WA medical school celebrates opening
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- A new Pacific Northwest medical school celebrated its opening Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the College of Osteopathic Medicine, which plans to send primary care doctors to serve in rural and low-income areas in a five-state region....
Boston OF Ramirez out with sore knee
SEATTLE (AP) -- Manny Ramirez was out of Boston's lineup Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners with what his manager said was a sore knee....
Coast Guard tries to ID radio call
SEATTLE (AP) -- A radio distress call from a young girl who identified herself only as "Kelsey" remains a mystery, and the Coast Guard has suspended a search in the waters around Fox Island in south Puget Sound....
Brush fire subsides in central Washington
QUINCY, Wash. (AP) -- Fire crews fully contained a blaze that briefly threatened several dozen homes near the Columbia River, but lightning sparked new blazes Wednesday in Washington's north Cascades....
WA Board of Ed votes on high school diploma dream
SEATTLE (AP) -- If money and time were not a consideration, what would Washington's high school students be asked to accomplish before getting their diploma? Warning: you may want to stop reading this story if you are a parent - or a preteen enjoying the illusion of a learning-free summer....
Privacy vs. border security: Critics say laptop searches cross the line
Diverse groups, including Muslim associations, law firms and corporate and technology organizations, increasingly are concerned about the search and seizure of laptops and other electronic devices at borders, saying such scrutiny raises privacy issues and could compromise lawyer-client privilege and corporate confidentiality.
Costco sees 4Q below estimates
Costco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that its earnings for the current quarter will be lower than expected as it delays raising prices on items from food to patio sets amid soaring energy costs that have accelerated in recent weeks.
They call this tax restraint?
Recently I met a 60-year-old Seattle woman ? call her Sal ? whose water was shut off for two months. She has owned her house...
Council panel OKs bag fees
Groceries, convenience stores and drugstores in Seattle would be required to collect 20 cents for each paper or plastic bag given to customers under a measure approved Tuesday by a City Council committee. The full City Council is expected to act on the proposals on Monday.
Redmond police looking for hit-and-run suspect
Police are seeking information about a car traveling west on Northeast 20th Street this morning that made a right turn in front of a 17-year-old male cyclist headed in the same direction causing a collision.
Principal at private Arlington school charged with child rape
The principal of Highland Christian Schools is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl, who had been reported as a runaway by her parents. The man was booked into Snohomish County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Online-only letters
Ten-year plan doesn't solve housing crisis I was more than a bit chagrined to read that Bill Block, the project director of the Committee...
Red Sox sweep M's with 6-3 win in 12 innings
Mike Lowell hit a two-run single off Sean Green in the 12th inning, and the Red Sox took advantage of two outfield errors to beat the lowly Mariners 6-3 on Wednesday and complete Boston's first series sweep at Seattle in 15 years.
