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Dancer denied visa to perform at Seattle theater this weekend
The federal government has denied a temporary visa to an artist who was scheduled to perform this weekend at contemporary arts venue On the Boards.
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Judge: Seattle police fall out of compliance with federal oversight
The Seattle Police Department is out of full compliance with the federal consent on use of force. That’s the ruling by a federal judge Wednesday.
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Seattle traffic drove the military from this place. Now locals see in it an 'opportunity of a lifetime'
The National Guard wants to give up 25 acres of Seattle real estate. Locals have an unprecedented plan to turn that land into something special for Seattle and its visitors.
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6 dead in float plane crash in Southeast Alaska
UPDATE 5/15/2019: Two people missing after a midair collision of seaplanes in Southeast Alaska were found dead Tuesday, raising the death toll to six, the Coast Guard said.
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Brace yourself: Wildfires are coming
Will Seattle area skies be filled with smoke this summer? Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz says the state is prepping for another bad wildfire season.
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Emaciated gray whales continue to wash up dead on Northwest beaches
Paige Browning talks with John Calambokidis about why gray whales are being stranded on beaches up and down the west coast.
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Seattle workers pension plan is short by $1.2 billion
Seattle’s auditor says the city's employee pension plan is underfunded, by $1.2 billion dollars.
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Washington becomes first state to offer public health insurance option, long-term care benefit
Washington is poised to become the first state in the nation to offer a public health insurance option, as well as a new, employee-paid long-term care...
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Opioid distributors sued by WA attorney general get to keep their better-than-Boeing tax break
At the same time Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing three Fortune 15 pharmaceutical distributors for allegedly “fueling the state’s...
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Seattle candidates, now's your chance: Filing opens for City Council seats
Monday begins a week of filing for candidates seeking to be elected to office around Washington state.
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What Seattle police said in their exit interviews. (It's blistering)
These are the parting shots of Seattle police officers explaining why they left in the past year.
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Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks, May 10-12
Sunday, May 12 is Mother’s Day. If you haven’t planned something special yet, take a deep breath and relax; there’s still time. KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman has some suggestions for the big day, plus a few ideas that aren’t mom-related.