Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger was set to deploy to Afghanistan for a second time in December, and she knew her mission: Catch Osama bin Laden. When her mother said she couldn't do it alone, the soldier defiantly told her, "Watch me." Full Story »
During their third period class, 13 high school boys pushed an aluminum boat into the water at Montlake Park to check for leaks. Full Story »
Sooner or later, somebody had to break out "Amazing Grace." Full Story »
State wildlife officials have begun a three-year research effort to learn more about elk populations around Mount St. Helens and elsewhere in Southwest Washington. Full Story »
The homeless man arrested in connection with the string of arsons that have plagued Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood since June has two previous arson convictions and spent nearly 12 years in prison for setting fires. Full Story »
The man now named as a suspect in a years-long string of arsons that rattled North Seattle has a history of playing with fire. Full Story »
A man accused of conspiring with four others living in a Seattle halfway house to kill resident Roald "Rolly" Hanson has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison following a plea to first-degree manslaughter. Full Story »
A Kent man has announced that he intends to carry a pistol into a West Seattle community center on Saturday to trigger a lawsuit challenging Seattle's ban on guns in public spaces. Full Story »
A maintenance worker was the victim of a hit-and-run in Bellevue's Hidden Valley Park area on Wednesday afternoon. Full Story »
Bellevue Police arrested a 32-year-old woman for allegedly raping a 14-year-old boy. Full Story »
Coffee or tea? Paper or plastic? Incandescent or compact fluorescent? Full Story »
Moral philosophers promote the idea of developing a person’s character, the concept that you can teach people to be virtuous. Full Story »
The Washington State Department of Transportation is planning to reroute eastbound traffic through the massive Nalley Valley construction project in Tacoma next week. Full Story »
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 11 years in prison Friday for his role in the 2006 shooting death of a Puyallup father of six. Full Story »
Personal fireworks of all kinds, including sparklers, will be outlawed in Steilacoom in 2011, putting Washington’s oldest town among the ranks of no-fireworks cities such as Tacoma, Fircrest, Ruston and Federal Way. Full Story »
But that was only part of the story. It's a disturbing case of animal cruelty. Full Story »
A local energy company is growing up on a steady diet of kitchen waste. General Biodiesel is constantly searching for new sources for its product. Full Story »
It was a dramatic rescue on the high seas when a man and woman from Seattle hit rough weather about 400 miles from Hawaii. Full Story »
Britteny Hatcher's father is going to miss her upcoming birthday and Christmas this year. Full Story »
Food banks throughout the Puget Sound region are running critically low on food. Full Story »
Biologists from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fort Lewis, the Oregon Zoo and Woodland Park Zoo will release about 80 juvenile frogs into the wild at noon Tuesday at Dailman Lake on Fort Lewis. Full Story »
Three burglaries were reported this week in the Toledo area, according to The Chronicle of Centralia. Full Story »
Olympia police have received two reports of a suspicious person trespassing or approaching children in the past three days. Full Story »
The budget hole facing state lawmakers in January has widened to a projected $2 billion, swollen by more recent dips in revenue collections and other factors. Full Story »
People boarding Amtrak Cascades trains in Lacey and Centralia soon will be able to get off in Stanwood, about 45 miles south of Bellingham. Full Story »
Two Washington State Patrol cars were hit by another vehicle Saturday while a trooper and sergeant were investigating an earlier collision on Interstate 405 near I-5. Full Story »
The man admits he was combative, confused and could hardly communicate (some of the symptoms of low blood sugar) when police arrived but is wondering why the cops didn't recognize what was going on. Full Story »
Skagit County prosecutors have filed first-degree murder charges in Superior Court in the death of a celebrity dog trainer whose body has yet to be found. Stover and his ex-wife had run a dog training camp that boasted a clientele of celebrities. Full Story »
A man accused of stealing a motorcycle and driving under the influence gave police an easy arrest - after he rammed the bike into a police cruiser. Full Story »
Surveillance cameras at a Seattle police station captured three officers hitting a man times over. Police say Daniel Saunders resisted arrest, but Saunder's attorney claims the officers beat his client for no reason. Full Story »
Master Sergeant Tabatha Bennett and award sponsor George Cargill of TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Full Story »
Sound Publishing, Inc. and seattlepi.com today announced a partnership that will provide content from pnwlocalnews.com, the home of Sound Publishing’s 30 community and suburban newspapers, to seattlepi.com readers. Full Story »
The restored 1885 Anderson log cabin at Pioneer Farm Museum. On Sunday, representatives of Pioneer Farm Museum in Eatonville, Wash., held a dedication ceremony for its newly reconstructed log cabin. Full Story »
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for its 2010 "America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places" list. This annual list highlights important examples of the nation's architectural, cultural and natural heritage that are at risk for destruction or irreparable damage. Full Story »
The Washington State Historical Society invites nominations for its annual awards recognizing excellence in advancing the field of history in the state of Washington through writing, teaching, historic projects, understanding cultural diversity and voluntarism. Full Story »
SEATTLE (AP) — A foot of new snow is expected on the Olympics and Washington Cascades Friday from a storm moving through the Washington. Full Story »
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — The Orca Network says a newborn killer whale has been spotted in J Pod, which was seen Wednesday in waters off the San Juan Islands and near Victoria. Full Story »
A fighter plane from the World War II-era flying over Whatcom County for Veterans Day safely made an emergency landing at Bellingham International Airport after smoke filled the cockpit. Full Story »
SEATTLE (AP) — The man who shot the son of Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen's has died. Full Story »
SEATTLE (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that while she personally is against anti-abortion language in the House version of the health care bill, the amendment was necessary for the bill to pass. Full Story »
‘Twilight’ tourism: The phenomenally popular “Twilight” series of vampire novels is set in Forks, and that’s helping the Olympic Peninsula town bounce back after a long decline caused by the collapse of the timber industry. Full Story »
Bible study with Bishop Boerger: 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at Light of the Cross Lutheran Church, 2717 180th St. SE, Bothell. Bishop Boerger has selected the book of Acts for study. Full Story »
We would like to know if your church is offering a meal to those in need this Thanksgiving. Are you volunteering to serve turkey at a homeless shelter? Is your restaurant offering free pumpkin pie? Full Story »
Life has taken Matt Murphy far from Camano Island, where his family’s roots run deep. His great-grandparents, Spud and Vangie Murphy, settled on the island decades ago. He spent summer days there as a boy. His parents and uncle have homes on Camano. Full Story »
EVERETT — Some people get out their checkbooks when they want to help people overseas. Dr. Philip Clark joined the Air National Guard. Full Story »
Gov. Chris Gregoire's budget office says higher costs for government services have driven the state's projected budget shortfall to about $2 billion. Full Story »
SEATTLE -- A box cutter was found baked into a muffin bought at a Mountlake Terrace QFC. The president of Mostly Muffins, Molly Wilmot, told KIRO 7 Consumer Investigators that an employee admits he brought the box cutter from home, and it somehow fell into a batch of almond-poppy seed muffins. Full Story »
SEATTLE -- A car with two people inside collided with an Arlington school bus Friday afternoon. Four students were on the bus at the time of the crash, but they were not seriously injured, said Washington State Patrol Trooper Keith Leary. Full Story »
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Higher costs for government services have driven the state's projected budget shortfall to about $2 billion, Gov. Chris Gregoire's budget office said Friday. Full Story »
SEATTLE -- Kirkland Police tell KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Friday night that a woman has been arrested for a stabbing earlier Friday. A 28-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times Friday morning in a Kirkland parking garage. Full Story »
A panda cub undergoes a physical exam at the San Diego Zoo. AP Photo/San Diego Zoo, Ken Bohn
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