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Saturday 19th May, 2012

    • MLB: Seattle 4, Colorado 0

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    Kevin Millwood took a no-hitter into the sixth inning Friday and turned in his first shutout in nine years, giving Seattle a 4-0 win over Colorado. The 16-year veteran started for the 423rd time in ...

    • Alliance honors South Sound business owners

    The News Tribune

    At its inaugural awards banquet Thursday evening, the Alliance of Women Owned Businesses recognized two South Sound business owners for their inspiration and ...

    • 11 more liquor stores to shut down

    The News Tribune

    The state will close 11 additional liquor sales outlets Tuesday as staffing shortages cut the workforce able to operate the state’s network of liquor ...

  • There's been a Tacoma Evergreen for decades

    The News Tribune

    Evergreen’s Tacoma campus has had several homes during its decades-long history in the city, director Artee Young says. But wherever instruction has taken place – whether in founding ...

  • A look back at 40 years of Evergreen

    The News Tribune

    1967: Washington Legislature passes a bill to create a new, public four-year college in Olympia. 1968: Charles McCann, dean of faculty at Central Washington University, is selected as ...

  • McMenamins Elks Temple project still on track

    The News Tribune

    The McMenamins Elks Temple project is cooking along. That’s the word from Michael Sullivan, owner of Artifacts Consulting, which is working with the Portland-based brewpub operator to renovate ...

  • TACOMA: Man sentenced to 30 years for fatal shooting

    The News Tribune

    A Pierce County judge on Friday sentenced a Tacoma man to 30 years in prison for shooting another man to death in the street last year. Lloyd Robert Jackson, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree ...

  • SEATTLE: Not enough rebar in 520 bridge pontoon

    The News Tribune

    Damage has been found in one of the large pontoons that are being built at Aberdeen for the new Highway 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington at ...

  • Child advocacy group backs McKenna for governor

    The News Tribune

    An education advocacy group that typically supports Democrats endorsed Republican Rob McKenna for governor Friday, saying he has concrete proposals to improve outcomes for ...

  • State sees more people getting pertussis shots

    The News Tribune

    As the number of whooping cough cases continues to rise during the state’s worst outbreak, more people appear to be getting vaccinated to ward off the highly infectious disease, public health ...

  • Opinions mixed on trout hatchery plan

    The News Tribune

    The state Department of Fish and Wildlife may lease its trout hatchery on Clarks Creek in Puyallup to a Portland-based seafood processing and distribution ...

  • PARKLAND: Threat hoax ends in arrest of man, 27

    The News Tribune

    Pierce County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of leaving a threatening note outside a Parkland high school Friday, prompting a lockdown at the ...

  • KENT: Search for wanted felon leads to high school lockdown

    The News Tribune

    Law enforcement officers throughout South King County searched on Friday for a 26-year-old man who eluded them twice. The search for Blake Bellecourt, a convicted felon with three warrants for his ...

  • State calls for changes in UW overtime pay

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    SEATTLE -- Pricey overtime pay has exploded on the University of Washington's Seattle campus, and now the state is asking for changes.As we ...

  • Free service helps monitor your bills for fraud, unauthorized charges

    KOMO 1000

    SEATTLE -- You know you should check your credit card statement every month to look for errors or fraudulent charges. But let's be honest. Most of us don't. We do a quick scan - if that - ...

  • Residents, tourists question town's use of air raid siren

    KOMO 1000

    LA CONNER, Wash. -- In the tiny town of La Conner, silence is golden - and tourism is rich."They come to La Conner because it's a beautiful place to come," said innkeeper Kate Howell. ...

  • Suppan, Padres outmatched by Weaver, Angels

    The Seattle Times

    SAN DIEGO — Jeff Suppan and the San Diego Padres were no match for Jered Weaver and the Los Angeles Angels. Weaver and two relievers combined on a three-hitter, Mike Trout had an RBI triple ...

  • Kobe's free throws stymie Thunder, keep Lakers alive

    The Seattle Times

    LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant didn't miss on 18 free throws and scored 14 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late for a 99-96 victory over Oklahoma ...

  • Vargas looking to bounce back against Rockies

    Seattle Mariners

    Jason Vargas was on a roll, but then the Mariners' road woes caught up to him in Boston on May 14, and he gave up five runs in six innings in a 6-1 loss. The left-hander will try to avoid ...

  • Alaska restaurant battles Seattle for first fish

    Gadsden Times

    The Seattle-based airline makes a big production each year of delivering the first-of-the-season Copper River king salmon from Alaska to Seattle for preparation by top chefs, who got their ...

  • Emerald Downs results for Friday, May 18; handicaps for Saturday, May 19

    The Seattle Times

    Just Have'n Fun, B B's Quick Action. 76 furlongs, purse $4,500, claiming $2,500, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares. Topper's Gem/Hoonan 2 ½ 2-2 ½ 1 ¾ 8.00 ...

  • Walk in 9th leads Dodgers past Cardinals 6-5

    The Seattle Times

    A.J. Ellis drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night in the opener of a series between the NL West ...

  • Zito beats old A's team as Giants win 8-6

    The Seattle Times

    Barry Zito outdid his old Oakland team, Brandon Belt drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics in the Bay Bridge Series opener 8-6 on Friday ...

  • Jered Weaver pitches Angels past Padres 7-2

    The Seattle Times

    Jered Weaver and two relievers combined on a three-hitter, Mike Trout had an RBI triple among his three hits and the Los Angeles Angels beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 in their first regular-season ...

  • Struggling Brewers pounded by Twins 11-3

    The Seattle Times

    After one of the more demoralizing losses in what has so far been a disappointing season, manager Ron Roenicke still thinks the Milwaukee Brewers can turn their season ...

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Seattle’s Department of Transport has plans to improve the Mercer Corridor or Mercer Mess as it is known to many residents of the city, Seattle news media have been reporting on the plans for some time, but a groundbreaking ceremony now marks the beginning of the major project.

The Mercer Corridor was built over forty years ago when the city’s transportation needs and traffic volumes were entirely different to present day. Mercer Street is a primary artery for the city of Seattle and over 80,000 people drive along it every day, but because of increased traffic and inefficient infrastructu ... more


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