Maureen O'Hagan

September 21, 2016 at 12:30 pm

‘My God, that’s Kimberly!’: Scientist solves perplexing mystery of identity thief Lori Ruff

The Seattle Times in 2013 published a real-life mystery story about Lori Ruff, who died in 2010, leaving a husband and child in Texas. Years...

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May 14, 2015 at 10:03 am

Tour an electrical time machine: the Georgetown Steam Plant | PNW Magazine VIEW

Here is one secret of its allure: It’s kind of creepy.

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January 4, 2014 at 8:02 pm

Fidelity or fraud? A tale of a changed and contested will

He was a patient at Providence Hospital rehabbing a broken femur. She was a nurse’s aide with a lovely smile. She wasn’t his aide, per...

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August 13, 2013 at 8:24 pm

Crews scooping up mud, debris from Highway 20

In Mazama, the rumbling of heavy equipment is the sound of progress — it means road-clearing crews are headed out Highway 20 to scoop up...

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July 22, 2013 at 7:15 am

Manhunt continues in shooting of 4-year-old

The Associated Press UPDATE 1:01 p.m. | Police followed tips overnight but were still searching Monday for a Washington state man wanted for questioning in...

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July 20, 2013 at 8:32 pm

Fun and frolicking at Vashon’s Strawberry Festival

At 11:15 Saturday morning, an urgent call went out on a Vashon Island walkie talkie. “You’ve got to get out here,” the boy said breathlessly....

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July 19, 2013 at 7:52 pm

Feds put state’s mental-health system in jeopardy

A surprise notice from the federal government could put Washington’s mental-health system in the hands of private insurers, reversing 20 years of history. The notice,...

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July 13, 2013 at 8:00 pm

Who is Jane Doe? We still don’t know

Nowadays, if you want quick answers, all you need to do is ask the Internet. Crowdsource it. Take it to the Twitterverse. Right? Not so...

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July 5, 2013 at 7:23 pm

City, waterfront businesses reach $15 million deal on seawall work

The city of Seattle will set aside $15 million to compensate businesses disrupted by the reconstruction of the waterfront seawall, under an agreement announced Wednesday. In...

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July 2, 2013 at 9:10 pm

Washington journalist Lou Guzzo dead at 94

For more than four decades, Lou Guzzo was a fixture of civic life in this state, a name so recognizable that everybody had an opinion...

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