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Thursday, July 29, 2010 - Page updated at 04:52 p.m.

John Koster launches first TV ad in race against U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen | Politics Northwest

A television ad for congressional candidate John Koster will begin airing Friday and run through the Aug. 17 primary on cable channels in Skagit and Whatcom counties.

Local sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan

State Supreme Court lifts stay of execution for convicted murderer

Tunnel foes will try to get public vote on the project

Dance class helps Parkinson's patients use movement as a strategy

Didier & Akers plan "important" announcement Thursday | Politics Northwest

Justice Richard Sanders, as usual, draws fire from two election opponents

NEW - 12:47 PM

Graffiti prevention steps outlined in city report

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UPDATE - 3:54 PM

Pilot dies in crash of homemade plane near Graham

UPDATE - 03:14 PM

Rossi endorsed by DeMint, conservative groups | Politics Northwest

4 candidates vie for state House seat in 34th District

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Eastlake Ave. Blog | Controversial Eastlake garden will get a trim

Three Sheets NW | Anarchist sailors put ideals to the test on world voyage

Magnolia Voice | Magnolia mourns the loss of beloved librarian

SnoValley Star | Snoqualmie Tribe gives out more than $350,000 in mitigation money from casino

West Seattle Blog | 2 days before Camp Long Lodge reopening party, a peek inside

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Judge challenges Forest Service study of toxic fire retardant

Mount Rainier climber killed after fall into crevasse

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Council president moves to ban roosters after all | Politics Northwest

Critics at hearing lambaste Seattle mayor's top cop pick

Engineer says he was fired for raising safety concerns at Hanford plant

Evergreen studies greener heat

Invasive mussels pose threat to dams

Missing boy's stepmother won't fight divorce

Rep. Dave Reichert struts his stuff on Politico's "Game Changer" | Politics Northwest

Sixth and final initiative added to November ballot

State saves $500,000 on Viaduct gate contract

Teen in 'Tuba Man' death charged in new robbery

NEW - 04:48 PM

Truck with kids' camping gear stolen from Redmond church | The Blotter

Washington governor to discuss budget options with top lawmakers

Wilderness, logging proposal pushed

In the end, he was the best story | Jerry Large

1,000 honor victim of reckless shooting in Tacoma

Driver from Lake Hills bus crash released from Overlake | Bellevue Blog

Seattle man convicted of molesting girls, 11 and 15

Swiped totem pole returns to West Seattle park

Gov. forms higher education funding task force

State saves nearly $650M since 2009 on bond sales

State Supreme Court to rule in death penalty

Lawsuit filed to stop Hawaiian trash

Grounded vessel in Alaska releases diesel

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake reported off Oregon coast

NEW - 03:35 PM

1 person dead, another injured in plane crash

2nd US sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan

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NEW - 7/29, 04:45 PM

Truck with kids' camping gear stolen from Redmond church

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NEW - 7/26, 04:19 PM

The mother forging path ahead for Ultra Rice

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NEW - 7/29, 11:33 AM

Driver from Lake Hills bus crash released from Overlake

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Wednesday, July 28

Police search for 51-year-old man accused of rape in Covington

Murray touts Boeing jobs in campaign ad | Politics Northwest

Victim in Everett hit-and-run ID'd; police seek pickup

UPDATED: Drivers should prepare for August I-405 closures in downtown Bellevue | Bellevue Blog

Tuesday, July 27

Bothell seeking proposals for its new City Hall

Grass fire burns 5 acres, destroys home in Benton City

Inslee, McDermott vote against war spending bill | Politics Northwest

1,000 wine bottles break in Ore. wreck

3 Colacurcio associates sentenced in federal court

At-risk groups urged to get tested for hepatitis B

Attorney, Seattle Times publisher to receive government-transparency award

Environmentalists, loggers push new wilderness deal in Northeast Washington

Ex-principal in Highline files claim over demotion

Ferry riders will be surveyed

Getting even with monsters | Danny Westneat

Northgate Money Tree robbery suspect arrested at Portland motel

Obama plans Aug. 17 visit to aid Murray

Rep. Smith, seeking 8th term, faces three rivals in primary

Seattle cruise industry slows in recession's wake

Summer brush-up course on painting

Suspect in fatal crash once sold her baby for $2,000

Voter pamphlets, ballots put in mail in King County

Washington not a finalist for Race to Top school money

West Seattle sailor missing in Afghanistan is identified

Western idea to cut greenhouse-gas emissions

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Dance for Parkinson's Project
Parkinson's patients from the Seattle area participate in dance classes to promote movement and body control. The program is sponsored by Evergreen Hospital, Seattle Theater Group and Spectrum Dance Theater, which provides the teaching artists.

Eyewitnesses describe Harris-Moore capture in the Bahamas

Harris-Moore fleeing, then arrested | Surveillance video

"Seattle 100" by photographer Chase Jarvis

Vashon Island farms

Garden and lawn art: It's often personal

Soft Hearts at the Iron Works

A house is moved to its new home

Lake Sammamish State Park shooting: Updated information

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