Provides the latest RSS feeds for Washington News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Seattle News.net http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/cat/9asydf97tgas9d7f/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 05:55:49 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:55:49 -0400 30 Rep. Steve Kirby says he kept busy during the Legislature’s brief hiatus this month by training for his new job at a Tacoma-area credit union. It’s a field that intersects with his work at the Capitol. As the chairman of the House Business and Financial Services Committee, Kirby has the power to decide the fate of finance-industry bills - including those that affect his new employer, ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612296/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 04:09:52 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612296/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f McCarver Elementary School was an obvious choice for the Tacoma Housing Authority’s experiment. Built in 1925 and located in the heart of the Hilltop, the school serves Tacoma’s poorest population. Its approximately 400 students draw heavily on the shelters and transitional housing scattered across the hill. This year, which is typical, 96 percent of McCarver’s students qualify ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612298/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 04:09:51 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612298/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Housing authorities in most cities don’t have the flexibility to try experiments such as the McCarver Program. They’re bound by strict U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development protocols that determine who gets assistance and ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612297/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 04:09:51 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612297/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f The key was patience, with a dash of cunning. John Ringer, a longtime Tacoma police detective and gang expert, knew what went down the day 17-year-old Bernard Houston was killed. He knew six rival gang members in two cars boxed Houston in at a Hilltop intersection and gunned him down. He knew where they were seated in the vehicles, what they said before shots rang out and that the drive-by was ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612300/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 04:09:50 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612300/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f The Thurston County auditor has announced a three-day special filing period seeking candidates for three offices that did not draw candidates for the upcoming election. The deadline for initial filing ended May 17 with no declarations of candidacy for the three ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612418/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 04:09:50 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612418/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f ABOVE: Shawna and Mike Allen and their family study together at the dining room table. The Allens, along with 49 other families, are part of Tacoma Housing Authority’s McCarver Program, which offers families low-cost housing, counseling and parenting classes in exchange for a commitment to enroll their children at McCarver Elementary School through fifth grade and to play an active role in ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612419/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 04:09:49 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612419/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Jefferson County Heart of Service awardees include Cass and Tom Brotherton, lauded for their work with "Count Me In For Quilcene," Quilcene Village Store, the Quilcene Conversations forum and other south county volunteer activities. By Peninsula Daily News ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612423/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:37 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612423/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Photography student Cody Kreider of Port Angeles takes photos of bulldozer-inflicted destruction on Baker Street in the Gales Addition east of Port Angeles on Friday as a motorist takes photos from a nearby car. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News By Jeremy Schwartz Peninsula Daily ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612426/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:36 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612426/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f SHINE — The ';pit-to-pier'; project isn’t dead, its manager said, despite a conservation agreement in the works between the state and the Navy that would prohibit new construction along areas of Hood Canal.';We’re going to be going forward,'; said Dan Baskins, project manager for the Thorndyke Resources Project, before referring inquiries to the ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612422/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:35 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612422/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Rhody Festival Queen Emma White Thunder is presented with a whole salmon from Jacob Genaw of Key City Foods during the Grand Parade in Port Townsend on Saturday. -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News By Charlie Bermant Peninsula Daily ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612427/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:33 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612427/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Rian Anderson, district manager of Black Ball Ferry Line, left, speaks during a grand opening ceremony for the company’s new Port Angeles dock Saturday as Ryan Malane, Black Ball sales manager, looks on. At far right is Greg Scherer, owner of Pacific Rim Hobby, a business owner along Railroad Avenue who was affected by city waterfront redevelopment. By Jeremy Schwartz Peninsula Daily ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612431/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:33 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612431/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Candidates attend the ballot draw at the close of the filing period Friday. From left, Jefferson Healthcare board candidates Savannah Hensel and Jill Buher are joined by Port Townsend City Council hopefuls Pamela Adams and Catharine Robinson. Adams' husband, Mike Adams, is in the background. By Charlie Bermant Peninsula Daily ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612429/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:31 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612429/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f PORT ANGELES — One-term Port Angeles City Councilman Max Mania is not running for re-election, while a Sequim-area seat on the Port of Port Angeles commission has three candidates running for one position who will go up against each other in the Aug. 6 primary.And there was some juggling of candidates at the last minute, with two who had filed for positions having to withdraw because they ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612428/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:30 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612428/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f University of Washington professor Thomas J. Montine, left, recently discussed the latest in Alzheimer's disease research with more than 40 local health care providers at special dinner presentation at Park View Villas in Port Angeles. Montine, Alvord professor, pathology department chair and adjunct professor of neurological surgery at the UW, is pictured with John LeClerc, executive ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612433/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:29 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612433/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f PORT ANGELES — Harbinger Winery of Port Angeles recently was awarded a gold medal at the 2013 Sunset International Wine Competition and took Best of Class for its 2009 El Jefe wine.The El Jefe is a reserve red wine blend made out of Rhone-style grapes. This is the second straight year Harbinger has been awarded gold medals at this event.Last year, the 2008 El Jefe and 2008 Barbera both took ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612435/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:28 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612435/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f NEW YORK — This past week, the streets of midtown Manhattan swarmed with TV executives beginning the process to woo ad buyers to their upcoming fall lineups with splashy presentations, star-packed cocktail parties and plentiful swag.But there’s an air of urgency for the suits at the legacy networks — CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox. They’ve been rocked by an ominous first. A basic ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612437/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:27 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612437/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Eric Bert begins the fiberglass and epoxy process on one of the three war canoes ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612436/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:27 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612436/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f CLALLAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S Sheriff's Office has issued an alert about a new scam in which a telephone caller claims to be from Olympic Medical Center and tries to sell Lifeline subscriptions and new equipment. The phone calls are not authorized by OMC, Olympic Memorial Hospital or Olympic Medical Home Health and are not legitimate, the sheriff's office said.After scam calls were ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612441/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:41:23 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214612441/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f MOUNTLAKE TERRACE -- School officials already had decided to fire a Mountlake Terrace High School teaching aide and coach before he resigned earlier this ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214611975/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:11:40 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214611975/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f SEATTLE -- The Herald earned first place for General Excellence for newspapers with circulation between 25,001 and 65,000 at the Society of Professional Journalists awards banquet held Saturday in Seattle. Among the individual awards presented to Herald staff were: Andrea Brown: 1st place, Short Feature Story, for "The Zumba king"; 2nd place, Personalities Reporting, for "Rocket ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214611974/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:11:39 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214611974/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Marina designer John Olsen, pictured here in 1966, an engineer with Reid Middleton, Inc., was involved in the homeport siting study that brought the U.S. Navy to Everett. He pushed for the Everett location and created the design for ship facilities at Naval Station ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214611976/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 03:11:39 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214611976/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Kentridge reached the state semifinals for the first time since 1991, while West Seattle made school history with its first trip to the final ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214611379/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 02:18:14 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214611379/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f FC Dallas . Obafemi Martins also scored for the Sounders (4-3-3), who racked up a third straight win after enduring a five-game winless streak. Johnson' second goal in the 62nd minute game only seconds after Michel had pulled Dallas into a 2-2 tie on an unassisted ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214611519/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 01:59:32 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214611519/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f (Reuters) - The Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners in a walk-off for the second successive day with a 5-4 victory on Saturday. Jason Kipnis, who belted the go ahead three-run homer in the 10th inning on Friday, was driven in from third by Mark Reynolds on a fielders choice grounder in the bottom of the ninth to keep the Indians at the top of the American League Central (24-17). ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214610962/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sun, 19 May 2013 00:59:33 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214610962/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f RENTON, Wash.-- At the first annual Youth Education and Safety Fair on Saturday, children and parents gathered to learn how to recognize, prevent and stop a dangerous situation like an abduction.In the blink of an eye - a child can be taken. For that reason the Center for Missing and Exploited Children wants parents to take 25 minutes to talk to their kids about safety. One local family did just ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214609953/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 23:50:38 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214609953/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f EVFRETT, Wash. -- On Friday, after an intense manhunt across parts of Snohomish County, police arrested Vincent Nutter in Clearview following a brief standoff with police and a few blasts of a fire hose.The 22-year-old man is in custody at the Snohomish County jail facing weapons violations and charges of eluding police.Now the attention turns to finding his father, Mark Nutter.Officers say the ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214609607/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 22:59:18 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214609607/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Despite a tough loss in the first round, Chris Hansen’s impressive bid to bring the NBA back to Seattle looks strong as the league appears to be more open to expansion, especially to the 12th largest TV market in the ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214609484/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 22:50:59 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214609484/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Mount St. Helens wasn’t in the mood for visitors Saturday. The volcano remained shrouded in clouds throughout the day, disappointing several hundred visitors who made the trip up the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway on the 33rd anniversary of the mountain’s cataclysmic eruption on May 18, ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214608484/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 21:17:05 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214608484/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f A proposed land-use change has Day Island residents turning out to city meetings en masse. The source of their anger is the City of University Place’s proposed rezone of the only commercial business on the island, the privately owned Day Island Yacht Harbor ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214608022/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 20:22:21 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214608022/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f SEATTLE -- A felon who police say was in possession of a firearm was arrested following a early Saturday morning shooting in North Seattle that wounded a man.The suspect, a 20-year-old man, was booked in the King County Jail for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, which is a violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, Seattle Police said.About 1:15 a.m. officers responded to a call of ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214608023/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 20:16:50 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214608023/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f The Indians' 2013 roster is full of new faces. Yet at the 41-game mark this season, Cleveland sports a record just one game better than last year's mark. Delve a little further into the numbers, however, and one can spot the differences between the two versions of the club. The Indians, who have won 16 of their last 20 games, have a plus-29 run differential. Last year at this juncture, ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214608030/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 20:04:34 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214608030/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f The deluded mother hugged her baby with desperate love. She treated Grandma like a stranger, called her "the babysitter," and punched her with a free hand.The drama played in a gas station parking lot in the 3700 block of Pacific Avenue. An officer stopped to sort out the mess. He found four women fighting over a 2-year-old girl.The incident started with an apparent ruse. The ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214607324/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 19:27:39 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214607324/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f The great-great grandson of Triple Crown winner War Admiral, Affirmed battled with Alydar in all three races, beating his rival by 1 1/2 lengths in the Derby, a neck in the Preakness, and a nose in the ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214607327/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:24 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214607327/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Highway fatalities in Pierce and Thurston counties have dropped 50 percent so far this year, a trend authorities hope continues.Six people were killed in traffic collisions between January and May, down from 12 during the same time period last year."We’re seeing a downward trend and that’s what we want," Washington State Patrol trooper Guy Gill said.Statewide fatalities have ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606738/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 18:33:24 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606738/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f SHELTON, Wash.-- Deputies arrested a 35-year-old man late Friday who was wanted for shooting a person in Mason County Tuesday after a citizen spotted him, the Mason County Sheriff's Office said. The citizen recognized suspect Aaron Smith from media reports and called the Sheriff's Office which made the arrest and took him to the Mason County JailSmith is accused of going to the ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606897/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 18:27:46 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606897/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f SEA@CLE: Ryan launches a two-run shot to left CLEVELAND -- Despite a late rally to make things interesting, the Mariners suffered their second straight walk-off loss to the Indians on Saturday when Mark Reynolds drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded grounder in the bottom of the ninth for a 5-4 victory. The Indians loaded the bases with no outs against reliever Oliver Perez before ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606741/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:50 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606741/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Authorities in hazardous materials suits are searching an apartment in downtown Spokane as they investigate the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.FBI agents, Spokane police officers and U.S. Postal Inspection Service officials descended on the apartment Saturday morning.No arrests have been made. An FBI spokeswoman has not said whether ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606290/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 17:32:33 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606290/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f MILL CREEK -- No one was hurt in a kitchen fire Saturday morning near Mill Creek.The fire was reported about 8 a.m. at a two-story, eight-unit condominium building in the 16800 block of Larch Way, said Leslie Hynes, spokeswoman for Snohomish County Fire District 1. Crews extinguished the fire in about 15 minutes.One man was displaced. He has renter's insurance, Hynes said. The fire remains ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606393/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 17:31:03 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606393/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office lists the following people as being booked into the Whatcom County Jail. In many cases, charges have not been filed. Guilt is determined by the courts.MAY 16, 2013Francisco Perez, booked by Washington State Patrol for failure to appear for driving with a license suspended in the third degree.Robert Luke Filla, booked by Ferndale Police Department for ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606394/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:10 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606394/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Mark Reynolds ' fielder's choice grounder scored Jason Kipnes in the bottom of the ninth Saturday, lifting the Cleveland Indians over Seattle 5-4. The Indians seemed on their way to a victory with a 4-2 lead in the top of the ninth inning, ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606398/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 17:08:08 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214606398/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f TULALIP -- A man died and a woman was rescued late Friday night after an apparent boat capsizing in Tulalip Bay.The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment of hypothermia, according to police. She is expected to survive.The man's identity has not been released.Police believe they were on a 10-foot boat that was found overturned Friday night. Just before 10:30 p.m., neighbors near ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214605864/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 16:35:27 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214605864/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f I think Seattle is shamefully being blackballed by the NBA, which denied them a team by turning down the relocation of the troubled Sacramento Kings to Seattle. Though Seattle hasn't had a team since its owners moved it to Oklahoma City in 2008, Seattle has a proven track record, supporting an NBA team for 41 years. In its long and storied history, it was home to such stars as Lenny ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214605131/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 15:36:29 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214605131/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f WENATCHEE, Wash. — "What will you pick?" the new slogan asks. The answer, for many community leaders: A different slogan. Business and marketing leaders who were asked over the last several weeks to weigh in on the proposed new branding and marketing campaign for Wenatchee had mixed reactions to the "Wenatchee: What would you pick?" slogan. "Some liked it and ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214605132/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 15:31:02 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214605132/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Email CLEVELAND -- The low point for the Mariners this season was a 10-3 defeat in Houston on April 24 when Seattle lost a series to the last-place Astros and then got an earful from manager Eric Wedge in a fiery postgame speech. The team had fallen to 8-15 -- a half-game out of last place in the American League West. Since then, Seattle has gone 12-7 heading into Saturday's game against ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214605133/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 15:26:24 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214605133/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland longshoreman sustained minor injuries after getting hit by a truck while picketing at the Port of Portland. Jennifer Sargent, a spokeswoman for the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, says the worker is recovering at home after injuring his knee, elbow and back. She declined to release his identity. The union says the incident occurred Thursday when ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214604572/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 14:33:47 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214604572/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f FORKS, Wash. -- The concept of "stand downs" for military veterans has been around for a few years.Troubled and homeless vets are given access to medical screening, mental health advice, clothing and more. But you'll find a different breed of vets at the stand down in Forks - the ones who want to be as far away from people as possible. Some have been fighting their own ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214604162/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:11 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214604162/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f A former Lakewood police officer previously convicted for stealing from a fund to benefit the families of four officers shot in 2009 has pleaded guilty to more charges related to that ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214603614/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 13:39:38 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214603614/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Thurston County jury has awarded $75,000 to a woman bit by a neighbor's dog. The Olympian ( http://is.gd/OvULOb) reports the woman was seeking payment for medical expenses, plus pain, inconvenience, emotional stress, scaring and other general damages. After a weeklong trial, the jury voted 10-2 to award Linda Astorga more than $25,000 for past and future economic ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214603987/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:16 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214603987/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f EVERETT, Wash. — An Arlington area woman has been arrested for investigation of vehicular assault after her boyfriend was run over by an SUV. The Daily Herald ( http://is.gd/cbU6oL) reports the Marysville man suffered a broken ankle and severe "road rash. Court papers say those injuries are consistent with being dragged by a vehicle and having skin scraped off along the pavement. ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214603988/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:13 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214603988/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f O'BRIEN, Ore. -; Jennifer Phillippi's grandparents started producing lumber in this corner of Oregon timber country in 1922, when a man could set up a mill, log the trees within range of a team of horses and move the mill to a new stand when those trees ran ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214602958/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 12:45:10 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214602958/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f A review of Seattle Symphony’s "Russian Spectacular" concert, on May 17, 2013, featuring Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, performed by Julian ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214602973/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 12:37:31 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214602973/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f VANCOUVER, Wash. — A 25-year-old Vancouver, Wash., man has pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit vehicle airbags. U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan says Vitaliy Yaremkiv was arrested in April after being indicted by a grand jury in Seattle. He has admitted to selling in 2011 and 2012 more than 900 counterfeit airbags he bought in China. He pleaded guilty on Friday in U.S. District Court ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214603403/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 12:32:14 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214603403/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Chicago Cubs: 1. ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214603538/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 12:27:28 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214603538/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Ben Cheney’s generosity and support of amateur baseball will be celebrated Saturday in Lakewood as some 200 former Cheney Studs players meet for a reunion. (STAFF FILE, ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214600614/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 07:40:25 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214600614/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Members of Tacoma Fire Department salute the medic unit carrying the body of fellow firefighter Albert Nejmeh past Station 8 at 4911 S. Alaska St. during a procession from the Pierce County Medical Examiners office to Mountain View Cemetery in Lakewood on Thursday, May 16, 2013. (DEAN J. KOEPFLER/Staff ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214600126/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 06:37:50 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214600126/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f An injured soldier from Castle Rock met one of his last goals as he prepares to leave the Army when he cleaned up at the Warrior Games this month, earning two medals in the annual athletic competition for ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214600125/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 06:37:50 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214600125/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f The Rhododendron Festival royalty, from left, Princess Corinthia Cardona, Queen Emma White Thunder and Princess Kaila Olin, ride their float, driven by Blain Goss, in last Saturday's Irrigation Festival Grand Parade in ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214599329/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:59:03 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214599329/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f A junior at Puyallup High School was arrested Friday for allegedly bringing a gun to school Thursday, police said. A school resource officer learned Friday that the boy had been seen with a handgun on campus. During the investigation, the school was placed on lockdown.Officers found the boy at home and recovered an Airsoft pistol. It is unknown if it is the same weapon he was spotted with at ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598634/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:28:37 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598634/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Frank Jacobs is not a household name in Tacoma, but according to a generation of city leaders, the strength of his convictions went a long way toward shaping the redevelopment of Tacoma’s ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598636/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:28:36 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598636/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f The top three candidates for a vacant judgeship in Pierce County District Court passed their first hurdle this week. An ad-hoc committee appointed by the Pierce County Council chose three candidates as "top tier" choices to fill the seat vacated last year by Judge Jack Nevin, who moved to Pierce County Superior Court in January. Two of the candidates work in the Pierce County ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598635/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:28:36 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598635/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f TULALIP, Wash. -- A woman was rescued from Tulalip Bay Friday night but a man she was with remained missing, Coast Guard officials said.Police were notified just after 10:30 that people were in the bay and witnesses could hear someone calling for help.Fire crews as well as a Coast Guard boat and helicopter responded to search the waters. A woman was pulled from the water a short time later -- she ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598637/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:22:12 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598637/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f This ad by Washington CeaseFire will begin running on King County Metro buses this week. The Washington CeaseFire ads were rejected by Community ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598788/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:19:59 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598788/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Inglewood Golf Club broke down on I-405 in Bellevue.Less than an hour of the May 11 dance was left when they finally got there. And what was planned as a fancy evening became a chaotic scramble for rides.Mary Haff, whose daughter Luca organized the limo rental, disputes what the owner ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598789/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:19:58 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598789/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Genna Martin / The Herald Janet Anderberg (left), Pastor Richard Flath, Fred Starck, Mel Suelzle, Karen Herrick, Bea Zaske, and Karl Simon are members of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Edmonds, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598787/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:19:57 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598787/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Naval Station Everett plans to conduct the annual base-wide exercise, "Reliant Cloud," on Wednesday. During the exercise, expect gate closures between 9 a.m. and ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598791/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:19:55 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598791/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f It's part of the more than $8 million in upgrades for the county-run airport this construction season. Other projects will rebuild two Paine Field side roads. The biggest job is overhauling the airport's smallest runway, which measures 3,000 feet long. It was built in 1987. Reconstruction of the general aviation runway includes leveling the runway, improving drainage and realigning ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598786/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:19:55 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598786/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f EVERETT, Wash. — Everett, Wash., police say they've captured a home intruder who held them at bay for nearly eight hours after claiming to have a grenade. Police spokesman Aaron Snell says officers entered the house shortly before 10 p.m. Friday and arrested 40-year-old Jason M. Riley of nearby Lake Stevens. No grenade was found. Snell said earlier in a statement that police ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598641/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:12:20 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598641/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f A McCleary, Wash., man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for a 2012 attack on a judge and a deputy sheriff in the Grays Harbor County Courthouse in ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598640/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:12:20 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598640/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f The comfort of Safeco Field was supposed to be a little less comfortable this season, with the walls moved in as much as 17 feet closer to home plate. And for the most part, it's worked. ESPN's Park Factor lists Safeco as the 18th easiest place to hit this season, as opposed to last year, when it ranked dead last among all 30 ballparks. But for Saturday starter Joe Saunders, the ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598642/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 03:06:35 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598642/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- A case once closed is back open again as the Lakewood Police Department is accused of destroying documents to cover-up an alleged case of racial profiling.Darren Burgess's original complaint of racial profiling against the Lakewood Police Department was first settled out of court. The incident involved a domestic disturbance call allegedly made by Burgess. He says officers ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598177/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 02:17:47 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214598177/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f EVERETT, Wash. — Everett, Wash., police have captured a home intruder who held them at bay for nearly eight hours after claiming to have a grenade. KING-TV reports the man was in custody late Friday night. No injuries were reported. Police spokesman Aaron Snell said earlier in a statement that police responding Friday afternoon to a neighbor's call about a break-in confronted a man ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597975/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 02:07:36 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597975/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Over 400 people attended a public hearing on May 14 to oppose a proposed 17 percent cut toSeattle'sMetro Transit. On April 1, Metro announced an annual revenue shortfall of $75 million that, unless addressed by the legislature, would necessitate deep cuts in service. The cuts, to be implemented in the fall of 2014, would impact two-thirds of the existing 200 routes--the elimination of 65 ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597293/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:36 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597293/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f enter a race. Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess - the leading fundraiser in the crowded field - decided not to run, after all. King County Sheriff John Urquhart and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes drew no opposition for their seats. King County Executive Dow Constantine appears to have no serious competition, either. Here’s a look at some of the ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597295/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 01:03:14 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597295/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f CLEARVIEW, Wash. — After a manhunt that began with a car chase, Snohomish County, Wash., sheriff's officers have arrested a 22-year-old man sought on a warrant. KING-TV reports deputies arrested Vincent Nutter on Friday night. On Friday afternoon, officials said the man abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot into a wooded area of the county, initially eluding police dogs and a ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597298/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 01:03:12 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597298/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f SEA@CLE: Mariners lose on Kipnis' walk-off homer CLEVELAND -- Even with slugger Michael Morse sidelined at the last minute by an eye irritation, the Mariners played some long ball Friday at Progressive Field. But the Indians countered their own late-game punch to pull out a 6-3 victory in 10 innings. Raul Ibanez and Kendrys Morales both hit home runs, but Seattle's recent surge was ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597301/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 00:58:11 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597301/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Jason Kipnis hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning to complete a two-out rally Friday and give Cleveland a 6-3 victory over Seattle. A two-run homer by ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597524/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 00:44:26 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214597524/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f A U.S. Coast Guard crewmember hoists the rescued girl into an airborne MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Friday afternoon off Sunset Beach. (Still image taken from Coast Guard ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214596565/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 00:06:19 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214596565/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f The Seattle School Board will have two new faces come November, another round of leadership changes in a district that’s had a lot of them in the past few years, including the superintendent and many top staff positions. In the past few weeks, two of the board’s leaders - President Kay Smith-Blum and past President Michael DeBell - decided against running again, leaving two open ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214596581/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:04 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214596581/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Snohomish County, Wash., sheriff's officers have lifted a neighborhood lockdown after several hours of intensive searching for a 22-year-old man sought on a ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214596583/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:17 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214596583/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Kids high-fived each other. The school band played “Great Balls of Fire.” And the entire Kalles Junior High School student body gave an enthusiastic send-off to their team of special athletes headed for competition at Puyallup’s Sparks ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214595843/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Fri, 17 May 2013 23:07:05 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214595843/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Several Pierce County cities will see a leadership shakeup at the end of this year, as many cities are losing their mayors and others have attracted ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214595842/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Fri, 17 May 2013 23:07:04 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214595842/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f SEATTLE -- This weekend and for the next couple years the drive through Seattle's Mercer Mess - will get even messier.A slew of changes will begin Friday night and the effects will likely stretch all the way onto I-5.It'll be a lot of brake lights, tested patience and changes that will last until 2015.A little bit of pain now will help in the long run. Right?Seattle Dept. of ... http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214595844/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:29 -0400 http://www.seattlenews.net/index.php/sid/214595844/scat/9asydf97tgas9d7f