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Local NewsUPDATE - 04:33 PM
Sonics choose Renton
The Seattle Sonics and Storm will announce this afternoon that Renton is the preferred site for a new basketball arena.
UPDATE - 04:13 PM
Tunnel option is dead, say state leaders
Gov. Gregoire and state legislative leaders today declared that Seattle's tunnel proposal is dead, but the special election may still be on.
- WSDOT technical memo about what it sees as flaws in a four-lane tunnel (PDF)
- Washington State Department of Transportation's response letter (PDF)
- Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' Web site
Navy wants dolphins, sea lions to defend us
Dozens of dolphins and sea lions trained to detect and apprehend waterborne attackers could be sent to patrol a Puget Sound military base...
"Serious deficiencies" in UW's animal care
Dusty, poorly ventilated and sometimes unsanitary animal-care facilities have landed the University of Washington on probation and could...
NEW - 01:10 PM
Teens arrested in indecent exposure case
Four teens have been arrested for allegedly exposing themselves to two special-needs students at Bainbridge High School, police said.
UPDATE - 01:55 PM
Two Sea-Tac luggage handlers arrested for theft
They are accused of stealing everything from cigarettes to laptops and officials are looking into whether it's just the tip of an iceberg.
After amnesia, could Olympia couple fall in love again?
Jeff Ingram hunches over the countertop and peers at the Betty Crocker cookbook. One-and-a-half cups of egg whites. He should know this...
Senior centers reach for new life
At age 57, Kevin Shea is one of the youngest members of the Greenwood Senior Center. It's a distinction he's yet to embrace wholeheartedly...
UPDATE - 12:03 PM
Shooting involving police officer near Lake Stevens
A 17-year-old boy was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after he was shot and wounded by two Snohomish County sheriff's deputies shortly after 5 a.m. today.
NEW - 04:14 PM
Fatal accident closes northbound I-5 near Marysville
A fatal collision near Marysville has completely shut down northbound traffic on Interstate 5 and one lane of southbound traffic.
Indicted fire crew boss misses court date in marijuana case
A U.S. Forest Service fire crew boss charged with manslaughter failed to appear in court for arraignment on a marijuana charge...
Retired Army aviator to receive Medal of Honor for Vietnam valor
A retired Army officer whose wing man in a Vietnam helicopter mission was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2001 has also been named...
Fireworks set off at Enumclaw elementary school
Fireworks of some sort was exploded during the night at an elementary school near Enumclaw, sending students to a nearby school for the day, police said.
CASA Latina finds a new home
Two years after CASA Latina abandoned plans for a day-labor complex in Seattle's Rainier Valley, the Central Area has told the nonprofit...
Crane probe puts blame on steel base, source says
An unusual steel base probably caused a 210-foot tower crane to collapse in Bellevue last fall, killing a man, according to a source familiar...
NEW - 11:58 AM
Fat Oregon feline gaining celebrity status
Hercules, the fat cat who became famous after getting stuck in a doggie door while plundering another pet's food, has found his rotund self heading for the big-time.
Feud brews over hunting Alaska's famed McNeil River bears
A fight is brewing over hunting of the famous McNeil River bears, known for offering humans the world's best glimpse of life in the wild...
Fire leaves one man dead in Lakewood, Pierce County
The body of a 55-year-old man was found by Lakewood firefighters early this morning when they responded to reports of a basement fire at a home in the 6700 block of 100th Street, according to Lakewood fire officials.
UPDATE - 03:50 PM
Marine from Mukilteo enters split pleas in Iraqi kidnap-murder case
A Marine pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and kidnapping in the seizure of an Iraqi man last April but denied murdering the victim.
Officer arrested in domestic assault
A veteran Seattle police officer has been placed on leave after he was arrested by Tacoma police late Sunday for an alleged domestic-violence...
PUD aims to explore tidal power
Several utilities and prospecting companies are trying to stake their claims to prime sites for what may be a new source of renewable energy...
Senior pastor at Overlake announces he's resigning
The senior pastor at Redmond's Overlake Christian Church, brought in eight years ago after his predecessor was beset by scandal, has announced...
Some drug use testimony may be allowed in child-death trial
Some information about past drug abuse by Mirabel Gomez may be allowed at her trial in the abuse death of her 2-year-old son, a Grant County...
Tacoma police shoot, kill assault suspect
A man was shot and killed in a Tacoma home Monday afternoon by a police officer responding to a domestic-violence call. Tacoma police spokesman Mark...
Teens' art to fly above community
With a few mouse clicks, Dominique Shaw-Jones twists the shape of a hexagon on his computer screen into something resembling a jet. The 16-year-old Rainier Beach...
Obituary
Former mayor "loved Renton"
It's not Renton's style to name its facilities for local politicians. But Jesse Tanner's name can be found on small building plaques all...
Here and Now
Nab patrol
Nab patrol Law-enforcement agencies have been reporting that copper wire and other valuable metals are being stolen in plain view along...
Local Digest
Man to undergo mental evaluation
The mental competency of a man charged with dousing three people with lighter fluid in downtown Seattle will be evaluated while he is in...
SportsCoach has a lot in common with UW swim programs he's trying to resuscitate
Washington's new swim coach almost died 11 years ago. The swim programs he took over in September had its own near-death experience six years ago.
Cosby's terrier excels on prime-time stage
Erinn Cosby called her famous father and ran onto the green carpet at Madison Square Garden for more pressing business: Kissing one lucky...
- Rewarding the top dog (PDF)
- Photo gallery | Westminster Dog Show
- Video | Pampered pooches take center stage
Genuine GM parts: Titans hire Reinfeldt
The Seahawks lost one of their top executives Monday when the Tennessee Titans named Mike Reinfeldt their new general manager. The move was long...
Hill says he has no date with Bennett
The coach says he's focusing on the team, that the new owner's visit centers around the team's arena issues, and that the two aren't slated to cross paths.
Sideline Smitty
Pinning down the essence of wrestling
It was close to 100 degrees in the padded building where the Sedro-Woolley wrestlers practice. Coach Jay Breckenridge had purposely cranked...
WSU men hit historic height in poll: No. 10
Washington State will play at Washington on Wednesday night breathing rarefied air. Unprecedented, in fact. Monday, the Cougars (21-4) attained...
NEW - 02:34 PM
Seahawks sign Rackley to remain as long snapper
Derek Rackley, who served as the Seahawks' long snapper for all of 2006 except Week One, has re-signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks...
NEW - 03:14 PM
Sonics' Ray Allen named to All-Star roster
Sonics guard Ray Allen was named to the Western Conference roster for the NBA All-Star game today by commissioner David Stern.
Sideline Chatter
Baby boomers take over German souvenir stands
Who says soccer doesn't spark enough scoring? Maternity wards in Germany, site of last summer's World Cup, are fully booked for April and...
Brockman snags Pac-10 honor
Washington's Jon Brockman and Washington State's Daven Harmeling became fast friends last spring while attending a student-athlete leadership...
College Basketball Roundup | Zags' home winning streak is snapped at 50
Scott Dougherty scored 23 points as Santa Clara beat Gonzaga 84-73 Monday night to end the nation's longest home winning streak at 50 games...
Metro Basketball Tournament | Lakeside reverses its playoff fortunes
Senior Andrew Locke nearly had a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocked shots as the Lakeside boys basketball team...
KingCo 3A Basketball Roundup | Mercer Island plays spoiler
The Issaquah boys basketball team was ready to celebrate. But Mercer Island ruined the mood. Good defense by the Islanders and poor shooting...
Prep Flashback | A love for the purity, life lessons of swimming
Athlete: Mark Prothero, Renton, Class of 1974. Sport: Swimming. High-school rewind: A swimmer since age 7, high-school competition renewed...
State basketball rankings and detailed prep results
MLB Notebook | Benson might miss season
Orioles right-hander Kris Benson has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will probably miss the entire 2007 season. Baltimore moved quickly to...
NFL Notebook | Schottenheimer fired by Chargers
Cam Cameron and Wade Phillips jumped ship. Now Marty Schottenheimer has been thrown overboard. The San Diego Chargers fired the NFL's winningest...
NHL Roundup | Flyers turn back clock, Red Wings
Keith Primeau moved former teammates and the fans with an emotional speech before Peter Forsberg showed why he is so coveted around the...
NBA Notebook | MVP Nash will sit out All-Star Game in Vegas
Steve Nash withdrew from Sunday's All-Star Game because of lingering inflammation in his right shoulder. The league's two-time defending...
Northwest Briefs | Thunderbirds lock up spot in WHL playoffs
With a little help from a division foe, the Seattle Thunderbirds clinched a spot in the 2007 Western Hockey League playoffs on Sunday. The Thunderbirds defeated Tri-City...
Prep Notebook | M-P's injured star sidelined, for now
Marysville-Pilchuck star Jared Stohl will miss tonight's Class 4A District 1 boys basketball playoff game against Mariner, and could miss...
Eastside prep stars of the week
Briefs | Protesters disrupt Olympics ceremony in Vancouver
Olympics Police drag protester off stage: Police in Vancouver, B. C., dragged a protester off the stage, and officers tackled a woman with...
Prep stars of the week
Business & TechnologyIndustry set to plug into mobile TV, but standards still differ
Hunting for new revenue sources, the wireless industry is going all out to promote mobile-TV broadcasts for cellphone users around the world.
Deal moves InfoSpace into mobile search
Less than five months ago, InfoSpace said it was no longer investing in the business of selling ringtones and other content for cellphones...
Boeing tweaks 767 for tanker
Boeing on Monday announced a newly designed KC-767 as its proposed aircraft for a $40 billion Air Force contest to replace 179 refueling...
Belgian newspapers win copyright infringement claim against Google
A court on today ruled in favor of Belgian newspapers that sued Google Inc., claiming that the Web search Internet search leader infringed copyright laws and demanded it remove their stories.
Flower growers pressed to cut pesticide use
It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses — by the time the bright, velvety...
NEW - 01:12 PM
Organic to Go trading over the counter
Organic to Go has become a publicly traded company, available over the counter under the symbol SPHG.OB.
YouTube alternative to be launched today
When Veoh launches today, the Internet television service will harness the same file-sharing technology long associated with the illicit...
Four Seasons accepts offer from Gates and others
Four Seasons Hotels, the Toronto-based manager of 74 luxury hotels, has agreed to be taken private by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Saudi...
Markets
Dow droops again as deals fizzle
Wall Street extended its losses Monday as investors awaited a stream of key economic data this week and were left disappointed by the collapse...
Business Digest
WaMu's Saunders leaving to handle Visa IPO
Pacific Northwest Visa International, the largest credit-card network, named Washington Mutual's Joseph Saunders executive chairman to oversee...
Education
Nation & WorldHouse begins historic debate on Iraq war policy
Almost four years into the Iraq war, the House began a historic and emotional debate today on whether President Bush's decision to add more U.S. troops to the bloody conflict is a mistake that has to be reversed.
Close-up
Iraq conflict stirs up neighbors
Violence remains confined to Iraq and, on a far smaller scale, Lebanon, but it offers a metaphor for the forces emerging across the region: the rise of sectarian identity, the growing influence of Iran and suspicion toward the U.S.
UPDATE - 11:55 AM
President Bush hails agreement with North Korea
President Bush defended a landmark nuclear agreement reached today with North Korea, calling it "the best opportunity" for diplomacy to succeed in ridding the Pyongyang government of all atomic weapons.
NEW - 11:52 AM
CIA's former No. 3 official charged in corruption case
The CIA's former No. 3 official and a defense contractor were charged today with fraud and other offenses in the corruption investigation that sent former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham to prison,.
Libby didn't tell us, reporters say
Six journalists testified Monday that Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, never mentioned an undercover...
GOP's Romney announces presidential candidacy
Mitt Romney officially entered the 2008 presidential race today, a former one-term Republican governor of Massachusetts suggesting that his record of leadership inside and outside government uniquely positions him to tackle the country's challenges.
Photos of official with Anna Nicole Smith fuel scandal in the Bahamas
Photographs of Anna Nicole Smith in bed embracing the Bahamian immigration minister who approved her application for permanent residency...
NEW - 11:59 AM
Fierce Midwest storm snarls air, road travel; Northeast is next in line
A blast of snow, freezing rain and plunging temperatures created headaches for travelers today across the Midwest with hundreds of canceled...
Study finds pot eases AIDS patients' pain
Aids patients suffering from debilitating nerve pain got as much or more relief by smoking marijuana as they would typically get from prescription...
FDA adds restrictions on use of antibiotic
The government on Monday restricted an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems including several deaths, saying the drug...
British pharmacy to sell Viagra over the counter
A gimmick timed for Valentine's Day, or a dangerous medical precedent? Britain's biggest pharmacy chain, Boots, will start selling Viagra...
Electronic version of fish and chips planned to track sea life
In a modern update of "fish and chips," researchers are planning a worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with tiny...
FBI computers, weapons continue to be lost, stolen
The FBI lost 160 laptops — including at least 10 containing sensitive or classified data and one with agents' names and addresses...
Mexico's drug-war violence broadcast on Internet
For months, video artists and videographers of varying skill have been peppering the Internet with a gruesome cavalcade of images: a woman...
Natural-gas cartel could link big producers Russia, Qatar
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to find quick success on a historic Mideast tour that saw the leader of energy-rich Russia forging...
Nearly 2 years after Jessica Lunsford's killing, jury selection starts in Florida
Ruth Lunsford often visits the grave of her granddaughter, Jessica, most recently to tell her that the man accused of kidnapping, raping...
Pakistani barbers heeding warning
Suspected Islamic radicals have issued a Taliban-style warning to barbers in a Pakistani border town not to shave off or cut their customers'...
Pastor betrays his flock's trust
For nearly a decade, members of Ripon's First Congregational Church bared their souls to Pastor Randall Radic. But there were certain things...
Nation Digest
Police kill man, 84, after he fatally shot 2
Police killed an 84-year-old man Monday after he fatally shot his granddaughter and a teenage friend who was staying with the family, authorities...
World Digest
Soldiers' rights group alleges sexual abuse
Russian military prosecutors pledged Monday to investigate allegations that young conscripts were forced into prostitution by fellow soldiers...
Obituaries
Editorials & OpinionEditorial
Olympia sees emergencies
Legislators are once again putting "emergency clauses" on bills in order to short-circuit the public's right of referendum. In this...
Editorial
The house that Carmela built
Remember Carmela Soprano in the HBO series "The Sopranos" and her ambitious but disastrous whim to build a house? Now...
Letters to the editor
A sampling of readers' letters, faxes and e-mail.
E.J. Dionne / Syndicated columnist
Doing the abortion shuffle
Why is it that abortion, a subject on which political candidates often claim to be expressing their most deeply held moral convictions...
Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist
Edwards shouldn't let campaign get blogged down
Some of John Edwards' helpers have been busy, busy, busy insulting about 44 percent of the American electorate. The Democratic...
Guest columnist
Create a vibrant urban center by rejecting both viaduct options
Let's see, what would be better for Seattle: Contaminate the water supply with rat poison? Or plant land mines on city sidewalks? Think...
Entertainment & the ArtsBooks
Q&A | Calvin Trillin on his soul mate and the book he wrote to honor her
Bud loves Alice. Always has, always will. Calvin Trillin — Bud to family and friends — and his wife, Alice, had one of the great...
Grammys or not, Dixie Chicks still country-radio "outlaws"
Country radio still isn't ready to make nice with the Dixie Chicks. With a haul of Grammys on Sunday, the Texas trio topped their comeback...
NEW - 12:43 PM
Roman art from Louvre, Impressionists to fill SAM's expanded space
In an announcement that implied great things to come but left much unsaid, Seattle Art Museum offered highlights of the exhibition schedule...
A life in transition: 2 films by Michael Powell
"Is filmmaking art? " asked Michael Powell, in his autobiography "A Life In Movies. " The question was immediately followed by an answer...
DVDs released this week
A weekly listing of new DVDs.
30 years as Oprah's BFF
Best friends just wanna have fun. Joined at the hip, they like to crawl the mall, club hop during a girls' night out, lounge and luxuriate...
A&E; briefs
Police tour includes KeyArena stop
Compiled from Seattle Times staff and news services.
Concert Review
Ten years after debut, Of Montreal still on the rise
Ten years after its debut album, Athens, Ga. quintet Of Montreal has become one of indie rock's most durable units.
Concert Review
Merle Haggard | Clear voice, vision
"Let's put a woman in charge! " Merle Haggard sang in his new song, "Hillary," at his concert Sunday night at the Paramount, as the near-capacity...
Top 10 films
Here are the top 10 movies at North American theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by gross (in millions), total gross (in millions) and length ...
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