http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/index.html en-us Copyright 2009 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:17 PST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:17 PST MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316832_apscboeinggroundbreaking1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Work has officially started on building Boeing's $750 million aircraft assembly plant in South Carolina - the largest industrial investment in state history. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316832_apscboeinggroundbreaking1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319795_apwaracetothetop.html?syndication=rss Gov. Chris Gregoire says the state of Washington is going to wait until the second round to compete for money from a new federal fund for education reform. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319795_apwaracetothetop.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319663_apfbndockettfined.html?syndication=rss The NFL has fined Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett $7,500 for his elbow to the throat of Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319663_apfbndockettfined.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:37:09 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319660_apidtraindepot1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss The Burlington Northern Santa Fe refueling depot in Huetter is in compliance with local environmental regulations. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319660_apidtraindepot1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:35:10 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319657_apidtraindepot.html?syndication=rss The Burlington Northern Santa Fe refueling depot in Huetter is in compliance with local environmental regulations. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319657_apidtraindepot.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319650_webrail20m.html?syndication=rss King County Executive Kurt Triplett proposed today that the county spend up to $26 million to buy most of the southern part of BNSF Railway's 42-mile Eastside rail corridor for future use. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319650_webrail20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:32:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319173_apwaitalystudentslainparents.html?syndication=rss The parents of Amanda Knox are so hopeful she'll be freed after her murder trial in Italy they have bought an airplane ticket home to Seattle for their daughter. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010319173_apwaitalystudentslainparents.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:15:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010318656_apwaolympiashooting.html?syndication=rss Police have identified a suspect in the shooting death of a man whose body was found Monday on a street in Olympia. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010318656_apwaolympiashooting.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:13 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317957_apfbnseahawksconcussions.html?syndication=rss Josh Wilson is unlikely to play Sunday at Minnesota because of a concussion, leaving the Seahawks without a starting cornerback against Brett Favre and the high-flying Vikings. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317957_apfbnseahawksconcussions.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:06:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317683_apndroughrideraward.html?syndication=rss Philanthropist and former software company executive Doug Burgum is the recipient of North Dakota's highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider award. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317683_apndroughrideraward.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:05:13 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317663_apwacrossbowshooting.html?syndication=rss A man suspected of shooting another man with a cross bow near Pe Ell (pee-EL') surrendered Friday to Lewis County sheriff's deputies. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317663_apwacrossbowshooting.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:04:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317503_apwai5stabbing.html?syndication=rss A man who stabbed his girlfriend to death as they rode in a car on Interstate 5 in Seattle has been sentenced to 31 years in prison. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317503_apwai5stabbing.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317470_apbbnnationalscoaches1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Former Seattle Mariners manager John McLaren was hired Friday as bench coach for the Washington Nationals, who rounded out manager Jim Riggleman's staff by also adding Jim Lett as bullpen coach and Dan Radison as first-base coach. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317470_apbbnnationalscoaches1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316956_apfbct25oregonstwashingtonst.html?syndication=rss While others may focus on the prospect of No. 20 Oregon State making the Rose Bowl, coach Mike Riley wants his team to pay attention to Saturday's opponent, Washington State. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316956_apfbct25oregonstwashingtonst.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:34 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thebusinessofgiving/2010318612_holiday_giving.html?syndication=rss Despite the lingering economic woes that most Americans are still feeling, only one in five plans to reduce donations to charity this holiday season, the American Red Cross found in a new survey. More Americans will cut back on travel, decorations, parties and gifts. The Business of Giving http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thebusinessofgiving/2010318612_holiday_giving.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:27:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317187_apbbnnationalscoaches.html?syndication=rss The Washington Nationals have hired former Seattle Mariners manager John McLaren as bench coach, Jim Lett as bullpen coach and Dan Radison as first-base coach. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010317187_apbbnnationalscoaches.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316783_webfreewaykilling20m.html?syndication=rss A man who fatally stabbed his girlfriend last year while both were riding in a car on Interstate 5 in Seattle was sentenced this morning to 31 years in prison. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316783_webfreewaykilling20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:03:37 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010314104_apeuitalystudentslain.html?syndication=rss An American student accused of fatally stabbing her British roommate in Italy had a growing hatred for the victim and killed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor contended Friday in closing arguments at her murder trial. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010314104_apeuitalystudentslain.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:21:12 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2010317012_seattle_city_council_announces.html?syndication=rss The Seattle City Council -- anticipating two new members and losing two veterans -- has settled on committee assignments for 2010-2011. Politics Northwest http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2010317012_seattle_city_council_announces.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:53:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316972_apbkcewashingtonsigns.html?syndication=rss Eastern Washington has signed three basketball players for next season, including the son of former NBA player Lucius Allen. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316972_apbkcewashingtonsigns.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316939_apwaoffdutyofficerslainyakima.html?syndication=rss The off-duty Las Vegas police officer killed in a shootout with intruders in his own garage grew up in Yakima where he graduated in 1997 from Davis High School. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316939_apwaoffdutyofficerslainyakima.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316589_apwahanfordjobs.html?syndication=rss The Energy Department predicts employment at the Hanford nuclear reservation will peak at 10,800 next year then begin to decline as clean-up work is completed. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316589_apwahanfordjobs.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316564_apwaindustrialsuicide.html?syndication=rss The King County medical examiner's office says the death of a man at a Boeing facility in Kent was a suicide. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316564_apwaindustrialsuicide.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316513_apwasoldierkilled.html?syndication=rss The Defense Department says a Fort Lewis soldier was killed Tuesday by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316513_apwasoldierkilled.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316496_apwayakimaofficerinjured.html?syndication=rss A police officer was knocked unconscious in a struggle with a suspect in a pickup truck that crashed into a parked car in Yakima. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010316496_apwayakimaofficerinjured.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010316506_pedestrian_hospitalized_after_1.html?syndication=rss A pedestrian was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries yesterday after an unusual traffic accident involving a tow rope. The Blotter http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010316506_pedestrian_hospitalized_after_1.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:02:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313642_apuslandslidefish.html?syndication=rss A gigantic landslide that buried a highway, uprooted homes and rerouted a river in Washington state's Cascade Range left hundreds of smaller victims: fish. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313642_apuslandslidefish.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313593_apscboeinggroundbreaking.html?syndication=rss Boeing is breaking ground in South Carolina on a $750 million aircraft assembly plant - the largest industrial investment in state history. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313593_apscboeinggroundbreaking.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:16:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313571_apwabpalinecomments1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss A Bonneville Power Administration proposal to build a new high-voltage power line across one of several possible corridors between new substations in Castle Rock, Wash., and Troutdale, Ore., is drawing heated comment. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313571_apwabpalinecomments1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:01:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2010307980_apbbnnlcyyoung.html?syndication=rss Tim Lincecum has been so dominant in his first two full major league seasons that even his top bosses don't know how he can get much better. Sports http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2010307980_apbbnnlcyyoung.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:31:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313022_monfort20m.html?syndication=rss After almost two years of exceptional work as a truck driver for Pilot Freight Services in Kent, Christopher Monfort suddenly became so unreliable he was fired Aug. 1, according to the corporate official who personally dismissed Monfort. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313022_monfort20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:31:01 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010312990_nicole20m.html?syndication=rss Everyone is welcome at the community dinner Jim Lustig holds every week at his Greenwood catering company. Neighbors. Seniors on a fixed income. Homeless people. And, it turns out, accused serial arsonists. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2010312990_nicole20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:09 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010312988_swedish20m.html?syndication=rss The largest hospital system in the Puget Sound area is threatening to end its contract with the state's largest health insurer unless it receives higher payments for medical services. Health http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010312988_swedish20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2010313010_gates20m.html?syndication=rss The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched a large teacher-effectiveness effort Thursday, awarding $335 million in grants aimed at revamping the way teachers are recruited, trained, evaluated and paid. Education http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2010313010_gates20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312992_kingbudget20m.html?syndication=rss While King County prepares to shut its animal shelters in Kent and Bellevue, looks for someone else to maintain its last urban parks and withdraws support from dozens of social-service agencies, some county officials are happy to see only modest cuts in their budgets. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312992_kingbudget20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313002_noaalakeunion20m.html?syndication=rss An appeal protesting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's decision to move its research fleet from Lake Union to Newport, Ore., was denied Thursday by the federal Government Accountability Office. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313002_noaalakeunion20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:11 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313299_rating20m.html?syndication=rss Two credit-rating agencies have given King County bonds their highest ranking, AAA, despite the county's budget challenges. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313299_rating20m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:04:22 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/obituaries/2010313007_giljeobit20m.html?syndication=rss Award-winning former Seattle Times reporter and columnist Svein Gilje lived, some might say, a double life. Obituaries http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/obituaries/2010313007_giljeobit20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/obituaries/2010313005_magnanoobit20m.html?syndication=rss Marco Magnano Sr., son of the founder of what became the Napoleon Company, maker of the popular Napoleon Olive Oil in the Northwest, has died at 95. Obituaries http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/obituaries/2010313005_magnanoobit20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311156_apbbncubsdiamondbackstrade.html?syndication=rss Reliever Aaron Heilman was acquired Thursday by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311156_apbbncubsdiamondbackstrade.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313274_apwabpalinecomments.html?syndication=rss A Bonneville Power Administration proposal to build a new high-voltage electrical transmission line across one of several possible corridors between Castle Rock, Wash., and Troutdale, Ore., is drawing heated comment. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313274_apwabpalinecomments.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313265_apbkcfresnostseattle2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Cervante' Burrell was never the first option and wasn't again in the final seconds on Thursday night. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313265_apbkcfresnostseattle2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313035_apbkcfresnostseattle1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Cervante' Burrell scored on a baseline reverse with 8.3 seconds left, then came up with a steal on the final Fresno State possession, and Seattle capped a night honoring Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor with a frantic 85-84 win over the Bulldogs on Thursday night. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010313035_apbkcfresnostseattle1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312999_apbkcfresnostseattle.html?syndication=rss Cervante' Burrell scored on a baseline reverse with 8.3 seconds left, then came up with a steal on the final Fresno State possession, and Seattle capped a night honoring Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor with a frantic 85-84 win over the Bulldogs on Thursday night. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312999_apbkcfresnostseattle.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312952_apbkcipfwwashingtonst01661stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Klay Thompson went 15-for-20 and scored a career-high 37 points as Washington State beat IPFW 89-70 on Thursday night. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312952_apbkcipfwwashingtonst01661stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312946_apwalotlotteryglancefinal.html?syndication=rss These Washington lotteries were drawn on Thursday: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312946_apwalotlotteryglancefinal.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312929_apbkcipfwwashingtonst.html?syndication=rss Klay Thompson went 15-for-20 and scored a career-high 37 points as Washington State beat IPFW 89-70 on Thursday night. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312929_apbkcipfwwashingtonst.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010312862_sketches_two_men_sought_in_att.html?syndication=rss REDMOND POLICE SKETCH The Blotter http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010312862_sketches_two_men_sought_in_att.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:34:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010312802_crime_stoppers_offers_reward_i.html?syndication=rss The Blotter http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010312802_crime_stoppers_offers_reward_i.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:55:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312677_apwa911driver.html?syndication=rss The Washington State Patrol says a 19-year-old Auburn woman called 911 to report that she pulled over to the side of a highway because she was "very drunk" and needed a lift from police. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312677_apwa911driver.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010308575_webfall19m.html?syndication=rss A window washer fell eight stories outside a downtown Seattle building Thursday morning, but suffered only a broken finger and some bruising and soreness. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010308575_webfall19m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:47:26 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312622_webdeadsoldier19m.html?syndication=rss A soldier assigned to the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, at Fort Lewis was killed Tuesday in a bomb explosion in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312622_webdeadsoldier19m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:58:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312579_apwaroadworkerkilled.html?syndication=rss The Washington state Transportation Department says a 42-year-old employee died Thursday after he was hit by a falling tree limb while working to clear a slide on U.S. Highway 101 near Port Angeles. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312579_apwaroadworkerkilled.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312485_apwaimmigrationarrests.html?syndication=rss Immigration officials say six illegal immigrants have been arrested in Mount Vernon, Wash., after agents descended on a trailer park. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312485_apwaimmigrationarrests.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312427_apwashingtongraduationrates2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss The Washington Huskies are winning in the classroom, if not always on the field. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312427_apwashingtongraduationrates2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312394_apwajudgeconvicted1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss A former Pierce County Superior Court judge convicted of felony harassment and patronizing a prostitute has escaped a jail term and been sentenced to 240 hours of community service and "John School." Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312394_apwajudgeconvicted1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:51:21 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312382_apwadeportationsnw2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Deportations of illegal immigrants with criminal records from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington this past year spiked by nearly 40 percent, while overall removals dropped for the first time in five years, according to new data released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312382_apwadeportationsnw2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:16:11 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010312419_bad_day_for_this_bungling_burg.html?syndication=rss Talk about a bad day. The Blotter http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010312419_bad_day_for_this_bungling_burg.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:21:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312337_apwashingtongraduationratescorrection.html?syndication=rss Washington's recent graduation success rate among athletes is second-best in the West for a public university. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312337_apwashingtongraduationratescorrection.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312317_apsocmlsmvp2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Long considered the best player in the U.S., Landon Donovan is now the best player in Major League Soccer. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312317_apsocmlsmvp2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312311_apwauninsuredcosts.html?syndication=rss Washington's insurance commissioner says unpaid medical bills in the state will cost about $1 billion a year by 2011. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312311_apwauninsuredcosts.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312287_apororegonriver1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss The U.S. House has lent support to efforts to restore a Willamette Valley stream degraded over the years by lightly regulated logging, trashy campers and rowdy partiers. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312287_apororegonriver1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312243_webtreedeath19m.html?syndication=rss A 24-year-old Sedro-Woolley man was killed this afternoon when a tree he was chopping down fell on him in unincorporated Stanwood. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312243_webtreedeath19m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:53:14 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312209_apwamedicalschool.html?syndication=rss Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences says its president has resigned. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312209_apwamedicalschool.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:30:34 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311614_apfbnseahawksfavresprotege.html?syndication=rss Matt Hasselbeck has almost as many Brett Favre stories as career touchdown passes. As in, 158. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311614_apfbnseahawksfavresprotege.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312164_apwaboeingplantdeath20.html?syndication=rss An investigation into the death of a Boeing employee at a facility in Kent Wednesday afternoon has been ruled a suicide. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312164_apwaboeingplantdeath20.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:58:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312149_apfbct25washingtonstnotebook2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Senior Kevin Lopina will start at quarterback when Washington State plays No. 20 Oregon State on Saturday. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312149_apfbct25washingtonstnotebook2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312143_apwamukilteobodysearch1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a body reportedly seen by two people in the water near the Mukilteo ferry terminal. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312143_apwamukilteobodysearch1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:56:24 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010312157_family_of_christopher_monfort.html?syndication=rss The Blotter http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010312157_family_of_christopher_monfort.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:03:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312136_apuswasl2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Gov. Chris Gregoire opposes state schools chief Randy Dorn's proposal to delay the requirement for students to pass state math and science tests to graduate, because the economy depends on Washington students leaving high school well trained in both subjects. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312136_apuswasl2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312133_apbbncubsdiamondbackstrade3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Reliever Aaron Heilman was acquired Thursday by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010312133_apbbncubsdiamondbackstrade3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311900_apwadeportationsnw1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Deportations of illegal immigrants with criminal records from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington this past year spiked by nearly 40 percent, while overall removals dropped for the first time in five years, according to new data released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311900_apwadeportationsnw1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311833_apbbncubsdiamondbackstrade2ndldwritethri0192.html?syndication=rss Reliever Aaron Heilman was acquired Friday by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311833_apbbncubsdiamondbackstrade2ndldwritethri0192.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seattlesketcher/2010311657__1140_am_click_on.html?syndication=rss Seattle Sketcher http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seattlesketcher/2010311657__1140_am_click_on.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311593_apwashingtongraduationrates.html?syndication=rss Washington's recent graduation success rate is second-best in the West for a public university. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311593_apwashingtongraduationrates.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:31:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/bellevueblog/2010308588_augustmurdersuicidestartedinbellevue.html?syndication=rss Bellevue Blog http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/bellevueblog/2010308588_augustmurdersuicidestartedinbellevue.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:24:44 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311090_webdotdeath19m.html?syndication=rss Neal Richards, an 11-year employee of the state Department of Transportation, was killed today after he was hit by a falling tree limb while working to clear a slide on Highway 101 west of Port Angeles. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311090_webdotdeath19m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:35:59 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010311521_photo_police_seek_missing_elde.html?syndication=rss EVERETT POLICE PHOTO The Blotter http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010311521_photo_police_seek_missing_elde.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:19:09 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010308037_webrevenue19.html?syndication=rss Tax increases probably can't be avoided as the state tries to patch a budget deficit that's ballooned to about $2.6 billion, top Democratic lawmakers said Thursday. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010308037_webrevenue19.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:34:33 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311280_apbbncubsdiamondbackstrade1stldwritethri0192.html?syndication=rss Reliever Aaron Heilman was acquired Friday by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311280_apbbncubsdiamondbackstrade1stldwritethri0192.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311261_apsocmlsmvp1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Long considered the best player in the U.S., Landon Donovan is now the best player in Major League Soccer. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311261_apsocmlsmvp1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311242_apwabremertonbumpytrack.html?syndication=rss Bremerton school officials are trying to figure out how the resurfacing of the high school track was botched so badly. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311242_apwabremertonbumpytrack.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010307300_cops_looking_for_vehicle_in_wh.html?syndication=rss UPDATE: The Discover Burien Association is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver involved in this hit and run. The Blotter http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010307300_cops_looking_for_vehicle_in_wh.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:19:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311178_apwaswedishregence2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Seattle's Swedish Medical Center says it might stop accepting Regence BlueShield - the region's biggest health insurer - as a provider because its reimbursement rates are too low. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010311178_apwaswedishregence2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:31:37 PST