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  MyNorthwest

  Bertha completes final approach to pit
  Workers will begin building the concrete rings, which will allow the machine to move forward and out of the tunnel, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
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  MyNorthwest

  It's picture day for Mariners in Peoria
  Freshly pressed white uniforms and perfectly coiffed hair for Mariners picture day in Peoria Thursday.
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  Ron & Don Show, KIRO Radio

  Hope Solo shouldn't be representing Americans on U.S. Team
  Hope Solo is sounding apologetic about some choices she made that left her suspended from the U.S. Soccer team for 30 days. But KIRO Radio's Ron Upshaw is not ready to forgive.
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  Too much to flush: Man fails at dumping heroin down toilet
  The amount of heroin a man tried to flush down a gas station toilet in Monroe was just too much to handle Tuesday night.
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  Dori Monson Show, KIRO Radio

  Rasmussen: Sawant, Bertha not to blame for Seattle council exodus
  Neither Kshama Sawant nor the Seattle tunnel project has anything to do with why three Seattle City councilmembers are not seeking re-election, according to Tom Rasmussen.
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  KIRO Radio

  Hostage negotiator describes bringing 'lucrative targets' home
  British security firm TerraFirma Risk Management says there's a good chance Phyllis Sortor, abducted in Nigeria, will be returned safely to her family.
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  MyNorthwest

  New orca calf spotted off coast
  A new calf was identified swimming with a pod of orca whales off the Washington coast Wednesday morning.
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  Dave Ross, KIRO Radio

  Regulators OK 'net neutrality' rules, so will my Internet get faster?
  Computer people are totally preoccupied with the FCC's net neutrality decision. But what normal people want to know is, will my Internet get faster, and will it cost me more?
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  KIRO Radio

  Faith communities banding together against hate messages in Bothell
  It's not often you see a Lutheran pastor standing in front of a golden Ganesha. But that's the scene as Christian, Sikh and Muslim leaders stand alongside Hindus in Bothell.
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  Ron & Don Show, KIRO Radio

  How a printer in a garage might save her one-of-a-kind heart
  Kami Sutton made her first trip to Seattle Children's when she was just four hours old. In 1988, they didn't have the technology to detect her severe heart defect in utero.
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  Associated Press

  Official: 5 or 6 of officers' 17 shots hit Mexican man
  An unarmed Mexican man fatally shot by police in Pasco was hit by five or six of the 17 shots fired by the three officers involved, a task force spokesman says.
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  Tom & Curley Show, KIRO Radio

  Why ban cars when you can give drivers $124 tickets?
  The people shouting about a war on cars in Seattle will be up in arms again following a recent report about a ticket trap punishing unwitting drivers in Belltown.
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  KIRO Radio

  Reporter Brandi Kruse says goodbye to KIRO Radio
  So long to KIRO Radio Reporter Brandi Kruse, who stepped into the newsroom four years ago eager to make friends and report the news. Wednesday was her last day.
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  Associated Press

  3 children removed from filthy Pierce County home
  Pierce County authorities say three young children found living in a filthy Eatonville-area home littered with garbage and maggots have been taken into protective custody.
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  MyNorthwest

  Seattle Police Department launches body cam YouTube channel
  The Seattle Police Department has launched a YouTube channel featuring its body camera videos.