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Designers have been dreaming about what the shoreline on Seattle's central waterfront could look like if the Alaskan Way Viaduct and seawall were replaced. Full Story »

A 16-year-old girl injured in a collision on a road near Granite Falls has died at a Seattle hospital. Full Story »

Snohomish Co. passes ordinances aimed at bikini espresso stands In a unanimous vote, the county created new licensing guidelines and stiffer penalties for violations, but some councilmembers still have concerns. Full Story »

The test is an important step before the new plane makes its first flight. Full Story »

Temperatures plunged into the teens and even single digits across some spots as the Northwest remained locked in Mother Nature's icy grip. Full Story »

Prosecutors said the boys burst into a Seattle gas station last week and the younger boy pointed a gun at the clerk and threatened to shoot him if he didn't open the cash register. Full Story »

Two brothers who help beat and stab a 17-year-old to death last June near the Sultan City Hall pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Full Story »

Gov. Chris Gregoire says higher taxes will be needed to pay for health care, education and welfare programs as the state tries to climb out of the long recession. Full Story »

Police say some Oregon marijuana farmers are taking advantage of a relatively new tool - a state-issued medical marijuana card - to help conceal their criminal activity. Full Story »

Amanda Knox is counting on an appeals trial to regain her freedom after a court sentenced her to 26 years in prison for murdering her roommate, an Italian lawmaker who visited her said Wednesday. Full Story »

Police in northern Idaho arrested a second teen they say is behind an August pet shop heist that netted two bearded dragons, one tree dragon and an iguana, among other animals. Full Story »

Bainbridge Island Police Chief Jon Fehlman says he got a bargain on 75 surplus riot helmets from the Los Angeles Police Department. Full Story »

Skagit County Jail staffers say the man charged with murdering a well-known Northwest dog trainer was released on bond Tuesday evening. Full Story »

Nathan D. Hulse had his eyes on a stripper who works at a Seattle club, investigators said. When she rejected his advances, he let out "a variety of emotions" in the following days, including threatening to set off a bomb inside the club, according to the statement of probable cause. Full Story »

Lisa typically spends her day caring for her kids. But when a thief stole her husband's credit cards earlier this week, she began to do some police work of her own. Full Story »

The safe originally belonged to Marysville's first mayor, but now it sits in a museum, with curious onlookers wondering what, if anything, is inside. Full Story »

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says the city's greenhouse gas emissions last year were 7 percent below those of 1990, which meets the targets set by the Kyoto Protocol. Full Story »

Gov. Chris Gregoire is expected to call for deep spending cuts as officials start grappling with a $2.6 billion hole in the state budget. Full Story »

The Snohomish County sheriff's office says a 17-year-old driver of a Toyota was attempting to pass a Jeep in a no passing zone when they collided and the Jeep crashed into a tree off a road near Granite Falls. Full Story »

The Army says the death of an ROTC cadet in a night training exercise at Fort Lewis last summer was a suicide. Full Story »

A University of Washington student recently made a surprising archaeological find on the Seattle campus. While doing some landscaping work near the botany greenhouse, the freshman dug up an ancient Indian artifact. Full Story »

A man accused of having sex with a prostitute in the Chelan County Jail when he was a jailer pleaded guilty to lying to police. Full Story »

Officers from as far away as New York, Chicago and Boston along with over 1,000 Canadian Mounties arrived at the memorial service for Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold, and Greg Richards. Full Story »

A University of Idaho employee has been arrested in an incident in which a car struck pedestrians in two separate places on the Washington State University campus. Full Story »

A Boeing Co. executive says fewer airlines are deferring jet orders, which may be a sign that things have stopped getting worse for the world's airlines. Full Story »