http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Wed, 29 May 2013 09:15:18 PDT Wed, 29 May 2013 09:15:18 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021078393_apusbridgecollapseprogress1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Washington state officials are reporting progress at the collapsed Interstate 5 bridge on the Skagit River that has detoured traffic at Mount Vernon. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021078393_apusbridgecollapseprogress1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 08:47:15 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/dot-sees-progress-on-collapsed-skagit-i-5-bridge/?syndication=rss MOUNT VERNON (AP) — The Washington Transportation Department reports progress at the collapsed Interstate 5 bridge on the Skagit River that has detoured traffic at Mount Vernon. Spokesman Bart Treece says about three-fourths of the wreckage that fell into the water Thursday has been removed. T Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/dot-sees-progress-on-collapsed-skagit-i-5-bridge/?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 08:25:47 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021078365_apwabridgecollapseprogress.html?syndication=rss The Washington Transportation Department reports progress at the collapsed Interstate 5 bridge on the Skagit River that has detoured traffic at Mount Vernon. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021078365_apwabridgecollapseprogress.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 08:20:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021078362_apmtoilcrowreservation1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Leaders of the Crow Indian Tribe have reached a lease agreement with a Washington state company that is seeking oil on the tribe's Montana reservation. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021078362_apmtoilcrowreservation1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 08:16:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021078349_aplasistershot.html?syndication=rss An Oakdale man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2008 death of his sister. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021078349_aplasistershot.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 08:09:09 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/truck-crash-tweets-and-tweet-pics-from-readers/?syndication=rss View the story “Truck crash backs up I-5 ” on Storify Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/truck-crash-tweets-and-tweet-pics-from-readers/?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 09:08:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021078329_apwaseattlei5crash1stld.html?syndication=rss Traffic on southbound Interstate 5 into Seattle backed up five miles or more for the Wednesday morning commute because a truck accident on the freeway downtown. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021078329_apwaseattlei5crash1stld.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 07:43:07 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/wednesday-memo-lost-wallet-risky-bridges-shelby-cars/?syndication=rss The collapsed bridge: Does it bother you that the state has seven other bridges with risks similar to the I-5 bridge that collapsed over the Skagit River? And do you have second thoughts when you cross a large bridge today? OK, that’s probably a stretch, but we bet you think about it &hel Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/wednesday-memo-lost-wallet-risky-bridges-shelby-cars/?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 07:11:45 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075490_harborsealsxml.html?syndication=rss While they don’t have the glamorous allure of that other marine mammal of Puget Sound, orca whales, harbor seals are key sentinel species in Puget Sound. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075490_harborsealsxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 09:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021077324_apwawestrichlandsupercars.html?syndication=rss Tri-City native Jerod Shelby plans to open a factory in West Richland for his SSC North America company that makes cars that can speed hundreds of miles per hour and sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021077324_apwawestrichlandsupercars.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 08:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021076086_apwaricinletterspokane.html?syndication=rss The man accused of sending letters with the poison ricin (RY'-sin) to a Spokane post office was in federal court Tuesday for a bail hearing. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021076086_apwaricinletterspokane.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 08:01:05 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/crash-closes-southbound-i-5-lanes-in-seattle/?syndication=rss UPDATE 8  a.m. | All regular southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle were closed this morning – and it may be 11 a.m. or later before all lanes reopen — after a tractor trailer jackknifed and burned south of the Convention Center. At 8:30 a.m. Transportation Department Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/crash-closes-southbound-i-5-lanes-in-seattle/?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 09:13:38 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021076065_apwaseattlei5crash.html?syndication=rss Southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle have been closed by an accident involving a truck with a double trailer. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021076065_apwaseattlei5crash.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 07:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021076055_apwadeerlakefire.html?syndication=rss A fire has burned two unoccupied homes near Deer Lake Resort, about 25 miles north of Spokane in Stevens County. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021076055_apwadeerlakefire.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 07:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021076007_apmtoilcrowreservation.html?syndication=rss Leaders of the Crow Indian Tribe have reached a lease agreement with a Washington state company seeking to drill for oil on the tribe's Montana reservation. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021076007_apmtoilcrowreservation.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 05:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075926_apwahorseravinerescue.html?syndication=rss Animal rescuers have freed a small horse with a big appetite for adventure after the mare apparently found herself trapped down a ravine in the Seattle suburb of Redmond. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075926_apwahorseravinerescue.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 02:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075908_apwatrainpedestrian1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss An Everett, Wash., police spokesman says an Amtrak train traveling along the city's waterfront hit a pedestrian Tuesday evening, knocking the man into the waters of Possession Sound. Divers have recovered a body. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075908_apwatrainpedestrian1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 01:31:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075891_apwavancouverexplosion4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Vancouver police who found a man dead after a car explosion early Tuesday said the blast appeared to be an isolated case and no one else was in danger. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075891_apwavancouverexplosion4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 01:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075890_apbbopadresmariners5thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss When Edinson Volquez is at his best, it's more than just his fastball and change-up that he can consistently throw for strikes. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075890_apbbopadresmariners5thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 01:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075888_apbbopadresmariners4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Edinson Volquez pitched into the eighth inning and Jedd Gyorko and Alexi Amarista each homered, and the San Diego Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Tuesday. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075888_apbbopadresmariners4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 01:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075886_apbbopadresmariners3rdld.html?syndication=rss Edinson Volquez pitched into the eighth inning and Jedd Gyorko and Alexi Amarista each homered, and the San Diego Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Tuesday. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075886_apbbopadresmariners3rdld.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 01:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075839_horserescuexml.html?syndication=rss A missing horse was rescued from a deep ravine in Redmond after a horse communicator helped locate her. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075839_horserescuexml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 01:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075805_wanderingsartxml.html?syndication=rss Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075805_wanderingsartxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 01:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075871_apbbopadresmariners2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss When Edinson Volquez is at his best, it's more than just his fastball and change-up that he can consistently throw for strikes. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075871_apbbopadresmariners2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 01:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075853_apgalotmegamillions1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Here are the winning numbers selected Tuesday evening in the Mega Millions lottery: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075853_apgalotmegamillions1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 00:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075597_apwalotlotteryglancefinal.html?syndication=rss These Washington lotteries were drawn Tuesday: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075597_apwalotlotteryglancefinal.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 00:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075677_bridgecollapselowxml.html?syndication=rss Washington state has seven other highway bridges with clearances as low as the I-5 Skagit River bridge, where an overheight load destroyed one of four spans last week. That fact suggests that without tougher oversight of cross-state hauling, the same kind of accident could happen again. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075677_bridgecollapselowxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 06:05:14 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075802_apwadoublefatalcrash.html?syndication=rss Pierce County sheriff's investigators say a high-speed, head-on crash that killed two people near Graham, Wash., has been ruled a homicide-suicide. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075802_apwadoublefatalcrash.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 00:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075801_apusbabyinfreezer2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Bail was set at $1 million Tuesday for a 25-year-old Washington man accused of putting his 6-week-old daughter in a 10-degree freezer for about an hour to stop her crying. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075801_apusbabyinfreezer2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 00:16:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075786_apbbopadresmariners1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Edinson Volquez pitched into the eighth inning and Jedd Gyorko and Alexi Amarista each homered, and the San Diego Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Tuesday. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075786_apbbopadresmariners1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 00:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075785_apwaseattleshooting1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Seattle police say a uniformed security guard has shot and seriously wounded an armed man in the parking lot of a business in the city's Central District. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075785_apwaseattleshooting1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 00:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075782_apusbabyinfreezer1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Bail has been set at $1 million for a 25-year-old Washington man accused of putting his 6-week-old daughter in a freezer for about an hour to stop her crying. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075782_apusbabyinfreezer1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 00:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075621_potshivelyxml.html?syndication=rss Former Microsoft manager Jamen Shively wants to create the first national brand of retail marijuana — and to open pot trade with Mexico. He plans to announce that and more Thursday. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075621_potshivelyxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 06:11:54 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075764_apwavancouverexplosion3rdld.html?syndication=rss Vancouver, Wash., police who found a man dead after a car explosion say the blast appears to be an isolated case and no one else is in danger. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075764_apwavancouverexplosion3rdld.html?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 00:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075723_apbbamarinersmorse1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Right fielder Michael Morse has left the Seattle Mariners game against the San Diego Padres after sustaining a right quadriceps strain on a play in which he was thrown out trying to score from first base on a double. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075723_apbbamarinersmorse1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075717_potgardensxml.html?syndication=rss A study is under way to see if rat poison spread around marijuana grows in the so-called Emerald Triangle of Southern Oregon and Northern California is killing northern spotted owls. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075717_potgardensxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:46:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/man-walking-on-tracks-dies-after-being-struck-by-train-in-everett/?syndication=rss An Amtrak train struck and killed a young man in Everett on Tuesday night, according to police. The incident took place at about 7:45 p.m. in the 1700 block of W. Mukilteo Boulevard, just west of Harborview Park, said Everett police spokesman Aaron Snell. The victim was one of three men walking Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/man-walking-on-tracks-dies-after-being-struck-by-train-in-everett/?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 00:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075670_gatescharterschoolsxml.html?syndication=rss In November, Washington became the 42nd state to allow the independent public schools. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has now pledged nearly $800,000 to start a charter-school incubator for help with planning. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075670_gatescharterschoolsxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075652_apwatrainpedestrian.html?syndication=rss An Everett, Wash., police spokesman says a train traveling along the city's waterfront hit a pedestrian Tuesday evening, knocking the person into Possession Sound. Divers have recovered a body. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075652_apwatrainpedestrian.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075640_pursuitdeathxml.html?syndication=rss The death of a 72-year-old man in Lynnwood on Friday marks the second time this month that a Snohomish County resident died after being struck by a suspect fleeing police. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075640_pursuitdeathxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:16:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075633_lawmakerportraitsxml.html?syndication=rss Washington legislative photographers digitally smooth away lawmakers’ wrinkles, brush away stray hairs, erase birthmarks — and, if lawmakers ask, will perform digital dental work. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075633_lawmakerportraitsxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075623_culvertappealxml.html?syndication=rss State officials have said the ruling, part of a decades-old legal battle tied to treaties dating to the mid-1800s, could cost billions of dollars — money the state doesn’t have. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075623_culvertappealxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075620_stanwooddeathsxml.html?syndication=rss Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075620_stanwooddeathsxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075606_apbbamarinersmorse.html?syndication=rss Right fielder Michael Morse has left the Seattle Mariners game against the San Diego Padres after getting thrown out trying to score from first base on a double. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075606_apbbamarinersmorse.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075564_foodstampsxml.html?syndication=rss Washington’s food-stamp program has helped thousands find jobs and get off public assistance through a federally funded employment-training program. A bill in the U.S. House calls for replicating that program nationally — even as lawmakers weigh food-stamp spending cuts. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075564_foodstampsxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075600_apwalotmatch4.html?syndication=rss The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075600_apwalotmatch4.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:01:05 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/bail-set-at-1m-for-man-accused-of-putting-crying-baby-in-freezer/?syndication=rss The Associated Press TACOMA — Bail has been set at $1 million for a 25-year-old Washington man accused of putting his 6-week-old daughter in a freezer for about an hour to stop her crying. Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist says doctors believe the baby will survive but it’s too soo Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/bail-set-at-1m-for-man-accused-of-putting-crying-baby-in-freezer/?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075599_apwalotkeno.html?syndication=rss The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075599_apwalotkeno.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075596_apwalotdailygame.html?syndication=rss The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075596_apwalotdailygame.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075594_apwaseattleshooting.html?syndication=rss Seattle police say a uniformed security guard has shot and seriously wounded an armed man in the parking lot of a business in the city's Central District. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075594_apwaseattleshooting.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 22:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075573_apgalotmegamillions.html?syndication=rss The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075573_apgalotmegamillions.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 22:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075572_apwalotlotteryglance.html?syndication=rss These Washington lotteries were drawn Tuesday: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075572_apwalotlotteryglance.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 22:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075571_aptxlotmegaplier.html?syndication=rss The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075571_aptxlotmegaplier.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 22:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075545_apwababyinfreezer.html?syndication=rss Bail has been set at $1 million for a 25-year-old Washington man accused of putting his 6-week-old daughter in a freezer for about an hour to stop her crying. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075545_apwababyinfreezer.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 22:16:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021071156_apusoregonflightdisturbance.html?syndication=rss An Alaska Airlines passenger accused of trying to open an emergency exit during a flight from Anchorage to Portland told investigators he has been diagnosed as bipolar and had not been taking his medicine. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021071156_apusoregonflightdisturbance.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:25:49 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075544_apusoregonflightdisturbance3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss An Alaska Airlines passenger accused of trying to open an emergency exit during a flight from Anchorage to Portland told investigators he has been diagnosed as bipolar and had not been taking his medicine. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075544_apusoregonflightdisturbance3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 22:16:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075580_westneat29xml.html?syndication=rss Think the collapse of the bridge on Interstate 5 might nudge the Legislature into spending more money on fixing up our aging roads and bridges? Think again. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075580_westneat29xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:42:12 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/spd-man-shot-at-23rd-avenue-south-and-south-jackson-street/?syndication=rss A security guard shot and critically injured a man who pulled out a gun during a fight in a Central District parking lot on Tuesday evening, according to police. The shooting took place just after 7 p.m. outside a Starbucks at the corner of 23rd Avenue South and South Jackson Street, said Seatt Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/spd-man-shot-at-23rd-avenue-south-and-south-jackson-street/?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 00:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075485_bridgesurvivorxml.html?syndication=rss Sally Sligh, the female passenger in the pickup that plunged into the Skagit River after the I-5 bridge collapsed, says she can’t swim and that her husband saved her life. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075485_bridgesurvivorxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 23:17:11 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075405_apfbnseahawks1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss It was the idea of fullback Michael Robinson, one of the more established veterans on Seattle's roster, to hold a players meeting after some more unwelcomed news came the Seahawks' way. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075405_apfbnseahawks1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 20:31:05 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/open-house-wednesday-on-contamination-cleanup-at-magnuson-park/?syndication=rss The U.S. Navy and state environmental agencies will host an open house on Wednesday evening to discuss their plan to clean up radiological contamination near a popular gym at Seattle’s Warren G. Magnuson Park. The low-level contamination is apparently a result of glow-in-the-dark paint us Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/open-house-wednesday-on-contamination-cleanup-at-magnuson-park/?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 20:16:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/feds-next-move-interview-skagit-bridge-pilot-car-driver/?syndication=rss The driver of a pilot car related to the Skagit Bridge collapse will be interviewed Wednesday, federal investigators said. An update from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) this afternoon added few new details, but the pilot-car angle will be crucial to figuring out why a truck load hit Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/feds-next-move-interview-skagit-bridge-pilot-car-driver/?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 20:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075347_apwatribessalmon2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is appealing a federal ruling ordering the state to fix culverts that block salmon passages. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075347_apwatribessalmon2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 19:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075340_apfbnseahawks.html?syndication=rss It was fullback Michael Robinson's idea for a players meeting following the latest suspension of a Seahawks player for using performance-enhancing substances. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075340_apfbnseahawks.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 19:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075327_apusspottedowlsratpoison4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss In the West Coast marijuana-growing region known as the Emerald Triangle, scientists want to know whether the rat poison spread around illegal pot plantations is killing northern spotted owls, a threatened species. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075327_apusspottedowlsratpoison4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 19:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075326_apbcbbnpadresgrandal1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Catcher Yasmani Grandal was reinstated by the San Diego Padres from the restricted list on Tuesday after missing the first 50 games of the season while serving a suspension for a positive testosterone test. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075326_apbcbbnpadresgrandal1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 19:16:05 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/fieldnotes/2013/05/28/a-new-eaglet-at-union-bay/?syndication=rss There’s a new eaglet in town. Here’s its baby picture, the original photo sourced from Union Bay Watch: I am a huge fan of this blog, in which Larry was tracking the fate of Eva, the eagle left behind after her mate Eddie was killed by a bus in August, 2011 on the 520 bridge. Field Notes http://blogs.seattletimes.com/fieldnotes/2013/05/28/a-new-eaglet-at-union-bay/?syndication=rss Wed, 29 May 2013 09:01:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2013/05/28/state-to-start-sending-out-millions-in-estate-tax-refunds/?syndication=rss The state Department of Revenue plans to start issuing millions of dollars in refund checks soon to comply with a 2012 state Supreme Court ruling that allows certain married couples to escape Washington’s estate tax. The agency had been holding off on the refunds in case the Legislature passed Politics Northwest http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2013/05/28/state-to-start-sending-out-millions-in-estate-tax-refunds/?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 18:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075205_apusxgrlegalizingmarijuana5thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss A set of laws to govern how recreational marijuana should be grown, sold and taxed was signed into law Tuesday in Colorado, where Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper called the measures the state's best attempt to navigate the uncharted territory of legalized recreational pot. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075205_apusxgrlegalizingmarijuana5thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 21:17:35 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075202_apusspottedowlsratpoison3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss In the West Coast marijuana-growing region known as the Emerald Triangle, scientists want to know whether the rat poison spread around illegal pot plantations is killing northern spotted owls, a threatened species. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075202_apusspottedowlsratpoison3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 18:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075166_apusoregonflightdisturbance2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss An Alaska Airlines passenger accused of trying to open an emergency exit during a flight from Anchorage to Portland told investigators he has been diagnosed as bipolar and had not been taking his medicine. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075166_apusoregonflightdisturbance2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 17:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/picturethis/2021075137_northwestwanderings.html?syndication=rss Picture This http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/picturethis/2021075137_northwestwanderings.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 22:37:59 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075104_apbbnpadresgrandal.html?syndication=rss The San Diego Padres have reinstated catcher Yasmani Grandal from the restricted list after he missed the first 50 games of the season while serving a suspension for a positive testosterone test. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075104_apbbnpadresgrandal.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 17:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075057_apwabridgecollapsebusinesses.html?syndication=rss Local businesses affected by the Interstate 5 bridge collapse in Skagit County may benefit from $150,000 that will be used to support marketing and promotion efforts. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075057_apwabridgecollapsebusinesses.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 16:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075036_apusoregonflightdisturbance1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss An Alaska Airlines passenger accused of trying to open an emergency exit during a flight from Anchorage to Portland told investigators he has been diagnosed as bipolar and had not been taking his medicine. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075036_apusoregonflightdisturbance1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 16:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075033_apusxgrlegalizingmarijuana4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss A set of laws to govern how recreational marijuana should be grown, sold and taxed was signed into law Tuesday in Colorado, where Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper called the measures the state's best attempt to navigate the uncharted territory of legalized recreational pot. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075033_apusxgrlegalizingmarijuana4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 16:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075019_apusbaristatips4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Baristas, managers and Starbucks itself put in their two cents Tuesday before New York's highest court in a tip-jar dispute that could have broad consequences for the state's hospitality workers and, ultimately, employees at the coffee chain's thousands of U.S. retail stores. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021075019_apusbaristatips4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 16:46:05 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/helmet-cam-captures-monday-rescue-of-injured-hiker-in-snohomish-county/?syndication=rss Click here to see helmet-cam footage of the rescue of an injured hiker Monday near Oso. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Helicopter and Search and Rescue (SCSAR) Teams rescued the female backcountry hiker from the Boulder River trail, near Oso. The hiker, whose age and hometown are u Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/helmet-cam-captures-monday-rescue-of-injured-hiker-in-snohomish-county/?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 17:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074931_apusbaristatips3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Starbucks is defending its tip-sharing policy with its attorney telling New York's top court that baristas and shift supervisors divide up the cash jar weekly because they essentially provide the same customer service. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074931_apusbaristatips3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 16:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074912_apuslegalizingmarijuanaglance.html?syndication=rss Colorado's governor signed six marijuana regulatory bills into law Tuesday while the state awaits a federal response to recreational pot legalization. The new laws seek to regulate the newly legal drug and keep it away from children, without being so strict that weed stays in the black market. Some highlights from Colorado's new green laws: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074912_apuslegalizingmarijuanaglance.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 16:01:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074908_apusbaristatips2ndld.html?syndication=rss Starbucks is defending its tip-sharing policy with its attorney telling in New York's top court that baristas and shift supervisors divide up the cash jar weekly because they essentially provide the same customer service. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074908_apusbaristatips2ndld.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 16:01:07 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/crowdsourcing-wins-poet-visit-to-alaska-ghost-village/?syndication=rss ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Anchorage poet will visit the ghost of a remote Alaska village where her Inupiat Eskimo ancestors once lived, thanks to funds she raised through crowdsourcing. Joan Naviyuk Kane far surpassed her goal of $31,000 for a two-week visit for 20 descendants of people who once liv Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/crowdsourcing-wins-poet-visit-to-alaska-ghost-village/?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 16:01:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074824_apwatribessalmon1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is appealing a federal ruling ordering the state to fix culverts that block salmon passages. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074824_apwatribessalmon1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 15:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074815_apwavancouverexplosion2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Vancouver police and federal authorities are investigating a Tuesday morning car explosion in Vancouver, Wash., that left one man dead. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074815_apwavancouverexplosion2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 15:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074065_apusquadruplefatal1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss A family of four died over the weekend in a traffic crash in Washington state. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021074065_apusquadruplefatal1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 15:16:05 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/4-who-died-in-crash-sunday-were-from-stanwood/?syndication=rss GEORGE, Grant County (AP) — The family of four who died when their car went into an irrigation canal over the weekend were from Stanwood, Snohomish County. Their car crashed into the flowing canal and submerged near the Gorge Amphitheater Sunday morning. according to The Spokesman Review. Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/4-who-died-in-crash-sunday-were-from-stanwood/?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 15:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073282_apwavancouverexplosion1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Vancouver Police and federal authorities are investigating an early morning car explosion in Vancouver, Wash. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073282_apwavancouverexplosion1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 15:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073235_apwaquadruplefatal.html?syndication=rss A family of four from Stanwood died over the weekend in a car crash near George, Wash. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073235_apwaquadruplefatal.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 14:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073233_apwacharterschools1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss With the opening of Washington's first charter school likely 15 months away, more dollars from Seattle's tech economy are flowing toward groups that want to change the way the state thinks about public schools. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073233_apwacharterschools1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 14:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073198_apwatribessalmon.html?syndication=rss Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is appealing a federal ruling ordering the state to fix culverts that block salmon passages. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073198_apwatribessalmon.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 14:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073200_apwacharterschools.html?syndication=rss With the opening of Washington's first charter school likely 15 months away, more dollars from Seattle's tech economy are flowing toward groups that want to change the way the state thinks about public schools. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073200_apwacharterschools.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 14:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073185_apnybaristatips2ndld.html?syndication=rss Starbucks is defending its tip-sharing policy in New York, with its attorney telling the state's top court that baristas and shift supervisors divide up the cash jar weekly because they essentially provide the same customer service. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073185_apnybaristatips2ndld.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 14:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073102_apwaevergreenstatecollegestrike.html?syndication=rss More than 50 student services employees at The Evergreen State College are on strike after failing to reach an agreement on firing procedures and pay. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073102_apwaevergreenstatecollegestrike.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 13:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073099_apusxgrlegalizingmarijuana3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss A set of laws to govern how recreational marijuana should be grown, sold and taxed was signed into law Tuesday in Colorado, where Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper called the laws the state's best attempt to navigate the uncharted territory of legalized recreational pot. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073099_apusxgrlegalizingmarijuana3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 13:46:04 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/police-driver-in-double-fatality-crash-intended-suicide/?syndication=rss A head-on crash that killed two drivers in Pierce County Monday night may have been intentionally caused by one of the drivers committing suicide. “He’d left a suicide note saying he was going to drive his car 120 mph into a pole,” Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/police-driver-in-double-fatality-crash-intended-suicide/?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 14:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073050_apwaentiatearthquake1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss A small earthquake rattled the Entiat area on Tuesday morning. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073050_apwaentiatearthquake1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 13:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073047_apusxgrlegalizingmarijuana2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Colorado now has a set of laws to regulate and tax recreational marijuana. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073047_apusxgrlegalizingmarijuana2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 13:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073044_apwavancouverexplosion.html?syndication=rss Vancouver Police and federal authorities are investigating an early morning explosion in Vancouver, Wash. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073044_apwavancouverexplosion.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 13:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073006_apwaentiatearthquake.html?syndication=rss A small earthquake rattled the Entiat area on Tuesday morning. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021073006_apwaentiatearthquake.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 12:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021070879_skagitbridgexml.html?syndication=rss Work crews have begun removing debris from the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge into the Skagit River, as workers on Monday retrieved two vehicles and a travel trailer from the river. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021070879_skagitbridgexml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 22:20:52 PDT http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/minor-back-ups-reported-on-skagit-detours/?syndication=rss On the first workday after the holiday weekend, the state Transportation Department (WSDOT) is reporting relatively minor back-ups in the area of the Interstate 5 bridge collapse over the Skagit River. As of 9:40 a.m., WSDOT reported no back-ups on northbound detour routes and back-ups of a hal Today File http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/05/minor-back-ups-reported-on-skagit-detours/?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 12:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021072892_apusbridgecollapsesurvivor3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss One of three people who ended up in the chilly Skagit River after a bridge collapsed in Washington state says she can't swim and is crediting her husband with saving her life. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021072892_apusbridgecollapsesurvivor3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 11:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021072887_apusseattlepolicepublicrecords2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss The Seattle Police Department acknowledged it broke public records laws when it withheld from The Seattle Times an internal memo about its response to riotous May Day demonstrations in 2012. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021072887_apusseattlepolicepublicrecords2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 28 May 2013 11:31:06 PDT