http://www.mynorthwest.com MyNorthwest.com delivers up-to-the-minute local news and information for Seattle and the greater Puget Sound area. en-us 15 144 21 http://www.mynorthwest.com http://www.mynorthwest.com/img/lg_mynw_144x21.gif http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=123&sid=621858 PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphias annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX. The Japanese phenom demolished the record of 255 set last year by Jonathan "Super" Squibb. The Friday morning extravaganza drew thousands to the Wells Fargo Center before sunrise to watch competitors stuff themselves with chicken wings. Kobayashi claimed a $20,000 cash prize for his victory. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:22:59 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=123&sid=621779 Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) - Champis the bunny doesnt only hop _ he also knows how to herd his masters flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job. The 5-year-old pet rabbit from the small village of Kal in northern Sweden shot to online fame last week, having garnered more than 700,000 YouTube hits so far, after a clip of his sheep herding skills surfaced on a blog. The June video shows a persistent Champis running back and forth on the farm, trying to keep Nils-Erik and Greta Vigrens sheep together. Greta Vigren said she first noted his talent last spring when they let out the sheep to graze for the first time after the long Swedish winter. "He just started to behave like a sheepdog," she recalled, adding that while he likes to round up the sheep, he is consistent about leaving the farms hens alone, treating them more gently. "Hes like a king for the whole group. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:40:40 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=123&sid=621759 CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (AP) - A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away. Loretta Smith, of Cuyahoga Falls near Akron, felt her right side go numb and fell to the floor at her home last weekend. The 70-year-old Smith said she was able to grab the phone with her left hand and thought she was calling her son. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:58 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=123&sid=621764 ALEPPO, Pa. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:47:59 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=123&sid=621601 HELENA, Mont. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:31:52 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=123&sid=621592 BUTTE, Mont. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:40:16 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=123&sid=621382 Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:31:02 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=123&sid=620875 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:51:12 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=123&sid=620271 WAYNESBURG, Pa. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:53:17 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=123&sid=620346 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A womans speeding got her a warning from an Ohio state trooper but wasnt enough to keep her grandchild from being born in her car. Donna Richmond got pulled over on Tuesday morning as she was trying to rush her daughter to a Columbus hospital. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:13:16 PST