Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - Page updated at 07:59 a.m.
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Time to get ready for winter in Puget Sound, safety campaign says
Wayne Osborne and his wife, Tokiko, pack essentials in a 10-minute drill to see if the Auburn couple is prepared to flee possible flooding. Meteorologists are warning a La Niña pattern is likely to bring colder, wetter and snowier conditions this year, and the "Take Winter by Storm" safety campaign is urging folks in the Puget Sound region to get ready.
Murray-Rossi race draws $12M in outside spending
Independent groups have poured more money into the race between Patty Murray and Dino Rossi than in all but two U.S. Senate contests.
UPDATE - 07:16 AM
Winds halt flights at Chicago's O'Hare airport
More than 125 flights have been canceled at the Chicago airport as a severe storm sweeps across the Midwest.
UPDATE - 07:02 AM
Indonesia tsunami kills 113; more missing
Estrella Family Creamery shut down by FDA after bacteria found
NEW - 07:25 AM
Soldier charged in Afghan killing kept in solitary at Lewis-McChord
AG wants to ban 'energy drink' that hospitalized CWU students
Seattle mayor's panel wants permanent homeless camp on city land
UPDATE - 07:58 AM
Stocks slip on mixed earnings, rising dollar
Boeing calls two-week stop to 787 section deliveries
Baby seals saved, returned to wild — then what? Scientists now track them
Audit rips Lynnwood for spending millions in reserves
UPDATE - 07:09 AM
2009 global research spending down, but not China
Boy, 4, shoots mom with shotgun in Kitsap County
A day in the life: Fridays are full days for high school football coaches
Matt Hasselbeck avoids mistakes and that's enough in Pete Carroll's offense
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First lady gives Murray a boost
Jane Goodall's big battle for the forests | Nicole Brodeur
McCain attacks Murray on "corrupt" earmarks | Politics Northwest
McCain avoids prediction on GOP Senate prospects
Michelle Obama in Bellevue headlines Sen. Patty Murray fundraiser | Politics Northwest
NEW - 07:17 AM
Oregon tourist town considers dumping 'Detroit'
Highest earners' pay rose fivefold in '09
UPDATE - 07:13 AM
Indonesian volcano erupts, 20 hurt by hot ash
No endorsement? Obama can 'shove it,' Dem says
UPDATE - 07:35 AM
Saddam Hussein aide Tariq Aziz sentenced to hang
Iran to seize U.S. hiker's bail unless she returns
Bomb kills 4 police in west Afghanistan
Forgotten at sea, scuba diver wins $1.68 million
Police: Conn. woman gave son weapons for school
UPDATE - 07:18 AM
Giant stag poached; biggest wild animal in Britain
UPDATE - 07:20 AM
Paul, the World Cup predicting octopus, dies
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- Princeton Review college guru visits Seattle | Lit Life
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Washington's Jake Locker says he is playing against Stanford
Ankle injury to Seahawks' Russell Okung not as serious as first
Jake Locker recalls summer meeting with Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck
Sounders FC eager to face top-seeded Los Angeles
NEW - 06:37 AM
Lorenzo Romar: "We got a long ways to go" | Husky Men's Basketball Blog
A stop and chat with Sounders' owner/GM Adrian Hanauer | Sounders FC Blog
Class 4A and 3A girls soccer rankings -- Week 8 | High School Sports Blog
Class 4A and 3A state volleyball rankings -- Week 8 | High School Sports Blog
Seattle Art Museum is hosting more than 150 works from Spanish artist Pablo Picasso's amazingly varied career. Learn more about Picasso's major "periods" here.
'The Lieutenant of Inishmore': Brutal slapstick, with a clear message
Tickets on sale Saturday for Paramore and 3OH!3 at Jingle Bell Bash
Earshot Jazz Festival scores with James Carter and Gretchen Parlato
Canlis menus: the (treasure) hunt's still on, for 1950s prices | All You Can Eat
Chefs: friends with benefits, giving until it hurts? | All You Can Eat
Field trip to New Orleans | Matson on Music
Local books on Jimi Hendrix, Seahawks, Al Franken
New DVDs | 'The Girl Who Played With Fire,' 'Sex and the City 2,' 'Winter's Bone'
3 courses for $25 at more than 100 Seattle-area restaurants
Seattle Restaurant Week gathers over 100 of the Seattle-area's most esteemed restaurants to provide a 3-course dinner (appetizer, entrée and dessert) for only $25. Visit them October 17-28, 2010 (excluding Friday and Saturday). Participating restaurants| Win dinner for 2
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Review bank health and CEO pay, check out a timeline of Boeing aircraft and see the latest economic indicators on the Interactives page.
Ballard Denny's site sold to big builder of apartments
NEW - 6:57 AM
Paccar's 3Q results improve; dividend increased
Chief of Seattle's Federal Home Loan Bank resigns
Expedia offers blind-booking option for hotels
Fed throws its weight into foreclosure probe
UPDATE - 07:55 AM
Ford earns $1.7b in 3Q, pays down health care debt
Microsoft's Ozzie: Get ready for 'post-PC world'
News roundup: 1st Windows Phone 7, Windows 8 coming | Microsoft Pri0
Double whammy hits big local real-estate portfolio
Abstract birthday gift for Bill Gates
UPDATE - 07:27 AM
NTSB probes safety of airline partnerships
Obama administration must resolve Mexican tariff issue | Kate Riley / Times staff columnist
Secret campaign money: Do you know who's buying your vote? | E.J. Dionne / Syndicated columnist
A Seattle Chamber study mission comes full circle at Harborview | Guest columnist
The backlash against the Wall Street bailout: unfair, yet healthy
UPDATE - 07:27 AM
NTSB probes safety of airline partnerships
Where they're biting, where they're not | Reel Time Fishing Northwest
Strikes hurt travel for France's school holidays
Fishing | Where they're biting, where they're not
Bedbugs scaring off New York tourists
Ask Travel | Children under 18 don't need ID when boarding planes
Beyond Genghis Khan: exploring Inner Mongolia
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Activists take a stand with rhymes
Gay rights group calls for safety at Rutgers
Hobbies: Decorate a flat surface with wallpaper and paper scraps
Lisa Birnbach updates "Preppy Handbook"
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Editorials/Opinion
Mortgage lending and foreclosures on full automatic | Editorial
U.S. must resolve Mexican tariff issue | Kate Riley
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Audio | Reichert, DelBene joint interview
Excerpts from Obamas campaign speech at UW
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