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• Ex-Coug Jackson riding wave of national success

  April 17, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 They met again this year at the Final Four with new stories to share. George Raveling, Jud Heathcote, Homer Drew, Dale Brown … and Brad Jackson, who “took bits and … 1

• Ex-Coug Jackson riding wave of national success

  April 16, 2012 in Sports They met again this year at the Final Four with new stories to share. George Raveling, Jud Heathcote, Homer Drew, Dale Brown … and Brad Jackson, who “took bits and … 1

• Flooded Western Washington rivers cresting

  December 13, 2010 in Region Record rains that hit Western Washington over the weekend have eased, and rivers that flooded roads and houses are on their way down or cresting, the National Weather Service said …

• King County jury: Man should die for killing 4 in Kirkland

  May 5, 2010 in Region A man convicted of slaughtering four members of a Kirkland family then trying to cover up the crime by burning down their house should be put to death, a jury … 1

• West Side farm plows for a purpose

  April 13, 2009 in City on Page A6 TACOMA – Otis Jackson Jr. celebrated his 21st birthday by touching a horse. Jackson was a member of a Pierce County District Court crew working to satisfy a community service …

• Suspicious items in lot prompt bank evacuation

  April 9, 2009 in City on Page A7 LACEY, Wash. – A duffel bag and a backpack left in the parking lot of the Frontier Bank in Lacey, Wash., prompted police to evacuate the bank and close part …

• Sledge-wielding burglar killed by homeowner

  April 7, 2009 in City on Page A8 WENATCHEE – Police say a man used a sledgehammer to break into a house in Wenatchee early Monday, shot the owner and was then shot to death. Police Chief Tom …

• Ring used copters to ferry drugs

  March 25, 2009 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – A significant drug trafficking operation that used helicopters to fly cocaine north into Canada and marijuana south into Washington state and Idaho has been dismantled, authorities said Tuesday. …

• Man charged in ax killings of wife and her daughter

  March 17, 2009 in City on Page A6 A 52-year-old Pierce County man has been charged with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder in the ax slayings of his estranged wife and her daughter. Pierce County prosecutors say …

• Video shows King Co. deputy beating teen girl

  February 27, 2009 in Region SEATTLE — Surveillance video released in an assault case against a King County sheriff’s deputy shows a deputy kicking a young girl, slamming her to the floor of a jail …

• Soldiers deny robbing students

  February 20, 2009 in City on Page A11 SEATTLE – Three Fort Lewis soldiers accused of mugging students near the University of Washington have pleaded not guilty to robbery charges. The three are accused of robbing two men …

• Army investigates teenage girl’s death at Fort Lewis base

  February 18, 2009 in City on Page A6 FORT LEWIS, Wash. – A 16-year-old girl found unconscious at a Fort Lewis barracks is getting better, and investigators are looking to her to explain the circumstances of another teen’s …

• 16-year-old found dead in Army barracks

  February 17, 2009 in City on Page A7 FORT LEWIS, Wash. – One 16-year-old civilian girl was found dead and another was found unresponsive in a barracks on this Army base south of Tacoma, the Army said Monday. …

• Laid-off Bellevue man outwits thieves by stealing getaway van

  February 15, 2009 in City on Page B3 BELLEVUE, Wash. – Patrick Rosario had a clever way of making sure a pair of burglars didn’t get away with his three flat-screen TVs: He stole their van. The 32-year-old, …

• Deputy charged in teen assault

  February 13, 2009 in City on Page A7 SEATTLE – A King County sheriff’s deputy accused of using excessive force on a 15-year-old girl – including kicking her, holding her down and pulling her hair – has been …

• Bellevue man charged in $65 million Ponzi scheme

  February 6, 2009 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – A federal grand jury has indicted three men, including one from Bellevue, in a $65 million Ponzi scheme involving oil and gas developments in Asia. The U.S. Attorney’s …

• Son arrested in parents’ slaying

  February 6, 2009 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Bail has been set at $2 million for the 43-year-old son of a couple who were killed in their home near Kent. A King County judge found probable …

• Oyster farm makes a few clams

  February 4, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – After six years of operation, the Henderson Inlet Community Shellfish Farm reached a major milestone recently. Operators of the nonprofit farm offered about 50 dozen oysters for sale …

• Spokane outshines West Side retailers

  January 15, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 OLYMPIA – Here’s a little mantra for Spokane-area retailers to chant: “Well, at least we’re not Seattle.” Or Tacoma.

• West Side getting a break from the weather

  January 13, 2009 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Residents and business owners cleaning up from floods across much of Washington got a welcome forecast Monday for clearing skies and little or no chance of rain through …

• Thousands told to flee West Side floods

  January 8, 2009 in City on Page A10 SNOQUALMIE, Wash. – More than 30,000 people were told to leave their flood-endangered homes in Western Washington on Wednesday as rain and high winds lashed much of the state, causing …

• Teen charged with murder in infant’s death

  January 8, 2009 in City on Page A7 PORT ANGELES, Wash. – A 16-year-old girl suspected of drowning an infant boy in a toilet and throwing the body in the trash in Port Angeles has been charged with …

• Seattle provides respite from maddening snow

  January 8, 2009 in City on Page A5 SEATTLE – Greetings to all my slush-engulfed friends back in Snokane and the Igloo Northwest. It’s me.

• Western Washington under weather too

  January 7, 2009 in City, Region SEATTLE — Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures from rapid snowmelt. At least three people were rescued by boat.

• Teen arrested in newborn’s death

  January 6, 2009 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – The body of a baby boy believed drowned in a toilet was found Monday by authorities combing through 60 tons of trash at a dump site near Tacoma, … 1

• West Side storm kills two, closes I-5

  December 4, 2007 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – High warm winds, heavy rains and melting snow Monday battered and drenched parts of Western Washington, leaving two people dead, putting five miles of the Pacific Northwest’s main …