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Police kill man and find four other people dead after suburban Seattle shoot-out
Five people were killed Sunday night in a Seattle, Washington suburb, including one man shot dead by police after allegedly reaching for a gun as they arrived on the scene. KOMO-TV reported that authorities initially found the unidentified man wounded and lying on the ground in a parking lot while…
Prosecutors: Muslim community thwarted 2011 terror plot in Seattle
A man was jailed for 18 years Monday for planning to attack a military recruiting center with machine guns and grenades, as prosecutors thanked the local Muslim community for helping foil the plot. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, 34, was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release following his prison term…
Record-setting storm pounds Pacific Northwest
A storm carrying hurricane-level winds and heavy rain tore through parts of the Pacific Northwest on Monday, leaving residents in both Washington and Oregon fighting both flooding and widespread power loss. In Seattle, 2.14 inches of rain fell on the city throughout the day, nearly doubling the previous record high…
Seattle Police Department publishes how-to guide for smoking pot legally
The Seattle Police Department on Friday published a how-to guide that explains the do’s and don’ts of marijuana legalization in the state. Written by a former writer for The Stranger, an alternative weekly newspaper in Seattle, readers might never guess it’s an official publication of the police department were it…
Prosecutor wife suspected of evidence tampering for accused rapist husband
Jennifer Grant, a supervising assistant city prosecutor in Seattle, has been been reassigned to duties that “do not entail courtroom prosecutorial work” because she is suspected of tampering with evidence to protect her husband who is accused of the serial rape of immigrants at several massage parlors. A recently released…
Afghan shooting latest scandal for troubled U.S. base
SEATTLE, Washington — The US soldier held for shooting dead 16 Afghan villagers at the weekend was stationed at a military base south of Seattle which has been plagued by scandal and tragedy. Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), which could in theory host a court martial for the unidentified serviceman, has…
Help Fund Responsible Sex Education
If you’ve ever read the website Scarleteen—or even heard of it—you probably know that it’s the best damn sex education website for teenagers out there. Well, they’re having a fund-raising drive right now. If you want kids to get responsible sex education when they log in to their computer and…
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