Search for SeaTac man goes nationwide

The name of a young SeaTac man reported missing for two days has been entered in a nationwide missing-person database, the King County Sheriff's Office said.

Nicholas Francisco, 28, was last reported seen just after 6 p.m. Wednesday leaving the Queen Anne office of an ad agency where he worked, according to friends. He was wearing a light-blue or off-white button-down shirt, a black jacket and bluejeans. He is about 6 feet tall.

King County sheriff's spokesman John Urquhart said there was no initial indication of foul play.

Authorities were told he was believed headed toward his home. He drives a red 1992 Toyota Paseo hatchback, license 601RHX. Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

Mill Creek

Officer who shot suspect identified

A Mill Creek police officer who shot and killed a 33-year-old Kent man Jan. 25 has been identified as Sgt. Ken Neaville.

Neaville, a 20-year veteran, shot Jesse Quincy while investigating vehicle prowls in the 2600 block of 163rd Street Southeast, authorities said. The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident and has released few details.

Neaville was on administrative leave after the shooting but has since returned to work, the Sheriff's Office said.

Kitsap County

Motorcyclist who died was a Marine

The 20-year-old man who was killed Wednesday night when he lost control of his motorcycle on 14300 block of Silverdale Way Northwest was identified Friday as Marine Pfc. Christopher Peter Masdonati, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office reported.

Masdonati, who is from Thornton, Calif., was riding a 2006 Honda CBR600 when he rounded a curve, struck a tree and flew into steel wires supporting a utility pole. He was a member of the Marine Corps Security Force Company at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor.

Seattle

District appoints Cleveland principal

Meany Middle School principal Princess Shareef will become principal of Cleveland High School next year, Seattle Public Schools has announced.

She'll replace interim principal Wayne Floyd, who is taking a district position, helping to implement part of the Southeast Education Initiative. Cleveland's previous principal, Donna Marshall, left the district abruptly just before the beginning of the 2007 school year, when Cleveland's remodeled building opened on Beacon Hill.

Stacey McCrath-Smith will replace Shareef as principal of Meany in July. McCrath-Smith is now interim principal at John Marshall Alternative School, ushering the school through its final year. John Marshall is closing this spring.

Kent

Death of man ruled homicide

Authorities have released the name of a 22-year-old man whose body was found in Kent this week near the parking lot of an apartment complex in the West Hill neighborhood.

Anthony P. Markus, 22, died of a stab wound to the abdomen, according to the King County Medical Examiner. The death has been ruled a homicide.

Redmond

Driver is killed in rollover crash

A 22-year-old woman from the Redmond area was killed Friday morning when her car spun out of control, rolled over and landed in a ditch, police said. Her name was not released.

The crash happened in the 2300 block of Northeast Union Hill Road, which is in unincorporated King County east of Redmond. The car came to rest upside-down on the south side of the road, said Sgt. Thad Frampton, of King County Sheriff's Office.

Seattle

2 fired coaches sue board, Times

Two assistant coaches fired after a recruiting scandal at Chief Sealth High School in 2006 have sued the Seattle School Board, The Seattle Times, a Seattle-based freelance journalist and a private detective.

Plaintiffs Amos Walters and Laura Fuller claim in the U.S. District Court lawsuit that they were treated unfairly because of their race during the investigation into whether they were illegally recruiting for the Chief Sealth High School girls basketball team. Both Walters and Fuller, who also are claiming defamation and denial of due process, are black.

The Times' articles, published beginning in February 2006, prompted the school district to conduct its own investigation into the coaches' recruiting practices. Both Walters and Fuller, and head coach Ray Willis, were fired as a result.

Journalist Glenn Nelson of Hoopgurlz.com and Detective John E. Ellis also are being sued for their roles in the investigation in 2006.

David Boardman, managing editor of The Times, said Friday afternoon he hadn't yet read the lawsuit but doubts it represents any legitimate claims.

Tofino, B.C.

Bellingham boy is target of search

Police and volunteer searchers fanned out across a Vancouver Island community and nearby woods and beaches Friday, looking for an 8-year-old Bellingham boy last seen Friday morning.

Searchers planned to work through the night.

The boy's parents, David and Camilla Pilkenton, were in shock after the disappearance of their son William, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Dave Lucas said.

"I don't know what a big enough word is," Lucas said as he tried to describe the parents' anguish.

The boy was last seen playing on a rocky beach. By evening, search crews had lit a bonfire where he was last seen.

Some people reported seeing the boy in town after he disappeared around 10 a.m. Friday, but searchers hadn't ruled out the possibility he might have been swept into the water.

Newhalem, Whatcom County

Snow is cleared; road reopens

State Transportation crews reopened Highway 20 between Newhalem and Diablo Friday after clearing the final snow slide that had been blocking the highway. Crews used two bulldozers and a front-end loader to clear the snow and open access to the Seattle City Light town of Diablo. The town had been isolated by multiple snow slides for more than a week.

The Department of Transportation had announced earlier Friday that the highway would remain closed through the weekend, but the snow in the final slide, which was 15 feet deep and 300 feet wide, was softer than expected.

Although the road is open, only residents of Diablo and employees of Seattle City Light have access to the road.

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