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The India South Sound Association’s annual Diwali celebration is set for noon to 6 p.m. today at the Thurston County Fairgrounds, 3054 Carpenter Road.
PASADENA, Calif. - Kevin Craft passed for 159 yards in the second half after taking over for injured Kevin Prince, and UCLA made a late defensive stand to snap its five-game losing streak with a 24-23 victory over Washington on Saturday.
Travis Cobb returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to set the tone for No. 21 Arizona and the Wildcats went on to rout Washington State 48-7 on Saturday.
What: “Daughter of the Regiment” by Gaetano Donizetti
It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote.
The Washington state Department of Transportation has temporarily shut down two highways in the Cascade Mountains due to heavy snow from a fall storm and plans to close a third.
A woman who isolated and starved her stepdaughter has been sentenced to more than three years in prison, far below what the victim asked the judge to impose.
A man shot by police as he was sought in connection with the Halloween killing of a Seattle police officer has been identified as 41-year-old Christopher Monfort.
President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.
A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space - an idea spurred by science fiction novels.
A Spokane Valley couple in their 70s have been found dead in their home of apparent gunshot wounds and a Spokane County sheriff's spokesman says authorities think it is likely a murder-suicide.
Police on Friday shot and wounded a person-of-interest sought in the Halloween night killing of a Seattle police officer, just as a massive memorial service for the officer drew to a close.
A Spokane native was among those killed during a rampage at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.
Colville Indian Precision Pine plans to shut down its Omak lumber mill in December, ending 130 jobs.
Charges have been dropped against a retired coach accused of hitting an 7-year-old autistic boy who was having a "meltdown" in the Richland Public Library.
Seattle and law enforcement officers from throughout the region are paying their respects to slain Officer Timothy Brenton with a long procession and large funeral service at KeyArena.
The National Weather Service says cool air following the front that blew through the Northwest will bring weekend snow to the Olympics, Cascades and northeast mountains in Washington.
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Sounders FC was shut out Wednesday in the first wave of postseason award announcements by Major League Soccer.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.
Taliban-led insurgents in Afghanistan have devised ways to cripple and even destroy the expensive armored vehicles that offer U.S. forces the best protection against roadside bombs by using increasingly large explosive charges and rocket-propelled grenades, according to U.S. soldiers and defense officials.
The infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been nearly impossible to fake, according to a new analysis by a Dartmouth College professor.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department will be closed for 13 days in 2010 as it implements furloughs to balance its budget. The furlough days will be spread out over the year. Staff members will be required to take leave without pay on those days.
A paramedic and another driver were injured Wednesday afternoon when a car went through a red light and collided with a Tacoma fire medic unit transporting a critical patient to the hospital.
On the battlefields of Iraq, John LaBossiere's gun became his security blanket, his father believes.
A fire the broke out about 1 a.m. Thursday at Whatcom Middle School in Bellingham burned until dawn, causing the roof and parts of the 106-year-old building to collapse.
After spending years on the shelves at the King County medical examiner's office, the unclaimed ashes of 28 veterans were laid to rest Wednesday at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Wash.
Two more fires burned businesses early Thursday in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood.
The New York Yankees have won the World Series, beating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 behind Hideki Matsui's record-tying six RBIs.
Initiative promoter Tim Eyman's solid loss on an anti-tax measure - a topic that's delivered his biggest successes over the years - is sure to ignite another round of political obituaries for the state's top ballot-box activist.
Buoyed by two major endorsements, House Democratic leaders on Thursday predicted swift passage of President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative. The president himself declared, "We are closer to passing this reform than ever before."
Environmentalist attorney Mike McGinn' lead over T-Mobile executive Joe Mallahan in the race to be Seattle's next mayor is shrinking.
The villagers said they just wanted to be left alone. They claimed they had asked the Taliban to stay away, and wished the Americans would do the same.
The citizen committee that makes recommendations to the Legislature and governor on higher education policy is looking for a new executive director.
A $15 million claim was filed against the City of Gig Harbor last week, naming city council members and alleging they purposefully delayed and interfered with a previously approved housing development.
Federal Way Municipal Court Judge Michael Morgan conceded defeat today in his race against Seattle prosecutor Rebecca Robertson.
Military veterans with drug-dependency problems will benefit from a treatment program thanks to a federal grant that enables Pierce County Superior Court to establish a Veterans Drug Court.
A 45-year-old man arrested shortly after a Hilltop bank was robbed Monday afternoon has been charged in the heist.
About 600 atheists and agnostics are gathering in Seattle this weekend for the annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Fort Lewis is planning memorial services Thursday and Tuesday for the eight soldiers who were killed on Oct. 27 in Afghanistan.
SEATTLE – Police investigating the killing of a Seattle police officer say video from a police car camera shows a car similar to the light-colored subcompact from which the fatal shots were fired.
The National Weather Service says a storm will blow into Western Washington on Thursday with gusty winds and rains that will fill rivers in Mason and Whatcom counties.
I spoke with Pierce County Auditor Jan Shabro this morning. The latest returns show she's still trailing Julie Anderson in the auditor's race.
A grandfather from the city of Pacific is a Mega Millions ticket winner, according to a Washington State Lottery Commission.
As she watched the Sumner Fleischmann’s Yeast Plant being torn down two weeks ago, Sara Hoime felt like she was losing a part of herself.
A gathering of five Sumner City Council members caused a flurry of activity in late October, including a police report and an anonymous anchovy pizza delivery.
The second public swine flu vaccine clinic in Pierce County will be held Saturday at Clover Park High School in Lakewood, county Health Department officials announced Tuesday.
An overnight standoff at a north Seattle home ended when police discovered the man inside had killed himself.
The actions of the city and its police officers during the Port of Olympia protests two years ago will go on trial, starting today.
An Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the volatile southern province of Helmand, killing five, British and Afghan authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about discipline within the Afghan forces and possible infiltration by insurgents.
Toyota is pulling out of Formula One racing, the world's largest automaker announcing Wednesday that it needs to cut costs and focus on its core business.
Deputy Aberdeen Fire Chief Rich Malizia says the cause of a multiple-alarm fire that gutted a floor covering store may remain a mystery.
A Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spokesman says a man wanted in Snohomish County ran from police as he was preparing to board a flight at the airport, raced through restricted areas, and then fled in a van stolen from a TV production company.
The struggling Seahawks made a handful of moves today, including releasing veteran running back Edgerrin James. He gained only 125 yards in 46 carries for the Seahawks, though that was enough for the 31-year-old to move past Marcus Allen into 10th place on the NFL's All-Time rushing list with 12,246 yards.
Gov. Chris Gregoire is in Washington, D.C on her second trade mission to the nation's capital.
Pierce County law enforcement agencies are handing out safety information at fast-food restaurants today in response to a series of armed robberies of restaurant managers by two men posing as cops.
Two Canadian men have been charged with depositing very large, illigitimate IRS refund checks.
Area law enforcement agencies are trying to identify a man who is supsected in at least two bank robberies in recent days.
The final round of ticket sales for the 2010 Winter Olympics begins Saturday.
Three Auburn football players have been suspended for the remainder of the season for violating the school’s athletic code.
Police say they have no new information on a suspect or motive in the shooting death of a Seattle police officer as he sat in a parked patrol car on Halloween night.
Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 51-year-old man in connection with a serious-injury crash Friday on State Route 410 near Buckley.
About 120 members of McChord Air Force Base’s 10th Airlift Squadron return tomorrow from a four-month deployment to the Middle East.
All the criminal cases filed in the wake of the Port of Olympia protests nearly two years ago were resolved Friday after eight demonstrators signed agreements that could lead to dismissal of their charges.
BELLINGHAM - How blind to their surroundings can people be when they're talking on their cell phones?
Chehalis - A civil trial began in Lewis County Superior Court on Monday to determine whether a coroner's determination that Ronda Reynolds committed suicide is accurate.
Put those parade plans on hold, New York. The Phillies are coming back.
Lakewood police are searching for a man who robbed a Key Bank branch this morning.
• SOUNDERS INSIDER
NEW YORK – Goalkeeper Kasey Keller is up for three awards and several of his Seattle Sounders FC teammates also are in the running for Major League Soccer postseason honors, the league announced today.
NEW YORK – Goalkeeper Kasey Keller is up for three awards and several of his Seattle Sounders FC teammates also are in the running for Major League Soccer postseason honors, the league announced today.
A new WalMart Supercenter is due Auburn's Supermall for construction there next year.
Tacoma police were investigating a robbery reported at the Key Bank, 1120 S. 11th St. One man was taken into custody and has been transported to the jail.
The latest campaign contribution filings by Tacoma mayoral candidates Marilyn Strickland and Jim Merritt show that collectively, the candidates have broken the $290,000 mark heading into Election Day.
There has been some interest from comments on this blog in an update on the search for a wanted man Friday afternoon near the Tacoma dump.
The state Transportation Department is requesting bids for a second major contract to improve I-90 on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass.
• HUSKIES INSIDER
Washington coach Steve Sarkisian says quarterback Jake Locker is questionable for Saturday’s game at UCLA with a deep thigh bruise. But the Huskies star quarterback says he expects to be playing when the Huskies try to win at UCLA for the first time since 1995.
Washington coach Steve Sarkisian says quarterback Jake Locker is questionable for Saturday’s game at UCLA with a deep thigh bruise. But the Huskies star quarterback says he expects to be playing when the Huskies try to win at UCLA for the first time since 1995.
Reports coming in that the Tea Party Express was met with a packed house in Puyallup, with upwards of 5,000 people.
With all the back and forth about the postage for Pierce County absentee ballots this year, I thought I should touch base with the U.S. Postal Service.
A warrant has been issued for a 27-year-old man wanted for shooting his former boss at a Federal Way apartment complex last week.
Starting today, people can reserve up to two hours on a Pierce County Library computer for no charge.
Fifteen firefighters - including one destined for Pierce County - will be graduating from the Washington State Patrol Fire Training Academy this week.
The Kitsap County sheriff's office says the death of a woman found in a burning mobile home in Bremerton was a homicide.
A police officer responding to a domestic violence call shot and killed a man at Lake Stevens.
The following projects are expected to affect traffic in the coming week, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, the city of Olympia and Fort Lewis.
Fish and Wildlife agents have captured a bear that was found early Monday up a tree in Bremerton neighborhood not far from the shipyard.
A two-alarm fire has burned four businesses in a strip mall near Arlington and left two more with water damage.
McChord Air Force Base will hold a military retiree appreciation day and health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the McChord Community/Collocated Club.
A young Hoquiam boy was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Saturday night after he ran in front of a car and was struck, Washington State Patrol troopers reported.
Mad Caddies With The Johnstones / Walk the Plank, 6 p.m. Nov. 2, Hell’s Kitchen, 3829 Sixth Ave., Tacoma; $12.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting proposals for $10 million in grant funding for projects that protect and restore Puget Sound watersheds.
LOS ANGELES — The search for nine people missing when a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean is now a recovery mission, officials said Sunday.
The arraignment of a Washington state farmer accused of being a bank robber has been delayed in federal court.
Scheduled construction to close the southbound lanes of Highway 509 between Port of Tacoma Road and Interstate 705 today.
MCCLEARY – Police Chief George Crumb said he used to look out his office window from the police station on Summit Road and see Lindsey Baum walking with her regular group of friends.
The first time Karen Frazier had a possible encounter with a ghost, she wrote it off as maybe a dream, or just her imagination.
The Kitsap County Sheriff deputies are investigating a single car crash that resulted in serious injuries to a 47-year-old woman and her 27-year-old daughter.
Few clues have emerged from a drive-by shooting that left an eight-year veteran Seattle police officer dead and a trainee injured on Halloween night.
Da de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Festival Everyone is welcome to a free community celebration featuring dance, music, decoration of sugar skulls, art displays and a procession, noon-5 p.m. Nov. 1, Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; 253-272-4258; www.tacomaartmuseum.org.
Vendors at the Saturday Puyallup Farmers’ Market got into the Halloween spirit dressed as scarecrows or dogs, while kids strolled the downtown market disguised as cats, witches or princesses.
Though Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry is fighting deportation from the United States he still flies an American flag at his west Yakima home.
The Thurston County Sheriff's Office could lose as many as 12 patrol deputies next year, depending on how county commissioners decide to plug a hole in the department's proposed 2010 budget.
The state Fire Marshal's Office is reminding residents to change out the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when the clocks fall back an hour this weekend.
SALEM, Ore. — As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be enforced?
After a citizen's tip about an erratic driver led a State Patrol trooper to stop a Ford Excursion in Kirkland for equipment and driving violations, the trooper found 31 pounds of marijuana on the back seat.
Elton John and Billy Joel's Nov. 4 and 7 stops at KeyArena have been postponed as John battles "a serious case of E. coli bacterial infection and influenza," Live Nation announced Friday afternoon.
Lakewood and Tacoma police officers are looking for a man wanted by the U.S. Marshal's Office this afternoon.
Eight Washington State Patrol troopers who used diplomas from fake schools to try and claim pay raises will be suspended, but not fired.
Two men apparently didn't like their chances at a federal trial in Seattle - and with good reason.
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King County sheriff's Deputy Brian Bonnar has been placed on paid leave for an internal investigation about two illegal campfires in the Wenatchee National Forest.
A 61-year-old man accused of beating his brother to death in Lynnwood told Snohomish County sheriff's detectives it was an honor killing to avenge an insulting remark.
A Kent man and his former wife are accused of streaming sex abuse of a 4-year-old girl live on the Internet.
The Seattle Fire Department says a blaze that gutted four businesses in the city's Greenwood business district was arson.
A three-alarm fire has burned two homes in Centralia.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The Pentagon has released the names of seven soldiers killed in the crash of a helicopter in Afghanistan, including one from Spokane.
Financially struggling legal aid offices in Washington state will soon get some relief from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Matt Gettmann began working in finance at Boeing Co. last year, and it wasn't long before he found himself watching, stunned, as union members prepared for what became an eight-week strike.
A day after the Seahawks placed Walter Jones on injured reserve, ending his season, the team announced linebacker Lofa Tatupu is having surgery on his torn left pectoral muscle, performed by Dr. James Andrews in Alabama.
A new University of Washington program will clear the way to a three-year undergraduate degree for students who arrive on campus with 45 credits.
Pierce County law enforcement agencies are searching for two men who are posing as police officers, kidnapping fast-food managers and forcing the victims to reopen their stores so they could be robbed.
Tacoma police are searching for a man who robbed a South Tacoma bank this afternoon.
A new restaurant planned to open next year in Forks will be called Volterra after a city in the Twilight vampire novels, which are set in Forks.
Eleven calves that may have been chased by some animal onto Highway 97 were struck by two semi-trucks.
The Mid-Columbia's future could be as a smart energy center, says the first public look at plans being developed by a coalition of area business leaders led by the Tri-City Development Council.
The Public Disclosure Commission has fined Pierce County auditor candidate Will Baker $300 for a repeat violation of state election laws. It suspended a separate $500 penalty for his most recent violation.
The Washington State Patrol says a trooper suffered neck and back pain when his patrol car was rear-ended by a car on I-405 in Bothell.
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