| TACOMA: Narrows bridge repairs force closure Two lanes on westbound state Route 16 across the older span of the Tacoma Narrows bridge will be closed until about noon today as state Department of Transportation crews repair a... | |
| LACEY: Boy shot in pelvis in apparent accident A 13-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the pelvis in a bedroom at a home in the 2600 block of Greenlawn Street Southeast about 4:10 p.m. Thursday, according to Lacey... |
| Federal judge orders revised spotted owl plan A federal judge is requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise a Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl, and the federal agency said Thursday it plans to release a... |
| No one hurt by rocks thrown at vehicles Washington State Patrol troopers are investigating 25 incidents of rock-throwing over the past two months in Pierce County. That includes five incidents Wednesday night and one at 8 a.m. today along... |
| Bellingham man breaks fuel record Craig Henderson said Thursday he broke his world record for fuel economy, proving again that his aerodynamic Avion sports car can drive from border to border on a single tank of... |
| Primary loser eyes write-in candidacy Pierce County Council candidate Randy Boss, who came in fifth in an eight-candidate race in the 7th District, is contemplating a write-in campaign in the Nov. 2 general... |
| Officials work toward revamped tests Don’t get too attached to the new state tests that replaced the WASL last year. A revamped version may be ready for the 2014-15 school... |
| City ‘stands behind us' As the soldiers of a local Stryker brigade fought in Afghanistan, Puyallup residents stood behind them like relatives who send love and support to a distant... |
| Base officers will patrol bars Commanders from Joint Base Lewis-McChord are taking their concerns for the welfare of soldiers from the barracks to the bars. So-called courtesy patrols of non-commissioned Army officers are... |
| Memories mark Cheney's final game The final game at the ballpark we recognize as Cheney Stadium was not an evening for mourning. It was a time, instead, to savor memories, in the happy knowledge that the baseball field itself –... |
| Soda makers raise ante The national soft-drink industry put another $4.2 million into the Initiative 1107 campaign last week, raising its ante to $14.4 million for the tax-rollback... |
| Choo carries Cleveland over Seattle Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Shin-Soo Choo tied a career-high by driving in five runs, as he stroked a three-run double in the sixth inning and added a two-run homer in the ninth, boosting the... |
| Raiders beat Seahawks 27-24 in exhibition finale OAKLAND, Calif. -- Bruce Gradkowski threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter and the Oakland Raiders mostly used backups to end the preseason with a 27-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on... |
| Suspect in Everett chase a repeat offender EVERETT -- Doug Owens watched a young man in a white T-shirt and tan shorts race down his driveway Wednesday evening, a police dog handler hot on the man's trail.It wasn't the first time Owens' back... |
| Bigger than a rubber ducky: Everett pool adds 50-foot inflatable toy After racing the length of a new 50-foot inflatable obstacle course at Forest Park Swim Center on Wednesday, lifeguard Eric Ellersick, 17, finishes with a flip while David Green, 24, appears... |
| Since '08, Cedar Grove has spent $1.73 million to solve stink Cedar Grove Composting , the company accused of emitting unpleasant odors through Marysville and Everett the past few years, has spent nearly $2 million over the past few years to address the... |
| Workers on layoff list LYNNWOOD -- The city this week notified 102 of its full and part-time employees they are on a list for possible staff reductions next January.City department heads met with their staffs Wednesday.... |
| Room filled with the past SNOHOMISH -- The room at the Blackman House Museum is small, but it is filled with history.During this month, the museum features an exhibit of Snohomish men and women's roles in past wars.There is a... |
| Online education can open a new world It looks so tempting. Happy kids are working on computers, spending time at jobs, and throwing graduation caps in the air.One girl works at a coffee shop, then puts on a helmet and zips away on a... |
| Granite Falls names interim chief Snohomish County Sheriff's Office has been named interim police chief until the status of city Police Chief Tony Domish is resolved.Domish has been on paid leave since April 23 while... |
| Lynnwood brothers arrested after attack on skateboarder BOTHELL -- Two Lynnwood brothers, 28 and 35, were behind bars Thursday after they allegedly beat up a skateboarder.A Bothell man, 19, told police he was skateboarding around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the... |
| Have your say on shoreline development eighth floor of the Robert J. Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. The county is accepting written comments until next Friday about how it shapes state-mandated rules for development... |
| Woman charged in bank robbery MOUNTLAKE TERRACE -- Terri Sphung told bank tellers the box wrapped in Christmas paper was a bomb.She threatened to blow up the bank if she didn't get money.Sphung made off with about $10,000 during... |
| Marysville family escapes fire after hearing smoke alarm MARYSVILLE -- No one was injured in a garage fire Thursday afternoon in the 12500 block of 12th Avenue NW.Smoke could be seen for miles, and crews laid more than 1,000 feet of hose while fighting the... |
| Native cultural center also in the mix for Seattle Center site Vancouver, B.C., has its museum of anthropology, but where near downtown Seattle, the largest metropolitan city in the nation named after an American Indian, does the city showcase its native... |
| Vancouver Island wood carver shot dead by Seattle police VICTORIA — News that a talented aboriginal Vancouver Island wood carver was shot dead by police in Seattle has shocked the man’s friends and family.John T. Williams was crossing a downtown... |
| Island First Nation in shock after wood carver shot dead by Seattle police Greater Victoria real estate continued to show signs of distress after August sales skidded to a 20-year low and the average price for a single-family home dipped below $600,000 for the first time... |
| Fister's gem unravels quickly in loss SEATTLE -- After five innings on Thursday night, Mariners right-hander Doug Fister had a one-hit shutout, was working on a streak of 14 straight batters retired, and had a three-run lead. ... |
| Raiders Beat Seahawks 27-24 in Exhibition Finale Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night. Kyle Boller also threw a touchdown pass and Swayze Waters kicked two field goals for the Raiders (3-1), who were more focused on staying healthy than winning... |
| Seattle teachers OK 3-year contract Shortly after the contract vote Thursday, members of the Seattle Education Association voted "no confidence" in Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson.The superintendent has said... |
| Raiders take down Seahawks in preseason finale Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Bruce Gradkowski threw for 128 yards and two scores on 7-of-14 passing, as the Oakland Raiders edged the Seattle Seahawks, 27-24, in the teams' preseason finale.... |
| Police: Home-invasion robbery was an inside job One of the men who police say committed a West Seattle home-invasion robbery has a history of violence and, according to court documents, refused to turn himself in because, "This will be my third... |
| Charge: Woodinville financial adviser bilked own mother A Woodinville financial adviser is facing felony theft charges on allegations that she stole thousands from her own mother. Filing charges late last month, King County prosecutors contend... |
| Nevada beats Eastern Washington 49-24 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RENO, Nev. -- Colin Kaepernick passed for 306 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for two others as Nevada beat Eastern Washington 49-24 on Thursday. Kaepernick completed 26... |
| Wash. woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. -- Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you... |
| Seattle's Jackson selected MVP for third time Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson of Australia was selected the WNBA's most valuable player for the third time in her career on Thursday.Jackson was honored before Game 1 of Seattle's best-of-3... |
| Officials can't pinpoint cause of football players' mass illness PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A team of state epidemiologists doubts that 24 McMinnville High School players who were hospitalized with swelling to their upper arms took a creatine supplement, but the... |
| Dick's corrects voting numbers, asks for video pitches The poll that has arguably drawn as much interest as senatorial election polls - one that will influence where the new Dick's Drive-In location will be built - has cleared fraudulent votes, the... |
| Man, 75, killed while helping cut trees in Sumas A Whatcom County sheriff's spokesman says a 75-year-old man from the Everson, Wash., area was killed Thursday when he was hit by a falling... |
| No more bets: Wash. court says online bookie illegal All bets are off at Betcha.com, a Seattle-based online bookmaker that couldn't skirt the state's gambling laws by making it optional for losing bettors to pay off... |
| Threats for family moving into Ore. home Clackamas County sheriff's officers are investigating a racial harassment case involving an Asian-American family moving into a home in the southeast Portland suburb of Happy... |
| AP Source: Seattle's Jackson to be named MVP A person with knowledge of the voting tells The Associated Press that Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson will be named the WNBA's most valuable player for the third time in her career.Jackson will... |
