Thursday, April 28, 2011 - Page updated at 06:09 p.m.
UPDATE - 05:53 PM
Tornado-spawning storms swept across the South this week, killing at least 281 people in the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in nearly four decades.
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NEW - 06:03 PM
Jake Locker drafted by Tennessee
Former Washington quarterback Jake Locker was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the No. 8 pick in today's NFL draft. Join reporters Danny O'Neil and Jerry Brewer now for a live chat during the first day.
UPDATE - 5:18 PM
Mayor McGinn is lone dissenter as panel OKs new 520 bridge
The executive committee approved construction of a new, six-lane Highway 520 bridge.
NEW - 5:00 PM
Beset by sex-abuse suits, Christian Brothers Catholic order files for bankruptcy
UPDATE - 6:07 PM
Whatcom County man convicted of incapacitating Border Patrol pilot
NEW - 5:47 PM
Pair accused of Carnation killings to get separate trials
UPDATE - 5:46 PM
Password thieves may have altered grades at Seattle high schools
Start the coffee pot: Local wedding-watching parties
UPDATE - 4:02 PM
Michael Pineda, hot Mariners hitters, finish sweep of Tigers
Wave of Chinese professionals makes mark in area
Sierra Club digs into tunnel fight; too cozy with McGinn?
UPDATE - 5:05 PM
'Pimp in action' is out of action — gets 20-year sentence
Gates Foundation: 88 grants for unusual research
UPDATE - 04:52 PM
Guilty plea in Seattle tow truck driver death | The Blotter
I-90 backups expected this weekend near Cle Elum
UPDATE - 4:49 PM
Israel 'war crimes' bus ads: Group loses billboards, too
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Birth certificate: Why now? Obama decided enough was enough
NEW - 5:14 PM
Cheaper eye drug proves as good as pricier one
Doctors told checklist could help detect autism sooner
Endeavour launch brings tourists, traffic to Fla.
Experts: Apple should've addressed concerns sooner
Gadhafi regime hands weapons to civilians
NEW - 5:01 PM
House Republicans dismiss constituents' ire toward proposed Medicare changes
Armadillos pass leprosy to humans, study finds
Ohio man pleads guilty in abortion-at-gunpoint case
3 years for priest for using church money on escorts
UPDATE - 05:11 PM
NYC couple who split house with wall get divorce
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NFL draft chat with Jake Locker & Rob Rang
Rewind | Former UW quarterback Jake Locker, NFL draft analyst Rob Rang and Seattle Times NFL reporter Danny O'Neil took turns on the clock answering your draft questions in a live chat today.
NEW - 5:03 PM
Player who caused Steve Zakuani's leg snap given heavy punishment
Stock of Washington's Mason Foster just keep rising
'Hawk Talk: Draft Day special edition begins at 4 p.m. | Seahawks Blog
24th-annual Shoreline Invitational coming Saturday | High School Sports Blog
A few high-school softball highlights from Wednesday | High School Sports Blog
Bothell WR Trent Sewell receives U.S. Army game nomination | High School Sports Blog
'American Idol' tour to play Comcast Arena, Everett
NEW - 3:00 PM
'Bill Cunningham New York': a picture-perfect look at photographer | Movie review
Review: One-man show describes falling in and out of love with Steve Jobs' Apple gadgetry
'Fast Five' — big guys and fast cars equals fun | Movie review
NEW - 3:00 PM
'POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold': Morgan Spurlock's latest commercial success | Movie review
Review: A wise Mistress Page and a well-rounded Falstaff shine in Seattle Shakes' 'Merry Wives'
UPDATE - 05:46 PM
Royal wedding eve: Crowds swell outside the abbey
2011 delivery target for Boeing 787 can be met, McNerney insists
Microsoft's 31 percent profit gain meets expectations
Expedia reports lower Q1 profit after spending on tech upgrades, expansion
PCC to open 10th store, near Green Lake
UPDATE - 5:09 PM
Redbox to add video-game rentals nationwide
Amazon: No S.C. tax break means end to 1,250 jobs
Gregoire, aerospace union chiefs going to Paris Air Show
UPDATE - 04:16 PM
Some skeptical of big economic gains rest of year
Wave of Chinese professionals makes mark in Seattle area
Jon Talton | Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks; we listen
In Person: Laurie Erickson is a 'wrap' star to cancer patients
The Finest Accessories, a small business in North Bend making hair accessories, has given a lift to thousands of cancer patients with its Good Wishes program, a commitment to produce and send out a free "It's a Wrap" head covering to anyone who has lost hair to chemotherapy.
Donald Trump, the rest of the nonsense
NEW - 4:02 PM
Preservation balanced with progress in Pioneer Square | Lance Dickie / Seattle Times editorial columnist
NEW - 4:02 PM
Where is the poetry in politics? | Guest columnist
NEW - 4:02 PM
China's great leap backward on human rights | Nicholas D. Kristof / Syndicated Columnist
Go for a hike, a loop on a bike or a world-class meal on Lummi Island
'Real Close' dinosaurs will rock and roll at Seattle's zoo
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Tens of thousands of tourists heading to Florida for next-to-last shuttle launch
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Trial ordered in deaths of two tourists from Washington
Free this weekend: Sheep, horses, birds and tulips
Middleton to spend eve of wedding at 5-star hotel
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NEW - 05:42 PM
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Peeps Contest! See the winners
Our springtime Peeps Contest invites participants to create a sculpture, diorama or art project out of marshmallow chicks and bunnies. With our new iPhone app it's easy to browse the best works from multiple years. Download the app now!
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Rewind | NFL draft preview chat
Former Husky QB Jake Locker and draft analyst Rob Rang answered questions about Thursday's NFL draft in a live chat. Read the transcript here.
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