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Older stamp-vending machines removed from Seattle post offices (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:00:15 GMT

Vending machines selling postage stamps have been removed from every post-office lobby in the Seattle area, but the Seattle postmaster said consumers have more options than ever to purchase stamps without standing in line at the post office.

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Seattle man guilty in Montana fraud case (Seattle Times)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:20:25 GMT

Sentencing is scheduled in October for a Seattle man who used a false credit report to get $24,000 in loans from a credit union in Billings.

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Riggleman: Bedard might not be 100 percent (Seattle Times)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:45:24 GMT

Erik Bedard might not be fully healthy, Mariners manager Jim Riggleman hinted before Seattle played Detroit on Saturday night.

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Domestic violence slaying claims Katrina survivor (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:38:00 GMT

A woman found stabbed to death in a Central District apartment had relocated to Seattle after surviving Hurricane Katrina. Seattle police have arrested the woman's partner in connection with her death.

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Costco opening call center in Yakima (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:23:00 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Costco Wholesale Corp. is opening a call center in Yakima, and has hired 38 employees to operate it.

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Spokane rapist Kevin Coe files for change of venue (Seattle Times)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:40:08 GMT

Attorneys for Spokane rapist Kevin Coe are asking that his upcoming civil-commitment trial be moved out of Spokane County, or that jurors from elsewhere be brought in to hear the case.

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Staying afloat a feat in itself in annual milk carton derby (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:08:00 GMT

Seafair's 37th Annual Milk Carton Derby was held Saturday, with thousands of spectators watching the odd maritime race on Greenlake.

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Three injured when cannon explodes in Thurston County (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:05:00 GMT

ROCHESTER, Wash. -- Metal shrapnel from an exploding cannon injured three people, including an 11-year-old boy, during a Fourth of July gathering in the Thurston County community of Rochester.

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Fourth of July passes with no serious injuries or fires (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:35:00 GMT

While Seattle emergency officials expected to be busy on the Fourth of July, no fireworks-related death or fire had been reported by Saturday evening. But doctors at Harborview Medical Center had treated 29 people for firework injuries.

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EPA slaps ITD with new fine, bringing payments to $1.7 mln (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:35:23 GMT

Penalties and payments in a botched 2001-2002 northern Idaho highway project that sent tons of sediment into Lake Coeur d'Alene's Mica Bay have now topped at least $1.7 million after the state Transportation Department was forced pay another $325,000 fine for violations of the federal Clean Water Act.

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WA man sentenced to 30 days for cutting hair (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:35:19 GMT

A 36-year-old Aberdeen man has been sentenced to 30 days for cutting his ex-girlfriend's hair with a knife.

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WA man sentenced to 30 days for cutting hair (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:30:00 GMT

ABERDEEN, Wash. -- A 36-year-old Aberdeen man has been sentenced to 30 days for cutting his ex-girlfriend's hair with a knife.

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Westbrook, White sign rookie contracts with Sonics (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:10:17 GMT

First-round picks Russell Westbrook and D.J. White have signed multiyear contracts with the Seattle SuperSonics.

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School health centers bring services to students (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:05:24 GMT

The exam room at Cleveland High School's Teen Health Center has the basics: a blood pressure monitor and various scopes hang on the wall. Paper covers the exam table. But its equipment also reflects the realities of adolescent health problems. One cupboard holds pap smear kits, another has a birth control teaching kit. In the lab room there's acne medication, a centrifuge and a tank of liquid nitrogen...

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WA man in stable condition after cop shooting (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

A man is listed in stable condition at Southwest Washington Medical Center in Vancouver after being shot by police.

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WA man receives Purple Heart, 63 years later (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

After a 63-year wait, Lyle Chambers has received a Purple Heart for his heroism as a 19-year-old Marine private during the World War II South Pacific island battle of Peleliu.

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Woman, boyfriend arrested in killing (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:19:36 GMT

Snohomish County sheriff's investigators have arrested two people in connection with a killing in Sultan last month. A 46-year-old woman who...

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545 immigrants celebrate Independence Day by becoming U.S. citizens (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:09:22 GMT

Michael Oskouian became an American citizen Friday. He's in plenty of time to vote come November. But after nine years of seeking citizenship...

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Beaux Arts Village celebrates 100 years of community values (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:03:59 GMT

The Eastside community of Beaux Arts Village celebrates its centennial this year while holding on to what it values most: its tall trees, private beach, community participation and commitment that neighbors get to know one another.

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Government warehouse's use remains an unsolved mystery (Seattle Times)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:00:35 GMT

A few new clues have emerged regarding the history of a government-owned warehouse in a remote corner of Southwest Washington. Here's what we know:...

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