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Seattle man arrested in death of mother

After nearly a year, Seattle Police have gathered enough evidence to arrest a man in the death of his elderly mother.

14 years ago

Accused Afghan killer returns to JBLM

The Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of gunning down Afghan civilians is back in Washington for the first time since he deployed last year.

14 years ago

Protesters target JBLM encouraging soldiers to skip mission

Thousands of soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be heading to Afghanistan in the next few weeks, but as they make their final preparations they are being asked by some veteran's groups to skip the mission. Those groups say the mission is useless because the war is lost.

14 years ago

Hearing set for accused Afghan mass-murderer from JBLM

The Joint Base Lewis McChord soldier accused of gunning down 16 Afghans earlier this year is expected to face survivors of his alleged attacks via satellite during a pre-trial hearing next month.

14 years ago

Lynnwood woman accused of burning son

A Lynnwood woman will likely face domestic violence assault charges for allegedly burning her son's hands as punishment for taking a friend's iPod.

14 years ago

City of Pacific officials warn of looming bankruptcy

All the drama surrounding Pacific Mayor Cy Sun could bankrupt the city and force it to un-incorporate.

14 years ago

Tukwila brothers claim excessive force

Two brothers are accusing the Tukwila Police Department of excessive force after they were arrested on a walk home over the summer.

14 years ago

Dry weather a boon for WSDOT work crews

While some of you might be happy to finally see our long streak of dry weather coming to an end, the department of transportation wishes it would keep on going.

14 years ago

TSA denies mistreating dying woman

TSA officials are disputing the claims of a dying woman who says agents subjected her to a humiliating security screen at Sea-Tac Airport.

14 years ago

Boeing engineers say company underestimated resolve

It appears Boeing underestimated the resolve of its engineers and technical workers during the last few months of negotiations. The 96-percent vote against the company's first offer last week made that pretty clear, and SPEEA said Boeing had better not make that mistake again, or it could be facing a big problem.

14 years ago

Major bust in Mill Creek highlights ease of liquor theft

The state has been out of the liquor business for just over three months. Sales are up 10-percent over the same three months last year, and consumers seem to by happy with the availability and the choices. But you know who else is happy with private liquor sales? Criminals. Liquor theft is running rampant.

14 years ago

Liquor sales up despite high sales tax

It's been three months since private stores started selling liquor in Washington and sales are up 10-percent over the same three months of last year.

14 years ago

Boeing delivers first commercial plane built outside Washington

A lot of people questioned whether Boeing could put it off, but on Friday the company delivered its first commercial airplane built outside the state of Washington.

14 years ago

Shared beer in Burien park ends in stabbing over cell phone

It started with two guys sharing a beer in a Burien park and ended with one of them being stabbed several times.

14 years ago

Boxing experiencing a rebirth in Seattle

Bboxing is experiencing a rebirth as kids are now looking at it as an alternative to soccer and football and some of the more traditional sports.

14 years ago

Facebook helps catch accused Skyline threat-maker

Facebook played a major role in leading police to the 16-year-old Edmonds boy accused of making an online threat against Skyline High School two weeks ago.

14 years ago

T-Mobile announces merger; will stay in Bellevue

T-Mobile and MetroPCS announced Wednesday that they have agreed to combine their struggling cellphone businesses in a deal aimed at letting them compete better with their three larger rivals. The Seattle Times reports this could be good news for the Puget Sound region.