Skip ads and navigation
Advertising
Our network sites seattlepi.comHelp
News from Seattle and the Eastside, central Puget Sound and Western Washington.
Blogs

Big blog
· You like salt too much. It's over.
· How early is too early to put up your Christmas lights?
· What happens to money you lose on the bus?

Seattle 911 (Crime)
· UPDATED: Two people shot in Federal Way park
· Woman held hostage in home near Snohomish
· Man charged in beating of 2-year-old

Strange Bedfellows
P-I staff on Seattle politics
· DSHS secretary to step down?
· Does the GOP need more democracy?
· Jenny Durkan for top prosecutor?

Seattle Real Estate News
· Backyard cabin
· Area houses reportedly still overvalued
· State gets $628,880 for homeownership help

Now Hear This: Seattle's Military Blog
· More "dwell" time but stop-loss continues
· Menton Week recalls the Devil's Brigade
· Soldier earns Distinguished Flying Cross

Seattle Traffic
· Changes propsed for regional bus and rail
· How much to build the 8 viaduct replacements?
· Metro fare hikes approved

The SPI Blog
· Deerhunter's Shoes
· Socially Conscious in Seattle
· Craig + McQueen

AP Local Wire

· Winning lottery numbers chosen
· Washington AD says no news on coach search
· Appeals Court denies Air Force motion
· 2 shot in Federal Way park
*More headlines
*Regional wire

Casualties of War

For a list of U.S. and coalition casualties, see CNN.com and the P-I's list of those with local ties

Transportation

Getting There
Plan and manage your commute

In Your Neighborhood

Visit Webtowns to get news and entertainment listings for your neighborhood. Or read headlines from these news sources:

PR Newswire

Get the latest press releases
· Washington
· Legislation
· Education
· Transportation
· Political campaigns
* All topics

Flash Back

Seattle History
Photos and headlines from the region's past, plus historic postcards

Sparks force plane to land at Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE -- A Horizon Air passenger plane safely made an emergency landing at Grant County International Airport.

Police say felon lied about being shot in Pullman
COLFAX -- The Whitman County sheriff's office says a man who told Pullman police he was wounded in a road rage incident made up the story.

Woman swept to sea during proposal on Oregon coast
NESKOWIN, Ore. -- A romantic marriage proposal on the Oregon coast turned deadly for the bride-to-be when a wave swept her out to sea.

Nickels charmed by idea of third term
Joel Connelly: Nickels: Running again, filling the coffers and enjoying the job

Man charged in child-abuse case
A man accused of repeatedly beating a 2-year-old girl has been charged with first-degree assault of a child. Idris Turner is being held in the King County Jail, his bail set at $150,000.

Online Washington schools may have to repay state
TACOMA -- State auditors say three school districts may have to repay Washington more than $5 million for improperly documenting enrollment in Internet programs.

Oregon gun sales brisk on Black Friday
PORTLAND -- Oregonians are arming themselves for the holidays.

Conservative pundit stirs up Olympia holiday controversy
OLYMPIA -- A lighting ceremony for a holiday tree at the Washington Capitol at 6 p.m. Friday may draw more attention than usual.

Environmentalists want new wolf recovery plan
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Environmentalists say the federal government's current plan for re-establishing the Mexican gray wolf in the wild is outdated and legally invalid and petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise it.

Tumwater glass factory fined for fatal accident
TUMWATER -- The Department of Labor and Industries has fined the Cardinal Coated Glass company in Tumwater $3,500 for safety violations linked to a fatal accident.

November house prices dip from year earlier
Area home sales showed no signs of rebounding in November, according to a new report.

Feds to fine Hanford contractor $385K
RICHLAND -- The U.S. Department of Energy plans to issue a $385,000 fine to the contractor building a nuclear waste treatment plant at the Hanford nuclear reservation.

Olympia businessman still plans sex emporium
OLYMPIA -- The owner of an adult video store in Olympia says he still plans to expand it into a sex emporium unless officials approve a grocery store on the site.

Two shot in Federal Way
Two teens were shot in a Federal Way park Thursday, and police are searching for two men suspected of shooting them.

Adult cabaret can be built next door to Safeco
Deja Vu Strip club owner Roger Forbes can go ahead and build his cabaret next door to Safeco Field, despite opposition from the Seattle Mariners, the city's Department of Planning and Development decided this week.

Capitol defacement a costly mess
A group of suspected anarchist vandals has been spray painting the Capitol with political and anti-war messages, exasperating state officials and forcing them to spend thousands of dollars to clean up the mess.

Oregon projects clearer skies in gorge
PORTLAND -- The state's plan for improving visibility in wilderness areas anticipates clearer skies at Hells Canyon and the Columbia River Gorge by 2018, but continued haze in southwest Oregon.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008
- Seattle school chief alters closure plans; may close Summit, Rainier Beach
- Port's own inquiry finds employee fraud
- Sound Transit admits to excise-tax errors
- Atheist billboard in Capitol stirs a storm
- Walking in cops' shoes -- in the line of fire
- 7,700 to be cut from Basic Health Plan
- State knew beaten girl was at risk
- Jury clears former candidate of DUI
- School at Boeing Field asked to depart
- Former hotel to become affordable housing
- Ressam sentence reinstated
- Teachers union settles campaign finance lawsuit
- Washington avoids war deaths a second month
- Man jumps from overpass onto I-5
- Project to unite nonprofits
- State's new schools chief defends budget
- Director of state's child welfare agency resigns
- State lab helps China with 'green' buildings
- King County Deaths

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008
- Seattle ornament banned from White House Christmas tree
- Cruise lines get 10-year deal at Pier 91
- Panel passes $600 million city streetcar proposal
- Two-year colleges chasing more bachelor's degrees
- Former UW football star charged in DUI case
- Obamas face new life in 'Goldfish Bowl'
- Professor's work erases technological barriers
- Doctor's license suspended after sex allegations
- Maury Island mine expansion OK'd
- Valazquez's DUI trial under way
- Man charged in rape cases; inquiry ongoing
- The Forgotten Children's Fund remembers
- Gregoire joins pitch to Obama for federal aid
- Suspect in murder may have swapped cars
- B.C. man pleads guilty to distributing drugs for Hells Angels
- Notorious child killer Downs up for parole
- UW Snohomish County campus plans delayed again
- New delay on UW north branch
- Suspect in Hitler bookmark case released pending trial
- W.R. Grace agrees to pay up to $140 million in lawsuit
- Eastern Washington University president on leave after cancer treatment
- SUV crashes into Oregon store; 2 hurt
- Police car stolen when officer leaves it running
- Oregon statehouse to be dog-free
- King County Deaths

*Previous headlines

INSIDE SEATTLEPI.COM

Day in Pictures

A protest in Poland and more

David Horsey

Meet the Port of Seattle staff

Single Shot

Dump them? 'Seinfeld' has you covered
ADVERTISING
GASOLINE PRICES

Pay at the pump
Find the lowest gas prices in the greater Seattle area
COMMUTE CALCULATOR

Is riding the bus cheaper?
This calculator from Metro and AAA Washington will help you determine whether you can save money commuting by bus instead of driving alone. Also:
· Metro trip planner
· Timetable, route maps

SPECIAL REPORTS

JOA Watch
Track developments in the Times-P-I legal dispute.

Driven to Distraction
Talking on your cell phone while driving is riskier than you might think.

Floating Loopholes
Wealthy boat owners use many tax dodges to keep their luxury yachts on the water.

A Time to Live
A boy stays young in spirit despite a rare disease.

*More special reports

Advertising
· Help/troubleshoot
· My account
OUR AFFILIATES
NWsource KOMO
Pacific Publishing

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
101 Elliott Ave. W.
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 448-8000

Home Delivery: (206) 464-2121 or (800) 542-0820
seattlepi.com serves about 1.7 million unique visitors
and 30 million page views each month.

Send comments to newmedia@seattlepi.com
Send investigative tips to iteam@seattlepi.com
©1996-2008 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Terms of Use/Privacy Policy

Hearst Newspapers