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Man who called for 'extermination' of Hispanic people gets bail hearing
A bail hearing is scheduled Tuesday for a Maryland man charged with making terrorism-related threats against Latinos. Eric Lin was arrested in Seattle for federal charges last month. The FBI was first alerted to Lin’s threats in July by the Miami Police Department.
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Wolf meetings canceled after threats of violence
Threats of violence have caused Washington officials to cancel a series of in-person informational wolf management meetings.
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Families, advocates sound alarm over patients stuck in the hospital without a medical need
Christopher Davis was lying on the floor watching cartoons one night last December while his mother, Beverly, decorated her Spokane home for Christmas. From time to time, she showed him a decoration. But Christopher, a 46-year-old developmentally disabled man, just pushed them away.
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Signs of some of the oldest human presence in the Americas next to Idaho river
An archaeological dig along the Salmon River in western Idaho has yielded evidence of one of the oldest human settlements in the Americas yet found.
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Feel like more people are cutting in the ferry line? You're probably right
It’s a busy time of year for ferry travel — and for cutting in line.
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Seattle City Light expands in far eastern Washington
Much of Seattle's power comes from a dam across the state, where the city is putting in employee housing.
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These advocates hope beds stay empty at new kid jail in King County
One of the most controversial building projects in recent Seattle history is nearing completion. King County’s new Children and Family Justice Center has been the focus of lawsuits and protests against what opponents called a “youth jail.” Judges and youth advocates say their focus will be on continuing to work for zero youth detention.
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Marcie Sillman's Labor Day weekend culture picks
Labor Day weekend has arrived, and with it a slew of late-summer festivals.
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Seattle City Light faces possible lawsuit that could include thousands of customers
Seattle City Light faces a possible class action lawsuit over the way it bills
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Overdose medication to be available in Washington without prescription
Washington health officials offer statewide standing order for naloxone. The order will allow any individual to get the overdose reversal medication from a pharmacy without a prescription.
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Kids don't have enough time to eat lunch, Washington state audit finds
Auditors timed how long elementary students got at the lunch table at 31 schools in Washington state.
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Next stop: A less confusing name for downtown Seattle's light rail station
The idea is to reduce confusion with the University of Washington and University District stations.