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  • Proctor’s bike-rack bureaucracy tests patience of local Boy Scout

    Zach Ouellette of Tacoma was 16 years old two summers ago, working at the Proctor District Farmers Market with his mother, a market regular known as Cheryl the Pig Lady.“My mother suggested a second bike rack, because the one we had was always full,” Zach said.That was how it began.Zach, a Boy Scout, raised nearly $1,000 and helped design and build a pair of bike racks with the help of a ...

  • Man in handcuffs goes to Centralia police

    CENTRALIA, Wash. — A man was arrested at the Centralia Police Station after showing up in handcuffs. The 21-year-old walked to the station Saturday and asked for help taking them off. He said a friend bought them at a second-hand store, put the cuffs on him as a joke and threw the key on the lawn. The Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/13In84J) police checked the records and found an ...

  • Terminal planned for Snohomish County airport

    The Snohomish County Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a $650,000 contract with an engineering firm to design an airline terminal at Paine ...

  • Fairchild still candidate for new planes

    Officials in Washington are expressing disappointment that Fairchild Air Force base was not chosen as the first home of the Air Force's new aerial refueling ...

  • Thunderous blast rips car to shreds in Vancouver B.C.

    VANCOUVER - A leaking acetylene tank is getting the blame for an early-morning blast that tore apart a car parked on a street in Vancouver's West End.Fire and Rescue Services Capt. Gabe Roder says the explosion was triggered when the car owner, a plumber who had stored the tank in his vehicle, used a remote key fob to unlock the car door.The resulting fireball shredded the vehicle and ...


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The Next Three Days

The Next Three Days

In The Next Three Days, Russell Crowe plays a Pittsburgh-based community college professor named John Brennan whose normal, everyday life is upended when his wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks) is arrested and convicted for murdering her boss. The films opening scene, in which J ... ...

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  • Paul Allen is putting out an album

    the Amazon link to his first album, which he recorded alongside his band, the Underthinkers. Containing 13 tracks, "Everything at Once" features celebrity guests including Joe Walsh, Derek Trucks, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Chrissie Hynde, David Hidalgo of Los Lobos and Ivan Neville, according to the online liner notes. Every song on the album is either written or co-written by ...

  • Ore. man buys himself a Corvette crashes it into power pole

    BORING, Ore. - A man who just bought a Chevrolet Corvette ended up crashing it into a power pole and knocking out electricity to folks in Boring. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. Tuesday ...

  • New charges in Tacoma kidnap case

    Pierce County prosecutors have re-filed kidnapping charges against a 36-year-old Tacoma man who was found incompetent to stand trial last ...

  • Coaches best-paid state employees in Washington

    OLYMPIA, Wash. — Football and basketball coaches are the top-paid state employees in Washington. University of Washington coach Steve Sarkisian earned $2.7 million last year, followed by Washington State University coach Mike Leach at $2.3 million. The Office of Financial Management recently released the state employee salary list. Third on the list is UW basketball coach Lorenzo Romar ...

  • Video Man rescued from Lake Ballinger last Friday

    A man had to be rescued last Friday when his kayak flipped in Lake Ballinger in Mountlake Terrace. Luckily, people heard the kayaker’s calls for help, including two fishermen who went to the man’s rescue, according to our community news partner, My Edmonds News. The fishermen helped the man stay above water until the fire department arrived. The man was pulled from the water, taken ...

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