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What To Do In Seattle January 23, 2018

Living Life to the Fullest When Moving to Seattle

Seattle is a wonderful place to visit, but living in Seattle has both pros and cons as you would find with any city in the…

Lucy Berliner, MSW
Director, Harborview Center for SATS. Served in various capacities on previous Archdiocesan Committees and Review Boards.

Joan Cole Duffell
Executive Director, Committee for Children. This Seattle-based, international nonprofit organization conducts research and develops programs for children, personal safety, youth violence and bullying.

Deacon Michael Riggio
Deacon, St. Leo Church, Tacoma and Adjunct Faculty, Seattle University Law School. Michael is also a former deputy Pierce County prosecutor in the Special Assault Unit.

Mary Ellen Stone, MS
Executive Director, King County SARC. Providing education and advocacy toward the elimination of secual assault, KCSARC is the largest victim's service organization in Washington.

Fr. Michael Tyrrell, S.J.
Socius and Province Treasurer, Society of Jesus - Oregon Province. Served as member of Archdiocese of Seattle Case Review Board.

Wife of man gored to death by yak sues 911 for $7M
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The wife of a Central Oregon man who was gored to death by a yak on his hobby farm is suing Deschutes County’s 911 system for $7 million, saying a dispatcher failed to send an ambulance when the man called. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the lawsuit filed last week says Brian Wing […]
Oregon health officials confirm 23 measles cases this year
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials say 23 measles cases have been confirmed, the most reported in the state in a single year since 1991. KATU-TV reported Monday that the Oregon Health Authority announced nine new cases were reported in Clackamas and Multnomah counties since the beginning of July. Health officials say none of […]
Citizen panel asks federal judge to reject Seattle’s police-accountability plan
In court papers filed in U.S. District Court, the Community Police Commission asked U.S District Judge James Robart to order the city to adopt a plan based on existing remedies.
US attorney seeks to block plan for supervised drug center
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Loved ones propped photos of more than a dozen young people lost to the opioid crisis against the outside of the federal courthouse in Philadelphia on Monday as a judge inside heard arguments on whether the city could become the nation’s first to open a supervised injection center. U.S. Attorney William McSwain, […]
Congo to use second vaccine to fight Ebola
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of Congo’s Ebola response says another vaccine will be used to fight the outbreak that has killed more than 1,800 people in a year. Dr. Jean-Jaques Muyembe is the director of Congo’s National Institute for Biomedical Research. He said Monday the World Health Organization has recommended the use of […]
Earthquake-warning system gets funding boost, could provide smartphone alerts to Pacific Northwest
An updated alert system should be able to provide critical seconds of warning before an earthquake's most destructive shaking.
Brand-name drug prices rising at slower pace, lower amounts
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by as much as they used to, according to an Associated Press analysis. After years of frequent list price hikes, many drugmakers are showing some restraint, according to the analysis of drug prices provided by health […]
Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program
NEW YORK (AP) — Planned Parenthood said Monday it’s pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions. Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood’s acting president and CEO, said the organization’s nationwide network of health centers would remain open and strive […]
‘Sinking Ship’ parking garage in Seattle’s Pioneer Square named ‘coolest’ place to park in the nation
The garage, whose triangular shape and position on a hill creates the illusion of a boat's bow in water, beat out nine garages for top honors. The "Sinking Ship" sits in the footprint of the Seattle Hotel.
Grower: 5,000 in Louisiana medical marijuana program so far
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two weeks after Louisiana patients began receiving medical marijuana, the program is humming along without supply disruption and with thousands of people receiving the drug for medical use, regulatory officials and the head of one growing operation said Monday. John Davis, president of GB Sciences Louisiana, one of two state-sanctioned […]
Dunleavy to announce Alaska oil check decision on video
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy was scheduled Monday afternoon to announce whether he will accept a smaller payout to residents from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund than the amount he’s long pushed for. The Republican governor will release a video with his decision instead of holding a news conference. “Given the significance of this […]
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren to host town hall in Seattle on Sunday
Warren, who's currently running second among nearly two dozen Democratic candidates in polling averages, will be the first top-tier Democratic candidate to hold a public campaign event in Seattle.
Conservation groups sue to restrict whale-watching near southern resident orcas
Conservation groups sued the Trump administration Monday for ignoring a legal petition to create a no-go zone for boats in the prime fishing areas of endangered southern resident orcas. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington by the Center for Biological Diversity and Orca Relief Citizens Alliance […]
Dump truck crashes into Subway sandwich shop in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, 5 injured
The dump truck careened down James Street, hitting other vehicles before it slammed into the front of a Subway restaurant.