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Friday Politics: Seattle biz makes its City Council picks
Seattle's City Council elections picked up steam this week, with a few key endorsements rolling in. KUOW's Angela King looks at who the city's business community is backing with political commentators Joni Balter of the Seattle Channel and C.R. Douglas with Q13 News.
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Seattle rabbits are breeding like, well, rabbits
Rabbits seem to be multiplying - no, honestly! Eastern Cottontail rabbits are everywhere!
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'Kits for Kids' take preparedness up a notch at tsunami-vulnerable Oregon school
How's this for emergency preparedness? An elementary school located in the tsunami inundation zone in Cannon Beach, Oregon, has equipped every student...
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MAX crisis stands in the way of Boeing's new plane
The Paris Airshow winds down over the weekend. This was the show where many people expected both Boeing and Airbus to release new planes. It didn't happen.
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Medina, the suburb where Bill Gates lives, says it's strapped for cash
The City of Medina says it could be in deep financial trouble if it can't collect more revenue from taxpayers.
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How to be a feminist, and other lessons from my grandma’s badass friend
In recent years, modern movements like the Women’s March and #MeToo have garnered widespread momentum. Ninety-year-old Alene Moris started fighting the battle for women’s rights long ago.
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Safety concerns grow on the Seattle street that scrapped bike lanes
Since the 35th Avenue NE redesign, there’s already been a fatal motorcycle accident and a cyclist hit. Some locals have started calling it the Durkan Speedway. That has the Seattle City Council raising questions about its safety. We wondered how dangerous 35th is now, so we rode it ourselves.
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Flight crews: We will trust after we verify 737 Max safety
737 MAX Pilots and flight attendants are telling Congress they aren't ready to trust Boeing or the Federal Aviation Administration about the 737 MAX.
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Sedan overboard! How the sea floor got littered with cars off the Northwest coast
Dotting the sea floor is something you wouldn’t expect in this remote and watery wilderness: crushed cars, with Canadian bumper stickers and license plates.
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As Fort Lawton opens a new chapter, we explore its complex history in Seattle
Kim Malcolm talks with author John Hamann about the history of Seattle's Fort Lawton.
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Washington tribes and Inslee alarmed by Canadian pipeline approval
Expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the Vancouver, B.C., area would boost tanker traffic in Washington waters, poses threat to orcas.
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This West Seattle parking lot is chock-full of drama
Seattle is famous for its neighborhoods – but epic growth is bringing big changes, and lots of tension. One place that tension’s bubbling over is in parking lots. They’re an obvious place to build housing, but merchants need them to draw customers.