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4 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Guilty plea in attack on White Center church cat

A Vancouver man accused of stabbing a cat at a White Center shelter has pleaded guilty to first-degree animal cruelty.

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Related Topix: White Center, WA

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Sammamish Review

King County Council nears vote on protecting 95 green spaces

New June 28, 10:40 a.m. Ken Konigsmark wouldn't go so far as to say it's perfect, but in politics you have to compromise sometimes.

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Related Topix: Issaquah, WA, Preston, WA, Sammamish, WA, Redmond, WA, North Bend, WA

Thu Jul 02, 2009

KING-TV Seattle

Sex offender accused of molesting boy at swimming pool

A Level 3 sex offender is under arrest and charged with molesting a young boy at a public swimming pool.

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Related Topix: Tukwila, WA

Wed Jul 01, 2009

KING-TV Seattle

Renton apartment building going up in flames

A spectacular fire that broke out Tuesday night in a multistory apartment complex under construction in the Highlands neighborhood of Renton, Wash., sent up a smoke plume visible for miles.

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Related Topix: Renton, WA, Seattle Metro

Tue Jun 30, 2009

KVAL-TV Eugene

Strip-club owners face racketeering charges

In a grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday, the 92-year-old Colacurcio and his associates are accused of promoting prostitution at four Seattle-area nightclubs run by the Colacurcios' management business.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Shoreline, WA

Mon Jun 29, 2009

KHQ-TV Spokane

Drowned Wash. diver identified

A man who died while diving in waters off Redondo Beach in the south Seattle suburb of Des Moines has been identified as 57-year-old Karl Anquoe of Tukwila, Wash.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Des Moines, WA, Tukwila, WA

Maple Valley Reporter

King County to receive $79 million in federal stimulas funds

King County has been awarded nine federal economic stimulus grants totaling almost $79 million, funds which will be used to create or retain 192 jobs, according to a report issued by the county executivea TMs office.

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Related Topix: White Center, WA

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Bellevue Reporter

King County Wastemobile in Renton this weekend

King County residents can safely dispose of car batteries, oil and other household hazardous items when the King County Wastemobile visits Renton this weekend.

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Related Topix: Maple Valley, WA

Sat Jun 27, 2009

The Seattle Times

Five family members sentenced for in-home marijuana-growing operation

Five family members from South King County were all sentenced to federal prison Friday for their roles in an extensive marijuana-growing operation using each of their homes as indoor gardens.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, Des Moines, WA

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Tri-cityherald.com

Federal Way man charged in bleeding death of wife

A Federal Way man accused of leaving his dead wife in their bathroom for five days has been charged with manslaughter.

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Related Topix: Federal Way, WA, Kent, WA

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Seattle Times

Former Husky Reggie Rogers sentenced to two years in prison

Reggie Rogers was sentenced this morning to two years in prison for two separate DUI incidents from last fall.

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Related Topix: University of Washington, Tukwila, WA

Spokesman Review

Ticket cameras attract lawsuit

Eight ticketed drivers Wednesday filed a lawsuit alleging that 19 Washington cities, including Spokane, are overcharging people who get automated traffic-camera fines.

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Related Topix: Washington

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Seattle Times

2 men who tied dog to tree and shot it are charged

Two men who allegedly tied a dog to a tree and then shot the animal and left it for dead near North Bend last month have been charged with first-degree animal cruelty by King County prosecutors.

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Related Topix: North Bend, WA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Tukwila, WA

Mon Jun 22, 2009

KHQ-TV Spokane

Wash. man charged with manslaughter in mom's death

A 41-year-old man accused of neglecting his 88-year-old mother while he was her caregiver has been charged with manslaughter.

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Related Topix: Black Diamond, WA

KOMO-TV Seattle

Kids use pit bull as weapon against two women

SEATAC, Wash. -- Four kids are accused of using a pit bull as part of an attack on two women in SeaTac Sunday evening.

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Related Topix: SeaTac, WA

Sun Jun 21, 2009

KING5 Seattle News

Fire bosses preparing for tough WA season

Nearly four weeks of no rain and counting in Western Washington is causing fire danger to race to mid-July levels.

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Related Topix: Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Carnation, WA, Yakima County, WA, Seattle, WA

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Stabbed police dog spends time at playfield Friday

The folding knife had a 3 1/2-inch blade. Police said the man holding it was at gunpoint, but kept yelling, "Let's do this!" A Taser dropped the suspect, who'd been followed Monday night after allegedly stealing a ball from a Tukwila supermarket.

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Related Topix: Tukwila, WA, Seattle Metro, Five Corners, WA, Burien, WA

KING5 Seattle News

Teen killed in crash near Duvall

A 16-year-old boy died Friday in a two car collision near Duvall. The accident happened at about 11:15 a.m. on Northeast Big Rock Road.

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Related Topix: Duvall, WA, Seattle Metro

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Bellingham Herald

5 suspected cookie E-coli cases in Washington

The state Health Department says Washington had five of the 66 E-coli cases nationally that may be related to eating Toll House cookie dough.

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Related Topix: E. Coli, Health, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

KCPQ

Former King County Assessor Scott Noble Sentenced To 8 Months For Drunk Driving Accident

A judge today sentenced former King County Assessor Scott Noble to eight months in jail on a work release program, for a wrong-way, drunk driving accident on I-5 in January.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro

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