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5 things to know this weekend

Idaho house to be demolished; Lowland snow chances; Road closures around Seattle; Avalanche victim's body recovered; Wilson denies report.

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House where Moscow murders took place to be demolished

More than three months after four University of Idaho students were killed in their home on King Street in Moscow, the university said the owners of the house will be donating it to the university.

The university said in a statement that the building will be demolished as "a healing step" as the community mourns the deaths of Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen. Read more

Track chances of lowland snow this weekend

Another round of lowland snow begins across the western half of the Olympic Peninsula Saturday afternoon for areas just inland from the coastal waters, spreading inland into the northwest interior and even the San Juan Islands by late Saturday afternoon.

Snow continues to build inland across all of Puget Sound, including Seattle and Everett, as well as the Kitsap Peninsula and southwest interior Saturday evening and night with the snow continuing into early Sunday morning. Read more

Both directions of SR 520 closed across Lake Washington this weekend

State Route 520  is closed across Lake Washington for the weekend. 

The Washington Department of Transportation said in a release the 54-hour closure will start at 11 p.m. on Friday. At that time both directions of SR 520, all associated ramps between Interstate 5 in Seattle and 92nd Avenue Northeast in Clyde Hill and the SR 520 Trail will be closed. The closures will end at 5 a.m. on Monday. 

WSDOT advises travelers to take Interstate 90 as an alternate route to cross Lake Washington during this weekend's construction. Read more

Body of one Colchuck Peak avalanche victim recovered

The body of one of three people killed during an avalanche on Colchuck Peak near Leavenworth on Feb. 19 was recovered Friday.

The body of Seong Cho, a 54-year-old Korean national residing in West Hartford, Connecticut was recovered at the base of Colchuck Peak. Friday was the first day weather conditions allowed air resources to fly into the area, according to the Chelan County Sheriff's Office.

The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office Helicopter Rescue Team was able to find Cho's body at the coordinates provided by a surviving member of the six-person climbing party. Cho's body was turned over to the Chelan County Coroner's Office. Read more

'I never wanted them fired:' Russell Wilson denies report claiming he wanted Carroll, GM gone

Russell Wilson responded strongly to a report from The Athletic on Friday morning that claimed the former Seahawks quarterback pushed the organization to fire its top decision-makers before he was traded last March.

"I love Pete (Carroll) and he was a father figure to me and John (Schneider) believed in me and drafted me as well," Wilson wrote in a tweet following the report. "I never wanted them fired. All any of us wanted was to win. l’ll always have respect for them and love for Seattle."

The report, citing sources who spoke to the outlet on the condition of anonymity, states that "Wilson was convinced that Carroll and Schneider were inhibiting his quest to win additional Super Bowls and individual awards." Read more

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