Head south for a great golf experience
DuPONT - Maybe you're headed to Pierce County sometime this summer to check out the new and highly acclaimed Chambers Bay Golf Course south of Tacoma.
View ArticleQuest for 'Bigfoot' moves to Michigan's Upper Peninsula
MANISTIQUE, Mich. - Researchers will visit the Upper Peninsula next month to search for evidence of the legendary creature known as "Bigfoot" or "Sasquatch."
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Snohomish County Red Cross volunteer Hunter MacKay, 67, of Bothell left Wednesday for California to assist in disaster-relief work at the South Lake Tahoe wildfires.
View ArticleBothell woman going to prison in molestation case
A Bothell woman was sentenced to more than a decade in prison Wednesday for joining a convicted child molester in the sexual mistreatment of three elementary school-aged girls.
View ArticleCreaky air traffic system ready to crash
The friendly skies are no more, if they ever were. They are mean. The skies are dark with delays, cancellations and passengers behaving badly. Whatever it is, it's at an all-time high, except for...
View ArticleMinuteman founder due in Everett
EVERETT - The Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist won't mince words when he's in Everett on Saturday talking about immigration.
View ArticleImmigration measure faces big test vote today
WASHINGTON - The Senate's revived legislation to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants faces a critical test today after surviving potentially fatal challenges.
View ArticleMom she knows was loving, attentive
I have spent a lot of time around Bonnie Desmond and her son Noah at my home. She is a good friend of my daughter's and they met while attending a Christian grade school together. They attended Everett...
View ArticleMany don't know what home policy covers
NEW YORK - If your house is flooded during a storm, is the damage covered by your homeowners insurance policy? Will it cover a motor scooter stolen from the back yard? Or your son's possessions when he...
View Article7,000 die from medical errors yearly in U.S., researchers say
Medication errors in U.S. hospitals kill an estimated 7,000 people a year, injure or delay the recovery of tens of thousands more and cost at least $2 billion in lost income and additional medical costs.
View ArticleRed Cross warns of blood shortage
PORTLAND, Ore. - A seasonal shortage of blood donations could leave hospitals in Oregon, Washington and Alaska with a dangerously low supply during the Fourth of July holiday, officials said.
View ArticleDock on lake gets contractor in fresh trouble with county
SNOHOMISH - A contractor accused of damaging fish habitat at his home on Flowing Lake also was caught this week building a dock without permits, Snohomish County officials said.
View ArticleGonzales meets murdered attorney's family
SEATTLE - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales assured relatives of murdered federal prosecutor Thomas Wales on Wednesday that he's committed to solving the case - something the family questioned after it...
View ArticleEx-Brier mayor not charged in police officer's death
BRIER - No charges will be filed in connection with the Sept. 12 death of Brier police officer Eddie Thomas, who collapsed during a struggle at the home of ex-mayor Gary Starks.
View ArticleCoho plentiful, kings not so much
Westport charter boats head seaward for salmon on Sunday morning for the Marine Area 2 opener, and anglers aboard are likely to do well for coho, maybe not so well for kings.
View ArticleM's sweep Red Sox off their feet
SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners are watching momentum build before their eyes, and a collection of young players and veterans is gaining a true belief in what they can accomplish.
View ArticleMarine who helped raise flag a hero
The last surviving U.S. Marine who helped raise the first flag on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23 1945 has answered his final muster. Charles W. Lindberg passed away on Sunday at his home in Richfield, Minn. at...
View ArticleTwo shot in south Everett; one dead, one wounded
EVERETT - One man was killed and another injured when gunshots rang out Wednesday evening in an apartment complex in south Everett.
View ArticleTaxes for roads close to ballot
Snohomish County voters this November will get to decide whether they want to pay $1.5 billion to fix many of the county's most congested roads.
View ArticleLynnwood wants I-5 overpass across Poplar
LYNNWOOD - The city is hoping to reduce traffic congestion in one of its busiest areas and pay for it with millions of dollars from a canceled state freeway project.
View ArticleEverett's population suddenly falls
EVERETT - So are the city limits signs for Everett right or wrong?
View ArticleTop cop hangs up badge
TULALIP - His wife gave him the OK. That's how Jay Goss described part of the path that led him out of retirement to the Tulalip Indian Reservation, where he helped build a new police department.
View ArticleHilton calls jail experience a 'time-out in life'
LOS ANGELES - Being locked in a cell was a "traumatic experience" and something she never expected after driving with a suspended license, a subdued Paris Hilton told CNN's Larry King on Wednesday.
View ArticleOily shipwreck removed from ocean beach
OCEAN SHORES - Some of the last large pieces of a shipwreck are being removed from the dunes at Damon Point State Park in Ocean Shores.
View ArticleCheck-processing centers consolidating
WASHINGTON - People are writing fewer checks, so the Federal Reserve is consolidating most check-processing operations into four regional centers and cutting 1,740 positions around the country.
View ArticleSilvertips draft Russian
EVERETT - The Everett Silvertips plunged into the unknown Wednesday.
View ArticleParks workers rebel against boss
SEATTLE - Washington parks director Rex Derr is facing a no-confidence vote, making him the third state official to be targeted by an organized effort by workers this year.
View ArticlePolice searching for missing disabled man
EVERETT - Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing developmentally disabled man.
View ArticlePlayers find bowling pins tough to tackle
EVERETT - These guys certainly dominate on the football field. But their rate of success in the bowling alley isn't nearly as imposing.
View ArticleNorthwest flights hit hard by absenteeism
DETROIT - Acrimony between Northwest Airlines pilots and management may be to blame for hundreds of canceled flights in recent days, but analysts say the airline needs to resolve the situation quickly...
View ArticleSquandering of money goes on
The squandering of state taxpayer funds goes on. $8.8 million spent on ill-advised cable barriers on I-5. These must now be replaced by a concrete barriers which will cost $28 million.
View ArticleStabbing victim likely to survive
TULALIP - A 19-year-old man who was stabbed four times during a dispute is expected to survive, police said Wednesday.
View ArticleTri-City pitchers AquaSox
PASCO - The Everett AquaSox swung and missed Wednesday night.
View ArticleAngry over gas rationing, Iranians attack stations
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranians smashed shop windows and set fire to a dozen gas stations in the capital Wednesday, angered by the sudden start of a fuel rationing system that threatens to further increase the...
View ArticleVerizon rates rise $1.47 on Sunday
The final phase of a two-step local phone rate increase for Verizon customers takes effect Sunday, raising most bills by $1.47 a month.
View ArticleMore than 2 million behind bars
WASHINGTON - Prisons and jails added more than 42,000 inmates last year, the largest increase since 2000.
View ArticleMariner update
Nearly nine months after surgery on an elbow condition that could have ended his career, Mark Lowe pitched to hitters again Wednesday.
View ArticleRemodeling tips
In the current wave of home improvement, kitchens have become the center of the home, temples of domesticity, laden with beautiful stone, tile and wood and posh appliances to boot.
View ArticleYoung pilot finishes solo worldwide flight
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. - A 23-year-old pilot landed his single-engine plane as onlookers cheered Wednesday, becoming what he says is the youngest person to fly solo around the world.
View ArticleFaith-filled boy shared love of life
While living everyday life, in this sometimes dismal world, we were given the opportunity to come across one little boy.
View ArticleFireworks tough on neighborhood
What is it with the blasts going off after 10 p.m. at Memorial Stadium? I am an avid AquaSox supporter and enjoy a good fireworks show once a year on the Fourth of July. But I am also a pet owner and...
View ArticlePorches back in vogue, and so are the chairs
The front porch is coming back. In the early 1900s, houses were built with a front porch so the family could sit and talk to the neighbors walking by. Today, restored old houses and new houses in small...
View ArticleClasses for artistically challenged gardeners
I'm in love with the idea of transforming junk into garden art, but for most of us that's easier imagined than done.
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