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Police respond to PetSmart unauthorized purchase | Police Blotter

The police blotter for Dec. 25-27.

Lawmakers propose new strategy after voters nix carbon tax

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Lawmakers propose new strategy after voters nix carbon tax

Their approach is similar to Inslee’s climate package, which proposed a wide range of environmental policies.

King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert is excited to serve as chair in the new committee. Courtesy of King County.

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Lambert to chair new King County Council committee

She is excited to serve as chair of Department of Local Services.

Eastside tech companies Smartsheet, OfferUp, Apptio face challenging 2019

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Eastside tech companies Smartsheet, OfferUp, Apptio face challenging 2019

Here are a handful of companies from the Eastside that will be interesting to watch in 2019.

Exit poll indicates Washington voters still support climate change action

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Exit poll indicates Washington voters still support climate change action

State environmental organizations’ poll points to continuing support for carbon-reducing measures.

Attendees gather after the Dec. 21, 2018, meeting at Seattle’s Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. Photo by Melissa Hellmann

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Washington indigenous communities push for action to address violence against women

A new law seeks to strength data collection on missing and murdered indigenous women.

In 2018, King County and several partners safeguarded 365 acres, including five acres in the former Wayne Golf Course in Bothell, from development in five separate December land deals. Bothell-Kenmore Reporter file photo

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King County protects open spaces to close out 2018

Protected space included five acres in the former Wayne Golf Coure in Bothell.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson visited the Reporter’s office. Carrie Rodriguez/staff photo

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Northshore area lawmakers sponsor attorney general bills

The bills focus on gun control, consumer protection and raising vape and tobacco product age limits.

CenturyLink 911 outage investigations underway; AG seeks comment from locals

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CenturyLink 911 outage investigations underway; AG seeks comment from locals

CenturyLink could be hit with both FCC and UTC fines.

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Seattle area braces for three-week SR 99 closure

Expect more congestion, longer commutes.

Bothell police escort legislators to their cars after Town Hall

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Bothell police escort legislators to their cars after Town Hall

An audience comment was perceived as a potential threat, though no crime occurred, police said.

UW Bothell studying how crows communicate with each other

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UW Bothell studying how crows communicate with each other

About 16,000 of the birds roost each night on the North Creek Wetland Restoration near the campus.

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Police investigate burglarized storage units | Police blotter

The police blotter for Dec. 13-17.

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Proposed law would raise age limit for tobacco sales in WA

Lawmakers cite health concerns over tobacco and vape products

Bothell expresses concerns with Bus Rapid Transit plans

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Bothell expresses concerns with Bus Rapid Transit plans

City doesn’t like Sound Transit’s interim solution for SR 522/I-405 connection.

Search continues for Seattle murder suspect on Eastside

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Search continues for Seattle murder suspect on Eastside

The King County Sheriff’s Office believes murder suspect Mical Roberts could be hiding out in Kirkland or another…

AR-15 rifle and a loaded magazine that were recovered from a suspect in a shooting incident at the Kent Station parking garage. Photo courtesy of King County Sheriff’s Office

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Democrats to focus on 30-round magazines and ghost guns in 2019

Following gun control success on the November ballot, state Democrats are eyeing further regulation.

A coho salmon. Flickr/Bureau of Land Management

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Climate change could kill salmon’s sense of smell

A report released by UW last month highlights further dangers higher CO2 levels pose to coho salmon.

Community Transit to test real-time technology for Swift Green Line

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Community Transit to test real-time technology for Swift Green Line

The new bus service will travel between Bothell and Boeing this spring.

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Suspect breaks into hardware store steals chainsaws and weed eater | Police blotter

Wednesday, Dec. 12