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The Associated Press TACOMA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed that 750 detainees at the Northwest Detention Center have refused to eat and say they are on a hunger strike. An immigrant activist says the hunger strike started Friday as a protest of deportations as well as center conditions. Activist Maru Mora says the…

Traffic: Expect delays in downtown Seattle this weekend as Highway 99 between Denny Way and South Spokane Street will close from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The closures allow crews to conduct a routine inspection of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and, on Sunday, a charity race. Weather: In the 40s today. Windy,…

Weather: Low 40s today, and dipping to mid-30s many places tonight. Still, some places could be cold enough for snow tonight and early Sunday. Check details on the National Weather Service forecast. Inslee thinks about raising state workers’ minimum wage:  Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday his administration is considering raising the minimum…

It’s Presidents Day: Before you head out, note that libraries and most government buildings are closed and street parking is free. More information on transit schedules and other holiday changes. Weather: Rain, off and on. High in the 40s. Snow in the mountain passes is making driving there tricky. National Weather Service…

Weather: Rain and in the high 40s. Also, plan for wet days ahead. National Weather Service forecast Traffic: Another rough weekend on Interstate 5 through Seattle. Southbound I-5 will be reduced to one lane between the Washington State Convention Center and Interstate 90 from through 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to the state…

Snow that fell Saturday night around the Seattle area is still hanging around this morning. No major accumulation was predicted but the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory. While most highways and major arterials are bare and wet, roads might still be snowy or icy. Heavier snow has fallen to the south, and a…

The Associated Press Snohomish County authorities believe that the man who groped an 11-year-old girl at a Snohomish grocery store last month is the same man who fire-bombed abortion clinics in Everett and Bellingham in the 1980s. The Everett Herald reports at least eight people identified Curtis Anton Beseda as the man seen in video surveillance released…

Weather: National Weather Service forecast Traffic: The 520 bridge is closed this weekend, set to reopen at 5 a.m. Monday. The closure is related to work for the bridge-replacement project. Tunnel machine damaged: Now comes word that a critical seal is damaged inside tunnel-machine Bertha, and work may not resume for weeks. The shutdown…

Weather: In the 40s today, and probably dry. The National Weather Service forecast. Will Bill Gates head for the exit at Microsoft? Microsoft’s board, according to recent reports, is apparently discussing the idea of replacing Gates as chairman — perhaps with John Thompson, CEO of Virtual Instruments. Why? Read more. Bertha remains stalled:…

Weather: The fog is expected to lift before noon and give way to the sun. Low 50s for the high. The National Weather Service forecast. Traffic: Some lanes of northbound Interstate 5 between the Interstate 90 interchange and Yesler Way are closed this weekend for expansion-joint repairs. Expect long delays. Lanes will…