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  • Boeing 787 diverted to Seattle after reported mechanical issue

    SEA-TAC AIRPORT, Wash. -- A Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Denver to Tokyo had to divert to Seattle Tuesday afternoon after a reported mechanical issue.The plane landed safely at Sea-Tac Airport just after 4 p.m.A United Airlines spokesman said Flight 139 was diverted after an indication of a problem with an oil filter and they are working to accommodate ...

  • Man found guilty in murder of popular teacher

    popular Woodinville school teacher was found guilty Monday of second degree murder.Prosecutors say 49-year-old Johnnie Lee Wiggins killed his girlfriend, 55-year-old Prudence Hockley, outside of her Seattle home on Christmas Eve in 2011.On the night of her murder, Hockley stepped outside at about 11 p.m. to talk with a friend, said Seattle Police Department spokesman Jeff Kappel.Witnesses heard ...

  • Police Angry mob chases groper through Pioneer Square

    SEATTLE -- An accused groper got a taste of vigilante justice Morning when he was chased by an angry mob in Pioneer Square.Police say a man groped a woman in Occidental Park sometime around 9:30 a.m. A nearby crowd of people saw or heard about the groping and confronted the man, who then took off running. The angry crowd gave chase. When caught, the accused grouper allegedly punched two people ...

  • Would-be burglar may be same man who tried to snatch White Center child

    the foiled child abduction that occurred June 2 on the same street, the King County Sheriff’s Office said today. In Sunday’s incident, someonetried toclimb througha bedroom window of a house in the 10400 block of Third Avenue Southwest just after 10 p.m., according tosheriff’sspokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West. A 1-year-old child was sleeping in the room and when the child’s ...

  • U.S. won’t look at NW coal’s impact on climate

    The Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday at a congressional hearing that it will not consider the climate effects of burning U.S. coal in Asia as part of its review of proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific ...


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Oblivion

Oblivion

Joseph Kosinskis Oblivion is really no more derivative a science fiction thriller than most these days, it just has the unfortunate tendency of seeming to be more obvious about it. Although he originally conceived of it as a graphic novel in the late 2000s, Kosinski has managed to trans ... ...

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  • Man drowns chasing fishing pole into Ore. river

    PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities say a fisherman who dove into the Columbia River after his pole has drowned. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office says the report came in after noon on Tuesday. Deputies reported the man was in a boat with a companion when he lost his pole. The sheriff's office says he apparently wasn't wearing a life jacket. His fishing partner reported ...

  • Less than month after collapse temporary I-5 bridge is finished

    The Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge will open Wednesday morning, in what Gov. Jay Inslee called great news for the state of Washington. "We showed that if we work together, we can and do indeed do hard things in short order with great results," he said near the north riverbank, after walking on the freshly asphalted deck of a temporary span. An exact start time hasn’t yet been ...

  • Justin Smoak says hes ready to get back out there

    is getting dressed in the clubhouse as we speak and can’t wait to get back on the field, having not started a game since May 26. He’s back in the lineup tonight, playing first base, which ...

  • Smoak returns from 20-day stint on disabled list

    Email ANAHEIM -- First baseman Justin Smoak was activated by the Mariners on Tuesday after he spent 20 days on the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle. Infielder Alex Liddi was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma to make room on the 25-man roster. Smoak hit .238 (5-for-21) with two doubles and one RBI in five rehab games with Tacoma, including a 2-for-5 effort with a double on Monday in ...

  • Residents question 3 finalists for Lakewood city manager hiring decision could be as soon as Tuesday

    The search for Lakewood’s new city manager enters the homestretch Tuesday with interviews of the three remaining finalists.The City Council named six finalists earlier this month but half the pool has dropped out. W. Scott Larese, the former garrison commander at Fort Rucker, Ala., exited Monday after informing Lakewood he decided to focus on his current job, city spokesman Jeff Brewster ...

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