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		<title>Washington &#124; Gastro illnesses reported among attendees, participants of state cheerleading tourney</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everett &#124; 7 Feb 2012 State and local health officials are investigating a possible intestinal illness outbreak among attendees of a cheerleading competition in Everett last weekend. Thousands of people attended the event at Everett’s Comcast Arena on February 4; onset of symptoms reportedly began on February 5 and 6. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington &#124; Two people injured, one seriously, in high-impact RTC with entrapment on 4th Avenue Bridge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[4th Avenue Bridge &#124; 4 Feb 2012 February 2—Seattle Fire Department Technical Rescue Team rescued a woman who was trapped inside her crushed car this morning. The 911 call came in at 6:45 a.m. reporting a driver trapped in her small car along the 4th Avenue Bridge. When firefighters arrived then found a female driver [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington &#124; Snow piles up as winter storm barrels through King County region</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[King County &#124; 18 Jan 2012 A new round of heavy snow is causing major travel headaches all across King County this afternoon &#8211; whether you&#8217;re driving on major urban arterials or unincorporated rural roads. No area of the county appears to be escaping this latest winter blast. King County Road Services Division crews are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington &#124; HazMat team called to Eastlake apartment complex</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle &#124; Around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday Night, the Seattle Fire Department Hazardous Material Team responded to an apartment on the 3200 block of Eastlake Avenue for reports of a suspicious package. Seattle Police Officers called the Hazardous Material Team to the scene after determining there was a potential credible threat. The Seattle resident received a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington &#124; Six injured in Seattle FD RTC involving Aid Unit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle &#124; Six patients including two Seattle Firefighters were transported to Harborview Medical Center after a car ran into a Seattle Fire Department Aid Unit. The accident occurred at 12:47 a.m. at the corner of 4th Avenue and Cherry Street in downtown Seattle. Two firefighters in the Aid Unit were responding with their lights and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington &#124; King County opens Flood Warning Center as Snoqualmie River rises from heavy rain</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[King County &#124; The King County Flood Warning Center opened at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28 to monitor rising flows on the Snoqualmie River from heavy rainfall in the area. As of 11:30 a.m., the sum of the Snoqualmie River’s three forks was flowing at 12,010 feet per second (cfs), which is just above [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington &#124; Rabies vaccine to be mandatory for pet dogs, cats, and ferrets</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2011/11/washington-rabies-vaccine-to-be-mandatory-for-pet-dogs-cats-and-ferrets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Olympia WA &#124; New Year, new rule. Pet dogs, cats, and ferrets in the state must be current on their rabies vaccination starting January 1, 2012. This new rule aims to reduce the number of rabies exposures in Washington. Rabies is one of the oldest and most deadly diseases. Every year in Washington, several hundred [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington &#124; Controlling spread of TB remains an ongoing challenge in King County</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[King County WA &#124; King County continues to have one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) infection rates in the United States, because of the world-wide epidemic and the region&#8217;s status as a global crossroads. Public Health &#8211; Seattle &#38; King County&#8217;s new 2010 TB report—online at www.kingcounty.gov/health/tb—details these latest findings, its work in controlling the [...]]]></description>
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