http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ en-us Copyright 2008 The Seattle Times Company Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:57:13 PST Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:57:13 PST MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461263_webressam02m.html?syndication=rss Federal prosecutors in Seattle on Wednesday will ask a judge to more than double the 22-year sentence he gave to an al-Qaida-trained terrorist convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport at the turn of the millennium. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461263_webressam02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:22:22 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008457902_wamu02.html?syndication=rss As it shrinks staff, JPMorgan will empty most of the leased space in downtown Seattle used by WaMu, the biggest occupant of downtown office property. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008457902_wamu02.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:28:52 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458047_pugetplan02m.html?syndication=rss The Puget Sound Partnership is preparing to ask state lawmakers to lay the foundation for a new source of money to help fund a cleanup that will cost billions of dollars. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458047_pugetplan02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:08:17 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nicolebrodeur/2008458031_brodeur02m.html?syndication=rss The West Edge neighborhood had no edge at all. It was a low-slung stretch of shops and bus stops just beyond the buzz of Pike Place Market; the place you passed through on your way to someplace else. Nicole Brodeur http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nicolebrodeur/2008458031_brodeur02m.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:47:47 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457886_convention02m.html?syndication=rss A group of Washington State University alumni urged state lawmakers Monday to scuttle a University of Washington request for $150 million in tax money toward a Husky Stadium renovation. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457886_convention02m.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:08:46 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008458033_elections02m.html?syndication=rss Two former King County officials — ex-County Councilmember David Irons and former Elections Superintendent Julie Anne Kempf — received a dual blessing Monday as candidates for King County director of elections from the group that pushed to make the job an elected one. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008458033_elections02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:40:43 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458039_needy02m.html?syndication=rss Asian Counseling & Referral Service, one of 13 nonprofits benefiting from The Seattle Times Fund For The Needy, offers a Teen Peer Advocate program to help young women, particularly those who are Asian Pacific American, recognize the differences between healthy and unhealthy dating relationships. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458039_needy02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:01:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460567_webdrugbust02m.html?syndication=rss A 38-year-old British Columbia man pleaded guilty this morning in U.S. District Court in Seattle to drug and money-laundering charges for his role in selling drugs on behalf of the Hells Angels motorcycle club. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460567_webdrugbust02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461562_webstephani02m.html?syndication=rss Cheryl Stephani, the Department of Social and Health Services assistant secretary in charge of the Children's Administration, will leave the agency at the end of the year, according to an announcement released late Tuesday afternoon. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461562_webstephani02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:52:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460791_webrape02m.html?syndication=rss A 29-year-old man was charged this afternoon with raping two women in two separate incidents over the past five weeks. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460791_webrape02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:50:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460577_webstreetcar02m.html?syndication=rss The Seattle City Council's transportation committee voted today to support an expanded streetcar system for the city, but members say they want to be assured that any additional lines would be linked to one another if there is money to do it. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460577_webstreetcar02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458044_noreligion02m.html?syndication=rss Atheists and agnostics with the Freedom From Religion Foundation put up a sign in the state Capitol that says, in part: "Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds." It's the latest in what's become an annual wintertime debate over what's appropriate to display in the public square. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458044_noreligion02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:09:29 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461776_webdowns03.html?syndication=rss Twenty-five years later, Diane Downs still insists that she is innocent of shooting her children, one fatally, in a crime that riveted Oregonians and was recounted in an Ann Rule book and a TV movie starring Farrah Fawcett. Next Tuesday, she comes up for a parole hearing. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461776_webdowns03.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:57:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458052_trees02m0.html?syndication=rss The Seattle City Council is considering sweeping new tree-protection rules that would make it illegal for most homeowners to cut down more than three trees in a year. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458052_trees02m0.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:30:41 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459542_webslaying02m.html?syndication=rss Noemi Lopez had tried for several years to break off her relationship with her ex-husband and the father of her three children, a man her friends and relatives described as "no good." Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459542_webslaying02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:04:01 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461676_webmaury02.html?syndication=rss The Washington Department of Natural Resources has granted Glacier Northwest a lease to build a dock to expand its controversial gravel mine on Maury Island in south Puget Sound. Outgoing Public Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland signed a 30-year lease with Glacier Northwest on Tuesday. The approval allows it to build a barge-loading pier on state aquatic lands. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461676_webmaury02.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:26:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/weather/2008457905_weather02m.html?syndication=rss Instead of mountain snow and prolonged drizzle in the lowlands, stretches of dry days and above-normal temperatures gave us a November to remember. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/weather/2008457905_weather02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:07:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458036_fortlewislo02m.html?syndication=rss On Monday, family day, relatives of Special Forces soldiers not only saw a demonstration of small-arms weapons, they got to shoot some, too. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458036_fortlewislo02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:34:41 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459782_webewuprez02m.html?syndication=rss SPOKANE — Eastern Washington University's president is taking a one-month long leave of absence because of medical reasons. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459782_webewuprez02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461164_webkitzhaber02.html?syndication=rss Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber says he thinks it's "extremely doubtful" he'll be picked to be interior secretary in the Obama administration. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461164_webkitzhaber02.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:56:37 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461236_webgregoire02.html?syndication=rss Gov. Christine Gregoire says Washington state needs at least $600 million in federal money for short-term road and bridge projects to help kick-start the state's struggling economy. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461236_webgregoire02.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:11:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459048_webmissingboy02m.html?syndication=rss Authorities say a 12-year-old boy missing overnight has been found near his home in a rural area of Washington County, Ore. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459048_webmissingboy02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:39:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460023_webcitymanagerresigns02m.html?syndication=rss REDMOND, Ore. — Facing assault charges, Redmond's city manager has resigned. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460023_webcitymanagerresigns02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460447_weboldest02m.html?syndication=rss GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Irene "Stella" Johnson, who was believed to be Josephine County's oldest resident, has died. She was 107. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460447_weboldest02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459059_webnodogsoregon02m.html?syndication=rss In an effort to instill a more professional atmosphere in the Oregon statehouse, and protect their expensive new furniture, legislative leaders plan to ban dogs from the statehouse. Service dogs, such as those that assist the blind, would remain welcome. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459059_webnodogsoregon02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459147_webcopcar02m.html?syndication=rss BELLINGHAM — A police car in Bellingham was stolen outside a restaurant after an officer left the car running while responding to a call. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459147_webcopcar02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459591_webnorthcollege02m.html?syndication=rss EVERETT — Lawmakers from Snohomish County have been unable to agree on a location for a new state college north of Seattle, effectively delaying the timeline for opening a new branch of the University of Washington. Education http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459591_webnorthcollege02m.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460028_ornament02.html?syndication=rss The White House now says it won't display a Christmas tree ornament by a Seattle artist that includes a message supporting President Bush's impeachment. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460028_ornament02.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458032_dige02m.html?syndication=rss The state Department of Transportation on Monday awarded a bid to Todd Pacific Shipyards for construction of a single 64-car ferry to serve the Port Townsend-Keystone route. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458032_dige02m.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:50:16 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457332_webwildlifedirector02.html?syndication=rss The director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is resigning after 10 years in the position. Jeff Koenings said in a statement today that he will leave Dec. 11 to pursue new challenges. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457332_webwildlifedirector02.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459139_apalaskaairgroupoutlook.html?syndication=rss An executive at Alaska Air Group Inc. said Tuesday the company is looking for ways to increase revenue as the weak economy puts pressure on demand for air travel. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459139_apalaskaairgroupoutlook.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460576_apwstauburndam.html?syndication=rss A California board has revoked federal water claims that were critical to building a long-stalled dam northeast of Sacramento, effectively ending the project. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460576_apwstauburndam.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459253_apwaewupresident.html?syndication=rss Eastern Washington University's president is taking a one-month long leave of absence because of medical reasons. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459253_apwaewupresident.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458141_aphardtimesthecartoonist1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Journalists are known for their gallows humor, but the editorial cartoon in The Seattle Times a few days before Thanksgiving was downright disturbing. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458141_aphardtimesthecartoonist1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:10:48 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461156_apwamillenniumterror.html?syndication=rss Federal prosecutors on Wednesday will ask a judge to more than double the 22-year sentence he gave to an al-Qaida-trained terrorist convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport at the turn of the millennium. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461156_apwamillenniumterror.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:50:27 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461143_apwagregoirestimulus.html?syndication=rss Gov. Chris Gregoire says Washington state needs at least $600 million in federal money for short-term road and bridge projects to help kickstart the state's struggling economy. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461143_apwagregoirestimulus.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:40:43 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461213_apfbnhasselbecksschooling.html?syndication=rss Matt Hasselbeck woke up before dawn. His young son Henry had been up much of the night crying, but the black stretch limousine arrived anyway at 6:55 a.m. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461213_apfbnhasselbecksschooling.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:05:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460513_apfbcwashingtonlocker.html?syndication=rss Jake Locker is watching and waiting just like everyone else to see who Washington's new football coach will be. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460513_apfbcwashingtonlocker.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461166_apwagregoirestaff.html?syndication=rss There are more resignations and retirements from Gov. Chris Gregoire's administration as she begins a second term. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461166_apwagregoirestaff.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:55:07 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460635_apfbnpatriotstrip.html?syndication=rss The New England Patriots are preparing for their second weeklong stay on the West Coast this season. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460635_apfbnpatriotstrip.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459111_apwapolicecarstolen.html?syndication=rss A police car in Bellingham was stolen outside a restaurant after an officer left the car running while responding to a call. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459111_apwapolicecarstolen.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459140_apwapolicecarstolen1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss A police car in Bellingham was stolen outside a restaurant after an officer left the car running while responding to a call. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459140_apwapolicecarstolen1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459989_apidpotlatchspinoff1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Potlatch Corp. will spin off a company in northern Idaho on Dec. 17, separating its manufacturing business from its timber holdings. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459989_apidpotlatchspinoff1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460837_apidpotlatchspinoff2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss The board of directors for Potlatch Corp. has approved a plan to create a spinoff company called Clearwater Paper Corp. to separate the forest product company's pulp and paper business from its timber holdings. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460837_apidpotlatchspinoff2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:30:40 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460251_apsocsoundersfcopener.html?syndication=rss The Seattle Sounders FC will get a national audience for the first game in franchise history. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460251_apsocsoundersfcopener.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460085_apwauwnorthcampus1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Lawmakers from Snohomish County have been unable to agree on a location for a new state college north of Seattle, effectively delaying the timeline for opening a new branch of the University of Washington. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460085_apwauwnorthcampus1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459555_apwauwnorthcampus.html?syndication=rss Lawmakers from Snohomish County have been unable to agree on a location for a new state college north of Seattle, effectively delaying the timeline for opening a new branch of the University of Washington. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459555_apwauwnorthcampus.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460147_aptxmeltdownwamutexasjobs.html?syndication=rss Washington Mutual says that despite nationwide layoffs, it's keeping open a regional operations center in San Antonio that employs 1,800 people and is at the core of its job creation agreement with Texas. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460147_aptxmeltdownwamutexasjobs.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461646_apwamauryislandgravel.html?syndication=rss The Washington Department of Natural Resources has granted Glacier Northwest a lease to build a dock to expand its controversial gravel mine on Maury Island in south Puget Sound. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461646_apwamauryislandgravel.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:15:19 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461740_apfbcwashingtonlocker1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Jake Locker is watching and waiting just like everyone else to see who Washington's new football coach will be. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008461740_apfbcwashingtonlocker1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:40:20 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460568_apwaimpeachmentornament3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss 'Tis not the season to post calls for impeachment on the White House Christmas tree. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460568_apwaimpeachmentornament3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459832_apwaimpeachmentornament1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss The White House now says it won't display a Christmas tree ornament by a Seattle artist that includes a message supporting President Bush's impeachment. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459832_apwaimpeachmentornament1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460222_apwaimpeachmentornament2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss 'Tis not the season to post calls for impeachment on the White House Christmas tree. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008460222_apwaimpeachmentornament2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459695_apwaimpeachmentornament.html?syndication=rss An ornament made by a Seattle artist for the White House Christmas tree includes a message supporting efforts to impeach President Bush. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008459695_apwaimpeachmentornament.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008431715_apwalotto.html?syndication=rss One winning ticket was sold for the $100,000 cashpot in Monday night's drawing for the Washington State Lottery's Hit 5 game. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008431715_apwalotto.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458004_apboeing3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Boeing Co. engineers and technical workers have voted to ratify new contracts, ensuring four years of labor peace at the company's commercial airplane operations. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458004_apboeing3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458108_apboeing4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Boeing Co. engineers and technical workers have voted to ratify new contracts, ensuring four years of labor peace at the company's commercial airplane operations. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458108_apboeing4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:50:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457807_apboeing1stld.html?syndication=rss Boeing Co. engineers and technical workers have voted to ratify new contracts, ensuring four years of labor peace at the company's commercial airplane operations. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457807_apboeing1stld.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457851_apboeing2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Boeing Co. engineers and technical workers have voted to ratify new contracts, ensuring four years of labor peace at the company's commercial airplane operations. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457851_apboeing2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457330_apwawildlifedirectorresigns1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss The director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is resigning after 10 years in the position. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457330_apwawildlifedirectorresigns1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457292_apfbnseahawkstrudgeon1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss It's gotten so bad for Seattle right now, Matt Hasselbeck is halfway worried his parents back in New England may be rooting against him this weekend. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457292_apfbnseahawkstrudgeon1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457409_apwaferrybid.html?syndication=rss The Washington Department of Transportation has asked Todd Pacific Shipyards to begin construction of one 64-car ferry to serve the Port Townsend-Keystone route - and the state wants the vessel completed in 18 months. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008457409_apwaferrybid.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008431673_apwalotlotteryglance.html?syndication=rss Here are the winning numbers selected Monday night in the Washington State Lottery: Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008431673_apwalotlotteryglance.html?syndication=rss Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST