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Cold front ending stretch of warm, dry weather

A stretch of relatively warm, dry weather came to an end over the weekend, and forecasters say the cold front will deliver a significant amount of rain Monday in Western Washington.
15 years ago

Man arrested in fatal Shoreline shooting

A suspect has been jailed in last week's shooting in the city of Shoreline that killed a 17-year-old girl and wounded an 18-year-old man.
15 years ago

Police search for man in connection to two bank robberies

One man is suspected of robbing two banks, and the FBI, along with local law enforcement are on the lookout for him before he strikes again.
15 years ago

Seattle Kitchen recommends: Best pizza

A trip to the newest pizza restaurant in Seattle got The Seattle Kitchen Show staff talking about the city's best slices.
15 years ago

Should floating billboards be allowed on Lake Washington?

An advertising and marketing executive has come up with the idea of putting floating billboards on Lake Union and Lake Washington in Seattle.
15 years ago

Evacuation follows bomb threat at Snohomish school

After a bomb threat, officials have lifted the evacuation of students and staff at Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish.
15 years ago

Lockdowns lifted at two schools in Tacoma

Two schools in Tacoma's Parkland neighborhood are open after a threatening letter was found on the Washington High School campus Friday morning.
15 years ago

Mother’s boyfriend arrested in beating of infant son and 3-year-old

An 18-month-old and his 3-year-old brother are in the hospital after allegedly being beaten by their mother's boyfriend.
15 years ago

Windows 8 can give parents a ‘report card’

Microsoft's Windows 8 is expected to be released this summer and it will feature a new tool for parents.
15 years ago

Prosecutor: Lakewood 4 shooting accomplice’s early release ‘absurd’

The sister of Maurice Clemmons will not have to serve the entirety of her five-year sentence.
15 years ago

Text baby vs. real baby: Teaching kids about pregnancy

Babies are having babies. I’ve known this since I was in high school. Our school had a day care. It wasn’t for the children of teachers. My high school also didn’t have a program in health class where students would pair up and share the responsibilities of caring for a child. Perhaps the administration decided […]
15 years ago

Mayor, police concerned after emergency responders blocked at scene of shooting

Police say a hostile crowd prevented emergency responders from immediately helping a man with multiple gunshot wounds Wednesday night in the parking lot of a south Seattle fast food restaurant. Seattle's mayor said he was briefed on the challenges and plans to look into it further.
15 years ago

Prowler breaks into car, takes nothing, leaves tortillas

A car prowler left a little treat inside a Jeep he broke into last week in Seattle's University District.
15 years ago

Raw sewage may have been flowing into Bitter Lake for eight years

Raw sewage may have been leaking into Bitter Lake in north Seattle for nearly a decade.
15 years ago

3 people arrested in obituary burglaries

A Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman says three people have been arrested in connection with area burglaries that seemed to be related to obituary postings.
15 years ago

Three men arrested for ‘obituary burglaries’

Three men have been arrested in the Snohomish County "obituary burglaries."
15 years ago

Seattle fire engines to be rolling mobile hot spots

The Seattle Fire Department is going high-tech, outfitting their 60 engines with new technology that makes them rolling mobile hot spots.
15 years ago

Unemployment rate falls in May

The economy in the state of Washington may be recovering, based on the state unemployment rate, which fell this month. The rate showed a slight decrease to 8.1% after reports of 8.3% unemployment in March.
15 years ago

FTC: Skechers deceived consumers; WA awarded $117K

The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.
15 years ago

Steven Powell found guilty on all 14 counts of voyeurism

A jury has determined Steven Powell is guilty on all 14 counts of voyeurism.
15 years ago

Washington gas prices hits $4.20, while national average at $3.73

Motorists across most of the country have been getting a break on the price of gas, but not in Washington.
15 years ago

Washington State Patrol offers second chance after many applicants fail fitness test

The Washington State Patrol is offering a second round of cadet testing, because many candidates in the first round just didn't make the cut.
15 years ago

Whidbey Island’s Penn Cove closed to shellfish harvesting after diesel spill

The Washington state Health Department has temporarily closed Whidbey Island's Penn Cove to all shellfish harvesting due to a diesel spill from a sunken fishing boat.
15 years ago

Birth of son inspires man to go on quest for masculinity

Faced with the prospect of raising a son, a father-to-be described as having an "effete nature" decided it was time to brush up on his man skills.
15 years ago