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1 hr ago | KIRO-TV Seattle

Police Arrest Two, Look for Two Others in Seattle Shooting

Seattle Police arrest two people, and are looking for two others involved in a shooting outside a high school Friday night.

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6 hrs ago | Raw Story

Struggling college students turn to food banks

Just blocks from the University of Washington, a line of people shuffle toward a food pantry, awaiting handouts such as milk and bread.

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Related Topix: Benedict College, University of New Hampshire, University of Washington, Agriculture, Science

Fri Jul 25, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Youth anti-gang initiative offers chance for a fresh start

Walking as a pack down Rainier Avenue earlier this week, a dozen African-American youths paused at bus stops, beauty salons and minimarkets -- even shiny cars stopped in traffic -- to pass out fliers and invite ...

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Related Topix: Rainier Valley (Seattle, WA)

Raw Story

Struggling college students turn to food banks

Just blocks from the University of Washington, a line of people shuffle toward a food pantry, awaiting handouts such as milk and bread.

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Related Topix: Benedict College, University of New Hampshire, University of Washington, Agriculture, Science

The Seattle Times

Cars struck by rocks dropped from Seattle overpasses

At least 12 vehicles were damaged by rocks or bricks dropped from Interstate 5 overpasses in downtown Seattle late Thursday night, police said.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Neighbors thankful for quick action at West Seattle fire

Neighbor Hudson Burke tries to hose down the area to keep a house fire from spreading at 2508 56th Ave S.W., across from Alki Beach.

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Related Topix: West Seattle (Seattle, WA), Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire

KING-TV Seattle

Sound Transit plan to appear on Nov. ballot

The Sound Transit board voted Thursday to put a new transit plan on the ballot this November.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Lynnwood, WA, Federal Way, WA, Rainier Valley (Seattle, WA)

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Injured operator rescued from crane at Seattle Port

A crane operator was rescued from his crane on the Port of Seattle's Terminal 5 by Seattle firefighters Wednesday evening.

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KOMOradio

Hwy. 520 toll could hit $3.80 each way

Travelers using the Evergreen Point Bridge could pay tolls ranging from $2.95 to $3.80 one-way during the evening peak-traffic commute to help finance a new span, under options being studied by a state toll ...

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro

The Seattle Times

Body Bar spa in West Seattle has soothing therapies on tap

Now that summer is in full swing, Seattleites are dusting off their bikes and rollerblades -- which in some cases haven't seen action since this time last year -- and heading outside.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Massage Therapy, Health

KING5 Seattle News

Man accused of pointing shotgun at trooper arrested

A suspected car thief who allegedly pointed a shotgun at a Washington State trooper after a chase last month has been arrested.

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

Ballard News-Tribune

Bottled water under local fire

Mayor Greg Nickels signed an executive order in March to end the city's practice of buying bottled water for city employees and for public events because he said Seattle's water is reported to be "amongst the ...

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Related Topix: North Seattle (Seattle, WA), West Seattle (Seattle, WA)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Gladys Nederlander, show producer, is dead

Theater and TV producer Gladys Nederlander has died. She was 83. Nederlander died Monday of heart failure, her husband, Broadway producer and theater owner Robert Nederlander, announced.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, A Case of Libel

KCPQ

Greenwood Seafair Parade To Close Several Streets

Several blocks of Greenwood Avenue North through Seattle's Greenwood community business district will be closed Wednesday evening for the annual Greenwood Seafair Parade.

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Related Topix: Greenwood (Seattle, WA)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Friday funeral for local soldier killed in Afghanistan

A memorial for Cpl. Jason Bogar, killed by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Italy, Mount Vernon, WA

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Hotel Online

Edgewater Hotel pumped sewage into Puget Sound

Jul. 22--The upscale Edgewater Hotel had been inadvertently pumping raw sewage into Puget Sound since Friday after the hotel's main sewer line broke.

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KIRO-TV Seattle

56-Year-Old Man Gunned Down In Seattle

Police are trying to determine who is responsible for the fatal shooting of a 56-year-old man in Seattle's Central District Monday night.

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KCPQ

City Council Adds Parks Levy To Ballot

The Seattle City Council has added a parks levy worth $146 million to the Nov. 4 ballot.

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Related Topix: Pike Place Market (Seattle, WA)

KING5 Seattle News

Horse rescued from 45-foot ravine

It took more than six hours and 20 people to rescue a horse that fell down a 45-foot ravine Saturday afternoon on Gold Mountain.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Seattle Times

Charges filed against Seattle man in fatal Kent shooting

The King County Prosecutor's Office filed charges this past weekend against a Seattle man who allegedly shot and killed a 17-year-old at a fast-food restaurant in Kent a week ago.

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Related Topix: King County, WA, Kent, WA

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