July 2009
10:25 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By The Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas - Marlon Byrd's three-run homer in the fifth inning broke a tie and sent the Texas Rangers on to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
Seattle took a 2-0 lead in the first on a homer by Jose Lopez, but Taylor Teagarden had a sacrifice fly in the second and added a solo homer in the fifth to tie it.
Texas then got two-out singles from Omar Vizquel and Michael Yo...
10:21 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By Lori Matsukawa / KING 5 News
SEATTLE - A $5 million piece of the federal stimulus package will help clear miles of so-called "ghost nets" that lurk beneath Puget Sound.
They trap all manner of sealife, including crabs and whales.
You can't see them from the Sound's surface and that's why it's been hard to get funding to get rid of abandoned fishing nets.
"Imagine if you had nets strung along the streets that are ...
10:04 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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We may have a third heat-related death.
Northwest Hospital says a 47-year-old man apparently died from heat stroke yesterday.
Hospital officials added the man did have pre-existing health conditions.
A 45-year-old Seattle man also died from heat stroke yesterday, and a man in his 50s died Wednesday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma.
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9:55 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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From tanning salons to adult stores, could a prolific robber be branching out?
A rash of armed robberies has police from six agencies scrambling to catch a suspect or...
9:11 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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Think you're funny? Try getting laughs when it's over 100 degrees outside while wearing six layers of clothes.
Lara Smith: "And they got me out here on the hottest day of the year. Isn't that fun?"
Little girl: "Yeah."
Lara: "How about that?"
Lara Smith is an honest to goodness Ringling Brothers Clown performing on Seattle's Waterfront promoting a blood drive.
We're going to add one more layer to Lara's ...
8:55 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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SEATTLE - The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf will depart Seattle after participating in the 60th Annual Seafair Fleet Week to conduct its first fisheries enforcement patrol.
The month-long voyage will be the first fisheries patrol conducted by the Alameda, Calif., based National Security Cutter. Bertholf's crew will ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fish stocks by monitoring fishing vessels catches.
The pro...
8:31 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By Owen Lei / KING 5 News
KENT, Wash. - A Kent family is asking for potential witnesses to come forward after a motorcycle accident goes from serious to life-threatening.
Forty-eight-year-old Leroy Sargent lies in an induced coma at Valley Medical Center in Kent.
"He's in the hospital on life support, trying to reduce the swelling in his brain," said long-time live-in girlfriend Diane Barry.
Family member say it happe...
6:55 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By The Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. - Two-time Pro Bowl guard Mike Wahle has retired after being released by the Seattle Seahawks for failing a physical before their first practice of training camp.
Seahawks coach Jim Mora said Friday the 32-year-old Wahle told him he had "decided to hang it up for the time being" and spend more time with his family.
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck called the news "a tough loss." He and Wahle w...
6:34 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democrats have pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee, clearing the way for a September showdown on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
The 31-28 vote Friday came after majority Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee agreed to a last-minute series of changes including limiting how much health insurance companies can raise premiums....
6:16 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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The push of marine air that cooled our region down overnight has provided a temporary improvement to our smoggy air.
But with temperatures forecast to increase again over the weekend, smog is once again expected to reach the "unhealthy for sensitive groups" category in many communities of the Cascade foothills of King and Pierce counties.
These outlying suburban and rural areas accumulate pollution generated by traffic and activiti...
5:57 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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BLAINE, Wash. - U.S. and Canadian customs agents are warning travelers to expect long lines at the border for the next several days.
That's because of a major event involving local police and firefighters.
Dozens of local men and women will compete in the World Police and Fire Games in Vancouver. It starts tonight.
The games will feature more than 12,000 cops and firefighters from around the globe - competing in near...
5:30 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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SEATTLE - Today the House took the first step in extending the "Cash for Clunkers" program by approving an additional $2 billion. The Senate will vote next week.
This is encouraging news for dealers, but some feel that the promise of revenue comes with confusion and headache. Many dealers are knee-deep in paperwork and fielding calls from confused car owners.
"It's a great program," said Jet Chevrolet sales manager Don Thompson...
5:29 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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OLYMPIA, Wash. - An unmarried couple decided they didn't want to have their first child out of wedlock, but their wedding plans went south when the baby decided to come three weeks early.
Shawnee Rose and Anthony Johnson had been engaged for two years and planned on getting married Thursday at the Mason County Courthouse. But then their daughter, Aliyah, decided to crash the party.
"I had my wedding dress on and I'm doing up my hai...
5:13 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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ANACORTES, Wash. - People's pets are becoming dinner for hungry coyotes in Anacortes. In the last month, large numbers of coyotes have been spotted in town.
"We're getting a lot more calls than normal," said animal control officer Marie Padovan.
One of those calls came from dog owner Jody Grall. As she walked her dogs on a trail on the outskirts of town, a coyote ran out of the brush, grabbed one of the dogs and took off.
"We...
5:10 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By JEAN ENERSEN / KING 5 News
Whether you're a painter, cook, hairdresser, nurse or even a new mom, washing your hands to wash away germs is a must. But some of us are scrubbing a bit too often, and it's leading to an increase in a common, but debilitating condition.
As a physician's assistant, Gilbert Saenz is used to germs.
"We're dealing with sick people on a daily basis. I'm in direct contact with the patients," said Sa...
5:08 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. - The current hot weather is blamed for fueling an algae bloom on Lake Whatcom in Bellingham that has led to mandatory water restrictions.
Residents were told to curtail lawn watering, take shorter showers and such, and they responded by cutting use by 900,000 gallons in the just one afternoon.
But algae continues to plug the water treatment center reviving a nagging question: Is an urban lake a dependable supply ...
5:08 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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Firefighters expect to continue to battle a stubborn peat bog fire on Ballinger Island throughout the weekend.
One firefighter went to the hospital today after suffering minor injuries on the island located on Lake Ballinger in Mountlake Terrace just north of the King-Snohomish county line.
Firefighters plan to continue using floating pumps throughout the weekend, but expect to have to figure out a further course of action on Mon...
4:58 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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The King County Sheriff's deputy who shoved Christopher Harris into a wall in Belltown last May, won't face charges, the King County Prosecutor's office says.
On May 10, Deputy Matthew Paul chased Harris after a bystander mistakenly pointed him out as a suspect in an assault. It's unclear why Harris ran and there were conflicting reports of whether the deputies identified themselves. It was at night and the deputies, who were working a...
4:55 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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KING Meteorologist Jeff Renner says this weekend's weather forecast "looks perfect for Seafair." Some areas of low clouds could move in, but they'll burn off rapidly Saturday morning, allowing for afternoon sun and plenty of performance space for the Blue Angels. Temperatures should linger in the 80s.
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4:49 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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TUKWILA, Wash. - Workers arriving at an industrial park near the Southcenter mall found a juvenile osprey tangled in the wires of a Cingular cell-tower.
Hanging by a leg, the bird flapped and struggled as bystanders watched. A 911 call finally brought out the fire and police departments.
Finally the osprey managed to wriggle free, but plummeted to the ground, landing in dense brush and blackberries.
That's when Tukwila Fire ...
4:39 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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SEATTLE - Nearly 100 former Washington Mutual executives have filed lawsuits demanding the government pay them nearly $30 million after they were fired.
Nearly 20 lawsuits were filed by former WaMu vice-presidents and other mid-to-senior level executives. On Monday, a judge will consider whether to consolidate them into a class-action case, representing $30 million in payments to former executives.
It was nearly a year ago that fed...
4:22 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By Mimi Jung / KING 5 News
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. - Inside a Mountlake Terrace home Friday morning, officers discovered marijuana concealed in up to 10 pounds of butter.
"We discovered a recently dismantled grow operation up to about 100 plants. There were about six growing plants left and about 40 starters," said Assistant Police Chief Pete Caw.
Caw said it started with a traffic stop late last night where an officer...
3:29 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) -- The Army says a Fort Lewis soldier from Indiana will face a court martial in the death of his 16-year-old girlfriend.
Pvt. Timothy E. Bennitt is charged with involuntary manslaughter and drug crimes. His girlfriend, Leah King, died in his barracks Feb. 15 after an overdose of prescription pills.
No date for the court martial has been set.
Bennitt faces up to 82 years in prison, reduction in rank, ...
3:27 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Thurston County sheriff, who has publicly blasted his own county commissioners for proposed cuts to his deputies, is now lashing out at the federal government.
Sheriff Dan Kimball says he is outraged that the 22 sheriff's offices in Washington state which applied for federal stimulus money received nothing.
Thurston County asked for funding for 15 deputy positions that either are already vacant or at risk of be...
2:34 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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SEATTLE - Boeing owns a boat. It's a fast boat powered by a jet engine (a hydroplane, to be exact) that's used to demonstrate biofuels.
Much of that biofuel is coming from something called the Camelina plant.
Camelina isn't a food like wheat, but it is rich in oil. Targeted Growth, the Seattle-based company that makes fuel out of it, says it grows like crazy in arid climates.
"Eastern Washington, Montana the Dakotas. It...
1:30 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) - Hundreds of pounds of explosives and detonation cord were stolen from the Port of Walla Walla magazine at the airport industrial park.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says the theft was discovered by Washington State Patrol troopers Monday conducting a routine inspection. The theft apparently occurred sometime after July 23.
The Walla Walla County sheriff's office asked the A...
1:30 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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OLYMPIA, Wash. - Police are asking for the public's help to find a man who beat up a woman after failing to get away with her purse Thursday.
Olympia police say the 23-year-old victim was attacked in a Safeway parking lot at 4280 Martin Way E. at about 8:30 p.m.
The woman parked her car then walked around to the passenger side door to get her purse from the front seat. That's when the man attacked from behind and grabbed for her pu...
1:27 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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King County has added the ability to overlay Washington State Department of Transportation traffic and construction alerts on their already cool map. If you do a lot of traveling in King County, it's worth checking out here.
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1:23 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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CHELAN, Wash (AP). - Fire crews in north-central Washington say a wildfire burning near Chelan is 60 percent contained. Union Valley fire spokesman Nick Mickel says firefighters aim to have the fire fully contained tomorrow. Firefighters have gotten better access to the fire and put the size at 768 acres, rather than 600 acres, though it hasn't grown.
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1:05 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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The DTV Converter Box Coupon Program application deadline is midnight tonight.
DTV Assistance Centers and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF) are urging unprepared households too apply for a converter box coupon immediately to receive their $40 government coupon to purchase a digital converter box.
Eligible households may apply for TV converter box coupons or re-apply (if their unredeemed coupons expir...
1:04 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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SEATTLE (AP) -- The Snohomish County Public Utility District, which took its fight against Enron to the U.S. Supreme Court, is going after the recently bailed-out American International Group Inc.
The PUD says in a lawsuit made public Friday that AIG-Financial Products is trying to back out of an interest rate swap agreement. The PUD issued bonds in 1995 to raise $58 million, and then entered into a 30-year deal with AIG. According to th...
12:53 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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The bridge will be closed until approximately 2:40 p.m.
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12:36 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Apple Inc. says it has fixed an iPhone vulnerability that lets hackers knock people offline - and possibly take over the phones - by sending them specially crafted text messages.
Apple says it issued a software fix Friday after the vulnerability was exposed this week at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.
Similar weaknesses were found in phones running Google Inc.'s Android and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows...
12:31 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- A Washington State University program that for more than four decades helped educate migrant workers and their children has lost its federal funding.
The program helped students to pass the GED tests, which certified they had high-school level skills. It was the oldest program of its kind funded by the U.S. Office of Migrant Education, and was the university's first program for minorities.
Over the years, som...
12:24 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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HOQUIAM, Wash. (AP) -- Two shifts at the Hoquiam Plywood plant will go back to work on Monday, ending a shutdown that began Dec. 5.
General Manager Mark McFeely told KXRO that 72 employees will be back to work.
McFeely says there are no plans at this time to bring back a third shift.
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12:13 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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SEATTLE (AP) -- A bouncer was wounded in the hand by a man who had just been thrown out of a Seattle club.
Police say two men were kicked out of the Cooper Cart Cafe early Friday for being disruptive. One angry man threatened to get a gun and shoot up the place, so the club security workers followed the men to their car.
When they reached the car one man grabbed a gun and it went off as the security staff tried to wrestle it away.<...
11:30 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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WINTHROP, Wash. - Fire crews in the Methow Valley Ranger District responded to one new fire Thursday night.
Fire crews said the Little Hornet Fire on Hornet Ridge was roughly 8 acres this morning. The Crater Creek Road is being closed southwest of Carlton to keep area residents safe.
"We know that this road is part of a popular loop for hikers, horseback riders and motorcyclists," said Jennifer Zbyszewski, recreation staff o...
10:35 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -- Federal health regulators have approved a potential blockbuster diabetes drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb and partner Astrazeneca.
The Food and Drug Administration says it approved the companies' drug Onglyza, which is designed to reduce blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. The drug is part of a new wave of medications taking aim at the U.S. diabetes market, which has grown to more than $5 billion a...
10:35 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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TACOMA, Wash. -- A teenage boy was shot in the face while handling a handgun with two friends at a home in Tacoma.
Police spokesman Mark Fulghum told The News Tribune of Tacoma the boy was airlifted early Friday to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
He says the boy is expected to survive but the wound is going to be life-altering.
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10:34 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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SEATTLE - A brush fire spread to a vacant two-story home in South Seattle Friday morning.
The home is located at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. and S. Henderson Street.
There is no immediate word on injuries or what caused the initial brush fire.
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10:34 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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TACOMA, Wash. -- Pierce County Prosecutor Gerald Horne says the fatal shooting of Kenneth Woodham in April by a sheriff's deputy was justifiable homicide.
Deputies were called to the south Tacoma home by Woodham's wife who said he was intoxicated in violation of probation on a drunken driving conviction.
As deputies tried to talk with Woodham they noticed he had a gun in his hand. When he refused orders to drop it and raised the we...
10:33 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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SEATTLE (AP) -The Seattle Mariners have traded starting pitcher Jarrod Washburn to the Detroit Tigers for left-hander Luke French and a minor-league pitcher. The Mariners announced the long-awaited deal Friday morning, hours before baseball's non-waiver trading deadline.
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10:33 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd says he has been diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer and will have surgery early in August.
Dodd says he feels fine and is "confident we're going to come out of this well." He says he was diagnosed about six weeks ago, but the diagnosis will not affect his plans to seek a sixth term nextg year.
The 65-year-old Dodd is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and...
10:32 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) -- An 80-year-old Kennewick woman was bilked out of a large sum of money -- twice.
The woman told police she had been scammed out of $25,000 by sending a money gram to Kingston Jamaica. She had been told the money was needed to take care of an existing debt.
When Kennewick police checked out the story with her bank, they found out the loss totaled more than $42 thousand dollars.
The department's Mike Bla...
10:25 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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PORT ANGELES, Wash. (Associated Press) -- The man who pleaded guilty to strangling a 15-year-old girl 2004 in Port Angeles decided to stick with his murder plea.
A court hearing was held for Robert Gene Covarrubias after he said Monday that he wanted to withdraw the guilty plea because he made it while off his medications for depression.
On Thursday he told Clallam County Superior Court Judge George L. Wood he didn't want to procee...
10:25 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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House lawmakers have approved a $2 billion measure to shore up the cash-for-clunkers car buying program. The bill passed on a 316-109 vote. House members acted within hours of learning from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that the program was running out of money.
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10:20 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By JANE MCCARTHY / KING 5 News
SEATTLE - Hundreds of people across the country are taking part in a special diet. It's called the "low car" diet - "low car" as in vehicle.
"Dieters" dropped off their keys and said good-bye to their personal cars. They're about halfway through the month-long challenge. Participants in Seattle say it's a little tougher than they thought, but getting easier all the time.
Participant Elija...
10:00 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) - Weyerhaeuser, one of the world's largest forest product companies, says it lost $106 million in the second quarter as the slumping housing market kept demand low for its timber and wood products.
The Federal Way, Wash., company said Friday that the loss totaled 50 cents per share, compared with a loss of $96 milllion, or 45 cents per share, last year.
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8:30 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By DEBORAH FELDMAN / KING 5 News and Associated Press
The federal "cash for clunkers" program is so popular, it may have driven itself out of business just one week after it launched. The government may suspect the program because car buyers may have used up all available funds.
One lawmaker says he's been assured by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that the financially strapped program will be good at least through ...
8:07 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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SEATTLE -- Authorities in Washington state have identified the 13-year-old boy who drowned after slipping from his flotation device in Wildcat Lake.
The Kitsap County Sheriff's office says divers on Thursday evening recovered the body of Trenton Morris, of Poulsbo, in the Central Kitsap lake, west of Silverdale.
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8:06 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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TACOMA, Wash. -- Police wounded a 19-year-old man in a confrontation at a house in Tacoma.
Officers were called to the home Thursday to check on the man who was reportedly despondent.
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8:05 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) -- Police are certain a gang is responsible for burning a Lakewood police officer's family car in the driveway of his home.
The name of a street gang was spray-painted on the driveway and "187" -- a California dispatch code for homicide -- was sprayed on the patrol car, which also was damaged in the Wednesday night fire.
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7:54 AM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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SEATTLE -- The National Weather Service forecasts above-normal temperatures through the weekend in Western Washington, with highs mostly in the 80s. But that probably will feel cooler to many residents after record highs the past couple of days.
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5:52 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink
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As a reporter I get a lot of flack from friends about the stories we cover and how we cover them. Usually I get the worst beatings when there is some sort of weather event (or sometimes a non-event).
Such is the case with our record-breaking heat wave.
"Why do you guys run so many stories about how hot it is?" I'm continuously asked.
People snap at me saying, "You don't have to tell us it's hot. We know it's hot."
Then ...
11:55 AM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | Permalink
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It was 1 a.m. in downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, when a woman in a thong biked past us, muttering, "I have to bail Team Gnarley out of jail."
Everyone laughed; no one was surprised. Such is the mind-bending experience that can only be summed up in one word: RAGBRAI.
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4:23 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink
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I donated blood for the first time ever. It was quick and easy.
The initial needle prick didn't even hurt. (Thank you, phlebotomist Sonya!)
Afterward, there was orange juice and a cookie. And they actually ask that you NOT do a strenuous workout for 12 hours. Hoo Hah!
The Puget Sound Blood Center says summer months traditionally mean higher demand for blood but fewer donations due to summer vacation.
I'm glad I had the ...
3:42 PM Fri, Jul 24, 2009 | Permalink
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President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that states leading the way on education reform will be eligible to compete for more than $4-billion in federal grants. The money is intended to support education reform and innovation in the classroom.
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6:42 PM Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | Permalink
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The news video coming out of Kelowna, B.C. over the past several days is frightening. Fire is burning homes, 11,000 people have been evacuated or are on standby to do so.
Those scenes could be repeated here as fire season in Washington is running a month ahead of schedule.
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12:27 PM Fri, Jul 17, 2009 | Permalink
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The Washington State Board of Education today passed revisions to math requirements for the class of 2013 that they say will benefit students.
Before today, students who elected to take a high school level mathematics course without credit as an eighth grader were required to repeat that same course for credit in high school. Today's vote gives students the option of taking a different math course once they get to high ...
12:36 PM Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | Permalink
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I've been contemplating the genesis of this blog for a while. In 2005 I happened upon a speech Bill Gates gave to the National Governors Association. In that speech he called America's schools "obsolete" and talked of how students of color are marginalized by being placed in less rigorous classes.
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4:59 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink
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Help! I am at my wit's end! Every morning begins happily and ends horribly when I drop my soon-to-be 4-year old off at daycare.
The tears, the death grip on my leg and the wailing that her teacher assures me stops 2 minutes after I walk out the door. I've gone through every scenario... maybe it's not the right daycare... or maybe there's a kid picking on her in...
2:03 PM Tue, Jul 07, 2009 | Permalink
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A year ago he set out on a nationwide mission to convince Americans the answer to our energy needs was blowing in the wind.
Today, the AP reports, T.Boone Pickens has scrapped plans for the world's largest wind farm.
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5:10 PM Fri, Jul 03, 2009 | Permalink
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It's been nearly a week since I told the story of 12- year- old Jessica, a young girl suffering from a brain tumor at Children's Hospital.
The story centered on a gift someone had given her - four tickets to see the Jonas Brothers in concert at the Tacoma Dome.
This would be exciting for any teenage girl, but it was especially wonderful for Jessica. For the past 5 1/2 months she hasn't been able to walk or talk.
I was happy t...
4:22 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 | Permalink
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I first pitched the story about covering someone hoping to use the state's new Death with Dignity law to my editors a few months ago. I thought it was an important story.
Washington is only the second state to pass such a law and it means so much more than the political ads and sound bites we saw during last year's election.
I approached someone from the public relations arm of the group that pushed for passage of the law in Novemb...
