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Buyers Of Underage Sex Get Little Jail Time, New Study Shows

Men who are convicted of paying for sex with minors are unlikely to serve much time behind bars, says the finding of new research conducted by Arizona...» E-Mail This

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Missing For a Century, Historic Bell Finally Returns To Puget Sound Ship

In a public ceremony Saturday in Port Townsend, a 101-year-old ship’s bell will finally come home. The story of the bell is worthy of the name given...» E-Mail This

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Seattle City Attorney Seeks To Drop All Marijuana Tickets

Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes says he isn’t promoting the use of marijuana in public, but he is calling for all the tickets issued for public pot...» E-Mail This

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Black Laborers On Sound Transit Project Allege Discrimination By Contractor

Charges of racial discrimination are being aimed at a Sound Transit contractor. A group of African American laborers who worked on the Sound Transit...» E-Mail This

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State Pays Wrongfully Convicted Seattle Man $500,000 After He Spends 10 Years...

Imagine spending ten years of your life behind bars for a crime you didn’t commit. That's what happened to Brandon Redtailhawk Olebar. Now, Washington...» E-Mail This

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FBI Director Comey Says Homegrown Terrorists A Problem Everywhere

The Pacific Northwest isn’t immune to home grown terrorists. That’s what FBI director James Comey told reporters during a stop in Seattle. Comey, who’s...» E-Mail This

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Blessing Of The Animals At Seattle Church Includes Cats, Dogs And A Boa...

The Blessing of the Animals has long been a tradition in the Anglican Church in England and Catholic and Episcopal churches in the United States. It...» E-Mail This

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Sea-Tac Airport Has CDC Quarantine Station In Case Of Contagion

Nervous air travelers might know Sea-Tac International Airport doesn’t have any flights to or from Africa. What it does have is a quarantine station...» E-Mail This

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Ballot Initiatives Pit Gun Control Advocates Against Gun Rights Activists

There are two gun initiatives on the Washington ballot. Initiative 594 and Initiative 591 both have to do with background checks on gun buyers. The...» E-Mail This

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At Makeshift Memorial, School Shooter Remembered Alongside Victims

In the wake of Friday’s deadly shooting, a makeshift memorial site is taking shape at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. A long chain-link fence is now...» E-Mail This

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Wash. Voters Approve Expanded Gun Background Check

Washington voters have overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to expand background checks for person-to-person gun sales and transfers. Initiative...» E-Mail This

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Tent Cities Could Extend Stays Under King County Ordinance

Tent cities would be allowed to stay longer on land in King County under a proposal before the King County Council. Under current law, the homeless...» E-Mail This

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Domestic Violence First Responder Goes Above and Beyond

Domestic violence calls are some of the toughest police face. Emotions are usually running high and often there’s a weapon in the mix. On Thursday in...» E-Mail This

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Wash. Officials: Shutdown Showed Health Exchange's Glitch Response System...

State health officials are putting a positive spin on the bumpy rollout of the state’s health insurance exchange. Over the weekend, the Washington...» E-Mail This

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Listen: A Tour Of Seattle's Urban Rest Stop, A Washing Space For The Homeless

The Urban Rest Stop, which has been serving the homeless population in Seattle for 15 years, recently faced a possible loss of one-third of its budget....» E-Mail This

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Wash. A.G.: Cops Don't Need Permission To Record, Even In Your Home

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says police don't need permission to record their interactions with citizens using cameras worn on their...» E-Mail This

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Bellingham Store First To Open, Sell Legal Pot In Wash., Seattle Store Follows

The first legal sales of recreational marijuana in Washington state have begun. Eager customers bought pot at 8 a.m. at Bellingham's Top Shelf Cannabis...» E-Mail This

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Is Carrying A Knife A Constitutional Right? Recent Wash. Case Highlights Divide

Should the constitutional right to bear arms include the right to carry a knife in public? That was the question addressed in a recent Washington state...» E-Mail This

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Seattle Police Finally Get Good Grade On Reform

The federal monitor charged with overseeing reform of the Seattle Police Department says there’s finally reason for optimism. “The glass is now looking...» E-Mail This

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New FBI Head In Seattle Encounters Pot Smokers Near Office

While marijuana is legal in Washington, it remains illegal under federal law. So a recent encounter in front of the Federal Bureau of Investigation...» E-Mail This

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