| Former Franklin Basketball Standout Charged With Murder A former Franklin basketball standout has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held in the Yakima County Jail on $2 million bail. Jordan Daisy, 21, was arrested March 1 at his mother's... | |
| No I-405 Tolls For Hov Lanes; Bill Dies In Olympia There won't be any toll lanes for a while on Interstate 405. A a controversial bill authorizing high-occupancy toll - or HOT - lanes on the freeway between Lynnwood and Bellevue is dead for this... |
| Cal Serial Killer's Photos Were Found In Seattle THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Prosecutors in California said convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women. The photographs he snapped decades... |
| Italy Murder Convict Blames Amanda Knox THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME -- A man convicted in the 2007 slaying of a British student in Italy has written a letter implicating his co-defendants - former University of Washington student Amanda... |
| Study: 6 Percent Of Seattle Drivers On Cell Phones THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE -- A survey by University of Washington students found that about 6 percent of Seattle drivers - 1 in 16 - were using mobile phones. An associate professor of... |
| Study: 1 In 16 Seattle Drivers Gab On Cell Phone Roughly 6 percent of Seattle motorists are talking or texting on a cell phone while behind the wheel, according to a new University of Washington study. The study found that cell phone use peaked on... |
| New Security Firm Hired To Patrol Bus Tunnel King County has hired a new private security firm to patrol the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, replacing the firm whose guards watched while a teenage girl was beaten in an attack caught on... |
| Pedestrian Critically Injured In Bellingham Hit-and-run A man was critically injured by a driver who struck the pedestrian and then fled in Bellingham Wednesday night.Police said a 66-year-old pedestrian was struck in the 4200 block of Guide Meridian at... |
| Tickets On Sale Now For Conan O'brien's Two-night Seattle Gig Seattle's McCaw Hall will be a stop on Conan O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour" on April 18 and 19. According to the former TV host's Web site, each evening promises... |
| Conan O'brien To Perform In Seattle, Spokane NEW YORK — Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O'Brien is taking his act on the road. The former host of "The Tonight Show" announced a 30-city theater tour on Thursday. Sidekick Andy... |
| Tunnel Security Getting Beefed Up Sound Transit's private security squad will expand its territory into the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, as part of King County Metro's attempt to reassure riders the five downtown stations are... |
| Epa To Let States Address Rising Ocean Acidity SEATTLE — The U.S. Enviornmental Protection Agency says it will consider ways the states can address rising levels of carbon dioxide in oceans. The agency on Thursday settled a lawsuit filed... |
| Struck Marysville Girl, 10, In Critical Condition A 10-year-old girl who was struck by a car while riding a bicycle in Marysville remains in critical condition Thursday at Harborview Medical Center in... |
| Cubs Gm Hendry Lashes Out At Of Milton Bradley Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in... |
| Host Ewu Seeks 2nd Ncaa Bid SPOKANE, Wash. — The Eastern Washington women's basketball team has been known more for its brains than its brawn. The Eagles have been among the NCAA's top 10 teams in collective grade point... |
| Following Up On Hardest Throwers, And Other Baseball Tidbits Hardest thrower I ever saw was my kid brother, Steve. Steve was 19 and after a long career in grade school and highschool was trying to walk on... |
| Take Action - Your Voice Needed To Oppose New Software Tax System REPRINTED FROM AN ALERT FROM KEN MEYER An Important Action Alert From the WTIADear technology executive,Take Action - Your Voice Needed to Oppose New Software Tax System Please contact your state... |
| Boeing Moves Some 787 Testing To California View all » Well, Boeing is doing it again. In a press release dated Tuesday, Boeing let us know that they were moving some of the 787 testing to... |
| Bone-building Drugs May Be Linked To Risk Of Leg Fractures View all » The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is conducting a safety review of certain bone-building drugs, known as bisphosphonates, to see if they increase the risk of... |
| Panhandling Debate Heats Up... to crack down on aggressive panhandling made the case for and against the measure... ...Jon Scholes, policy director at the Downtown Seattle Association, and Burgess argued that the legislation is... |
| Kiki Smith - Here In This Life, This Skin "Elizabeth Brown's exhibit at the Henry Gallery stands as a core inside the artist's core," writes art critic Regina Hackett. The Seattle exhibit is entitled "I Myself Have Seen It: Photography &... |
| Seattle To Take New Look At Surveillance Cameras capturing surveillance video of the area 24 hours a day. But no one is watching. Cal Anderson is now the only park in Seattle where cameras like these operate. The future of the cameras is now in... |
| Film Review: "a Prophet" This Ethnocentric Prison Movie Is Tough, Bloody, & Empathetic French director Jacques Audiard's "A Prophet" is the best ethnocentric prison movie since Taylor Hackford’s 1993 masterpiece about Chicano gangs in San Quentin, “Blood In Blood... |
| Ra Bench Brokerage Sold To Usi Holdings , a Seattle-based wealth management, executive and group employee benefit insurance brokerage, for an undisclosed price. USI Holdings (NASDAQ: USIH) said RA Bench will contribute about $3 million in... |
| Seattle Police Searching For Accused Killer Seattle police are searching for a man charged in an April 2007 slaying in the city's Central District. Charged with first-degree murder late last month, prosecutors contend Jymaika Hutson shot... |
| Who's Talking On The Phone And Driving In Seattle? Many, Study Says research shows. UW students manned 47 intersections in Seattle in the last two weeks of February and counted one driver in 16, or about 6 percent, talking on a hand-held cell phone. The yakking... |
| Gonzaga Player Has Foot Surgery THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SPOKANE, Wash. -- Gonzaga forward Mangisto Arop (Uh-raup') has undergone successful surgery to fix a broken left foot and will miss the postseason. Arop suffered a broken... |
| Manager Convicted Of Embezzling Seattle Rotary THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE -- King County prosecutors say they will ask for more than four years in prison for the woman convicted of embezzling $350,000 from the Seattle Rotary when she worked... |
| Conan O'brien Will To Perform In Seattle, Spokane THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O'Brien is taking his act on the road. The former host of "The Tonight Show" announced a 30-city theater tour on... |
| Co-defendant Denies Saying Amanda Knox Is Innocent The Amanda Knox case took another twist Thursday as a co-defendant in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher denied he ever said that Knox was not at the murder... |
| Les Schwab Pays $2 Million To Settle Eeoc Suit Les Schwab Tire Centers has paid $2 million to settle a hiring discrimination suit brought four years ago by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC says the company failed to... |
| Manhunt Under Way For Tulalip Man Accused Of Killing Boy A countywide manhunt is under way for a man accused of killing a 15-month-old child, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Police believe James Fryberg, who failed to appear for a bail hearing on Tuesday,... |
| Police Seek Owners Of Property Stolen By Prolific Car Prowlers Police are looking for owners of stolen property following the arrests of a man and a woman believed to be responsible for dozens of car prowls and thefts. An investigation including police from... |
| Lauren Jackson Re-signs With Seattle Australian star Lauren Jackson (pictured right by Getty Images) re-signed with the Storm on Thursday, preparing to play her 10th -- yes 10th -- season in... |
| Uw Study Observes 40,000 Drivers On City Streets: 1 In 16 Were On The Phone A new study at the University of Washington found one driver in 16, or about 6 percent, uses a handheld mobile phone while driving on Seattle streets. And during rush hour it increased to one driver... |
| Seattle Boy Convenes Senate Leadership On Health Reform WASHINGTON -- It's not often that a Senate news conference features a speaker who's shorter than the lectern. Yet 11-year-old Marcelas Owens of Seattle,... |
| $20 Car-tab Fee For Snohomish, Pierce Transit Still Being Considered A bill allowing a $20 car-tab fee to fund public transit in Snohomish and Pierce counties is still barely alive Thursday, the closing day of this year's state Legislative... |
| 2-time Mvp Lauren Jackson Re-signs With Storm SEATTLE — Two-time WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson has re-signed with the Seattle Storm. The team announced Thursday that it signed Jackson to a multiyear contract. The first Seattle player to win... |
| Sale Of Elephant Tusk Stockpiles May Encourage Poaching, Experts Worry Elephant experts from around the world are joining a University of Washington scientist in calling for a moratorium on legal ivory sales, to protect elephants from being slaughtered for their... |
| Wash. High Court Vacates Predator Designation OLYMPIA, Wash. — The state Supreme Court has reversed a man's designation as a sexually violent predator. Curtis Pouncy had a long history of prison time for sexual assaults when a King County... |
| Cdc Uses Shopper-card Data To Trace Salmonella As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully... |
| Feds: Kirkland Investment Adviser Stole Millions SEATTLE — Federal prosecutors say a Kirkland investment adviser stole millions of dollars from at least 20 clients. Rhonda Breard made an initial appearance Wednesday afternoon in federal... |
| Former Emerald City Coach Says Sysa 'mistrust' Has Always Been There Coach Y: "I think your reporting on the SU/ECFC has been fair. Don't listen to those people. Some people will flame anything. I appreciate the work you do in the soccer community. The sad part... |
| Seattle Children's Health Fair Is A Free, "hands-on" Community Event - March 13th View all » At the Seattle Children's Hospital's beautiful campus on Saturday, March 13, 2010, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be a Children's Health Fair with games, crafts and music.... |
| Fighting Childhood Obesity In Preschool: Preschoolers Get Little Exercise, Study Says While parents may think preschool is a place where their kids race around, run and play, a study found students engaged in “moderate to vigorous exercise” only 3.4 percent of their day at... |
| Infrastrux Group Sold For $480m Willbros Group Inc. for $480 million. Houston-based Willbros Group (NYSE: WG) said shareholders of privately held InfrastruX of Seattle will get $360 million cash and 7.9 million shares in Willbros... |
