http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home en-us Copyright 2008 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 9 May 2008 17:11:03 PDT Fri, 9 May 2008 17:11:03 PDT XML::RSS 480 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004403213_webcabsentence09m.html?syndication=rss A 19-year-old man who shot a Seattle taxicab driver in the head and then set the cab on fire last summer was sentenced to life in prison this morning by a King County Superior Court judge. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004403213_webcabsentence09m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 17:10:52 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004404371_apbadbarrackswash.html?syndication=rss Officials at Fort Lewis were surprised to be on a U.S. Army list of eight installations that need to repair their barracks immediately in the wake of recent worldwide base inspections. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004404371_apbadbarrackswash.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 17:10:10 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004404345_webeverettfire09m.html?syndication=rss Everett fire crews are battling a two-alarm blaze at an apartment complex in the 400 block of 85th Place Southwest. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004404345_webeverettfire09m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 17:06:15 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004389949_apmyanmarcyclone.html?syndication=rss More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar - but so is the heavy rain. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004389949_apmyanmarcyclone.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 17:05:18 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004404348_apboeingmachinistssummarybox.html?syndication=rss WHO THEY ARE: 27,000 Boeing commercial airplane employees are members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004404348_apboeingmachinistssummarybox.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 17:05:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/olympics/2004403215_aprundohasupergrandprix.html?syndication=rss Allyson Felix broke 11 seconds in the 100 meters for the first time Friday, and later also won the 400 at the Doha Super Grand Prix. Olympics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/olympics/2004403215_aprundohasupergrandprix.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 17:02:24 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004403269_webrenton09m.html?syndication=rss Renton Transit Center stabbing victims, 73 and 18, remain in hospital after scuffle over stolen cellphone Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004403269_webrenton09m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 17:02:24 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004403410_aplawyersentenced.html?syndication=rss A lawyer has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for arranging the murder of a client's husband. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004403410_aplawyersentenced.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 17:02:24 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004403436_apwamakahwhaling.html?syndication=rss The National Marine Fisheries Service has released a draft of the impact statement for the Makah Tribe's request to hunt gray whales. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004403436_apwamakahwhaling.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 17:02:24 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2004401598_apbbnphilliesrollins.html?syndication=rss NL MVP Jimmy Rollins was activated Friday by the Philadelphia Phillies and was slated to bat first against the San Francisco Giants. Mariners http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2004401598_apbbnphilliesrollins.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:55:20 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004404311_apboeingmachinists.html?syndication=rss Boeing Co. and Machinists union representatives met Friday to officially open contract talks, exchanging proposals and positions on pay, pensions, health care and other hot issues.. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004404311_apboeingmachinists.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:55:08 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004404291_apkingmemorial.html?syndication=rss The centerpiece for the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall has drawn criticism from a federal arts panel, which says the proposed statue looks "confrontational" and resembles the head of a socialist state more than a civil rights leader. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004404291_apkingmemorial.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:50:28 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004404310_apcadisappearingsalmon.html?syndication=rss State wildlife regulators have voted to ban almost all recreational fishing of salmon in California rivers this year to protect declining chinook stocks. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004404310_apcadisappearingsalmon.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:50:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004403192_apfluvaccine.html?syndication=rss Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely ineffective. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004403192_apfluvaccine.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:47:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004402313_apteensdrugs.html?syndication=rss Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004402313_apteensdrugs.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:47:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004402967_apcialeaklawsuit.html?syndication=rss Former CIA operative Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally disclosed her identity. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004402967_apcialeaklawsuit.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:47:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004403391_apwataxikilling1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss A 19-year-old who shot a cabbie to death and set his taxi on fire in SeaTac has been sentenced in Seattle to life in prison without parole. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004403391_apwataxikilling1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:47:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402898_aphepatitisexposure.html?syndication=rss Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials said. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004402898_aphepatitisexposure.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:47:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004387873_apsevereweather.html?syndication=rss Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004387873_apsevereweather.html?syndication=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 16:47:06 PDT