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Two people dead after motorcycle crash flings rider off overpass
A motorcycle crash on State Route 509 in Tacoma has killed two people, causing road closures as authorities investigate, says…
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A name, a document, a future: Cameroon’s fight to register every child
Efforts to expand birth registration in Cameroon are gaining ground, but millions of children remain undocumented.
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Fireworks light up New York City to mark 250 years of US independence
Fireworks lit up the New York City skyline as America marked its 250th anniversary.
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Severe weather disrupts US’s 250th celebrations
Trump says he will still speak in Washington, DC, after a thunderstorm delayed celebrations in the US capital.
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COUNTDOWN: Two weeks until West Seattle Grand Parade 2026
(WSB photo from 2024 West Seattle Grand Parade, YMCA’s award-winning entry) Before we return to Fourth of July coverage –…
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Two people killed in Tacoma after car crashes into railroad crossing gate
Officials are not yet clear whether the driver or passenger was inebriated.
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FOURTH OF JULY: Fireworks blamed for multiple fires already
That corner of 34th/Barton is just one of several where Seattle Fire crews have had to put out fires blamed…
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This immigrant served in the US military. Now he faces deportation
Benito Miranda Hernandez completed three tours during the Iraq war but now faces removal from the US to Mexico.
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250 people become U.S. citizens at Seattle Center on July 4
A student-turned-engineer, a family sworn in together and loved ones watching from the crowd highlighted Seattle’s Fourth of July naturalization…
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VIDEO: Fourth of July Alki reminder of what ‘the values of Lady Liberty’ are all about
(Photo sent by Steve McWilliams) Those are some of the Lady Liberty Project volunteers who came to Alki Statue of…
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