Provides the latest RSS feeds for Seattle News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Seattle News.Net http://www.seattlenews.net/ en-us Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:46:47 -0500 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:46:47 -0500 30 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Chris Gregoire is in Iraq this week meeting with local troops. Gregoire left Sunday with a delegation including Govs. John Corzine of New Jersey and Rick Perry of Texas. ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905097&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:05:09 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905097&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Fourteen Washington state lawmakers have asked Gov. Chris Gregoire to suspend and possibly overturn a state lease that cleared the way for a major expansion of a gravel mine on Maury Island in Puget S... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905101&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:04:59 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905101&cat=a69648530d514cd5 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE -- Alaska Air Group Inc. said Tuesday its December passenger traffic fell 5.2 percent on its main carrier, Alaska Airlines. Alaska Airlines flew 1.48 billion revenue p... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20901873&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:04:33 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20901873&cat=a69648530d514cd5 A 57-year-old Normandy Park man died Monday evening after his car collided with a guardrail on Highway 509 and veered off the road. Terrence P. Mueller was driving south on Highway 509, approaching S... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905095&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:05:14 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905095&cat=a69648530d514cd5 OLYMPIA, Wash. — The 2009 initiative season is officially under way. Professional initiative promoter Tim Eyman got this year's campaign started on Monday, by filing paperwork for his latest in... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905103&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:04:51 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905103&cat=a69648530d514cd5 OLYMPIA, Wash. — The hiring freeze ordered five months ago by Gov. Chris Gregoire is over. The Olympian reports Gregoire has told her agency directors they can fill slots as they come open, so ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905096&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:05:12 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905096&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Gov. Christine Gregoire is in Iraq visiting Washington Army National Guard troops with a delegation including Governors John Corzine, D-New Jersey and Rick Perry, R-Texas. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905094&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:05:16 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905094&cat=a69648530d514cd5 TACOMA, Wash. — A woman who struck a 7-foot-3 convicted child molester with a baseball bat has pleaded guilty to third-degree assault. Pierce County Deputy Prosecutor Sunni Ko says Tammy Lee Gi... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905100&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:04:57 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905100&cat=a69648530d514cd5 OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Gov. Chris Gregoire is in Iraq this week meeting with local troops.Gregoire left Sunday with a delegation including Govs. John Corzine of New Jersey and Rick Perry of Texas.Grego... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905109&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:24:04 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905109&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Yet another winter storm pounded Spokane on Monday, extending the holiday break for tens of thousands of school children after Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich recommended that all the county's ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905102&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:04:52 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905102&cat=a69648530d514cd5 OLYMPIA, Wash. — State legislative leaders will meet with reporters Tuesday in Olympia to talk about the upcoming session and the state's projected deficit. The Associated Press sponsors the an... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905099&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:05:02 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905099&cat=a69648530d514cd5 President-elect Barack Obama's proposed stimulus package would provide businesses with billions of dollars in refunds on taxes they paid several years ago. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905105&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:46 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905105&cat=a69648530d514cd5 An employee of the Hungarian Mol Natural Gas Transporting Corp. checks the pressure in the pipeline forwarding Russian natural gas from Ukraine. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905110&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:24:03 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905110&cat=a69648530d514cd5 The international Red Cross said conditions in Gaza were harsh even before the Israeli air and ground assault -- and now there's a "full-blown" humanitarian crisis. Civilian casualties are mounting an... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905106&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:48 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905106&cat=a69648530d514cd5 There's a waiting list for anyone applying for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of the transition to digital television broadcasts, the Commerce Department said. Those on the list may ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905108&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:44 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905108&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Washington .Forecasters say heavy rain and melting snow over the next two days could cause some Western Washington rivers to flood.Forecasters say the precipitation in Eastern Washington will begin as... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905111&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:17:09 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20905111&cat=a69648530d514cd5 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Left out of the national-title game, Colt McCoy and Texas made the most of their trip to the Fiesta Bowl. McCoy hit Quan Cosby for a 26-yard touchdown with 16 seconds to play,... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900002&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:56:43 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900002&cat=a69648530d514cd5 As they cope with moving up a classification and the pressure of winning three consecutive state gymnastics titles, the Newport Knights are dealing with something much bigger than their sport — ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900003&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:56:40 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900003&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Ten days into Israel's offensive against Hamas, the militant Islamic group that governs Gaza, the civilian toll was rising alongside that of the militants killed. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20899999&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:56:52 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20899999&cat=a69648530d514cd5 MIAMI — No time to celebrate. Oklahoma's incomparable no-huddle offense is always in a rush. Not until the high-scoring Sooners reach the end zone do they take time to admire their work. Heisma... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900000&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:56:47 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900000&cat=a69648530d514cd5 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Luke Harangody didn't let being in foul trouble against Georgetown bother him. Neither did Notre Dame coach Mike Brey. Harangody said he thought he would spend about 10 minut... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900005&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:56:39 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900005&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Chrysler's December U.S. sales plunged by more than half and it sold 30 percent fewer vehicles in 2008, dwarfing the steep declines at the other major automakers as consumers remained uncertain about ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900006&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:56:34 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900006&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Supporters believe this approach, which will result in fatter paychecks, is more likely to spur consumers to spend, and thus help revive the economy, than a one-time cash rebate. President Bush opted... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900001&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:56:45 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900001&cat=a69648530d514cd5 It's like a free humanities class with a live performance to boot: Several branches of the Seattle Public Library will host previews of Seattle Opera's "The Pearl Fishers," by Georges Bizet. Seattle O... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20898199&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:56:37 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20898199&cat=a69648530d514cd5 All together now!: "Fümms bö wö tää zää Uu, pögiff, kwii Ee." That's the opening of "Ur Sonata," a 40-minute sound poem by German Dadaist Kurt Schwitters (1887-... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20899995&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:56:33 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20899995&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Holt will be Washington's defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. He joins the staff of coach Steve Sarkisian, who, like Holt, is a former USC coordinator. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900008&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:56:30 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20900008&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand-names to fill their medicine cabinets, the government reported Monday. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20899996&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:14:08 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20899996&cat=a69648530d514cd5 A whopper about a devious baby and his diapers is the top lie of 2008, an organization of champion fibbers declared Monday.The Burlington Liars Club bestowed its top award for this line: "My grandson ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20899997&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:14:07 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20899997&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Jim Mora conducted his first meeting of the Seahawks staff Monday. What that coaching staff will ultimately look like next season, however, remains a work in progress. Rod Marinelli, former Lions he... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896162&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:25 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896162&cat=a69648530d514cd5 ST. LOUIS — Former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel is among the candidates the St. Louis Rams could interview for their head coaching vacancy this week. General manager Billy Devaney received ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896168&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:17 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896168&cat=a69648530d514cd5 DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins' great leap forward ended with a thud. In one season they went from worst in the NFL to first in the AFC East, but a drubbing by Baltimore in the first round of... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896180&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:43 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896180&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Vikings great Carl Eller sued the Minneapolis Police Department on Monday, alleging officers violated his civil rights, used excessive force and concealed videotape evidence when they subdued him duri... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896181&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:41 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896181&cat=a69648530d514cd5 State Rep. Bill Grant died Sunday (Jan. 4) at a Walla Walla hospital, about a month after being diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer. A Walla Walla native, Rep. Grant, 71, the only Democrat in t... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896143&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:41 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896143&cat=a69648530d514cd5 The Chicago Cubs and free agent Milton Bradley reached a preliminary agreement Monday on a $30 million, three-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The deal is subject t... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896159&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:35 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896159&cat=a69648530d514cd5 CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs and switch-hitting Milton Bradley reached a preliminary agreement Monday on a $30 million, three-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896157&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:41 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896157&cat=a69648530d514cd5 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Antonio Pierce was thrust into the national spotlight a little more than a month ago, and not for any on-field reasons. Pierce was cited for failing to alert authorities... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896177&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:50 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896177&cat=a69648530d514cd5 INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Dungy still enjoys the challenge of coaching. He just has to decide whether commuting from Indianapolis to see his wife and children in Florida is worth it. Dungy will spen... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896169&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:13 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896169&cat=a69648530d514cd5 If Mozart makes you smarter, Dr. Eric Offenbacher was indisputably a genius. The internationally known Mozart scholar and retired dentist died of natural causes early Monday (Jan. 5) at the Kline Gall... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896141&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:45 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896141&cat=a69648530d514cd5 NEW YORK — Matt Millen will be offering his opinions on football during NBC's Super Bowl pregame show. The former Detroit Lions team president, architect of the NFL's first 0-16 squad, will app... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896178&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:48 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896178&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Former NBA player Antoine Walker was charged with suspicion of drunk driving in Miami Beach early Monday morning, further hurting his chances of playing again this season. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896190&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:34 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896190&cat=a69648530d514cd5 The Green Bay Packers' season came apart thanks in large part to a defense that consistently blew fourth-quarter leads. Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and most of his staff were let go Monday as a ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896183&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:35 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896183&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Michael Vick would have to keep a court official informed about his attempts to be reinstated by the NFL after his release from prison, under a revised bankruptcy plan proposed by his lawyers. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896164&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:21 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896164&cat=a69648530d514cd5 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots plan to put the franchise tag on quarterback Matt Cassel, according to a published report. Cassel's future hinges heavily on Tom Brady's recovery fr... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896182&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:38 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896182&cat=a69648530d514cd5 The body of a baby boy was found Monday by authorities combing through 60 tons of trash at a dump site near Tacoma, and a teenager believed to be the mother was held on $500,000 bail. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896137&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:53 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896137&cat=a69648530d514cd5 LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers acquired 7-foot-1 Cheikh Samb of Senegal from the Denver Nuggets on Monday for a conditional second-round draft pick. The Clippers also waived forward Pau... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896188&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:39 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896188&cat=a69648530d514cd5 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Scott Pioli, who helped build the New England Patriots' dynasty, may have a second suitor among teams looking for general managers. Pioli, 43, was scheduled to meet with Kans... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896179&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:45 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896179&cat=a69648530d514cd5 WASHINGTON — Add LeBron James' "crab dribble" to the lengthy list of talking points in the Cavaliers-Wizards rivalry. "I'll have to check in my book to see what a 'crab dribble' is. I'm not qui... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896186&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:43 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896186&cat=a69648530d514cd5 A groin injury is hurting LaDainian Tomlinson to the point that he might have to sit out the San Diego Chargers' playoff game at Pittsburgh on Sunday. The star running back isn't sure if a week's wor... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896163&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:23 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896163&cat=a69648530d514cd5 A controversial U.S. Forest Service plan that would have made it easier to build houses in Western mountain forests was dropped Monday when the nation's largest private landowner — Seattle-based... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896140&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:47 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896140&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Carl Pohlad, a billionaire banker whose Minnesota Twins won two World Series titles during nearly his nearly quarter-century as owner, died Monday. He was 93. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896158&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:38 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896158&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Federal prosecutors in Seattle intend to charge a former Blackwater USA operative for fatally shooting the bodyguard of the Iraqi vice president after a drunken Christmas party in Baghdad's secure "Gr... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896133&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:06 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896133&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Jack Zduriencik was chatting with a fellow general manager on Monday morning about the slow-moving free-agent market. By the end of the day, it wasn't so slow moving. Pat Burrell signed a two-year, $... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896156&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:43 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896156&cat=a69648530d514cd5 SEATTLE -- As Congress heads back into session, the country's new economic stimulus package is on hold. And U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., blames partisan politics. A recent Associated Press investi... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896152&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:58 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896152&cat=a69648530d514cd5 PHILADELPHIA — All the ingredients are there for the Philadelphia Eagles to go deep in the playoffs except for home-field advantage. They have a stifling defense that creates game-changing turn... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896173&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:05 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896173&cat=a69648530d514cd5 King County corrections officers, trained to restrain inmates by grabbing their hair, must learn more humane techniques, and inmates will get clean underwear every day if the County Council approves a... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896139&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:48 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896139&cat=a69648530d514cd5 SEATTLE -- Fourteen years ago on Jan. 5, four firefighters died while battling an unpredictable blaze. In 1995, a group of firefighters ran into Mary Pang's Food Products plant in South Seattle. The m... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896153&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:59 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896153&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Three members of a suspected armed-robbery ring that have been accused of targeting convenience stores over the last month have been arrested. Since early December, a group of young men armed with ha... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896135&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:54 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896135&cat=a69648530d514cd5 An 18-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a hip-hop performer at a Seattle nightclub last weekend successfully petitioned to have his right to own a firearm reinstated last year after his 2007 ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896134&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:00 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896134&cat=a69648530d514cd5 SEATTLE — Service on the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry route has resumed. The ferry system says passenger-only service returned with Monday afternoon sailings. High winds Sunday delayed the in... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896145&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:36 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896145&cat=a69648530d514cd5 AUBURN, Wash. -- A local woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill four people in an attempt to end a bitter custody dispute has been arrested after she was caught red-handed on tape. The chilling vid... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896151&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:57 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896151&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Seattle's top transportation official defended the city's response to December's snowstorms Monday, saying the city kept arterials clear and bridges open despite nearly a foot of snow that fell over t... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896131&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:09 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896131&cat=a69648530d514cd5 The Seattle Department of Transportation is holding three open houses this month to take comments on plans for on-street parking from people who live near Link light-rail stations in Rainier Valley an... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896144&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:39 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896144&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Scott Pioli has become a hot commodity among a few teams hoping to rebuild. Pioli, one of the architects behind New England's three Super Bowl victories, is talking to Kansas City about its vacant ge... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896166&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:18 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896166&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Suns guard Jason Richardson is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol in an American Indian tribal community in metropolitan Phoenix. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896187&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:41 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896187&cat=a69648530d514cd5 "It comes from a lifestyle where kids are born without hope," he said. "People are not looking forward to an adult life." Dass knows what he's talking about. At 15, he and his friends had planned the... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896138&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:50 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896138&cat=a69648530d514cd5 TEMPE, Ariz. — There are two faces to the Arizona Cardinals' defense. There's the ugly one that surrendered 514 yards at New England. Then there's the handsome one that shut down the Atlanta Fa... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896167&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:42:15 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896167&cat=a69648530d514cd5 The finish to the Chargers-Steelers game was strange enough, with the first 11-10 score in NFL history and Troy Polamalu stripped of a last-play defensive touchdown by an officiating error. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896174&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:59 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896174&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Pat Burrell went from one World Series team to the other. The Tampa Bay Rays added a big bat to the middle of their lineup, agreeing Monday on a $16 million, two-year contract with Burrell. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896160&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:33 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896160&cat=a69648530d514cd5 The NFL Defensive Player of the Year as awarded by The Associated Press and selected by a nationwide media panel: 2008 - James Harrison, Pittsburgh, LB 2007 - Bob Sanders, Indianapolis, S 2006 - Ja... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896184&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:33 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896184&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Seattle School Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson will release her final recommendations on school closures this afternoon, but some parents at Montlake Elementary heard Monday that their school is ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896146&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:34 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896146&cat=a69648530d514cd5 NEW YORK — The New York Yankees scheduled a news conference Tuesday to announce Mark Teixeira's $180 million, eight-year contract has been finalized. The deal was agreed to Dec. 23, but the sid... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896161&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:31 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896161&cat=a69648530d514cd5 A Puyallup woman who became an Internet hero last year after she beat a convicted child molester with a baseball bat pleaded guilty Monday to assault. Tammy Lee Gibson pleaded guilty to third-degree ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896136&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:41:57 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896136&cat=a69648530d514cd5 LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney for fugitive movie director Roman Polanski is seeking to move the venue of his notorious sex case after accusing the Los Angeles County Superior Court of bias and prejud... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896154&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:53 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896154&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Gov. Chris Gregoire has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday morning that's shrouded in secrecy, but KIRO 7 Eyewitness News has learned that she will not announce that she's joining the Obama Admin... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896148&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:46 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896148&cat=a69648530d514cd5 A contractor was charged with manslaughter Monday for allegedly using worn, fraying safety straps that broke apart and caused a crane to crash down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing seven people in... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896149&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:44 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20896149&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said Monday his two-year Washington D.C., stint was highlighted by ethics reforms he hopes will improve the agency's integrity after a slew of tainted decisions, as ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892618&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:12 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892618&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Victims of domestic violence often turn to a neighbor instead of the police, and even if they sought court protection they often weren't given help to stay safe, according to a recent study of domesti... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892639&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:09 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892639&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Idaho's former governor, on Monday addressed ethics reforms during his two years in Washington, D.C., that followed embarrassing transgressions by agency officials.... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892619&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:13 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892619&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Living in the city has its great moments, the overheard conversations that stick in your mind, and the memorable scenes on the street. And, it has its hassles -- like looking for a place to park and s... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892638&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:08 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892638&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Colt McCoy hit Quan Cosby for a 26-yard touchdown with 16 seconds to play, lifting third-ranked Texas to a 24-21 Fiesta Bowl victory over No. 10 Ohio State on Monday night. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892633&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:11 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892633&cat=a69648530d514cd5 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Chris Gregoire is out of the state, but her office won't say where she is. According to The Bellingham Herald, Whatcom County spokesman Joe Bates says he flew to Ronald Re... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892614&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:22 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892614&cat=a69648530d514cd5 There was plenty of movement in baseball's free-agent market Monday, though none in Seattle's direction. Outfielder Milton Bradley signed with the Chicago Cubs, outfielder Pat Burrell signed with the... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892646&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:06 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892646&cat=a69648530d514cd5 WHAT IF there was a party that everyone regretted having to hold in the first place? Tuesday night is one such occasion. Dozens of people will gather at The Triple Door in downtown Seattle and liste... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892644&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:05 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892644&cat=a69648530d514cd5 SEATTLE -- City officials are asking themselves whether the city could have handled last month's snowstorm better. The Seattle City Council is reviewing the Department of Transportation's response to ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892628&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:44 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892628&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Efforts to combat gang activity have ramped up with gang crime across the state in recent years. State lawmakers took notice of the problem last year, approving $750,000 to help law enforcement agenci... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892616&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:17 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892616&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Linebacker Mason Foster and defensive lineman De'Shon Matthews exchanged glances and smiles, thrilled with news that Nick Holt will be Washington's defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. And... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892645&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:05 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892645&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Police said an angry 4-year-old Ohio boy grabbed a gun from a closet and shot his baby sitter.Eighteen-year-old Nathan Beavers was hospitalized Sunday with minor wounds to his arm and side after the s... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892621&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:37 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892621&cat=a69648530d514cd5 OLYMPIA -- Professional initiative promoter Tim Eyman kicked off the 2009 ballot-measure campaigns Monday, introducing a plan that would cap government tax collections and use any excess money to redu... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892642&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:12 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892642&cat=a69648530d514cd5 SPOKANE -- Yet another winter storm pounded Spokane on Monday, extending the holiday break for tens of thousands of children after Spokane County's sheriff recommended that all county schools remain c... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892637&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:07 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892637&cat=a69648530d514cd5 A rare and ornate AK-47 that may have belonged to Saddam Hussein was handed over to police in Lakewood, and Army investigators are trying to figure out why.The rifle is ornate, symbolic and described ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892620&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:40 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892620&cat=a69648530d514cd5 FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - Anthrax mailing suspect Bruce Ivins tormented his wife with rudeness and behaved erratically in the weeks before the Army scientist took his own life by overdosing on Tylenol, ac... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892626&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:42 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892626&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Plum Creek Timber Co. said Monday it no longer wants to pursue changes in long-standing agreements that govern its use of U.S. Forest Service roads near company lands, changes criticized by Montana's ... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892615&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:20 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892615&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Check out this dash-board video of a high speed police chase. It took place outside Cleveland over the weekend, and ended when a police car rammed the speeding vehicle. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892630&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:46 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892630&cat=a69648530d514cd5 It wouldn't be an inauguration without souvenirs. With history being made by the Obama presidency, there are souvenirs galore, from T-shirts to cuff links. You've probably seen those TV ads for the co... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892632&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:37 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892632&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Police in Sacramento, California have a man in custody-- accused of burglarizing a business. But it's not the crime that makes this story so interesting -- it's how he was caught. http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892631&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:47 -0500 KOMO 1000 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892631&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass is now open in both directions, the Washington State Department of Transportation reports. Earlier today, some eastbound lanes opened, but the westbound lanes remaine... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892612&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:30 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892612&cat=a69648530d514cd5 A judge has essentially put the Northwest chapter of the American Lung Association out of business, after the chapter got into hot water for giving its Seattle headquarters and $600,000 to a different... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892617&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:15 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892617&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tech-savvy Arbor Heights Elementary teacher Mark Ahlness had a hunch his school would be targeted in the latest round of Seattle school closures. So he bought a domain name for $10, and waited. It pa... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892635&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:43:19 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892635&cat=a69648530d514cd5 A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably wi... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892622&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:34 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892622&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Donations from as far away as Great Britain, Hawaii and New York have been pouring in for a Northern California teen who was allegedly chained and abused by his caretakers, Sacramento television stati... http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892623&cat=a69648530d514cd5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:29 -0500 KIRO 7 http://feeds.seattlenews.net/?rid=20892623&cat=a69648530d514cd5