This November, voters must carefully consider the $47 billion regional roads and transit package. via Seattle Times

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“Now when I get lost, I don’t have to ask for directions anymore”

One is creatively combining robotics, computation and neuroscience in a quest to build the perfect prosthetic hand. via The Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Until recently, Lake Stevens was stuck in a bit of an identity crisis. Would it remain a small bedroom community along the northeastern shore of the county’s largest lake, or would it expand all the way around … via The Herald

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“Unless you do something more than that, you are going to miss the next attack.”

By year’s end, 1,000 screeners at more than 40 airports, including Sea-Tac, will be trained in behavior detection. via Seattle Times

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Visalia Police Department assistant police chief Dennis Swiney could soon have a new job as chief of police in Poulsbo, Wash. via Visalia Times-Delta

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A Medina resident saw a man with binoculars acting suspiciously Wednesday and called police, which resulted in the arrest of a fugitive with a criminal history. via The Seattle Times

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“We will be working together in the future to bring real change to the district.”

State Sen. Rodney Tom abandoned the 8th District congressional race Wednesday and endorsed his rival for the Democratic nomination, Darcy Burner, who is reprising her 2006 campaign against Republican Rep. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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