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Northwest rail buffs signal for return of Oregon Trail Amtrak route to Boise
As scenic train rides go, it would be a plum ticket. Pacific Northwest passenger rail buffs are gathering in La Grande, Oregon, this Saturday to drum up support to bring back part of a long ago canceled Amtrak route, the Pioneer.
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Should felons be allowed to vote straight out of prison?
Some Washington state lawmakers want people convicted of felonies to have their voting rights restored as soon as they leave prison.
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Boeing faces a trust crisis with analysts, regulators and Congress
Boeing released its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, and it doesn’t look good.
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'It's gotta change, I wanna see more action.' 160 Seattle businesses call for increased public safety
Dozens of Seattle business owners and residents are demanding that the City Council invest in tougher crime-stopping measures in next year's budget.
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Seattle man goes on Grindr. Instead of love, he gets an attack ad against Sawant
Last week, UW librarian Bronson Dowd fired up Grindr, which is a dating app aimed mostly at Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender and Queer people. There at the bottom of the screen was an attack ad targeting Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant. “It was absurd, super absurd,” Dowd said.
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She was raped 15 years ago. Her rape kit was finally tested and turned up a match
15 year-old J.D. was so embarrassed what had happened, she didn’t tell her father on the car ride home that she had just been raped.
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Lack of affordable child care costs WA $2 billion per year, report says
Paige Browning talks with child care advocate Ryan Pricco about how a shortage of affordable child care in Washington is affecting the state's economy.
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Amazon can track you by your voice print
Parents are suing Amazon, alleging the company records children without their consent. A trial could come next year. But the case brings up issues beyond those recordings.
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Gun group fined for selling legal defense insurance in Washington state
A gun owners group will pay a $100,000 fine for illegally selling insurance in Washington. The policies promised to pay legal defense funds in the event a gun owner shot someone.
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Amazon to expand data centers in northeastern Oregon, reaping more tax breaks
Amazon’s ever-expanding footprint in Seattle — and the polarizing growing pains that accompany it — contrasts what’s currently happening in northeastern Oregon.
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Northwest shellfish growers back off on pesticide
Local shellfish growers are backing off on plans to use a controversial pesticide, despite concerns that an infestation is threatening to ruin the industry.
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Vape producers say states don't have authority to issue ban
A national trade organization and one of its members have filed a lawsuit to try to block the states ban on flavored vaping products.