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The Last Show
9:02 am
Fri December 28, 2012

This NOT Just In: The Last Episode Of J.P. Patches

Credit Courtesy of Chris Wedes
J.P. Patches and Gertrude from The J.P. Patches Show.

Chris Wedes passed away earlier this year after a long battle with cancer.  Wedes was the host of the long-running JP Patches Show on KIRO TV and one of the region's most beloved figures.  "This NOT Just In" looks back to the final weekday episode of the popular program, back in December 1978.

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History
5:02 am
Fri December 7, 2012

How We Mourned John Lennon Before The Internet

Credit Roy Kerwood / Wikipedia
John Lennon rehearsing "Give Peace A Chance," 1969.

John Lennon was murdered 30 years ago. We'll look back at how Seattleites mourned the death of the former Beatle in a time before the Internet, social media and cell phones.

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Health
6:20 am
Tue November 27, 2012

Search For Cause Of High Rates Of MS In Northwest Could Lead To New Treatments

Credit Lincoln Potter
Dr. Estelle Bettelli (on left) and Dr. Mariko Kita in Bettelli's lab.

The mystery of why the Pacific Northwest has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world is as enduring as the mystery of the D.B. Cooper hijacking — and has proven about as difficult to crack.

Recently, however, scientists have been closing in on some likely triggers that may be causing the body to hijack its own immune system and turn on itself. Those new findings could lead to new treatment strategies in the future.

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Health
6:19 am
Mon November 26, 2012

Pediatric MS Cases Rise In The Northwest: Younger Patients Put A New Face On An Old Mystery

Credit Carol Smith
Allexis in her room at her home in Silverdale in front of a life "to-do" list she had painted on her wall.

The Pacific Northwest has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world, yet the reasons why remain elusive. It’s an old mystery, but one that now has a new face. Today, doctors are seeing a growing number of cases in kids. They hope these young patients will yield more clues to what causes the disease.

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