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The 'Sasa' Ritual: Paraplegic Uses Gun, Knife and Blowtorch to Teach Guy Lesson

To understand what happened to Roger Fualaau in court this week, you first have to recall what happened to Neelesh Phadnis in court five years ago. It's difficult to forget: Accused of killing hi...

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The 'Sasa' Ritual: Two Cases of Murder and Mayhem Seattle's Unikely to Forget

To understand what happened to Roger Fualaau in court this week, you first have to recall what happened to Neelesh Phadnis in court five years ago. It's difficult to forget: Accused of killing hi...

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Mayor Mike McGinn Accuses King 5 of Light Rail Lie

What's in an ellipsis? Everything, if you're Mayor Mike McGinn.

Last night King 5 ran an "exclusive" report that claimed McGinn's own commissioned study "slams" his proposal for light rail-only...

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Police Use Academy Class and Three Detectives to Find Officer's Missing Wallet

If you've had something stolen from you in the recent past, and found the effort by cops to find your missing stuff a little underwhelming, you might want to just stop reading now.

Adam Bierig i...

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What Will Last Week's Deadly Explosion Cost Tesoro?

Details on the cause of last Friday's deadly explosion at an oil refinery in Anacortes are already leaking out. But answers as to what the financial future of the company might be following the a...

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University of Washington Home to the Friendliest Rioters This Side of the Mississippi

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Who cheers the police when they put out your couch-fire? The most polite student body ever, that's who.
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Washington D.C.'s Plastic Bag Tax Is Working Really Well

When Seattle voters rejected a plastic bag tax in 2009, supporters wondered what could have been. Now they don't have to wonder anymore:Washington DC's 5 cent tax on plastic bags, instated just t...

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Seattle's First Documented Case of Tree-Theft?

Today's blogs understand the impulse behind stealing a totem pole: It's also a work of art. But a regular old tree?

- Jonah at SeattleCrime asks if the pilfering of three trees from a Magnolia f...

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Quiz: Microsoft's New Super-Secret Product or Las Vegas Nightclub

As Caleb noted earlier, the interwebs are abuzz with news of the invites Microsoft sent out to a super secret product-unveiling of some kind next Monday.

So now the blogging nerds are speculatin...

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State Schools Chief Randy Dorn Promises to Make Jail a "Teachable Moment"

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn is headed for the slammer tonight. As punishment for his DUI conviction, he will spend from 6 p.m. tonight to 6 p.m. tomorrow night at a muni...

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