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WEEK IN REVIEW
Wednesday


New high-tech tool aids searchers after avalanches
Boeing to boost output of 787s
Everett routinely sees people break anti-dumpin...
Tuesday


Mill Creek YMCA now has twice the room to play
Report faults teacher’s actions
Marysville middle school will pick a new principal
Monday


Where do taxes go? What you're paying and what ...
Merger could make Snohomish County's largest fi...
Lynnwood faces budget worries
Sunday


Low test scores mean Totem Middle School princi...
Legislature's budget crunch hits time crunch
Right-to-die film puts former Gov. Booth Gardne...
Saturday


Edmonds man goes from outsider to council chief
Waste alleged in ferry system
Cougar reports unnerve some in north county
Friday


Community Transit slashing bus service in Snoho...
Everett's Rev. Paul Stoot Sr. won't face charges
Assisted suicide: 36 lethal doses taken in Wash...
Thursday


Family of victim in fatal wreck waits for answers
Verizon asks cities for $2 million in refunds
To spur construction, builders seek delay to pa...
 

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Driver accused hitting 2 at WSU to stand trial

MOSCOW, Idaho — A Moscow, Idaho, man accused of injuring two Washington State University students in a December hit-and-run has been released from a hospital and deemed ready to stand trial. [More]





Kirkland investment banker accused of bilking $8 million from clients

SEATTLE — Federal agents have arrested a Kirkland investment adviser Wednesday who is accused of stealing an estimated $8 million from at least 20 clients, some of whom say she spent their life savings on million-dollar homes, boats, cars and... [More]






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Coast Guard sees bigger mission for reactivated icebreaker Polar Star

SEATTLE — After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities beyond just crushing ice, the commandant of the service said... [More]





Search for missing Oregon hiker is suspended

STEVENSON — Skamania County Undersheriff Dave Cox said a multiday search for a Portland, Ore., hiker missing near Bonneville Dam has been suspended. [More]





Northwest Briefly: Water forecast heightens drought fears

YAKIMA — Water managers in the Yakima Valley are anticipating a low water year for some irrigators thanks to warm temperatures and below-normal precipitation. [More]





Conway students OK after school bus rolls

CONWAY — The Washington State Patrol says a school bus carrying children has rolled over in Conway, north of the Snohomish County line. [More]





Gregoire insists lawmakers tackle school reform before adjourning

SEATTLE — Gov. Chris Gregoire said Tuesday that she’ll keep lawmakers in Olympia until they resolve their debate over school reform. [More]





$8.5 billion state transportation budget goes to Gregoire

OLYMPIA — The Legislature has passed an updated state transportation budget that lawmakers say will bankroll thousands of construction jobs. [More]





 
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Attitude helps amputee recovering at Spokane hospital  March 10
Yakima newspaper states its case in appeal for murder trial records  March 10
Officials to evaluate search for Portland hiker  March 10
Northwest Briefly: City councilman pleads not guilty to pot charge  March 10
Pierce deputy shoots stolen vehicle suspect  March 10
Biodiesel plant resumes production  March 10
No damage from 5.1 quake in Aleutian Islands  March 9
Helicopters join search for hiker near Bonneville Dam  March 9
Limited Hanford nuclear tours fill up fast  March 9
Gray whale spotted in south Puget Sound  March 9
81-year-old woman injured in Spanaway house fire  March 9
Bremerton-Seattle ferry route down to one boat  March 9
Pasco mayor quits to join...  March 9
Woman dies in Centralia pool, likely of heart attack  March 9
Power lines trap school bus; kids escorted off  March 9
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