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Jason Puracal speaks after release from Nicaraguan prison

Jason Puracal spoke publicly for the first time since being released from a Nicaraguan prison last week.
14 years ago

Two teens die in fall; painful reminder to prepare when hiking

Ron & Don talk about the 12 essentials, and praise the fellow hikers who did their best to save their friends.
14 years ago

DOL begins vehicle registration holds for unpaid tolls

If you have unpaid tolls, you may have trouble renewing your license plates.
14 years ago

Move over Jared, it’s time for the Starbucks diet

A 66-year-old law librarian could be the next Jared. Christine Hall has eaten only Starbucks for the past two years and attributes her 85-pound weight loss to her coffeehouse diet. Breakfast consists of oatmeal and a black coffee (145 calories.) Her lunch and dinners are a “bistro box” of cheeses, breads and fruit or a […]
14 years ago

Snoqualmie Pass speed cameras turned on

The Washington State Department of Transportation installed speed-enforcement cameras at the pass and turned them on Monday.
14 years ago

Recession leads Bainbridge Island couple to Perfect Little House designs

The recession and slam on the real estate market has some thinking more conservatively about housing, but a Bainbridge Island couple is proving going smaller doesn't necessarily mean less comfort.
14 years ago

Occupy Seattle protesters organizing Silent Flash March Monday

Occupy Seattle protesters are planning a Silent Flash March in downtown Seattle on Monday.
14 years ago

Jason Puracal to make first TV appearance on Anderson Cooper 360

Recently freed from a Nicaraguan prison, Tacoma native Jason Puracal will speak for the first time as a free man on Monday with Anderson Cooper.
14 years ago

Two teens die in fall near North Bend

Two Federal Way teens were killed after falling while on a hike near Otter Falls outside of North Bend.
14 years ago

Washington wildfires causing breathing problems

Wildfires continue causing significant air quality problems on both sides of the Cascades.
14 years ago

Highway 99 opens a day early after construction

Seattle drivers are now able to cruise on a new Highway 99, which opened a day early after it was closed for construction. Just after 5 p.m. Saturday, crews opened the newly completed northbound lanes through SoDo.
14 years ago

How to be a tailgater worth bragging about

Chris Sullivan is a reporter on KIRO Radio, but he is also an avid college football fan and a connoisseur of the tailgate party.
14 years ago

Seattle mayor includes more cops, gunshot locator system in budget plan

As part of his two year budget plan, Seattle's mayor hopes to expand the police force and buy a new automatic gunshot locator system.
14 years ago

Let’s Eat: Bainbridge Island food worth a ferry ride

Bainbridge Island is only 30 minutes from Seattle by ferry, and Seattle Times restaurant critic and Let's Eat Host Providence Cicero says there are a number of island eateries that make the trip worth your time.
14 years ago

Highway closures will put a wrench in weekend travel plans

One major road to football games at CenturyLink Field will be closed all weekend long.
14 years ago

John Curley wants in the Guinness Book of World Records

John Curley says he was crazy for those long fingernail photos and wasn't willing to share the Guinness Book of World Records. The book inspired something in him.
14 years ago

Man jailed under mistaken identity suing

A man claiming he spent ten days in a Clark County jail for crimes his twin brother committed is suing the Sheriff's Office claiming he was wrongfully imprisoned.
14 years ago

Snoqualmie man kills bear rummaging through trash

A Snoqualmie man is under investigation for killing a bear that got a little too close for comfort.
14 years ago

Pest expert: Seal things up before Seattle ‘rat-pocalypse’

The big dig along the Seattle waterfront that will build a traffic tunnel could also displace scores of pests setting the stage for what some are calling Ratpocalypse.
14 years ago

Auburn posts ‘Wall of Shame’ to show state of abandoned bank-owned homes

If the neighbor's out-of-control yard is becoming a blight on the neighborhood, there's always the option of a knock on the door, but what do you do if property owner is some faraway out-of-state bank?
14 years ago

Port workers call for arena slowdown

A Seattle City Council committee is expected to approve building a deal to build a new sports arena on Thursday. But a group of port workers is calling for the process to slow down.
14 years ago

Search continues for Sky Metalwala

The search continues for missing Redmond boy Sky Metalwala. The boy, then 2-years-old, was reported missing last November.
14 years ago

College football player forced out of the closet, kicked off team

The official letter sent to Jamie Kuntz from his college football team said he was kicked off the team for lying. He thinks he was kicked off because he's gay.
14 years ago

Don attempts a citizen’s arrest on a Seattle cop

Don was cruising on down to teach his spin class early Wednesday morning and had a confrontation, some might call it 'road rage' with a Seattle Police officer.
14 years ago