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Waste Management strike halts pickups for second day

A strike by Waste Management recycling and yard waste haulers has forced the cancellation of all pickups including trash for a second day.
15 years ago

Seattle fans add a little salt by booing A-Rod after injury

Even as Alex Rodriguez writhed on the ground in pain, suffering from a broken wrist, Seattle fans didn't give the New York Yankees player a break.
15 years ago

Ferry Kalakala finds temporary new home

The historic ferry Kalakala has been moved to a new temporary mooring on the Hylebos waterway in Tacoma.
15 years ago

Woman suspected of DUI crashes into four pedestrians

A 40-year old man and three children are recovering after a suspected drunk driver jumped a curb, crashing into all four of them in Everett.
15 years ago

Whidbey Island pulling for its only Olympian

Nearly everyone in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island knows Marty Malloy. He's a retired Navy man who runs a diving and salvage company, and plays in the popular local cover band "The Stranded Dogs."
15 years ago

Burglars swipe $40,000 in stolen goods from Bellevue fabric store

Burglars in Bellevue stole over $40,000 in materials from a quilting store Tuesday morning.
15 years ago

King County voids woman’s marriage to corporation

In a publicity stunt for Initiative 103, Angela Marie Vogel married a Washington State Corporation. Now, King County has torn up her marriage license and Vogel is single once again.
15 years ago

Motive not apparent in Seattle Bank of America stabbing

Police don't know the motive of a man who first inquired about opening a bank account on First Hill and then left after stabbing a security guard on his way out.
15 years ago

Searchers combing Cascade mountains for missing plane

Searchers are flying over the Cascade mountains looking for a plane that might have gone down on a trip from Tonasket to Sequim.
15 years ago

Watch out for falling concrete; our freeways date back to Eisenhower

The Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation says she feels for the man who had a chunk of freeway concrete fall through his windshield, but with a freeway system that dates back to Eisenhower, these things are starting to happen.
15 years ago

Target opening small format urban store in Seattle

A new smaller-format Target store will be opening in downtown Seattle on Wednesday.
15 years ago

President Obama stays overnight in the Puget Sound

President Barack Obama will be spending the night in Seattle on Tuesday.
15 years ago

Ron and Don Nation: Join the Climb for Casen effort

Baby Casen has been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, that could prove to be incredibly painful as he grows up, unless he gets much needed medical treatment. While his parents research and set up Casen's treatment options - a 17-year-old is stepping into help.
15 years ago

300 and counting: ‘Washington’s Most Wanted’ continues to bag bad guys

300 and counting: 'Washington's Most Wanted' continues to bag bad guys
15 years ago

Beware of the feral pigs

Like invasive ivy, the wild pig population in Washington is out of control. So much so that the state is part of a campaign to thwart the growth of feral pig populations in the area.
15 years ago

Incendiary device thrown into Seattle home

Seattle police report an incendiary device was thrown into a South Seattle townhouse early Monday morning.
15 years ago

Seattle street closed for ammonia leak inside Darigold building

An ammonia leak has closed Rainier Avenue near Andover Street in South Seattle.
15 years ago

8-year-old boy killed while riding bike

An 8-year-old boy who was not wearing a helmet was struck and killed by a car Sunday night in Federal Way.
15 years ago

Bellingham joins Seattle in plastic bag ban

Stores in Bellingham are gearing up for changes as they become the latest city to join the bag-ban movement.
15 years ago

Search called off for Richard Sweezey, missing Mercer Island boater

The search for a Mercer Island boater missing since Friday has been scaled back while authorities wait for sonar equipment they hope will help them to find his body somewhere in Lake Washington.
15 years ago

Seattle Kitchen recommends: Restaurant Marche

The Seattle Kitchen Show staff spoke with Greg Atkinson, founder of Restaurant Marche on Bainbridge Island. They love this out-of-the-way gem for its outside seating and classic French recipes. Listen to the Seattle Kitchen Show: More audio at MyNorthwest.com The Seattle Kitchen can be heard on 97.3 KIRO FM on Saturdays at 8 a.m. and […]
15 years ago

Let’s Eat: Ballard’s Belle Clementine is perfect for adventuruous locavores

This week Let's Eat co-host and Seattle Times restaurant critic Providence Cicero visited Ballard's new Belle Clementine restaurant, where she had a unique communal dining experience.
15 years ago

Father of Cafe Racer killer: Nothing is ever going to be the same

When Walt Stawicki talks about his son, he tells the story like a dispassionate anchorman might read the news: cold and removed. On May 30, Ian Stawicki shot and killed five people, killing four of them, and then finally turning the gun on himself.
15 years ago

Monroe animal rescue hosts the Goatalympics

High jump, distance jump, and a teeter- totter. It may sound like folks were getting ready for an Olympic competition, but the participants in this contest are a little goatish.
15 years ago