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Puget Sound Week In Review: SPD Shooting, Foot Found, Pot Pardons
Catch up on the biggest Puget Sound news from Dec. 30 to Jan. 4 with Patch's weekly news roundup.

SEATTLE, WA - As usual, it's been an extremely busy news week in the Puget Sound region. To help you catch up, check out these biggest news stories that happened the week of Dec. 30 to Jan. 4.
Deadly Seattle Police Shooting Video Released
A 36-year-old South King County man was shot and killed by a Seattle officer on New Year's Eve. The man was armed with a gun, but video shows his hands flat on the ground when he was shot. Warning: the video contains graphic content.
Human Foot Found On Jetty Island
Body parts continue to wash up on beaches in Puget Sound. The latest was found relatively far south compared to other disembodied appendages.
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Blake Nordstrom Dies At 58
The Nordstrom co-president was recently diagnosed with cancer, but his family said his death Wednesday was sudden.
Return Of The Living Tim Eyman
Eyman says he wants $30 car tabs. But that would give voters from around the state the chance to kill vital transportation projects in Puget Sound.
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Local Woman Hurt Snowmobiling In Yellowstone
The 21-year-old woman collided with another snowmobiler in West Yellowstone. Local police and Montana parks officers responded to the scene.
Man Rams Ex-Girlfriend's Car
A horrific domestic violence incident in Parkland sent a 34-year-old woman to the hospital in critical condition - and sent her ex-boyfriend to jail on multiple charges.
Video Store Closes
Video Isle in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood closed this week after 33 years in business. There are now only six video stores in the state.
Family Leave Premiums Kick In
Your paychecks will be 0.4 percent smaller in 2019. The state's new paid family and medical leave program began collecting mandatory premiums on Jan. 1.
Get Your Pot Pardon
Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday he would offer pardons to around 3,500 people with misdemeanor marijuana convictions.
Caption: Alex Nordstrom (L) and Blake Nordstrom attend a dinner to celebrate the opening of the Chanel Ephemeral Boutique at Canlis on Nov. 28, 2017 in Seattle.
Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Nordstrom
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