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Woman pinned under SUV, killed in rollover crash at S. Seattle intersection
A pedestrian was struck by a car and then trapped underneath it after the car flipped over onto its side Tuesday morning at a busy South Seattle intersection, emergency officials said. Police and medics responded to the scene, at the intersection of South Alaska Street and Martine Luther King Jr. Way South, at about 7:30 a. m. after receiving reports of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian. The injured pedestrian was found trapped under the car as it lay on its side.
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Seattle is fifth most expensive place to live in America, says study
Seattle may not be the most expensive city in the United States, but it's getting up there. Seattle ranks as the fifth most expensive place to live in America, only beaten out by New York's Manhattan, San Francisco, Honolulu, and New York's Brooklyn, according to a study by the Council for Community and Economic Research. The study, which is called the Cost of Living Index, looked at 257 cities over the first quarter of 2019.
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Seattle named among top 10 pet-friendly cities in the U.S.
The Emerald City is consistently named one of the best cities for people to live in; turns out it's not too shabby a place for a pet to call home either. Seattle ranked as the 9th most pet-friendly city in the nation, according to a study by WalletHub. Researchers know owning a pet can be expensive, between licenses, grooming and medical care and added expenses for renting an apartment.
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Barneys to close Seattle store and several others, files for bankruptcy
NEW YORK (AP) — Barneys New York is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest retailer to buckle as shoppers move online. The iconic clothier founded almost a century ago will keep the doors open at its 10-story Madison Avenue store, but it has secured $75 million in financing to pay employees and vendors as it seeks a buyer. Stores in Chicago, Las Vegas and Seattle will close along with 12 concept and warehouse locations.
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Larry Gossett, Seattle civil rights icon, trails Girmay Zahilay in King County Council race
Larry Gossett might be in trouble. Gossett, who’s been a King County Council member for a quarter-century, and a Seattle civil rights icon for twice that long, trailed challenger Girmay Zahilay 52% to 39% in early returns Tuesday night.
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