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No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:27:10 -0400

MOUNT VERNON, Washington - Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it won't come in time to help with Memorial Day's highway hoards.

Seattle drops 7th straight in 9-5 loss to Texas

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:33:35 -0400

SEATTLE - A flurry of roster moves and Joe Saunders pitching at Safeco Field, where he had never lost, couldn't snap Seattle's skid.

Berkman, Baker power Texas past Seattle 9-5

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:14:24 -0400

SEATTLE - Lance Berkman found his home run stroke from the right side of the plate. Justin Grimm struggled early only to rebound and turn in another quality start.

Amtrak adding 1 daily round trip n. of Seattle

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:08:25 -0400

SEATTLE - Amtrak says it plans to add one daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham, Washington, in the coming weeks to help travelers affected by the Interstate 5 highway bridge collapse near Mount Vernon.

Seattle designates Andino calls up Sucre, Triunfel

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:08:13 -0400

SEATTLE - After losing the last six games of a miserable road trip, the Seattle Mariners had to do something with its struggling roster.

New Kings owners must quickly make decisions on staff and...

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:24 -0400

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - By JASON JONES

Seattle TE McCoy sustains Achilles injury

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:45 -0400

RENTON, Washington - The Seattle Seahawks have lost backup tight end Anthony McCoy for possibly the entire 2013 season after he sustained a torn Achilles during an organized team activity earlier this week.

Traffic backs up on I-5 at Mount Vernon

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:34:45 -0400

MOUNT VERNON, Washington - The Washington Transportation Department says traffic on Interstate 5 in Skagit County backed up Friday afternoon about a mile northbound and two miles southbound as cars crawled through detours around the collapsed Skagit River bridge in Mount Vernon.

Mariners send slumping C Montero to minors

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:29:39 -0400

SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners sent slumping catcher Jesus Montero to the minor leagues Thursday, a year after acquiring him in trade full of potential that hasn't panned out for either side.

NWSL sees mixed results in startup season

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:34:57 -0400

PORTLAND, Oregon - The Portland Thorns' season couldn't be going any better. They're sitting atop the National Women's Soccer League's opening-season standings and drawing more than 11,000 fans to home games. And they've got Alex Morgan.

Wash. college students ask Congress for stability

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:50:18 -0400

SEATTLE - College students in Washington state say they need Congress to give them affordable student loans at a rate they can depend on, instead of a yearly debate on rising interest rates.

deafReview gives voice to deaf consumers

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:48:34 -0400

SEATTLE - By ALYSA HULLETT

Endangered crane chick born at Seattle zoo

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:19 -0400

SEATTLE - The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle announces the birth of a red-crown crane chick.

Not guilty plea in child neglect death at Tulalip

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:45 -0400

SEATTLE - A woman accused of neglecting two young daughters in a car on the Tulalip Indian Reservation had a not guilty plea entered for her Thursday if federal court in Seattle.

Violence prompts Seattle to add 2 new park rangers

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:22 -0400

SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced Thursday the city is hiring two new park rangers to patrol Cal Anderson Park and Occidental Square.

Seattle Sounders facing long, odd road trip

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:08:08 -0400

TUKWILA, Washington - Two games in six days going back-and-forth to Southern California was going to be enough of a travel challenge for the Seattle Sounders. Then U.S. Soccer decided to throw a major detour into the Sounders travel plans.

Census puts Seattle population at 634,535

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:48:23 -0400

SEATTLE - News Census figures show Seattle had the 14th largest population jump among all U.S. cities between 2011 and 2012.

For some homeowners, a house is a canvas

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:17 -0400

SEATTLE - It's hard to miss the enormous 20-foot (6-meter)-wide American flag on the side of Richard Ormbrek's home. Comprised of around 180 tiles painted with scenes of Americana against a background of red and white stripes, the flag pops from the orange cedar shingles with traffic-stopping audacity.

Ask Babe: What's the value of a signed 1977 Red Sox...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:14 -0400

By BABE WAXPAK - Dear Babe: I have a 1977 Boston Red Sox yearbook/program that has autographs of a number of team members -- most of which are signed next to their photos. The book is signed by Don Zimmer, Fred Lynn, Butch Hobson, George Scott, Luis Tiant, Dwight Evans, Fergie Jenkins, Denny Doyle, Bill Lee, Carl Yastrzemski, Steve Dillard, Tom Murphy, Bob Stanley, Ed Yost, Johnny Pesky, Dick Stockton (broadcaster), Ken Harrelson (broadcaster), John Kiley (organist, no picture in book), Ken Hough (no picture), Rick Miller (no picture) and Charlie Moss (trainer, no picture). -- Allen Ouellette, Kingston, N.H.

Seattle bank robber fires shot

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:59:14 -0400

SEATTLE - Police say a robber fired a shot during a bank hold-up Wednesday in south Seattle.

Washington man convicted in Juneau woman's death

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:21 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - A Washington state man convicted of murdering a Juneau woman is scheduled to be sentenced next week.

Susan Powell's dad gets private eye to review file

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:03:41 -0400

SEATTLE - Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file - containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more - might turn up something the investigators missed.

Knife in purse gashes woman; thought she was shot

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:59:38 -0400

SEATTLE - The woman who limped into a downtown Seattle coffee shop said she'd been shot in the leg - a statement that brought police cars and fire trucks rushing to the scene.

Data breach puts Lifeline phone applicants' privacy...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:19 -0400

By ISAAC WOLF - Last fall, when Linda Mendez was offered discount phone service through a federal program for the poor, the San Antonio mom thought it was too good to be true. She signed up anyway.

Pirates' Travis Snider endures losses off the field

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:50 -0400

By MICHAEL SANSERINO - Throughout a 162-game season, even the best baseball players deal with a lot of loss. And as the stakes grow higher, so does the impact of those defeats.