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  • LEGISLATURE Laws on mentally ill will change next year

    Changes to the state’s laws on detaining potentially dangerous patients with mental illness should finally take effect in mid-2014 after 21/2 years of ...

  • PIERCE COUNTY Man convicted of killing relative at storage facility

    A Pierce County jury on Tuesday convicted a man of second-degree murder for shooting a relative to death last year at a Tacoma storage ...

  • 4 teachers get layoff notices 95 may move

    Four Tacoma teachers have received layoff notices from Tacoma Public Schools, and 95 others may be displaced to other jobs and schools around the ...

  • Nats collapse late lose 4-2 to Giants in 10th

    SAN FRANCISCO — As Bryce Harper ran back to chase Gregor Blanco's hard-hit fly in the ninth inning, memories of last week's scary collision with the wall at Dodger Stadium suddenly surged into his mind. The ball dropped for a tying triple, Pablo Sandoval followed with a two-run homer in the 10th and the Washington Nationals lost 4-2 to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night - ...

  • Mariners need to help themselves out this time

    Sometimes, as in what happened this past weekend in Cleveland, there isn’t much a coaching staff or front office can do. Players are the ones who play and when they lose games because of walkoff home runs, or dropped balls, or whatever, that falls under the guise of on-field stuff and we all know that stuff happens. But sometimes, there are things a team can do to help. The back end of ...


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Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Numerous tensions cut through writer/director Sean Durkins dark, economic feature debut Martha Marcy May Marlene, but the most unsettling is the distance between the various characters and their inability to connect in a meaningful way. All of the films char ... ...

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  • Maurer returns home in finale with Halos

    Mariners rookie Brandon Maurer has pitched in Anaheim before, but never in the Major Leagues. Maurer will start for Seattle on Wednesday in the finale of a two-game series at Angel Stadium, about 12 miles from where he grew up in Costa Mesa, Calif. For Maurer, the homecoming means his first chance to pitch in front of friends and family, which brings some extra pressure. "I've ...

  • Grizzlies rally before losing to Spurs in overtime

    Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Randolph (50) drives the ball against San Antonio Spurs' Boris Diaw (33), of France, during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...

  • Poop-sniffing dogs helping save whales all over the world

    SEATTLE -- A local dog named Tucker has a very special talent for tracking, and scientists say he's helping save animals -- including whales -- all over the world. Tucker's special skill is his ability to smell feces, or scat, from orca whales up to a mile away. While that might seem like an odd talent, scientists from the University of Washington say it could help protect wildlife ...

  • Overcrowding forces Kitsap County jail to release inmates

    Port Orchard, Wash. -- Overcrowding in the Kitsap County Jail is forcing officials to change the standards about who stays behind bars and who gets released.Anyone arrested in Kitsap County is still booked into jail, but depending on the suspected crimes, some are being released without bail.The jail can operate with 421 inmates, but the population is currently exceeding that number. On Friday, ...

  • Iconic Seattle company facing disturbing accusations

    SEATTLE -- REI. It's a Seattle icon with a reputation for integrity. But a KOMO 4 Problem Solver investigation has uncovered a defect in that teflon reputation. It involves dangerous bicycle crashes, serious injuries and legal attempt to avoid responsibility. Our report centers on the REI-branded bike that some say has broken apart with riders on board. David Ashmore. Monika Johnson. ...

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