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State pot agency shares comments on enacting law
Allow outdoor pot growing and dump the state pot-leaf logo. Those were among the main points in feedback to state officials creating a legal marijuana ...
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Spurs will try to rally from worst loss ever
MIAMI - Through heartbreaking losses and hair-raising victories, through Game 7s of the NBA Finals and Game 46s of the regular season, through contract extension after contract extension, what has defined these San Antonio Spurs more than anything else is the simple fact that they stick together. Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich have been the heart, the soul, the ...
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Smoak forced to sit in crowded lineup
ANAHEIM, Calif. – One day after hitting a home run and putting two more hard-hit balls in play, Justin Smoak was rewarded with – a seat on the dugout bench. Smoak was the odd man out Wednesday night, just a day after his strong return off the disabled list. The Mariners currently have three first basemen who can play at two spots in the order and it was the right-handed bats of ...
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Medina enjoys first Major League save
Email ANAHEIM -- Right-hander Yoervis Medina, a converted starter in his first season in the Majors, became the youngest Mariners pitcher to record his first career save since Brandon Morrow in 2008 when he slammed the door in the 10th inning of Seattle's 3-2 victory over the Angels on Tuesday night. Medina, 24, only began working as a reliever last year after coming up as a starter after ...
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Gig Harbor man accused of cruelty in taping of dogs snout
Pierce County prosecutors this week charged a Gig Harbor man with felony animal cruelty for allegedly duct-taping shut the mouth of his sons dog to get the animal to stop ...
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Lakewood police fatally shoot armed man in Tillicum
Two Lakewood police officers opened fire on a man Tuesday night after he refused their commands to put down a gun, then made a move they found threatening, the department ...
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Renton man admits glass art scam he claimed it was by Chihuly
A 35-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday and will be sentenced in October for selling art he fraudulently claimed was created by Tacoma native Dale ...
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Frank Herbert makes sense for parks name
Contractors for Point Ruston do major earthwork this month on waterfront property owned by Metro Parks near the Tacoma Yacht Club building next to Point Defiance Park. The Point Ruston development is behind this land and to the right along the shoreline. The land is informally known as Peninsula Park. (PETER HALEY/Staff ...
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LeBron James and Game 7 A chance to shape his legacy
On Thursday night, in the latest chapter of James’ fascinating career, he will play his most important game to date. It’s a winner-take-all Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and it’s one that will mean much to the historical footprints of James and Tim ...
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Swedish to introduce new plans for growth
After plans to increase of its Cherry Hill campus raised concerns among residents in the surrounding Squire Park neighborhood of Seattle, Swedish Medical Center will propose different expansion ...
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Artist reaches accord with schools on Native murals
Artist Andrew Morrison, in a compromise offer now will help preserve the murals of Native Americans that he created at Seattle’s Wilson-Pacific campus, where all the buildings are slated to be torn down to make way for two new ...
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Young whale’s close call in Puget Sound
A young whale that generated the concern of onlookers on shore successfully made its way out of the shallow waters of a remote part of Puget Sound on Wednesday ...
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Mercer Island to require more native plants in shoreline plan
Under pressure from the state Department of Ecology, the Mercer Island City Council modified its shoreline master program to require homeowners to plant more native vegetation when doing ...
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Tree-spraying blamed in deaths of some 25000 bumblebees
WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- Thousands of dead and dying bees have been found in the parking lot of a shopping center in Wilsonville, southwest of Portland. Oregon officials investigating the kill say it appears blooming trees in the lot were recently sprayed with a type of insecticide known to be toxic to bees. A biologist with the Portland-based Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation estimates ...
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No. 1 pick in draft signs with hometown Astros
HOUSTON - Now, if Mark Appel can only live up to commissioner’s Bud Selig high praise. The big right-hander, the No. 1 overall pick in this month’s draft, signed with the Houston Astros Tuesday and was quickly likened to two of the franchise’s biggest stars, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell. Speaking at a MLB diversity business summit near Minute Maid Park, Selig praised the ...
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Jennings Hellickson help Rays top Red Sox 6-2
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox had just enough energy left to celebrate Jonny Gomes' big swing. Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, completing a doubleheader sweep. Daniel Nava was aboard on a leadoff walk when Gomes followed with a towering shot off Joel Peralta (1-3) that cleared the Green Monster ...
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Whale frees itself from lagoon near Purdy Bridge
A gray whale that generated concern of onlookers on shore has successfully made its way out of the shallow waters of Burley Lagoon, near ...
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Vandals target Port Orchard veterans monument
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- A heartless act of vandalism in the small town of Port Orchard has scarred a place of reverence.Volunteers are now working hard to restore the community's veterans memorial, and the local VFW is offering a cash reward for information that solves the crime.The memorial wall of honor features bricks etched with the names of area servicemen. The caretakers of the ...
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Could new start-up revolutionize the car buying experience
Tred , brings the car to you and helps negotiate a deal.Will Miceli used Tred to buy a new Highlander, and he said the process was easy."Just driving around with the dealer, it just feels pressureful, but this time it wasn't," Miceli said.Seattle resident Grant Feek spearheaded the idea of booking test drives online and at a time and place of the customer's choosing."Put ...
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Children find mutilated goat near Longview another tied up
LONGVIEW, Wash. – Some one killed and mutilated a goat near here and was trying to do the same to another one. Animal control officers are calling it some of the worst animal abuse they've ever seen. The goats were found on Father's Day by children during a family gathering. The children know and love and feed the animals. Kaylee Ainslie found her neighbor's goat in ...
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At Hanford energy secretary vows renewed focus on cleanup
RICHLAND - Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Wednesday he intends to have a new plan by the end of the summer for resolving technical problems with a waste-treatment plant under construction at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site. The waste-treatment plant has long been considered the cornerstone of cleanup at south-central Washington’s Hanford nuclear reservation, which ...
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Gun-rights supporters planning initiative of their own
Gun-rights groups on Wednesday unveiled a new initiative that would prevent Washington state from adopting background-check laws more restrictive than the federal ...
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Seattle School Board divided on Bandas first-year performance
The Seattle School Board gave Superintendent Jose Banda two evaluations for this first year on the job. The first, described as the view of a supermajority of the board, gave Banda high marks, saying he exceeded expectations in four of the five evaluation areas, and met expectations in the fifth. But for the first time in recent memory, the board presented a minority opinion as well. Those ...
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Get ready for Mariners first base job-sharing and Morse...in outfield
back into a first base/DH mix that was already crowded for the Mariners and you get…some overcrowding. That’s why Smoak is on the bench tonight — despite three well-hit balls last night, including a home run — ...
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Spokane man indicted for sending ricin to Obama
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Spokane man accused of mailing a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to President Barack Obama.The indictment contends that Matthew Buquet, 37, developed the biological agent in violation of federal law, and that he further violated the law by mailing letters containing ricin to Obama and U.S. District Court Judge ...
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