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63-year-old Carlos Fernandez wasn't happy with how the recession was treating his business. That's apparently part of the reason police say he turned a gun on himself yesterday after havin... Continue reading "Lt. Governor's Son Mark Owen Shot in Attempted Murder-Suicide" Full Story »

It's a relatively safe bet that any 40-year-old man who still buys video games is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. But even with those lowered expectations, Eric Hawkins gives aging g... Continue reading "Eric Hawkins Sentenced for Bank Robbery After Trying to Buy Video Game With Dye-Stained Cash" Full Story »

Young voters managed to shake things up again this year--most notably in Seattle's mayoral race. The new generation may have taken the torch to the status quo, but it's only natural for c... Continue reading "Election 2009 Recap: You Can't Always Get What You Want" Full Story »

Reader Stephen Heisler responds to Sounders FC Reward Seattle Weekly's Defense of 0-0 Ties With Miserable, Season-Ending 0-0 Performance. He thinks we're being too harsh on the locals. "M... Continue reading "Comment of the Day: The Seattle Sounders Are a Powerhouse" Full Story »

It's official: This adorable little tyke just got an early Christmas present. More details from the Joe Mallahan concession speech to come. Details from Laura Onstot, at Mallahan's final ... Continue reading "Mike McGinn Is Seattle's Next Mayor" Full Story »

Merril Cousins passed out green stickers declaring "Invest in People First" before this morning's final public hearing on the deep-in-the-red King County budget. The County Council is sche... Continue reading "King County Council Hears Last Minute Pleas for Budget Mercy" Full Story »

UPDATE: A source says they know which state Francisco lives in. Details after the jump. On February 13, 2008, Nicholas Francisco vanished after leaving his Queen Anne graphic design job.... Continue reading "Nicholas Francisco, Missing for Nearly Two Years, Found "Alive and Well"" Full Story »

Pols in the state of Washington certainly talk a good game about being progressive, but never have their bona fides been so unimpeachable as now. Faced with a looming $9 billion budget s... Continue reading "Attention Holiday Shoppers: Liquor Stores Now Open in Area Malls, Christmas Officially Comes Early" Full Story »

Last week's general election drew just 52 percent of voters in King County, according to new figures (Elections Director Sherill Huff had been predicting a 55 percent showing). Exactly 565... Continue reading "Lively Voter Turnout at King County Cemetery District" Full Story »

Rounding up the best of what the Seattle blogosphere has to offer. - HorsesAss takes a look at the art of accused cop-killer Christopher Monfort. His take: "pretty crappy." - Central Dis... Continue reading "Seattle Blogs: Christopher Monfort's Artwork " Full Story »

Microsoft backers are crowing about a new report that says the company has a dominant lead over rival Google when it comes to where people spend the majority of their time online. The comS... Continue reading "Microsoft's Internet Domination of Google Exists Only in Microsoft's Dreams" Full Story »

Gun rights zealot Alan Gottlieb might want to think again before shooting from the hip. Last week, the chair of the Bellevue-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms li... Continue reading "Alan Gottlieb, Take Note: Report Says Officer Timothy Brenton Was Killed With an Assault Weapon" Full Story »

Just days after this blog leapt to defend Sounders F.C.--and soccer in general--from a know-nothing P-I sports columnist (who called the team's recent 0-0 playoff match "ninety minutes of ... Continue reading "Sounders FC Reward Seattle Weekly's Defense of 0-0 Ties With Miserable, Season-Ending 0-0 Performance" Full Story »

Rep. Joseph Cao is getting a lot of attention for the way he voted late Saturday night on the health care reform bill that passed the House. The freshman from Louisiana was the only Republ... Continue reading "Rep. Brian Baird Only Pacific Northwest Democrat to Vote Against House Health Care Bill" Full Story »

The West Coast's biggest paper sent a reporter to Camano Island to learn more about Barefoot Burglar Colton Harris-Moore. What did they find out? Well along with what we already knew abou... Continue reading "Colton Harris-Moore Profiled in L.A. Times" Full Story »

UPDATE: Police release details of the note left at the maintenance yard arson. Pictures after the jump. Thanks to the hard work of reporters at the Seattle Times and P-I, we now know a lo... Continue reading "Christopher Monfort, Suspect in Murder of Officer Tim Brenton, Wanted to Be a Cop" Full Story »

Minutes after the Key Arena Memorial Service for slain Officer Tim Brenton had ended, a 41-year-old man suspected in his murder was shot in the head by Seattle police in Tukwila. The suspe... Continue reading "Suspect in Tim Brenton's Murder Shot by Police" Full Story »

Last month, a King County Superior Court judge gave Jon Pomeroy the maximum penalty for his role in the purposeful starvation of his daughter. Just hours ago, Rebecca Long, Pomeroy's estra... Continue reading "Judgement Day: Rebecca Long Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison" Full Story »

Readers Kris and Robyn respond to Should Terry Lee Alexander, the "Obituary Burglar," be Given a Second Chance? Looks like they'll have to agree to disagree. Kris: "Sad thing is Terry has... Continue reading "Comment of the Day: Terry Lee Alexander Inspires Conflicting Feelings" Full Story »

Lovers, rejoice. Local resident April Cook has just launched Seattle Green Toys, a store that specializes in selling non-toxic sex toys. It features all-natural products like wooden dildos,... Continue reading "How Green is YOUR Sex Life?" Full Story »

Back in 2007, Seattle sculptor Jack Daws cast 10 pennies in 18-karat gold then dipped them in copper. Nine of them he kept. One he did not. As Jennifer 8. Lee of the New York Times report... Continue reading "Jack Daws' Golden Penny Finds Home in Brooklyn" Full Story »

Susan Hutchison's "thank you" letter to supporters this morning is anything but defeatist. She acknowledges that this one didn't work out (Dow Constantine is up 58 percent to 42 percent o... Continue reading "What Will Susan Hutchison Run for Next?" Full Story »

From the encouragable bastards running the Colton Harris-Moore Fan Club comes this Craigslist post in search of (what else?) the baby-faced burglar: Colton Harris Moore - $5000 (Camano Isl... Continue reading "Colton Harris-Moore Wanted...on Craigslist" Full Story »

Gino Augustus Turrella, a 47-year-old ex-Boeing machinist from Des Moines, was convicted on Friday for sending threatening e-mails to his former employer. According to prosecutors, Turre... Continue reading "Ex-Boeing Employee Gino Augustus Turrella Convicted for Threatening E-Mails" Full Story »

Today's blogs don't mind getting stuck in traffic so long as it's for a good cause. - Central District News has the most complete slideshow of today's Tim Brenton memorial procession. -... Continue reading "Seattle Blogs: Tim Brenton Memorial Slideshow" Full Story »