blog.seattlepi — The taxpayers of Missouri have paid out $1,100 to have a security camera installed and permanently focused on a bronze bust of Rush Limbaugh recently installed in the state capitol’s Hall of Famous Missourians. The clerk of the Missouri House cited the possibility of vandalism to the statue, the Associated...
blog.seattlepi — A man in his 40s driving in the Central District was killed Thursday after being hit by an errant bullet from two men in a nearby gunfight. He is the second person killed by an errant bullet this year in Seattle, which has had 15 homicides in 2012. That’s an...
seattletimes.nwsource — Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. is dropping its affiliation with a conservative political group.
westseattleblog — The good news is, the city expects to reopen the 4th Avenue S. offramp from the eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct next Wednesday, May 30th. The not-so-good news is, as previously warned, that means the 1st Avenue S. ramp will close temporarily, as rehab work continues on the old deck...
seattletimes.nwsource — The Senate rejected dueling Democratic and Republican plans on Thursday for averting a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for 7.4 million students, pushing back efforts to resolve the election-season showdown until next month.
seattletimes.nwsource — Broadcasters Fox, NBC and CBS sued Dish Network Corp. on Thursday over a service that offers commercial-free TV.
seattlepi — Tiger reportedly on loose near Puyallup Animal control officers are searching an area just outside of Puyallup for a reported tiger on the loose.
westseattleblog — Just announced by Greg Whittaker, proprietor of Mountain to Sound Outfitters and Alki Kayak Tours, a new venture right on the beach! Mountain to Sound Outfitters has finalized a permit for Stand Up Paddleboard Rentals on Alki Beach with Seattle Parks and Recreation. The concession will be located off of 55th Ave...
seattletimes.nwsource — When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney decried President Barack Obama as beholden to the nation's teachers' unions and unable to stand up for reform, he glossed over four years of a relationship that has been anything but cozy.
seattletimes.nwsource — Two strongly worded letters have been sent to Seattle officials by the U.S. Justice Department, questioning whether the city is negotiating police reforms in good faith.
westseattleblog — Two food/drink notes this afternoon: CHARLIE’S BUNS CANCELS DELRIDGE PLAN: Veronica Weaver of the Charlie’s Buns ‘n’ Stuff food truck confirms she has scrapped her plan for a bricks-and-mortar burgers/cheesesteaks location at 5214 Delridge Way SW. We checked in with her after a new coffee stand opened in the complex (more...
seattletimes.nwsource — Cedar Grove Composting, subject of odor complaints in Maple Valley and Everett, scraps plans for electricity-generating digester on Smith Island.
komonews — The newest fake licenses come with holograms, working barcodes, hidden markings in all the right places visible only by ultraviolet light and near-perfect font matches. And they are coming from China.
blogs.seattleweekly — A section of this week's feature story about Pierce County's experiment with privatized mental health raises questions about the increases in both suicides and suicide attempts in the Tacoma regio... Continue reading "Mad Medicine: Why Are So Many People in Pierce and Skagit Counties Trying...
seattletimes.nwsource — The Seahawks wrapped up their third and final offseason team activity (OTA) this week and for once the quarterback derby wasn't the biggest news of the day. All eyes were on Kellen Winslow who wore No. 82. It's not as if the 6-4, 240-pound tight end was limited in practice, but...
komonews — Animal control officers are searching an area just outside of Puyallup for a reported tiger on the loose.
blog.seattlepi — Skinny jeans are going the way of cigarettes -- at least, that's what recent headlines might leave you to believe. Once the fashion accessory of too-cool-to-care rebels, they're now being ostracized by doctors and slapped with more warnings than you can count. Cigarettes kill. But skinny jeans will make your legs numb.
seattletimes.nwsource — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has named the members of a council created in a 2010 settlement to ensure Native American farmers and ranchers have access to Department of Agriculture programs.
seattletimes.nwsource — The Northwest Folklife Festival used to be a bastion of acoustic music purism. Today it takes in electronic music, hip-hop, punk rock and a host of other eclectic endeavors. This year's festival is May 25-28 at Seattle Center.
blog.seattlepi — Seattle's most-expensive restaurants aren't actually in Seattle, according to thedailymeal.com. The food site ranked the nation's 25 priciest restaurants, and only two from our neck of the woods made the cut: The Herbfarm in Woodinville ranked 19th and the Inn at Little Washington on Vashon Island was No. 24. Eating at...
blog.seattlepi — Mariners catcher Miguel Olivo is back. After a stint on the disabled list for a strained right groin, Olivo was reactivated Thursday. To make room for him on the active roster, the Mariners optioned outfielder Casper Wells to AAA Tacoma. Chone Figgins, the underperforming veteran who was benched May 1,...
westseattleblog — Just in (thanks to those who forwarded it), a letter from Seattle Public Schools to families at Lafayette Elementary, whose first-year principal Jo Lute-Ervin announced three months ago (long before the investigation that has made news this week) she would not be returning for a second year: Dear Lafayette Elementary community, I...