separate groups hiking in the mountains each of Seattle

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Chris Hansen Unveils Rendering of New Seattle Arena

Mike Bastinelli — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:12:28 +0000

In advance of some critical meetings with the NBA coming up in the next few weeks (explained in the post below), Chris Hansen today released a few new renderings of the inside of the proposed Sodo arena, as well as a message to fans of what is ahead.Here is a link to all

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Northwest Authorities Hunting for Man Accused of Killing Grandparents After Being Released from Prision

Associated Press — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:51:13 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — Police are searching the Northwest for a man accused of killing his Seattle-area grandparents, who had just picked him up after his release from a Washington state prison, hosted a party in his honor and offered him a room in their home for the night.

Police say 26-year-old M

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Longshoremen Union Appealing Seattle Area Decision

Associated Press — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:46:03 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — Longshoremen are still standing in the path of investor Chris Hansen and supporters who want to build an arena for NBA basketball near the Seattle waterfront. Officials with International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19 held a news conference Tuesday to announce an appeal of a Feb

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Radio Ad Campaign to Promote the Yakima Valley Aimed at Sun-Starved Seattleites

Lance Tormey — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:15:02 +0000

The Yakima Valley Visitors and Convention Bureau is gearing up for a major radio campaign on the west side of the state. The Bureau's CEO and President John Cooper says the campaign will be aimed at the sun-starved Seattle residents

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Thousands of Video Game Systems Stolen From Seattle Area Warehouse

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:42:48 +0000

SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — A King County sheriff's spokeswoman says thousands of Nintendo Wii gaming consoles were stolen from a SeaTac, Wash., distribution warehouse over the weekend.

Sgt. Cindi West says the thieves are believed to have driven two tractor cabs to the warehouse

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Marriage Licenses for Same-Sex Couples Issued

Associated Press — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:29:07 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — Nearly 400 marriage licenses had been issued to gay couples in Seattle by noon Thursday, just 12 hours after the state of Washington began allowing gay marriages.
King County opened the doors to its auditor's office in Seattle just after midnight to start distributing marriage licenses

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First Washington State Same Sex Marriage Licenses to be Issued

Lance Tormey — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:42:49 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Ten same-sex couples were selected in a lottery Monday to receive some of the first licenses issued under the new Washington state law allowing gay marriage.

Thurston County Auditor Kim Wyman held the lottery involving 15 couples that sought to receive their license at 12:01 a

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Election Battles for House Seats in Olympia

Associated Press — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:26:05 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — Whether Republicans or Democrats take control of the state Senate next year will be up to voters in a handful of districts.

Currently, the Democrats hold a 27 to 22 seat lead. But the two parties and their allies have poured millions of dollars into just a few districts, mostly located west of the Cascade Mountains

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Algerian Terrorist Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison

Associated Press — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:52:02 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — Algerian terrorist Ahmed Ressam has been sentenced in Seattle to 37 years in prison for plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport around the turn of the new millennium.

Ressam was arrested in December 1999 as he drove off a ferry from Canada into Washington state with a trunk full of explosives

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Brian's Blog: If Not Billy Idol, Who Then? [VIDEO]

Brian Teegarden — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:10:01 +0000

A 26-year-old Seattle man worked for two years to have 80's rocker Billy Idol play at his 26th birthday party, and it's going to happen this week. If you could, who would you have play at your birthday party?

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Brian's Blog: What Does Yakima Love to Hate?

Brian Teegarden — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:53:29 +0000

Recently, a Seattle news website ran a tongue in cheek top ten list of things that Seattle loves to hate. I thought, what are the things that we would put on our list?

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Brian's Blog: Yakima's Signature Ice Cream

Brian Teegarden — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:09:06 +0000

I ran across an item that Ben and Jerry's was looking to find a signature ice cream flavor for Seattle. How about us?

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Wildfire Smoke Forces CWU Football Game to be Moved

Lance Tormey — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:21:30 +0000

ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — Central Washington University says thick smoke from wildfires has prompted it to move Saturday's home football game against Azusa Pacific University from the CWU campus in Ellensburg, Wash

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Space Shuttle Trainer Landing in Seattle's Museum of Flight

Lance Tormey — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:15:32 +0000

Seattle (AP) - The last big piece of the space shuttle trainer is schedule to arrive at Seattle's museum of flight on Thursday morning.

NASA's special super guppy plane will be delivering the front section of the payload bay at Boeing field

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State Fines Boeing After Worker Loses Legs

News Talk KIT — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:27:12 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — The department of Labor & Industries has fined the Boeing Company $3,600 for a February accident where a worker lost his legs after he was trapped underneath the tires of a 787 jetliner

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Bring The Beatles To Yakima! [COLUMN] [VIDEO]

Brian Teegarden — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:47:49 +0000

We've had a couple of great Beatles tribute acts play in Yakima over the last couple of years, but I'm talking about the real thing. On the screen anyway!

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Seahawks Pre-season Schedule

John Riggs — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:17:30 +0000

We've got your pre-season schedule for the Seattle Seahawks here:

WILL NEW SEATTLE ARENA ATTRACT NBA AND NHL TEAMS?

Brian Teegarden — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:36:13 +0000

Could we see Sonics team play in Seattle again?

Plans for a new $500 million arena that would be built south of Safeco Field were announced today at a news conference in Seattle. Will it become a reality?

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