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Seattle, already having its snowiest February in 70 years, set for even more

Tainar/iStock(SEATTLE) — The second winter storm in a week brought 7.9 inches of snow to Seattle on Friday night and Saturday. Nearly 2 feet of snow fell in the mountains outside the city of Seattle, which has received 10.6 inches of snow so far in February, the most snow for the month in 70 years. …

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Woman with baby in car crashes through front of LA police station, tries to back out

KABC(LOS ANGELES) — A woman has been arrested after she plowed through the front of a Los Angeles police station with a baby in her car — and then tried to back out as cops clung to the vehicle. The bizarre incident happened at about 4:45 a.m. on Saturday morning at the Harbor Area station …

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On National Pizza Day, NYPD and Chicago police take friendly beef to Twitter

LauriPatterson/iStock(NEW YORK) —  Chicago Police trash talked New York pizza on Twitter. Then it got really crusty. Cops in the Windy City reignited the age-old debate on Wednesday, tweeting, “Saturday is #NationalPizzaDay. How will you celebrate, Chicago? Deep dish, or ol’ fashioned thin crust? Either choice beats New York-style slices. Like/RT if you agree.” The …

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Virginia blackface scandals a reminder of racist practice and its traumatic effect on African-Americans

Alex Edelman/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) —  A dusty old yearbook on somebody’s shelf meant nothing until a racist photo on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s page was found — and the impact has been devastating. The state’s attorney general called on Northam to resign, only to later admit that he, too, had worn “brown makeup” to imitate …

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Winter storm dumps record snow on Seattle, Pacific Northwest with more to come

ABC News(SEATTLE) — A potent storm brought heavy snow to parts of the Pacific Northwest on Friday, including the lowland areas of the Seattle metropolitan area. This was the second round of snow the region has seen this week. Radar on Saturday morning is showing numerous bands of heavy snow in the Seattle metro area …

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Strengthening storm could bring 40-foot waves, damage to Hawaii

ABC News(NEW YORK) —  A strong storm in the central Pacific will intensify Saturday well north of the Hawaiian islands. The storm is initially forecast to drift northwestward, before shifting late Saturday into Sunday. The forecast is showing the Pacific storm coming near the Hawaii Island chain Saturday night, and especially early Sunday. Ultimately, the …

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Humanitarian aid for Venezuelans stored at bridge crossing border as military blocks passage

ABC News(CUCUTA, Columbia) — The first round of humanitarian aid provided by the United States government to Venezuela was unveiled at the Tienditas Bridge in Colombia on Friday. It was stored only a few miles away from thousands of Venezuelans who desperately need it. “We expect more to come,” U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Kevin Whitaker …

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Convicted ex-lawyer on the run after allegedly killing mother, cutting off ankle bracelet

U.S. Marshals Service(ATLANTA) — The U.S. Marshals Service is conducting a nationwide manhunt after an ex-lawyer, who was supposed to turn himself in for a 30-year sentence, allegedly killed his mother, cut off his ankle monitoring bracelet and fled. Richard Merritt, 44, is wanted for the murder of his mother in DeKalb County, Georgia, after …

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Police find secret underground lair, shooting range at gang hideout in California

Fontana Police Department(FONTANA, Calif.) — An alleged gang hideaway in California hid more than just crime suspects — it included a hidden manhole cover that was lifted to reveal an AR-15 assault rifle, thousands of rounds of ammunition and an underground shooting range. The Fontana Police Department’s gang unit raided the “residence of a known …

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2nd woman accuses VA pol Fairfax of sexual assault, as calls for his resignation grow

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) —  A second woman came forward Friday to accuse Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault. Through a statement released by her attorney, Meredith Watson claims that Fairfax raped her while the two were students at Duke University in 2000. “On behalf of our client, we have notified Justin Fairfax …

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