HSUS offers reward in case of abandoned horses
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- The case of five emaciated horses found abandoned in a Pierce County forest has prompted the Humane Society of the United States to offer a $2,500 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions....
Former bus driver to be returned to Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A former Billings school bus driver accused of hitting a high school student with the bus while driving drunk will be returned to Montana to face charges....
Man sentenced for WA bank robberies
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- A 43-year-old California man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to several bank robberies in Washington state. Robert Vincent Mendez has also been indicted in four other bank robberies in Oregon....
2 plead guilty in Wash. puppy mill case
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- A Gold Bar-area couple have pleaded guilty to six counts each of felony animal cruelty in the wake of a January raid that rescued more than 150 dogs....
Judge: Seattle July 4 fireworks don't need review
SEATTLE (AP) -- A King County Superior Court judge says Seattle doesn't have to do an environmental review before July Fourth fireworks displays at Gas Works Park....
Boeing breaks ground for historic SC plant
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Work has officially started on building Boeing's $750 million aircraft assembly plant in South Carolina - the largest industrial investment in state history....
Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 friend Facebook
NEW YORK (AP) -- Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook as both systems integrate the social network this week....
King County restores domestic violence funds
SEATTLE (AP) -- After hearing from victims of domestic violence, King County Council members decided Wednesday to restore spending plans for programs that help protect women and children....
Sentence request for US woman in Italy murder case
Prosecutors are expected to request life in prison for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.
Italian lead prosecutor argues Knox motive was hatred
Amanda Knox, a former University of Washington student who was studying abroad in Italy, had a growing hatred for her British roommate and fatally stabbed her in retaliation during a drug-fueled sex game, a prosecutor in Perugia contended Friday in seven-hour-long closing arguments at her murder trial. A verdict is expected in early December.
UW provost tapped for Nike's board
University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise has taken on a second job ? as a director on the corporate board of Nike, the ubiquitous athletic apparel and equipment company.
Lynnwood is reinventing itself ? again
Lynnwood is spending $80,000 on a consultant to develop a new brand and market itself to prospective businesses, tourists and residents.
Man gets 11 1/2 years in I-90 floating-bridge stabbing
A man who last year stabbed another man in front of motorists on the Mercer Island floating bridge then led police on a nearly eight mile chase was sentenced Friday to 11 1/2 years in prison.
Constantine to trim personal staff and salaries
King County executive-elect Dow Constantine will have a significantly smaller personal staff and will pay them 10 to 15 percent less than their predecessors, his transition team announced Friday.
Some fresh new ideas for 'greening the holidays'
"Greening the holidays" began as a grass-roots movement, but it practically has turned into an industry. Thankfully, local resources for green holidays keep rising to the occasion with fresh new ideas.
Phoebe Bock, community activist, philanthropist
Phoebe Bock's story could start where her life did, in a poor neighborhood of Honolulu, where she was the youngest of 12 children in a Chinese family, and didn't even wear shoes until the fifth grade.
Judge: Seattle July 4 fireworks don't need review
A King County Superior Court judge says Seattle doesn't have to do an environmental review before July Fourth fireworks displays at Gas Works Park.
County rolls out plan to buy 25 miles of Eastside rail route
King County Executive Kurt Triplett on Friday announced a $26.5 million proposal to buy about 25 miles of an Eastside rail corridor for future transportation and recreation purposes.
Prosecutor: Amanda Knox mastermind in murder of roommate
Meredith Kercher's homicide carries the distinct signature of a woman, Italian prosecutor Giuliano Mignini argued in fiery closing arguments here Friday, and that woman is Seattle native Amanda Knox.
Alleged West Seattle prostitution ring case in jury's hands
The fate of a teen accused of membership in a West Seattle-based gang now rests with a jury, as attorneys on both sides summed up the pimping and human trafficking case against him Friday.
State commission staff says PSE asking too much
Staff of the state Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) has rejected most of a proposed rate increase for Puget Sound Energy electric and natural-gas customers.
Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials....
Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road....
Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction
NEW YORK (AP) -- A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he performed his first moonwalk dance in 1983, is being sold at auction....
Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
CHICAGO (AP) -- For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night....
Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A powerful anesthetic recovered from Michael Jackson's bedside after he died had been purchased in Nevada by his doctor who had it shipped to California, court documents show....
UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said....
Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) -- Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, court documents said Friday....
Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman
d SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) -- The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II....
Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed
FAIRFIELD, Ala. (AP) -- A woman lost control of her car and struck nine children and an adult who were standing outside a middle school Friday afternoon, police said....
Puget Sound Green Pages
Internet links of interest to people working on environmental issues in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
The Fremont Abbey Arts Center
The project is curated by a not-for-profit non-religious Washington state arts corporation, and in consultation with the Fremont Arts Council.
