2 men killed in car collision

Two men were killed in a head-on collision late Friday in Auburn's Lea Hill neighborhood.

Police said the men, Sarbjit Singh, 25, and Mandeep Singh-Sran, 28, died when their Honda sedan crossed the center line and collided with a pickup. Police said speed was a factor.

A father and two young children in the pickup were taken to Auburn Regional Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, police said.

Seattle

Coast Starlight train set to resume

Passenger service on Amtrak's Coast Starlight train between Seattle and Los Angeles will resume this week after being shut down by a landslide near Oakridge, Ore., on Jan. 19.

However, passengers still must take a bus shuttle between Klamath Falls and Eugene in both directions as track repairs continue. The route carries about 1,500 passengers a day.

The first northbound train will leave Los Angeles on Tuesday and southbound service will resume Wednesday. There is no estimate as to when all track repairs will be completed.

Snohomish

Motorcyclist, 65, in group is killed

A 65-year-old Gold Bar man was killed Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle and crossed the center line, colliding with a semitrailer in oncoming traffic, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Kirk Rudeen.

The man was riding in a group with two other motorcyclists on Highway 2 near Snohomish when two of the bikes clipped each other, causing the man to lose control and cross into the opposite lanes.

This section of the roadway, near the intersection with Highway 9, has no median to separate eastbound and westbound lanes.

The motorcyclist died at the scene. The driver of the semitrailer was not injured, Rudeen said. Highway 2 was closed for several hours while police investigated.

Lacey, Thurston County

Nisqually Tribe buys nearly 10 acres

The Nisqually Tribe has spent $6.8 million to acquire nearly 10 acres of prime commercial property in Hawks Prairie for possible development — but not for a casino, the tribe said Friday.

The tribe operates the Red Wind Casino in Nisqually, about 15 miles east of Olympia.

A tribal official could not be reached about Friday's announcement. Tribal Chairwoman Cynthia Iyall said in a news release that the tribe looks forward to developing the property.

"The goal is to increase our tribe's economic diversification for the benefit of all of our people," she said. The tribe could co-develop the property or resell it, the release said.

The 9.6-acre parcel is north of Interstate 5 and west of Marvin Road, not far from Britton Parkway, which leads visitors to the outdoors store Cabela's.

Ruch, Ore.

Body found is girl who vanished

The remains of a 15-year-old girl who vanished 12 years ago have been discovered by a man working on his property, and Oregon Medical Examiner Dr. James Olson says she was a homicide victim.

The family of Kaelin Rose Glazier received a small measure of closure Thursday after the girl's remains were found near Ruch.

Kaelin, a sophomore at South Medford High School, was last seen Nov. 6, 1996, at the home of a Ruch man who police say remains their primary suspect. He has not been arrested.

"We are not going to discuss specific details of this case quite yet," said Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters Friday. "We do not want to hurt our chances of successfully prosecuting the person responsible for her death."

The investigation had stagnated. Several retired "cold case" investigators who worked the case over time have returned to assist.

Richland

Portland boy dies in go-cart wreck

An Oregon boy was killed Friday morning while racing a go-cart in Richland.

Ken "KJ" McKinster of Portland, who was reportedly 12 or 13 years old, missed the first turn on the track at the Tri-City Kart Club and ran into a cable fence.

Jesse Brown, a board member of the Kart Club, told the Tri-City Herald that it is the first serious accident at the track since it opened 20 years ago.

Brown says officials will investigate whether the boy's go-cart had mechanical problems.

Compiled by Seattle Times staff and news services