Human remains found near Mount Pilchuck to be investigated

Snohomish County sheriff's deputies today will investigate apparent human skeletal remains found by hikers near Mount Pilchuck on Tuesday.

Shortly after 1:30 p.m., two 19-year-old men called 911 to report they had found the remains. Sheriff's deputies tried to take a helicopter to the site Tuesday but were unable to do so because of low visibility caused by heavy fog, said sheriff's spokesman Rich Niebusch.

A deputy has been posted near the trailhead until investigators can recover the remains, he said.

Everett

Woman hurt escaping fire

An 86-year-old woman suffered multiple broken bones Tuesday when she jumped from a first-story window to escape an early- morning fire that destroyed her Everett home.

Fire crews found the woman outside her burning house, in the city's historic Lowell neighborhood along the Snohomish River, when they responded to the 2:30 a.m. fire call. She was taken to Providence Everett Medical Center's Colby Campus for treatment.

"She awakened to the smell of smoke, realized she couldn't get out the door and went out the window," said Rick Robinson, assistant fire marshal.

She dropped 5 to 6 feet to the ground, he said.

The fire destroyed the widow's longtime home, a two-story house built in the 1920s in the 5800 block of South Second Avenue. Damages were estimated at $400,000.

Fire crews removed two classic vehicles from the property. The fire's cause is under investigation.

Seattle

Campaign fined for late reporting

The campaign supporting a $365 million proposed tax levy for Seattle streets, bridges and sidewalks has been fined for late reporting of a $10,000 contribution from Vulcan, Paul Allen's development company.

Received on Sept. 12, the contribution was reported Oct. 6 to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. It should have been disclosed no later than Sept. 18, according to the commission's executive director, Wayne Barnett.

The pro-levy campaign has reported $96,300 in contributions. Two of Allen's companies have given a total of $20,000. Other big contributors include labor unions, a construction company, engineering consultants and the Seattle Mariners.

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