| 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... |
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| 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... |
| Mount Si crashes party, tops Woodinville 28-6 BOTHELL — It was as if the visiting Mount Si football team came in and put its feet up on the furniture of the new house. The Wildcats crashed Woodinville's plush, home stadium almost like... |
| 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... |
| Seahawks drop final exhibition game, 27-24, to Raiders ALAMEDA, Calif. — T.J. Houshmandzadeh didn't play in Seattle's final exhibition game Thursday night, a loss against the Oakland Raiders. That wasn't a surprise. Many of Seattle's veterans got... |
| Davis defends his decision to criticize Crabtree Vernon Davis' frustrations with Michael Crabtree finally came to a boiling point, and the San Francisco 49ers' Pro Bowl tight end let his teammate have it - and for everyone to... |
| Raiders beat Seahawks 27-24 in exhibition finale 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 Thursday... |
| Slain woman found in Des Moines identified The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified Jennifer L. Walstrand, 28, as the woman who was slain in Des Moines on Tuesday. She died from multiple stab wounds and blunt- force... |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh: 'If it happens, it happens.' I could care less. It doesn't bother me. I knew before y'all knew. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't. Q: It wouldn't be a shock to you... |
| SAM enters 10M loan agreement with endowment fund The Seattle Art Museum will enter into a $10 million loan agreement with its endowment fund, according to a petition for declaratory relief from the King County Superior... |
| Name released of man killed by police officer in Federal Way David Charles Young, 23, has been identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office as the man killed by a Federal Way police officer on Tuesday. He died from a gunshot wound to the... |
| A scary story with a happy ending So much of our time here in the newsroom is spent chronicling a world gone haywire: Police shootings, political posturing, families falling apart. Today is different. Today I can tell you that a... |
| Mariners fall 6-3 to Cleveland Indians Shin-Soo Choo, Asdrubal Cabrera and Luis Valbuena — all former Mariners — delivered hits in a four-run sixth that saw Doug Fister allow four runs on hits to six of the seven batters he... |
| Mother deported to Mexico to get another shot at legal U.S. residency In a rare turn of events, a 44-year-old mother of four who was deported to Mexico three years ago gets to return for a hearing before an immigration judge and a shot a legal U.S.... |
| Seattle teachers OK 3-year contract SEATTLE — Seattle's teachers have approved a new three-year contract, which means classes will begin as scheduled Sept. 8. Shortly after the contract vote Thursday, members of the Seattle... |
| Indians 6, Mariners 3: Doug Fister implodes, hitters go AWOL final six innings Geoff Baker covers the Mariners for The Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout spring training, and during the... |
| 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. ... |
| 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... |
| Huskies build 2010 campaigns around Locker It had already been a long morning for the Dawg Pack, and they were being asked for more. Washington's manic student section had been screaming since 6 a.m. because ESPN was in town with its College... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| KEXP up against Chihuly, 6 others for Seattle Center space KEXP now hopes to raise its profile and connect more people to the local music scene with a new $15 million studio at Seattle Center, at the base of the Space... |
| Jury quickly convicts Seattle cop of drunken driving in Ocean Shores A Seattle police officer has been convicted of drunken driving in Grays Harbor County, where a jury deliberated just 36 minutes before convicting him even after he successfully suppressed evidence... |
| Choo drives in 5 to power Indians Shin-Soo Choo drove in five runs with a bases-loaded double and a two-run home run to give the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday... |
| Five Stryker Brigade soldiers charged with assault on Afghans Five soldiers from a Western Washington-based infantry brigade have been charged with aggravated assault for firing on three Afghan men, expanding the scope of the alleged crimes committed by a... |
