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Lawsuit targets Rossi's relationship with builders
With less than a month until the Nov. 4 election, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi has been named in a lawsuit that seeks to show he illegally worked with the Building Industry of Association of Washington to raise money for the group's political action committee.
City plan for paid parking in Fremont generates backlash
Plans to bring pay-parking machines to Seattle's Fremont neighborhood have run into opposition.
Area housing market shows signs of stability
The Seattle area's real estate market showed signs of stabilization in September, according to new statistics released Monday.
Some mortgage relief for local residents
Bank of America will give 9,500 Washingtonians about $200 million in help to keep their homes, and contribute more money to help people who already lost their homes or will have to move into rentals.
Sims supports exiting animal shelter business
King County edges closer to exiting the animal shelter business, with County Executive Ron Sims adding his voice to those on the County Council who want the job turned over to a private agency such as the Humane Society.
King County releases mental health funds
The King County Council has approved a "transformative" $50 million-a-year spending plan that expands services for people with mental illness and substance abuse problems.
Sims proposes moving office from Columbia Center
County Executive Ron Sims has proposed that he and his staff vacate the space they rent in the Columbia Center downtown and occupy instead the eighth floor of the county's new office building a few blocks south.
Kirkland intruder photographs sexual assault
KIRKLAND -- Police say an intruder who tied up and sexually assaulted a woman at a Kirkland condo took photos of the assault.
Phinney center recognized for success
This week, the Seattle City Council and Seattle Public Schools rewarded the Phinney Neighborhood Center's success, making critical decisions aimed at ensuring the former John B. Allen Elementary School remains the community hub.
UW reaches settlement with bank
The University of Washington has reached a settlement with Northern Trust, an Illinois-based bank the university said is responsible for losing $7.5 million of its money to an unauthorized investment.
Sentence gives former prostitute 'second chance'
Kirschman, aka "Sexy Star," shed tears as U.S. District Judge James Robart Monday sentenced her to time served as the head prostitute for predatory pimp Jerome Todd.
No Parking Anytime: Go ahead, leave your brains at the door
As sure as Halloween displays start appearing in supermarkets, zombies start walking the streets of Seattle this time of year. Saturday's pub crawl was a kickoff for a few zombie events in the next few weeks.
'Green-tech' industry could create local jobs, report says
Washington and Oregon stand poised to add tens of thousands of jobs in the clean-technology "green power" industry by 2025 if they take steps to encourage the kinds of companies that play to their existing strengths.
Supporters of private animal shelters to rally at noon
A rally supporting a proposal that the county reduce its role in providing shelter and other services for animals is planned for noon Monday.
Abandoned baby now with dad in Auburn
AUBURN -- The baby girl who was abandoned at a Federal Way church is now with her father.
Seattle police officer crashes into utility pole
A Seattle police officer was injured around 3 a.m. Monday in a one-car traffic accident while answering a 911 call for a burglary in Ballard, police said.
Police investigate child porn at WSU
PULLMAN -- Washington State University police are investigating child pornography on a computer and CDs confiscated Saturday at a campus apartment.
Here comes the snow
Batten the hatches, check gutters and clean storm drains, and call ahead before venturing out to the Olympic or Cascade mountains. The Puget Sound region is getting a preview of weather we usually see in November.
Bellevue billionaire Charles Simonyi heads for space again
Local billionaire Charles Simonyi hopes his return trip to the International Space Station will promote the private space race as well as science.
Filmmaker hopes to document Minidoka internment camp
MINIDOKA, Idaho -- An aspiring Portland, Ore., filmmaker and descendant of Japanese-Americans interned at camps during World War II hopes to produce a documentary that includes southern Idaho's Minidoka Internment National Monument.
Court again rejects abortion posters case
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has rejected for the third time an appeal by anti-abortion activists to undo a multimillion-dollar verdict for their use of "wanted" posters to identify abortion clinic doctors.
Supreme Court rejects Oregon circumcision case
PORTLAND -- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an Oregon dispute between a father who wants to circumcise his 13-year-old son against the wishes of the boy's mother.
Spokane author's Muhammad book reaches shelves Monday
Spokane author Sherry Jones' first novel, "The Jewel of Medina," has reached bookstores amid fears that the book about the Prophet Muhammad's child bride might lead to violence.
Once missing, Oregon grandmother found in Italy
On Monday, Italian authorities said Norma Gillis had been found safe and well in a different Italian city -- Milan.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008
- Algae fueling the green revolution
- Gregoire, Rossi far apart on minimum wage
- 3 council members recommend county get out of animal shelter business
- Licata swings at Mercer widening project
- Getting There: Northgate backups irk driver
- Eyman's I-985 drives slowly in fast lane
- Tacoma man killed in hit and run
- Tough economy forces cutbacks for area residents
- Walkers worry more cafes will clutter sidewalks
- Evolutionary biologist kicks off 'Lucy's Legacy' talks
- It's up to parents to see the writing on the walls
- Two-alarm fire damages First Hill building
- Recyclers cash in on economic downturn
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2008
- Firefighters make house calls in South Park to promote fire safety
- Gusty wind leaves thousands without power
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