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Nonprofit feeding the hungry is robbed and vandalized

The Hunger Intervention Program in Lake City, a North Seattle non-profit working to fight food insecurity, is now working with police after it was burglarized last weekend.
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Missing since 2014 from Seattle, Washington: Julia J. Potter was 6 when her father...

Julia J. Potter has been missing from Seattle, Washington (King County), since November 6, 2014, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Her photo above is an age-progressed likeness of how she might have appeared at 14 years, though she would now be 18.
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Bowie Barker Opening First Seattle Location in Greenwood

Bowie Barker is preparing to open its first Seattle location at 8551 Greenwood Ave. N., Suite 4, in Greenwood. Local franchisee Alex Branzburg told What Now Seattle that the team is targeting a mid-September opening. The Greenwood shop will be Branzburg’s first Bowie Barker location. The brand already operates in...
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Seattle City Council limits zoning appeals in bid to speed housing construction, despite concerns

The Seattle City Council voted 5-4 this week to shield many citywide zoning changes from appeals to the city's hearing examiner — a move supporters say will speed housing construction, but critics argue weakens an important check on government.
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The Spotlight: Life sentence on the table for Metro bus shooting suspect

Video shows a 10-time convicted felon opening fire on a crowded King County Metro bus, striking one passenger three times. Prosecutors say he threatened to 'smoke' the other riders because he lost his cell phone. Now, he is facing life in prison if convicted. Plus, bodycam video shows officers use a Taser to take down
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This Washington Train Shop Repairs Tiny Railroads And Hunts Down Rare Collectibles

Growing up, my biggest life crisis was when my favorite locomotive lost a plastic wheel and officially retired from the living room rug. If only little me had known about this magical Washington train shop! Walking through the door feels like stepping into a miniature wonderland where grown-ups lovingly play doctor to
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Tesla In Full Self-Driving Mode Loses Rear In Issaquah Crash

A Tesla running in Full Self-Driving mode swerved into oncoming traffic in Issaquah on Wednesday and collided with a Cadillac Escalade, leaving the Tesla's rear third separated from the rest of the vehicle. The wreck is a startling visual, but the more consequential detail is that the driver-assistance system was engag
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Podcast: Island Soul Restaurant Named Best Bar & Grill By Seattle Medium Readers

Island Soul Restaurant in Columbia City has earned top honors in The Seattle Medium’s inaugural Best of the Best Northwest Readers’ Choice Awards. The establishment was recognized as the region’s best bar and grill and secured the runner-up position for best live music venue. Owner Theo Martin, during a recent podcast
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The Spin: Former SPD chief’s Bite of Seattle news conference was a crisis communications...

Former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes used a textbook crisis communications strategy during a news conference following the deadly Bite of Seattle mass shooting, according to a new analysis by KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy. In the latest edition of “The Spin,” Duecy examined Barnes’ responses to tough questions
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Woodland Park Zoo names baby colobus monkey Ngobi

SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo has named its newest arrival: a baby colobus monkey born June 15 who has now been named Ngobi (en-GOH-bee). The zoo said the name Ngobi is of Bantu origin and is primarily found among the Ganda people of Uganda, one of several African countries where colobus monkeys are found.

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