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Power outages in Seattle area
SEATTLE – Wind caused several outages in Seattle City Light's service area on Sunday, affecting about 6,380 customers in three neighborhoods.
Wind gusts cause outages in Seattle, Lake Forest Park, Shoreline
High winds knocked out power to about 6,300 City Light customers Sunday afternoon. Outages hit Seattle's Capitol Hill and Madrona neighborhoods...
Wash. man killed on Lake Cle Elum
The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says a Seattle man was killed in a snowmobile accident on Lake Cle Elum when he hit two trees.
University of Washington lecturer dies after bicycle accident
A cyclist who suffered head injuries after she was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood died early Friday in Harborview Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman confirmed. The victim was identified as Carol Sal...
Child hit by truck in West Seattle
SEATTLE -- A 6-year-old boy was injured Friday afternoon when he was struck by a pickup truck.
Weekend roadwork, parade expected to cause delays
SEATTLE - It's going to be a colorful weekend in western Washington, with orange construction barrels, Irish green parade-goers and red-faced drivers.
Man pleads guilty in stolen Hitler bookmark case
A Seattle-area man has admitted trying to sell a stolen bookmark that reportedly was given to Adolf Hitler by his mistress after the Nazis lost the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
Seattle mayor freezes pay, orders furloughs
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is freezing some city employee salaries and ordering unpaid days off to help cut costs.
Seattle's Duke of chowder eyes mayoral run
Could a local chowderhouse mogul give Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels a run for his money? We may find out.
New rules give Fremont residents places for parking
Park in Fremont? Get a ticket lately? It's probably because of a new program recently instituted by the Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle Police.
Obituary | Mary Pang, 87, public face of frozen-food empire
In the decades before Chinese food was as ordinary as a grocery-store deli, there was Mary Pang, whom most people knew from the name on the red-and-yellow boxes of egg rolls in their freezers.
Seattle Top Cop Named Drug War Chief, Adding to Largest-Ever Team of Czars
Vice President Joe Biden nominated Seattle police chief Gil Kerlikowske Wednesday as the country's next drug czar -- bringing the total number of czars under the Obama administration's to eight and raising questions over the necessity of such posts.
Commute Seattle aims to reduce drive alone commuters
Commute Seattle has launched a new campaign and Web site to alleviate downtown congestion and help commuters green-friendly transportation decisions.
Parked-car pinball in West Seattle
Seattle police arrested a 35-year-old man Monday after he drove his pickup into 13 cars on California Avenue Southwest.
Seattle-based Coast Guardsmen rescued in training
Six Seattle-based Coast Guardsmen escaped serious injury Monday after a small utility boat from the Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Sea fell into the water during training exercises at Point Wilson near Port Townsend.
Seattle dumping 700 Dumpsters from downtown alleys
Seattle's downtown will soon be free of one of the most ubiquitous back-alley symbols: Dumpsters. The city is removing about 700 Dumpsters from the alleys in downtown Seattle and will instead collect trash from businesses several times a day. By c...
Greg Nickels remains unchallenged for re-election
SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels remains unchallenged for a third term as another potential opponent decides not to enter the race.
Seattle Councilmember Nick Licata to seek re-election
Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata announced this morning he will seek another term.
More snow, cold weather across Washington, including Seattle
Forecasters have increased the amount of snow they expect to fall today across Washington in a spell of unseasonably cold weather.
Seattle 'P-I' Cartoonist: Paper Will Soon See Last Print Edition
David Horsey, editorial cartoonist at the imperiled Seattle Post-Intelligencer, offers his thoughts on the future of the newspaper -- and his employment -- in a new interview at Michael Cavna's "Comic Riffs" blog at The Washington Post's Web site.