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The man was shot outside a restaurant in Lynnwood and there’s no evidence the suspect, a convicted felon, had any connections to him.
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LYNNWOOD — A 20-year-old man remains hospitalized after a random shooting last month outside a restaurant. It’s unclear if the man will survive, Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Craig Matheson wrote in court papers. The victim was shot in the head July 15 while he and two friends were parked outside Shari’s in the 19000 block of Highway 99 in Lynnwood. Prosecutors have charged a convicted felon with first-degree assault and unlawful gun possession. Arvin Weathers, 35, could face a murder or manslaughter charge if the victim doesn’t survive. There’s no evidence that Weathers knew the victim or his friends, or that they had any interaction that night inside or outside the restaurant. After having a meal, the victim and his friends were seated in a Honda Civic outside the restaurant, checking social media sites on their phones and talking about when they’d see each other again, court papers said. A single shot rang out. The victim was motionless in the front passenger seat and his friends saw he had blood on his face. He’d been struck in the head, two inches above his right ear. A pickup truck parked next to the Honda slowly left the lot. Police found the truck abandoned in the 7500 block of 190th Street SW. The truck is registered to Weathers. Police found a 9mm Glock handgun near the truck. The weapon had been reported stolen in Bellevue. The gun owner knows the defendant’s cousin, court papers said. Detectives spoke with Weathers’ ex-wife, who said she’d received a call from the defendant hours earlier. He asked her to take care of their child and hung up. She told police he’d recently been living in a cleanand-sober house but was evicted because he started using methamphetamine again, Matheson wrote. See DIE, Page A2
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STARTUP — People here are being asked to conserve water after one of two wells that supply the unincorporated town’s
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ensure there’s enough water to last through the hot, dry weather. “We’re at the front end of what will be a tough couple of months,” Stern said. “Life’s going to get more complicated for some of these smaller systems, and even some of the bigger ones.”
Allergy season was that bad It started early, and the lack of rain meant more pollen in the air
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Dr. Jennifer Lee measures some of the results of Ben Harrington’s skin test for allergies before registered nurse Kelsey Valentine cleans and treats the test area on his back with a soothing balm.
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EVERETT — If this year’s allergy season had you muttering, “This was the worst ever,” you were spot on. The onset of grass pollen, the major summertime allergen, started three to four weeks early in mid-April and continued through July, said Dr. Jennifer Lee, a physician at The Everett Clinic who specializes in treating allergy patients. Adding to the misery was the lack of rain, meaning there was nothing to wash the pollen out of the air.
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drinking water ran dry. The Wallace River aquifer provides water for the wells. But it has dropped to historic lows because of the drought this summer. One of Startup’s wells ran dry in June. Ginny Stern, drought
coordinator for the state Department of Health, which monitors drinking water systems across Washington, said Startup is not alone in facing water shortages this summer. A number of systems in the state are already looking into alternative water sources, she said. People are being asked to be mindful of their use to
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“There was no reprieve for many weeks in a row,” Lee said. “There were a lot of patients saying, ‘This is the worst season. I haven’t felt this bad ever.’ ” Patients complained of itchy, red, watery eyes and an itchy, runny nose. “The eyes seemed to be the main thing,” Lee said. “When it’s bad, they just cannot stand it.” Ben Harrington, 9, was among the legion of sufferers. His symptoms, such as itchy eyes and nose, began in late February and didn’t stop until mid-June, he said. That’s why he was laying shirtless and face down on a medical table for a series of pin pricks in
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his back. The cold drops he felt next contained tiny amounts of tree pollens, grasses and other potentially allergy-triggering substances. This test, commonly called a skin prick or scratch test, helps identify the things patients are allergic to. Ben’s skin was sensitive, so it reddened a little more in reaction to the test than the average patient. The test showed his allergies include dust mites plus pollen from trees, grass and weeds. He also may be allergic to cats and dogs — bad news for a boy who wants to get a Labrador.
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Learn more More information about allergies can be found on the website of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology at www. aaaai.org/home.aspx. Pollen readings are available at the Northwest Allergy and Asthma Center at www.nwasthma.com/pollen/pollencount. Pollen monitoring has stopped for the season but will resume in late December or early January.
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the Grateful Dead, members of the band have formed a supergroup with John Mayer, called Dead & Company. “We’re not done with these songs,” said guitarist Bob Weir (Page D6). Obviously not. They’ve been segueing from one song to the next nonstop for the past 50 years.
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And it’s not the only city facing a shortage as a number of systems statewide are seeking alternate water sources.
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