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  • Whale frees itself from lagoon near Purdy Bridge

    A gray whale that generated concern of onlookers on shore has successfully made its way out of the shallow waters of Burley Lagoon, near ...

  • Vandals target Port Orchard veterans monument

    PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- A heartless act of vandalism in the small town of Port Orchard has scarred a place of reverence.Volunteers are now working hard to restore the community's veterans memorial, and the local VFW is offering a cash reward for information that solves the crime.The memorial wall of honor features bricks etched with the names of area servicemen. The caretakers of the ...

  • Could new start-up revolutionize the car buying experience

    Tred , brings the car to you and helps negotiate a deal.Will Miceli used Tred to buy a new Highlander, and he said the process was easy."Just driving around with the dealer, it just feels pressureful, but this time it wasn't," Miceli said.Seattle resident Grant Feek spearheaded the idea of booking test drives online and at a time and place of the customer's choosing."Put ...

  • At Hanford energy secretary vows renewed focus on cleanup

    RICHLAND - Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Wednesday he intends to have a new plan by the end of the summer for resolving technical problems with a waste-treatment plant under construction at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site. The waste-treatment plant has long been considered the cornerstone of cleanup at south-central Washington’s Hanford nuclear reservation, which ...

  • Gun-rights supporters planning initiative of their own

    Gun-rights groups on Wednesday unveiled a new initiative that would prevent Washington state from adopting background-check laws more restrictive than the federal ...


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Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde

"Bonnie and Clyde" is one of those quintessential American films that has firmly established itself in the realms of cinematic lore. It is a film that took considerable risks, but somehow or another, all the gears clicked at the right time, and director Arthur Penn wound up with a national masterpiece he was never able to equal. The film is not so much about fact as it is about legend. Yes, there ... ...

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  • Seattle School Board divided on Bandas first-year performance

    The Seattle School Board gave Superintendent Jose Banda two evaluations for this first year on the job. The first, described as the view of a supermajority of the board, gave Banda high marks, saying he exceeded expectations in four of the five evaluation areas, and met expectations in the fifth. But for the first time in recent memory, the board presented a minority opinion as well. Those ...

  • Get ready for Mariners first base job-sharing and Morse...in outfield

    back into a first base/DH mix that was already crowded for the Mariners and you get…some overcrowding. That’s why Smoak is on the bench tonight — despite three well-hit balls last night, including a home run — ...

  • Spokane man indicted for sending ricin to Obama

    SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Spokane man accused of mailing a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to President Barack Obama.The indictment contends that Matthew Buquet, 37, developed the biological agent in violation of federal law, and that he further violated the law by mailing letters containing ricin to Obama and U.S. District Court Judge ...

  • International District getting favored treatment in parking rate drop

    SEATTLE -- Special treatment -- or solid numbers? What's behind a drop in parking prices in one Seattle neighborhood depends on who you ask. "I think fairness and consistency are important here," said City Councilmember Tim Burgess. "That's what's frustrating to us. There seems to be a special application in one neighborhood to the detriment to all the ...

  • Body found near Patriots home was homicide victim

    State police returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, two days after a body was found about a mile ...

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