KONP.com Home
 

Northwest News List

Renton substation fire causes PSE outage

September 3rd, 2010 - Seattle Times

A short power outage early Friday in the Puget Sound area was caused by a fire at a Puget Sound Energy substation in Renton.


AAA: Washington gas prices up 14 cents over year

September 3rd, 2010 - Seattle Times

The AAA auto club says drivers hitting the road this Labor Day weekend in Washington will find gasoline prices 14 cents a gallon higher than they were this time last year.


Ex-detective pleads guilty to robbing Va. bank

September 3rd, 2010 - Seattle Times

A former police detective has pleaded guilty to robbing a Chesapeake bank.


Death penalty decision due in Seattle cop killing

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

The King County prosecutor is expected to announce Thursday whether he'll seek the death penalty against Christopher Monfort if he is convicted of killing a Seattle police officer.


Forecasters expect cloudy weekend in Washington

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

The National Weather Service says Thursday's sunshine won't last into the Labor Day weekend in Washington.


WSDOT expects some heavy Labor Day weekend traffic

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

The state Transportation Department says if you wanted the best travel day for the Labor Day weekend in Washington you should be gone by now.


Man shoots gun from apartment balcony in Seattle

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

Four people were detained by Seattle Police after shots were fired from a balcony of an apartment building early Thursday in the 2000 block of East Yesler Way.


EPA orders Port of Tacoma to restore wetlands

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering the Port of Tacoma to restore wetlands it destroyed in the Commencement Bay area.


No more bets: WA court says online bookie illegal

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

The state Supreme Court says an online bookmaker called Betcha.com is illegal, even though paying a bet was optional.


Washington state employee furlough day Tuesday

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

Many Washington State agencies will be closed Tuesday, the day after Labor Day, as employees are furloughed for the third day this year to save money.


Alaska moves to delist eastern Steller sea lions

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

The state of Alaska has petitioned the federal government to delist the eastern population of Steller sea lions as threatened.


Wash. woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

Bethany Storro had just bought a pair of sunglasses and was celebrating a new job when a woman walked up to her with a cup and said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?"


Missing Edmonds teen investigated as runaway

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

Edmonds police say a 17-year-old girl reported missing left willingly with a 19-year-old man and the two were living in a Mukilteo motel.


Seattle Schools teachers OK new contract, vote 'no confidence' in superintendent

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

Seattle Public Schools teachers approved a new three-year contract Thursday, clearing the way for school to start on time Wednesday and ending rancorous negotiations over the use of test scores in evaluating how well teachers do their jobs.


MVP Jackson leads Storm past Mercury in Game 1

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

Lauren Jackson wasn't available postgame to talk about winning her third WNBA MVP award or the Seattle Storm's win in the opener of the Western Conference finals.


Raiders beat Seahawks 27-24 in exhibition finale

September 2nd, 2010 - Seattle Times

Bruce Gradkowski threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter and the Oakland Raiders mostly used backups to end the preseason with a 27-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.


Federal Way police fatally wound man

September 1st, 2010 - Seattle Times

Police in Federal Way have fatally wounded a man in a case that started with a stolen truck investigation.


Rossi praises Obama on Iraq; Murray relatively quiet

September 1st, 2010 - Seattle Times

Republican Senate candidate Dino Rossi had some kind words for President Obama Tuesday as the president announced the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq.


Fraser River whopper sockeye salmon run even bigger

September 1st, 2010 - Seattle Times

A forecast released Tuesday by the Pacific Salmon Commission predicts some 34 million fish will return to spawn in the Fraser River, a substantial jump from last week's estimate of 25 million.


Attorney Bremner reverses course, pleads guilty to DUI

September 1st, 2010 - Seattle Times

Seattle attorney Anne Bremner has pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence.


 






Affinity Web Solutions
 
KONP.com Home