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| Celebrating all things cannabis -- Hempfest draws throngs to Myrtle Edwards Park Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:13 GMT The annual Hempfest celebration drew thousands of marijuana devotees to Myrtle Edwards Park Saturday as this year's celebration focused on the benefits of industrial hemp. The event continues Sunday. |
| Hundreds gather in South Seattle to mourn slain teen Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:04 GMT More than 400 people gathered inside the Southside Church of Christ in Seattle Saturday to pay their respects to Pierre K. LaPoint, the 16-year-old who was fatally shot on Aug. 5. Adults urged youths to stay focused and avoid gang life. |
| I-405 tunnel roof breached Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:41 GMT State road crews are making progress removing a tunnel on Interstate 405 as part of a road-widening project. |
| Pot farm found in park Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:51 GMT A park service pilot on a routine flight over the North Cascades National Park service area helped discover a large marijuana farm worth nearly $48 million -- the first such grow operation found in a national park site in the state. |
| 'Unified change' needed to subdue gang violence Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:38 GMT The gunfire that has maimed and killed a steady stream of young men since January prompted vows of aggressive action from at least one city official but mounting anger from residents. |
| Park's legacy dwarfs graffiti Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:55 GMT After Steve Cox, a King County sheriff's deputy, was gunned down, a White Center park was named in his honor. The late officer wouldn't appreciate the graffiti goons who are making a mess of things. |
| Arson destroys beloved Monstero! of Georgetown Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:46 GMT A senseless act destroyed Monstero!, taking away a little piece of Seattle character in Georgetown. |
| City Light avoids 90-degree outage Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:50 GMT Friday's temperature in Seattle hit 90 degrees, as City Light crews repaired power transformers downtown and the Puget Sound region violated the federal air standard for ozone. Saturday could see a high of 94. |
| Bicyclist sues State Patrol over open records access Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00 GMT A Seattle bicyclist paralyzed in an accident last year on the Montlake Bridge is suing the State Patrol over access to accident reports involving other bicyclists on the bridge. |
| Jury awards $48,000 to family over early cremation Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:02 GMT PORTLAND -- A Multnomah County jury has awarded $48,000 to a family who could not say a final farewell to their 53-year-old mother because she was mistakenly cremated before they had the chance. |
| Jury awards fired prosecutor $3 million Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:03 GMT A former deputy prosecutor won a $3 million jury award Friday in a wrongful termination suit against the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office. |
| Indigenous Central Americans increasingly fill ranks of farmworkers Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:03 GMT A new farmworker survey suggests that nearly a quarter of such laborers in Western Washington are indigenous Mexicans or other Central Americans. |
| Ressam's sentence is again voided Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:03 GMT SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Friday threw out for a second time the 22-year prison sentence for an Algerian man convicted of plotting to blow up Los Angeles International Airport at the height of the millennium celebrations. |
| In video, killer taunts his young captives Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:04 GMT BOISE -- Convicted child killer Joseph Edward Duncan III taunted two kidnapped children, joking that he would take them home. It was depicted in a video clip shown Friday to jurors in his death penalty sentencing hearing. |
| Jury dismisses claim Tukwila man was needlessly Tasered Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:04 GMT A federal court jury on Friday dismissed a Tukwila man's legal claims that Seattle police officers needlessly jolted him with a stun gun and used excessive force during Mardi Gras festivities in 2005. |
| King County deaths Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:08 GMT |
| Seattle man, 70, dies in motorcycle crash Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:03 GMT A 70-year-old Seattle man driving a motorcycle in Pierce County died Saturday evening after he hit a sport-utility vehicle on state Route 7, the Washington State Patrol reported. |
| Puget Sound smog watch cancelled Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:40 GMT The smog watch for the Puget Sound area was cancelled early Sunday afternoon because an onshore flow is helping to disperse pollutants, environmental officials said in a statement. |
| City Light: Save power or lose it Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:16 GMT Seattle City Light officials are asking downtown utility customers to conserve energy Friday so crews can make urgent repairs to power transformers that failed and were shut down for maintenance. |
| Leader of Liberty Loan scam sentenced to 4½ years Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:03 GMT The leader of a theft ring operating out of Seattle's Liberty Jewelry and Loan was sentenced Friday to 4 ½ years in prison. |
| Private buses to fill Seahawks shuttle gap Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:49 GMT Private buses from companies in the Northwest Motorcoach Association will provide shuttle service to home Seahawk games starting Sept. 14 and continue it for at least this season to see if it can pay for itself or produce a profit. |
| Police look for drive-by killer at school Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:00 GMT In a parking lot at a Federal Way middle school full of kids and parents who had just left football practice Thursday night, a man in his 20s was shot to death by gunfire from a passing vehicle. |
| Manslaughter charges in Belltown beating Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:52 GMT Manslaughter chares were filed Friday against two Seattle men accused of beating a man to death in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. |
| 2,600 without power in North Seattle Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:02 GMT About 2,600 customers in North Seattle lost electricity Friday just after 5 p.m., Seattle City Light reported. |
| Police seek convicted murderer charged with sex crime Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:42 GMT William Robert Harris was freed from prison in March after spending 26 years inside for the murder of an elderly Seattle coin collector. Police and corrections agents are attempting to locate him for allegedly soliciting sex from a 12-year-old boy. |
| Seattle flushes away millions to unload toilets Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:44 GMT City officials have finally gotten rid of five high-tech self-cleaning toilets that cost Seattle $5 million but sold online for just $12,549. |
| Biologists use GPS to track mountain goats Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:22 GMT BAKER CITY, Ore. - Used to be Nick Myatt had to drive a dozen miles - several of which bear not even the slightest resemblance to pavement - to see what the mountain goats in the Elkhorns were up to. |
| Articles of Faith: Is road rage connected to a loss of connection? Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:41 GMT How much does road rage owe to a loss of human connection? |
| No more cheap Seahawks shuttle Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:57 GMT Thousands of Seahawks fans looking for transit shuttle service to this Saturday's football game as well as for the rest of the season's home contests are out of luck because of a new federal rule. |
| Supreme Court opens door for Davis recall Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:23 GMT Shortly after the Washington state Supreme Court decided Thursday that a recall against her can proceed, Port of Seattle Commissioner Pat Davis announced she won't seek re-election. |
| Teens' drug issues blamed on parental oblivion Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:14 GMT More teenagers today say it's easier to illegally obtain prescription drugs and marijuana than beer, and they view drug abuse as a bigger problem than their parents, a national report found. |
| Bank of America worker accused of stealing from Seattle customers Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:26 GMT A Seattle grand jury has indicted a Bank of America employee, accusing him of conspiring with others to steal more than $100,000 from customer accounts. |
| Weekend fun means keeping cool Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:28 GMT If you thought record-setting Thursday was a Seattle scorcher, grab your shorts and sunglasses and get ready for Friday and Saturday. Temperatures are expected in the 90s. |
| It's time to home in on our glorious places Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:50 GMT We are, it is hoped, rediscovering delightful destinations closer to home. With rediscovery comes a call for better care and new facilities at gorgeous places we've taken for granted. |
| 2nd injunction against Anderson sought in family-murder case Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:25 GMT Michele Anderson's comments have again drawn fire from attorneys for her co-defendant, Joseph McEnroe, both of whom face six counts of murder for the December 2007 slaying of Anderson's family. |
| Young man shot in face in Central Area is expected to survive Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:41 GMT A 20-year-old man was shot in the face early Thursday afternoon and police were investigating what Central District neighbors said was a gang-related shooting. A suspect was booked into jail. |
| Biker shot by officer leaves intensive care Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:16 GMT The Hells Angels' member who was shot and wounded by an off-duty Seattle officer at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was taken out of intensive care Tuesday as he recovers from two gunshot wounds. |
| Coast Guard will offer candidates for SEALs Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:24 GMT The Coast Guard said it will be sending select candidates to become Navy elite special forces SEALs. |
| '40-Year-Old Virgin' actor pleads not guilty in stabbing of his girlfriend Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:21 GMT SAN DIEGO - An actor who appeared in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted murder in the stabbing of his girlfriend. |
| 4 percent increase in state's apple crop is forecast by USDA Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:27 GMT WENATCHEE - Washington's apple crop is predicted to increase by 4 percent this year over 2007, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. |
| Convicted sex offender accused of trying to take photographs up two teenage girls' skirts Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:44 GMT A convicted sex offender is back in jail after being accused of trying to take up-skirt photos of two 17-year-old girls on a Metro bus. |
| New orca calf born this week to member of L pod Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:38 GMT A new calf has joined one of the orca families that frequent Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands, whale researchers report. |
| New Rainier Valley restaurant serves up community spirit Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:18 GMT In June, Carmen Alejo opened Alcatraz Mexican Restaurant to satisfy its Rainier Valley neighbors' appetites, while developing a new community atmosphere. |
| Challenge to partnership law in Oregon rejected Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:38 GMT PORTLAND - A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to the Oregon domestic-partnership law approved by the Legislature last year. |
| State farmworkers face low quality of life, study finds Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:27 GMT From living out of cars to rodent-plagued cabins, Washington farmworkers interviewed for a new survey offer a glimpse into the quality of life for many of the more than 170,000 people who form the backbone of the state's large agricultural sector. |
| Oregon teacher accused of soliciting girl online Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:55 GMT ONTARIO, Ore. - Authorities say a high school social studies teacher in Ontario has been accused of soliciting sex with a 13-year-old who was really an adult acting as a decoy. |
| Oregon Court: Racist, insulting speech is protected Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:55 GMT PORTLAND - The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that free speech must be protected even when somebody yells insulting or racist names. |
| Assault charges in patrol car crash Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:00 GMT A Renton man who was shot by police after ramming a patrol car now faces felony assault charges, prosecutors said Thursday. |
| Appeals court rejects Oregon gay rights challenge Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:05 GMT PORTLAND - A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to the Oregon domestic partnership law approved by the Legislature last year. |
| Memorial set for California helicopter crash Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:49 GMT MEDFORD, Ore. - Thousands of people are expected at a public memorial Friday for the nine people who died in a helicopter crash during a wildfire Aug. 5 in Northern California. |
| Crews fighting grass fires along I-5 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:49 GMT SALEM, Ore. - Fire crews are still working to tamp down grass fires along Interstate 5 that backed up traffic for hours on Wednesday along Oregon's main north-south corridor. |
| Boater escapes charges in collision with boy surfer Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:49 GMT PACIFIC CITY, Ore. - The driver of a dory that severed the left arm of a 14-year-old surfer from Bend last month won't face criminal charges. |
| King County deaths Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:16 GMT |
| As mercury rises, so does pollution Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:57 GMT With temperatures headed up faster than an Olympic high jumper, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency officials are keeping a nervous eye on air pollution monitors. |
| 3 pesticides singled out in report as threat to salmon Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:07 GMT From Los Angeles to the Canadian border, three pesticides synthesized in the 1950s and 1960s are increasing the chance of extinction for more than two dozen imperiled salmon stocks, says a new draft study by federal fisheries experts. |
| 'Roadless rule' is tossed out again Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:10 GMT CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A federal judge in Wyoming has overturned a Clinton-era ban on road construction in nearly 60 million acres of national forest, extending a long-running dispute over U.S. Forest Service rules for large sections of undeveloped land. |
| Navy agrees to limit use of criticized sonar systems Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:18 GMT SAN FRANCISCO - The Navy agreed in a settlement approved Tuesday to limit where it operates certain sonar systems criticized by environmentalists as a threat to whales and other marine mammals. |
| Administration cuts spotted owl habitat 23 percent Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:14 GMT GRANTS PASS, Ore. - The Bush administration has decided that the northern spotted owl can get by with less old growth forest habitat as it struggles to get off the threatened species list. |
| Food industry seeks signatures to toss city's bag fee Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:07 GMT There's still a chance that disposable grocery bags could be lining wastepaper baskets in Seattle free of charge, but it would take upwards of 14,000 signatures and a majority vote in an election next year. |
| Inadequate policing puts state's water quality in jeopardy Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:53 GMT The state program preventing water pollution is underfunded and has less than half the staff needed to get the job done, according to estimates from the agency itself. |
| Foreclosures up 13% from June, 41% from 2007, realty report shows Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:27 GMT Seattle-area foreclosures continued to rise in July, according to a new report. |
| Project's developers make switch from condos to rental apartments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:12 GMT Moda's developers have changed the condominium complex to rental apartments. |
| Seattle's small shops fear losing identity, independence Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:55 GMT As Seattle grows more dense, some residents wish mixed-use condo and apartment developers would pursue businesses besides boring chains and overpriced boutiques. |
| A neighborhood focus on light rail Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:42 GMT Wednesday, the council's Planning, Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee discussed a new draft ordinance and draft resolution aimed at tying neighborhood and station-area planning together. |
| Council says toll 520, I-90 in 2010 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:39 GMT The Seattle City Council unveiled its recommendation Tuesday for a toll strategy to help pay for a new Evergreen Point Bridge: Toll both state Route 520 and Interstate 90 - beginning in 2010. |
| Link light rail is put through its paces Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:31 GMT Tuesday marked the first testing of Link light rail trains under their own power along the Tukwila segment between the Boeing Access Road and Tukwila Station at South 154th Street and International Boulevard. |
| Metro's union files labor complaint Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:59 GMT Metro transit's union has filed an unfair-labor practice action against the agency over awarding of dial-a-ride service to a nonunion company with resulting lower wages, an action Metro said was the result of competitive bidding. |
| Fall transit proposal has too few buses, critics say Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:48 GMT As bus ridership soars some critics complain that the November Sound Transit expansion measure doesn't include enough money for increasing bus service in the region. |
| Debris spilled on 99 causes traffic buildup Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:18 GMT Debris that caused a traffic backup on northbound 99 including the viaduct through downtown Seattle has been cleared and reopened by 10 a.m., Seattle Police said. |
| 520 tolling committee to hold public meetings Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:39 GMT The 520 Tolling Implementation Committee will hold public meetings. |
| Getting There: Overpass banners are legal Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:06 GMT |
| Red monorail train back online Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:51 GMT The Seattle Center's red monorail train resumed service Sunday morning, according to the company that operates it. |
| 25 dogs taken from Parkland home Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:51 GMT TACOMA The Pierce County sheriff's department reports 25 dogs were removed from a home in Parkland after a man was injured by some of the dogs. |
| Missing camper had been arrested on warrant Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:08 GMT Turns out that a camper reported to have gone missing off Forest Service Road 70 in the Greenwater Area was arrested by the Forest Service for an outstanding DUI warrant, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said. |
| City Chase attracts hundreds of Amazing Race-like racers Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:09 GMT Hundreds of people participated in a couple of Amazing Race-like event in Seattle Saturday. |
| Rotting trees may close Oregon Coast park to camping Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:09 GMT MANZANITA, Ore. - The popular Oswald West State park is closed, a victim of falling trees and threatened campers, and it isn't certain if it will open to camping again. |
| Authorities ID 3 killed in Oregon crash Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:09 GMT PACIFIC CITY, Ore. The authorities have identified a driver and two pedestrians killed in a Pacific City crash this weekend. |
| Off-duty Seattle officer held in shooting at Sturgis biker rally Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:25 GMT Authorities in Sturgis, S.D., have detained an off-duty Seattle police officer accused of shooting a Hell's Angel gang member during an altercation early Saturday. |
| Traffic flows as motorists cope with I-405 closure Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:29 GMT Southbound I-405 traffic was flowing smoothly Saturday around the Wilburton Tunnel in Bellevue as crews worked to demolish it. But there was congestion on I-405 in Renton, as traffic shifted to a new bridge. |
| Man loses trailer on freeway, panics and runs Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:21 GMT Traffic on Interstate 5 in Everett was backed up Saturday afternoon after a motorist lost a camping trailer and fled, the Washington State Patrol reported. He was caught soon after. |
| In a troubled neighborhood, a garden grows Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:44 GMT Neighbors in a troubled Central Area neighborhood have begun work on a community garden. Plots in the P-patch are available. |
| Teen driver arrested after wrong-way crash Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:59 GMT Three people were injured Saturday morning on Interstate 405 in Bothell after a teenager apparently drove the wrong way on the highway and crashed into a car that three other vehicles then hit. |
| Some Dems assail BIAW, take its cash Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:20 GMT The Building Industry Association of Washington may be public enemy No. 1 to the state Democratic Party, but that hasn't stopped more than a dozen Democrats from accepting the group's campaign cash. |
| Buildings given a role in saving Sound Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:06 GMT In a landmark ruling that could shape Western Washington development for decades to come, a state appeals board ordered use of "low-impact" building techniques to rein in what scientists call the biggest threat to the health of the Sound. |
| District to chop nearly 70 trees at high school Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:53 GMT Nearly 70 mature trees at Ingraham High School that neighbors had fought to save are scheduled to be cut down next week to make way for new school construction. |
| Schools' health reviewed Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:59 GMT The state Board of Health is on the cusp of revising its rule governing environmental health and safety in schools the first major changes in nearly four decades. |
| Are two wheels better than four? Parking officers speed up and save fuel Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:58 GMT In an effort to be more green, parking enforcement officers swoop down the street on the new two-wheeled Segways, which the unit has been trying out. |
| Sour deal? Buyers didn't get Lemon Law disclosures Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:16 GMT Seventy-nine customers who bought secondhand Hummers and Cadillac Escalades from a Fife dealership didn't get all the proper disclosures about their history. |
| Elusive problem on red train keeps monorail closed Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:26 GMT The Seattle Center Monorail, taken out of service Monday, remained shut down Friday as technicians continued to troubleshoot the electrical problem that sidelined the train. |
| Governor's daughter to be married at mansion Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:48 GMT OLYMPIA Washington state's century-old Governor's Mansion will host its first wedding when Gov. Chris Gregoire's eldest daughter gets married Saturday. |
| Hidden in the vineyards is another lucrative crop: pot Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:24 GMT WAPATO Across Central Washington's fruit bowl, farmers are buying vineyards, hoping to establish roots in the area and capitalize on the booming wine industry. |
| 4 women arrested at massage parlors after raids in 3 cities Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:32 GMT BELLEVUE Four women were arrested Thursday at massage parlors in Bellevue and SeaTac. King County sheriff's detectives suspect that the businesses are fronts for prostitution. |
| Smaller ferry will sub while Elwha is out of service Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:39 GMT The 90-car ferry Sealth will remain on the Anacortes-San Juan Island route through the end of next week while the 144-car Elwha is out of service for repairs, according to Washington State Ferries. |
| Workers try to help Skokomish River Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:53 GMT BREMERTON The Skokomish River is sick, experts say, and intensive care is needed for any hope of recovery. |
| Journalist to tackle state history project Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:22 GMT OLYMPIA John Hughes, veteran editor and publisher of The Daily World in Aberdeen, is leaving journalism to manage the state's oral history project, Secretary of State Sam Reed announced Friday. |
| Clark County teen's blog details fight with cancer Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:41 GMT Since February, Elizabeth Rowan, 17, and her dad, Rod Rowan, have been blogging about her journey with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, at Lizstrong.com. |
| Articles of Faith: Church has higher purpose than surrogate family Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:14 GMT Church as 'family' may not be as good as it sounds. |
| Brush fire scorches South Seattle home Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:33 GMT A brush fire spread to a two-story home late Friday at 3308 S. Holden St., causing extensive damage, the Seattle Fire Department reported. |
| Bonney Lake man shot after ramming police cars in pursuit Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:30 GMT KENT Kent police shot and wounded a man Friday who reportedly rammed several patrol cars during a pursuit, the Police Department reported. |
| Body of person believed killed found at house fire in Tacoma Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:31 GMT TACOMA A house fire in south Tacoma Friday morning led to the discovery of a body in a bag in a closet, fire and police officials said. |