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WASINGTON SCHOOL SHOOTING
MONSATO-GMO WHEAT SETTLEMENT
FBN—CHIEFS-PARKER’S RIDE
Briefs
WASHINGTON SCHOOL SHOOTING
SEATTLE - The strong and determined voice told a 911 dispatch operator that she was standing with the student who had just opened fire inside a high school cafeteria and pleaded for help. By Martha Bellisle. SENT: 140 words. UPCOMING: 520 words.
WASHINGTON WEATHER
SEATTLE - Frigid wind gusts that knocked trees onto power lines in western Washington were easing Wednesday, but the cold remained with a chance of snow Thursday south of Olympia and south of Interstate 90 in eastern Washington, forecasters said. Forty mph winds blasted through the Puget Sound lowlands Tuesday night, said Johnny Burg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Seattle. A gust near Enumclaw reached 61 mph. SENT: 290 words. AP Photos WATW104, WAWAL102.
MONSANTO-GMO WHEAT SETTLEMENT
PORTLAND, Ore. - Monsanto Co. said Wednesday it will pay nearly $2.4 million to settle a dispute with farmers in the Pacific Northwest over genetically modified wheat. By Business Writer Sarah Skidmore Sell. SENT: 290 words.
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TACOMA MUSEUM
TACOMA - When Tacoma Art Museum throws open the doors to its new Haub Family Galleries wing next weekend after 11 months of construction, there will be a lot to celebrate beyond the first exhibit: “Art of the American West: The Haub Family Collection.” For the museum, Erivan and Helga Haub’s donation of $20 million and 295 pieces of Western art represents the biggest gift the 79-year-old institution has ever had. AP Member Exchange by Rosemary Ponnekanti, The News Tribune. SENT: 2,600 words.
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FBN—SEAHAWKS-REPLACING BRANDON
RENTON, Wash. - At multiple times this season, usually unprompted, Seattle coach Pete Carroll has raved about defensive tackle Brandon Mebane’s performance. Mebane is now done for the season, leaving the Seahawks with a big hole to fill on their defensive line. By Tim Booth. UPCOMING: 600 words by 5 p.m.
SEAHAWKS-MILLER
RENTON - The Seattle Seahawks are placing tight end Zach Miller on injured reserve after he struggled in returning from ankle surgery. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that Miller will need a second surgery to get the problems in ankle corrected. Miller underwent surgery during Seattle’s bye week after its Week 3 victory over Denver. SENT: 430 words.
FBN—CHIEFS-PARKER’S RIDE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Ron Parker can’t remember exactly how many pro scouts showed up for his pro day. Might have been two. Might have been as many as five. All he knows is that it wasn’t many. By Sports Writer Dave Skretta. SENT: 740 words, photos.
FBC—PAC-12 SPOTLIGHT
PHOENIX - Oregon and Arizona State are in control-your-own-destiny territory, both in the Pac-12 and the College Football Playoff. There’s still a month left in the season, though, and a few places to potentially slip up. By College Football Writer John Marshall. SENT: 750 words
IN BRIEF:
-PUGET SOUND ROCKFISH - Feds to protect Puget Sound habitat for rockfish.
- EVERETT CITY LIMITS - Everett welcome sign misses city limit.
- WRONG WAY DUI - Wrong-way driver, 86, charged in Tacoma.
- DES MOINES SHOOTING - 1 killed in Des Moines shooting.
- STEVEN POWELL - Report recommends jail time for Steven Powell.
- PLANE INTO HOUSES - Pilot error cited in fatal Connecticut plane crash.
- BREMERTON DOG MAULING - Pet dog mauls Bremerton baby boy, mother.
- WASHINGTON SCHOOL SHOOTING - Services for last slain Marysville student.
- E-CIGARETTE FIRE - E-cigarette reportedly started Tacoma house fire.
- PRISON GUARD ATTACKED - Monroe prison guard attacked by inmate.
- FATAL SUNNYSIDE FIRE - Disabled woman dies in Sunnyside house fire.
- GUN RALLY - I-594 opponents to bring their guns to Olympia.
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