The Seattle Times: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews en-us Copyright 2008 The Seattle Times Company Wed, 14 May 2008 19:30:26 PDT Wed, 14 May 2008 19:30:26 PDT MattBase 480 The Seattle Times: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews Paying landowners to protect Puget Sound http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412432_growth_tdr15m.html?syndication=rss Everybody, it seems, wants to save Andrew Albert's farm. The 90 acres of green hay fields and barns near Arlington hug the Stillaguamish... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412432_growth_tdr15m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 19:28:16 PDT Beyond the Bush formula http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2004412452_danny14.html?syndication=rss There was a moment during John McCain's visit here Tuesday when I nearly fell out of my chair in happiness. It was in the middle of a political... Danny Westneat http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2004412452_danny14.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 22:56:25 PDT McCain tries to ease nuclear-power worries http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412459_mccain14m.html?syndication=rss Republican John McCain said he understands Washington's skepticism about nuclear energy, given the contamination at Hanford, the worst bond... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412459_mccain14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 00:55:59 PDT Nickels seeks seismic retrofits for up to 1,000 Seattle buildings http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412455_earthquake14m.html?syndication=rss Up to 1,000 buildings in Seattle could fall down in a strong earthquake, and Mayor Greg Nickels plans to require property owners to retrofit... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412455_earthquake14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 08:41:22 PDT E-mails from inside Myanmar http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413974_webmyanmaremails.html?syndication=rss Phone lines were cut and the Internet was down after Cyclone Nargis hit Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar. But as communications were... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413974_webmyanmaremails.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 17:02:26 PDT Museum director in antiquities probe dies in federal custody http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413443_webloot14m.html?syndication=rss A renowned Asian antiquities expert, indicted in Los Angeles in connection with a federal investigation into illegal trafficking of pilfered Southeast Asian art, has died in custody at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413443_webloot14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 15:32:19 PDT Polar bears to be protected, not endangered species http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413869_webpolarbears14.html?syndication=rss WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species today, saying it must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413869_webpolarbears14.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 17:47:43 PDT Voices from Myanmar: How the cyclone first hit http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413960_myanmarcyclone14.html?syndication=rss The island was like a graveyard, he said; dark, still and ghostly. It was the middle of the night, 48 hours after Cyclone Nargis slammed... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413960_myanmarcyclone14.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 15:46:06 PDT Coinstar thefts were inside job, court documents show http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412451_coinstar14m.html?syndication=rss The 39-year-old Coinstar employee seemed to know just what he was doing. Wearing a company shirt and jacket, Michael R. Burns strolled with purpose... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412451_coinstar14m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 22:56:04 PDT 2-way Mercer won't assure faster traffic flow, study says http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412462_mercer14m.html?syndication=rss A newly released traffic study predicts that if Seattle widens Mercer Street for two-way travel, a drive through the area won't necessarily... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412462_mercer14m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 23:05:05 PDT Cougar kills pet alpaca http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004414273_webcougar14m.html?syndication=rss A cougar sighted around Eatonville for the past few months killed a pet alpaca over the weekend, according to state fish and wildlife officers. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004414273_webcougar14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 17:58:40 PDT Initial probe blames overheating for Oregon sea lion deaths http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004414377_websealions14m.html?syndication=rss PORTLAND — The deaths of federally protected sea lions found in traps at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River may be due to overheating. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004414377_websealions14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 19:17:07 PDT Injured cyclist waits 2 days off I-90 near Moses Lake http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413591_webmotorcyclist14m.html?syndication=rss MOSES LAKE — An injured motorcycle rider spent two days next to I-90 near Moses Lake hoping to be rescued. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413591_webmotorcyclist14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 15:32:20 PDT Murder charge filed in White Center shooting http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413948_webmurdercharge14m.html?syndication=rss A man has been charged with a shooting death in December in White Center. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413948_webmurdercharge14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 17:02:25 PDT Robber pepper sprays everyone in Kelso credit union http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413365_webpepperspray14m.html?syndication=rss KELSO — Authorities say everyone in a Kelso credit union office was lined up and pepper sprayed in a holdup. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004413365_webpepperspray14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 14:17:03 PDT Seattle University professor held in online sex sting http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004414993_webarrest14m.html?syndication=rss A Seattle University professor was arrested in Colorado Friday and charged with intended sexual contact with an underage girl he'd met online. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004414993_webarrest14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 17:50:05 PDT Suspects sought in shooting of woman, 10-year-old son in West Seattle http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412909_webmotherson14m.html?syndication=rss Police are searching for suspects in connection with a shooting of a woman and her 10-year-old son in West Seattle Tuesday night. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412909_webmotherson14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 12:32:49 PDT WA apartment fire prompts several to jump from balconies http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412984_webparklandfire14m.html?syndication=rss PARKLAND, Pierce County — Witnesses say a fire that started in a first floor unit of a Parkland, Wash., apartment building prompted several people to jump from their balconies. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412984_webparklandfire14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 11:32:34 PDT Metro upgrading aging route signs http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412463_metro14m.html?syndication=rss Maybe it's the aging population. Or maybe it's the aging signs. Metro plans to replace all 9,400 of its bus signs over the next three years... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412463_metro14m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 23:02:30 PDT 1 dead, 6 rescued amid flurry of distress calls http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412450_coastguard14m.html?syndication=rss One man died and six others were rescued Tuesday from two boats off the coast of La Push, Clallam County, the Coast Guard reported. A third vessel in... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412450_coastguard14m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 22:55:41 PDT Canadian WWI veteran is citizen of Canada again http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412446_canadianvet14m.html?syndication=rss The last known surviving Canadian veteran of World War I is a Canadian citizen once again. John Foster Babcock, 107, was born a Canadian... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412446_canadianvet14m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 22:53:23 PDT Duwamish Superfund site might get private help http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412454_duwamish14m.html?syndication=rss A Seattle environmental company is proposing to jump-start restoration of the gritty Duwamish River Superfund site by spending private money... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412454_duwamish14m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 23:01:52 PDT Funding consultant Richard Collins helped groups build their dreams http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412253_collinsobit14m.html?syndication=rss Richard Collins' name might not be on the facades of any of the Northwest institutions he championed. But associates say he had a major... Obituaries http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412253_collinsobit14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 10:05:39 PDT Jobs, homes proposal for Snohomish County touted as eco-friendly http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412447_cathcart14m.html?syndication=rss Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon unveiled plans Tuesday for an environmentally friendly development of businesses, housing and recreation... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412447_cathcart14m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 22:55:23 PDT Mortgage broker Kirby Walker, 90, was determined to do the right thing http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412296_walkerobit14m.html?syndication=rss Kirby Walker, 90, a former mortgage broker and Marine, discovered water conservation as a cause. Obituaries http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412296_walkerobit14m.html?syndication=rss Wed, 14 May 2008 10:06:55 PDT Cheese expert invites diners to Pike Place Brewing Co. dinner http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412457_here14m.html?syndication=rss Cheese expert Jeffrey Roberts, author of "The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese," is hosting a beer and cheese dinner. Several local artisan cheesemakers... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412457_here14m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 23:03:27 PDT Everett woman arrested in ID-fraud case http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412453_dige14m.html?syndication=rss An Everett woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of 30 counts of fraud after, police say, she used another woman's identity to receive... Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412453_dige14m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 13 May 2008 22:57:54 PDT