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<title>House passes bill stating defendants can't view child porn alone</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Washington state House has passed a bill that would restrict the ability of criminal defendants to view child pornography pertaining to their cases.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:29:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Problem Solvers' Digging Out of Debt Phone Bank</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It's a tough time for many people, so we've scouted some experts to help. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:43:27 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Life-saving dog gets second chance of her own</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When RoseMarie Valda suffered a heart attack, it was her dog, Piper, who sounded the alarm and saved her life. Now, that loyal pet needs help herself after being struck by a car that skid on ice. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:01:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Wash. House considering bill to cap towing fees </title>
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<description><![CDATA[State lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent drivers from being had by tow companies. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:43:32 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>SPD dash-cam video shows questionable conduct by officers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The dash cam video, exclusively obtained by KOMO News, shows police approach two dock workers waiting for work in their car. During the exchange, one is hit with a Taser, and both are arrested just because the passenger "lips off" to police.
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:35:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Biz owners demand answers into tribal use of gas tax funds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Over the next 17 years, the state Department of Transportation estimates Washington will give the tribes more than a half billion dollars of gas tax money. Non-tribal gas station owners, represented by trade group AUTO, wonder what citizens are getting for that money.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:36:25 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Bill aims to limit jailhouse viewing of evidence by sex offenders</title>
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<description><![CDATA[KOMO News broke the story about child porn suspect who is allowed to review the evidence against him, including child pornography, while in jail. Now a House bill aims to limit accused sex offenders' access to such material. 
 
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:54:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Economic downturn delays flood zone work in Chehalis </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The city of Chehalis has received a $1.2 million federal grant to raise up homes in the flood zone, but the money is not being put to use. And KOMO News has learned the money could go to waste if the city doesn't meet an important deadline.
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:27:37 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Car liquidator found violating agreement with state AG</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A car-selling scheme that raised customers' suspicions has now gained the attention of the state attorney general. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:31:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Seattle sues attorney over public records request</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The city is suing an attorney who requested dash-cam videos connected to alleged police misconduct. "What the police department is saying is if you make a request for public documents, ultimately you will be sued," said James Egan. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:20:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Additional jail workers allege sexual harassment in workplace</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two additional female jail workers have filed sexual harassment claims against King County, and a third jail employee says he was repeatedly harassed and falsely accused of being gay.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:21:15 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Crash victims' families file $70M claims against Snohomish Co.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two families filed the claims after a teenager died and two others were seriously hurt in a crash on a county road near Marysville. The families are pushing for change on what they call a notorious and deadly stretch of road. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:28:01 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Video special: Terror on the tracks </title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:56:03 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>In wake of theft, help pouring in to Habitat for Humanity </title>
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<description><![CDATA[What a difference a day makes. Just 24 hours after KOMO News reported that thieves had taken expensively tools from Habitat for Humanity, help is pouring in. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:44:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Thieves rob Habitat for Humanity of costly tools</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity sees the best in people. This time, the group has seen the worst. Renton police are hunting for the Grinches who took thousands of dollars worth of tools from the group. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:36:46 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Strangling victim's mom selling car to pay for headstone</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The family of a woman who was strangled to death in October has been unable to afford the $4,000 needed for a gravestone, said her stepmother, Tammy Pimentel. To raise the funds, she is selling her 2004 Chevrolet.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:46:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Customers fed up with TV repair shop</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Problem Solvers put a local TV repair shop on the spot after customers insisted they never got the repairs they were promised.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:38:12 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Female jail workers allege years of sexual harassment in workplace</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Seven of the eight female co-workers of jail officer Rudolph Gallardo say he gave women his personal name card which advertised lewd acts, including "orgies organized", "virgins converted" and "perversions - taught."


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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:49:11 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>'Everything always seemed to have to be around sex'</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two women who accuse a King County Jail officer of being a serial sexual harasser says they would have spoken out much sooner had they known they were not alone. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:38:40 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Alarm over unguarded trains spreads to Washington, D.C.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When a KOMO Problem Solvers investigation blew the whistle on a major railroad's practice of leaving running trains unlocked and unguarded - it sounded the alarm all the way to Washington, D.C. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:31:17 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>WSDOT defending costly Viaduct museum</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new museum celebrating the Alaskan Way Viaduct has some taxpayers wondering if the project's half-million dollar price tag is too high for a state in financial crisis.
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:05:43 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Don't fall victim to smash-and-grab thieves </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Before you head out shopping, take a look at how quick and easy it is for you to become a crime target.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:35:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Struggling grandmother reaches out to Problem Solvers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Another winter without heat in her home was too much for a local grandmother to bear. As temperatures drop, fears rise for Fern Ham. So the 72-year-old reached out to the Problem Solvers. 

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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:05:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Obscure hospital rule leaves Medicare patients stuck with bill</title>
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<description><![CDATA[How can patients stay in a hospital room, sleep in a hospital bed, and eat hospital food only to find out they were not technically admitted to the hospital? Here's an alert for all Medicare recipients and their family members.
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:38:27 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Whistleblower claims to have had affair with Reardon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The woman whose allegations prompted an investigation of Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon says she also had an affair with the executive. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:17:35 -0800</pubDate>
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