Monday, November 23, 2009 - Page updated at 07:02 p.m.
PUBLIC TRANSIT ALERT | Sound Transit trains will run 20 to 25 minutes apart tonight. Read more
'Guitar Hero' founder excited about future
Video-games sales are down 13 percent through October, and analysts are suggesting music-rhythm games have run their course, but "Guitar Hero" founder Kai Huang is staying positive. He talked about the future of the franchise on a recent visit to Seattle.
Lawyer's wish: Put me out of business
If there's an outbreak of food-borne illness in the U.S., chances are William Marler of Seattle will be filing lawsuits.
Woman charged with knife attack on boyfriend's ex
A Seattle woman who killed a woman 12 years ago over a man is now accused of stabbing her boyfriend's former girlfriend this month.
General Electric buys Kent-based Naverus
Washington Banking seeks $30 million in stock sale
NEW - 05:47 PM
Civil-rights suit against officer, city settled for $87,500
Bellevue Blog | Bellevue residents blast new bikini espresso stand
Illegal workers quietly let go as part of Obama administration strategy
Stocks climb on report of jump in home sales
Family sues over fatal Seattle pedicab crash
UPDATE - 06:22 PM
Columbia River salmon judge presses for resolution
Teen convicted of starting $12M Bremerton fire
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The Blotter | Feds allege Tumwater man hacked Comcast Web site
Calif. man jailed after housing homeless on ranch
NEW - 06:52 PM
China planning agency OKs Shanghai Disney project
Architects, chefs find 'kid' within to build Gingerbread Village
Freeloader alert: Free frappés, free hot drinks, free doughnuts
Times reporters Ron Judd and Christine Willmsen participated in a live Q&A on Friday on their four-part special report about the Olympic ticket monopoly. Read the Q&A.
Read the series | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Metro won't cut bus service after all
Jerry Large | Food-bank theft turns into a gift
Bumper to Bumper | How can the city let bridges go dark?
Tattoos at Mill Creek church pierce skin, soul
Hutch gets $10M from Bezos family for immunotherapy research
NEW - 06:34 PM
Columbia River salmon judge presses for resolution
Senate Democrats split on health bill's fate
UPDATE - 06:32 PM
SC gov faces 37 charges he broke state ethics laws
U.K. started planning early for war, leaked papers show
Vaccine to kill nicotine buzz now in late tests by small drug firm
India's feeling bruised even before White House visit
Obama: US economy has 'core strengths'
Hal Bernton chats about his time in Afghanistan
Hal Bernton, just back from Afghanistan, answered your questions Tuesday.
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- 'The Road' takes Viggo Mortensen to Mount St. Helens and Astoria, Ore.
- Tugboat sinks at Seattle waterfront pier
- Illegal workers quietly let go
- Child-support error costs nearly $21,000
- Vikings easily beat the Seahawks
- Craigslist adoption ad: A plea by young mother-to-be? A scam?
- Chase shrugs off loss of CD investors
- Woman stabbed by stranger in North Seattle
- Snow piles up on Cascade slopes
- Denny Triangle gains skyline, but tenants slow to come
- Illegal workers quietly let go
374 - Climate change speeds up since 1997 Kyoto accord
210 - Vikings easily beat the Seahawks
171 - Metro won't cut bus service after all
156 - New Husky recruit: Enes Kanter
98 - Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
95 - Tattoos at Mill Creek Church pierce skin, soul
83 - Middleton says Huskies "plan on scoring at least 50 points'' Saturday
82 - Jerry Brewer: Seahawks can't lean on the Hutch Crutch now
74 - Seattle woman charged with knife attack on boyfriend's ex
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- Sprouts, raw fish on attorney's 'do not eat' list
- Tattoos at Mill Creek church pierce skin, soul
- Food-safety lawyer's wish: Put me out of business
- Illegal workers quietly let go
- Architects, chefs find 'kid' within to build Gingerbread Village
- Rediscovering Moab, 'the most beautiful place on Earth'
- It's possible to recover a life lost to hoarding
- Child-support error costs nearly $21,000
- 'The Road' takes Viggo Mortensen to Mount St. Helens and Astoria, Ore.
- Taste | The Great Pie Bake-off pits friends and fruit
It took 120 minutes of exciting action and finally penalty kicks for Real Salt Lake to win its first league championship over the L.A. Galaxy on Sunday, Nov. 22, at Qwest Field. Look back at our full coverage of the 14th title game in MLS history.
Gonzaga comes from behind to beat Colorado, 76-72
NEW - 06:09 PM
Huskies get commitment from 6-foot-10 Turkish star Enes Kanter
Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup on penalty kicks
Steve Kelley | A fantastic finish to first MLS season in Seattle
First load of rescued fish moved to Salmon Creek
Jerry Brewer | Jerry Brewer: Seahawks can't lean on the Hutch Crutch now
High School Sports Blog | 1A football quarterfinal quickly became the 'Shoreline Shootout'
Auto | Driver Jimmie Johnson wins his 4th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title in a row
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Preview: Renaissance Singers usher in season with 'Christmas in Cambridge'
Elton John & Billy Joel reschedule Seattle concerts
Lit Life | National recognition for Seattle's readergirlz online book community
Journalist and author Amy Goodman in Seattle
'Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black' on History Channel is a Monday TV pick
Popcorn & Prejudice: A Movie Blog | "The Dark Knight." "Spider-Man 3." "New Moon." Say what?
All You Can Eat | Cicchetti opens on Eastlake, feels like home
All You Can Eat | Good Morning America: get your No. 1 spicy pork tacos here

Seattle's classic restaurants meet re-imagined new eateries
A vibrant restaurant scene is made all the more interesting with a mix of old-school traditions and new ways of imagining them. In 10 pairs of eateries, Nancy Leson compares how local chefs are mixing it up, for your dining pleasure. Read the story
Q & A with Sound Economy columnist Jon Talton
Sound Economy columnist Jon Talton answered reader questions about the latest state jobless report. Read the Q & A.
Nintendo re-enlists Mario, savior of video-game industry
Verizon-Frontier deal stirs concern among consumers
Brier Dudley | 'Guitar Hero' founder excited about future
Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills
Coffee City | Green Mountain and Peet's wage bidding war for Diedrich Coffee
Interface | Socrata helps public agencies share data
Layoffs of 20 employees or more at companies in Washington.
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Leonard Pitts Jr. / Syndicated columnist | New York terror trials will restore faith in rule of law
E.J. Dionne / Syndicated columnist | Obama's 'third way' in Afghanistan: neither Iraq nor Vietnam
Neal Peirce / Syndicated columnist | It's time to promote development that conserves land and energy
Guest columnist | Ringing the alarm about a threat to homeless youth
Get ready for Thanksgiving flight delays, thanks to New York
Biofuel used on Boeing 747 flight
Grand Canyon to change "unfair" hiking-permit system
Reel Time Northwest | Where they're biting, where they're not
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Rules to dine by when eating in restaurants with kids
Coffee City | Bellevue Blog: Residents blast new bikini espresso stand
Coffee City | Dubsea Coffee enters turkey latte art smackdown
Coffee City | McDonald's launches its version of Frappuccino in western Washington
Seattle Times Fund For The Needy offers opportunity to give
Washington businesses break ties to industrial-food chain
Nicole Brodeur | You have more to spare than you think you do

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