Two hurt in downtown Seattle shootings – The Seattle Times (blog)

The Seattle Times (blog)A 17-year-old and 50-year-old were shot overnight in separate incidents in downtown Seattle. Shortly before midnight Friday, a 50-year-old man was critically wounded when he was shot during a fight with three others at a Seattle homeless encampment …Police: Two separate shootings in downtown SeattleQ13 FOXMan shot with ‘trick umbrella’ near homeless … Read more

First of two systems brings snow to Western WA – KING5.com

KING5.comSkip Navigation. Jump to Side Bar. Return to the homepage. Search. 340-mile range. Seattle, WA; Today’s Forecast Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, and 78-blog network, with social media and content development services and consulting. … Read more

Texas Rangers excited Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will attend … – Dallas Morning News (blog)

Dallas Morning News (blog)SURPRISE, Ariz. – It will be brief, but the Texas Rangers are still excited that Super Bowl champion quarterback Russell Wilson plans to take them up on their invitation to spring training. Wilson is expected to be in Rangers camp on March 3 when the …QB Wilson to visit Rangers’ campESPN (blog)Seahawks’ … Read more

Mayor addresses disciplinary action within Seattle Police Department – KING5.com

KING5.comSeattle Mayor Ed Murray on Friday spoke out about disciplinary action within the Seattle Police Department. Murray is defending Interim Police Chief Harry Bailey, who reduced the penalty of Seattle Police Officer John Marion. Marion originally got a …Seattle mayor backs interim chief’s decisionsKitsap SunMayor cans plan to collect garbage every other week in SeattleQ13 … Read more

Seattle’s defensive blueprint is a myth, but it remains a topic of discussion – SI.com

SI.comINDIANAPOLIS — It could be argued, given the offense they were facing, and the ways in which things have been made easier for offenses in general in the NFL through the last decade or so, that the Seattle Seahawks’ 43-8 thrashing of the Denver Broncos …Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll praises Sammy WatkinsFanSidedPete Carroll: … Read more

Seattle’s Carroll Envisions Rams, NFC West Continuing Ascent – StLouisrams.com

Seattle’s Carroll Envisions Rams, NFC West Continuing AscentStLouisrams.comWhile addressing reporters Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium, Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll took a moment to reflect on not only how far his team came in his four-year tenure, but also the NFC West as a whole. Carroll guided the Seahawks to a 7-9 … and … Read more

Weekly Seattle garbage collections to continue – KING5.com

KING5.comMayor Ed Murray said Friday that he opposes reducing garbage collections in Seattle to every other week. He is requesting that Seattle City Council and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) cancel plans to do so. In a letter to Sally Bagshaw, chair of the …Murray shelves every-other-week garbage collectionThe Seattle Times (blog)Mayor cans plan to collect … Read more

Source: Seahawks To Release WR Rice – ESPN

ESPNRice was slowed by injuries throughout his time with Seattle. His 2011 season was marred by concussion and shoulder problems that limited him to nine games. He played in all 16 games in 2012 and had 50 catches for 748 yards and seven touchdowns.Sidney Rice expected to be cut by Seattle SeahawksNFL.comReport: Seahawks to Release … Read more

New restrictions on wall signs in Seattle proposed – The Seattle Times

New restrictions on wall signs in Seattle proposedThe Seattle TimesYou’ve seen the giant wall signs around downtown Seattle, the five-story ads for iPads on the back of the Macy’s parking garage, a snowy Montana landscape on a blank brick wall. The ads are sleek and upscale, more reminiscent of New York City’s Times … …read … Read more

$15 minimum wage campaign targets Seattle fast-food chains – KOMO News

$15 minimum wage campaign targets Seattle fast-food chainsKOMO NewsSEATTLE – Protesters targeted 25 fast-food burger restaurants Thursday in their “boycott McPoverty” campaign for a $15 minimum wage in Seattle, urging customers not to patronize chains that pay low wages. The protesters included workers at local fast …‘McPoverty’ protests across Seattle seek $15 minimum wageMyNorthwest.com‘McPoverty’ Protesters … Read more

Win dream house? Fine print in Special Olympics raffle suggests prize uncertain – The Seattle Times

Win dream house? Fine print in Special Olympics raffle suggests prize uncertainThe Seattle Times“Our feeling was if they are calling it a house raffle and saying someone could win a house, then someone should win this house,” said Bill Smith, a BBB investigator. A spokesman for the BBB’s Seattle office, David Quinlan, said he has … Read more

Seattle skier killed at Crystal Mountain identified – KOMO News

KOMO News(AP) – The Pierce County medical examiner’s office has identified a Seattle skier who died at Crystal Mountain resort when he suffocated in a tree well. The man was identified Thursday as 32-year-old Loren Miller. The cause of death was asphyxiation.35-year-old Seattle skier killed at Crystal MountainQ13 FOXSeattle skier dies at Crystal MountainTheNewsTribune.comCrystal Mountain … Read more

Amber Alert issued for Mill Creek mother, 2 children – KING5.com

KING5.comMill Creek police have issued an Amber Alert after 25-year-old Sajza Henry fled her home with her 2-year-old son Tyrel and 8-month-old daughter Alexandria. She is believed to be driving a burgundy colored 1997 Land Rover with Washington license plate …Mom, kids in Amber Alert north of Seattle found in EugeneKPTV.comMother, 2 kids, subjects of … Read more

School-bus drivers warn of strike preparation in Seattle – The Seattle Times

The Seattle TimesTeamsters Local 174 in Tukwila announced on Tuesday that it’s preparing for a strike against First Student, a private contractor that provides busing for nearly 28,000 kids who attend Seattle Public Schools. A spokesperson for the Ohio-based First …School bus driver strike looming in SeattleKOMO NewsSeattle school bus drivers ready to strike; kids … Read more

In search of ‘a Seattle-type corner’ – Seahawks.com

Seahawks.comWhile discussing what he labels a “deep” 2014 NFL Draft Class on Tuesday, NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock used the term “Seattle-type corner” when it came to what many teams are looking for. Let the Seahawks-themed scavenger hunt begin. Among the …Seahawks’ top 5 defensive plays: No. 5ESPN (blog)Five Players Seattle Seahawks Should Target in … Read more

Big lines and tiny canapés at Zara’s new Seattle location – The Seattle Times

Big lines and tiny canapés at Zara’s new Seattle locationThe Seattle Times“Seattle is finally relevant,” said interior designer Jennie Gruss, who came with client Nancy Peppler, whose Heffner Management was responsible for the female and male models who wove through the room, looking gorgeous — and looking away from the … …read more Source: Seattle … Read more

Seattle Seahawks sign CFL receiver Chris Matthews – Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)The Seattle Seahawks signed former Winnipeg Blue Bombers wideout Chris Matthews to a free-agent contract on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Matthews, who played his college ball for Kentucky, broke out in his first season in Winnipeg in 2012, …Seahawks sign CFL receiver MatthewsThe Seattle Times (blog) all 38 news articles …read … Read more

Charges: Veteran firefighter had sex with underage teen – KOMO News

KOMO NewsSEATTLE — A veteran Seattle firefighter has been charged with multiple counts of raping a child after reportedly engaging in a relationship with a then-15-year-old girl he met through a theater group. According to charging documents filed Tuesday with …Seattle Firefighter and Ferndale Resident Charged With RapeKGMI all 3 news articles …read more Source: … Read more

— Robinson Cano – ESPN

ESPNNew Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon, to no surprise, said he plans to bat Cano third and plug former Milwaukee Brewers slugger Corey Hart into the cleanup spot. Dustin Ackley is a leading candidate to hit leadoff. McClendon said he likes Kyle Seager in …Cano draws a crowd for 1st Mariners workoutKOMO NewsKevin Long responds after … Read more

Seattle FBI chief abruptly retires – The Seattle Times

Seattle FBI chief abruptly retiresThe Seattle TimesSeattle’s top FBI official, Laura M. Laughlin, whose sometimes stormy reign included paring back the investigation into a federal prosecutor’s killing and filing a sex-discrimination lawsuit against her own agency, abruptly retired from the bureau Monday.Seattle FBI chief leaves as controversy surfacesQ13 FOXAgent in charge of FBI in Washington … Read more

Seattle Rideshare Regulation A Question Of Caps, Lack Of Data – KUOW News and Information

Seattle Rideshare Regulation A Question Of Caps, Lack Of DataKUOW News and InformationThe ongoing debate about how to regulate ridesharing in Seattle seems to be coming down to a fight over numbers. The Seattle City Council is considering capping the number of licensed rideshare drivers but is getting pushback from the companies who … …read … Read more

More storms to hit Seattle and region, after havoc – Seattle Post Intelligencer

Seattle Post IntelligencerThe National Weather Service says two more winter storms will lash Seattle and Western Washington this week, with more steady rain, flood threats to rivers, heavy snow in the mountains, and high winds on the coast. Tuesday’s storm will be followed by …Several storms hit Washington with rain, snowThe Seattle TimesParade of winter … Read more

Seattle remains darling of potential NHL expansion – Yahoo Sports (blog)

Yahoo Sports (blog)SOCHI, Russia – Last week, NHL commissioner Bill Daly once again tantalized hockey fans in Seattle, calling it “intriguing marketplace from the league’s perspective” if and when the League decides to expand. “So, we think the possibility is there. It’s …Could the 2014 Winter Olympics Give Birth to NHL in Seattle?Rant Sports all … Read more

Q&A: Elizabeth Kolbert, author of ‘The Sixth Extinction’ – The Seattle Times

Q&A: Elizabeth Kolbert, author of ‘The Sixth Extinction’The Seattle TimesMy review of “The Sixth Extinction” appeared in The Seattle Times Feb. 16. Last week Kolbert answered some questions about the book, the day before its publication. Q: You started out as a political reporter. How did you evolve into an expert on earth … and … Read more

Seattle company gets OK to move ahead on offshore wind farm – The Seattle Times

Seattle company gets OK to move ahead on offshore wind farmThe Seattle TimesSeattle’s Principle Power has received a green light from the U.S. Department of the Interior to seek a lease for 15 square miles of federal waters off Coos Bay, Ore., for the nation’s first offshore wind farm in the Pacific Coast. By Kyung … Read more

First US bitcoin ATMs to open soon in Seattle, Austin – Reuters

ReutersThe kiosks, to be installed in Seattle, and Austin, Texas, are similar to ATMs but have scanners to read government-issued identification such as a driver’s license or a passport to confirm users’ identities. The ATMs will allow people to swap bitcoin …Seattle to become first US city to pioneer bitcoin ATMsRTFirst bitcoin ATMs in the … Read more

Mudslides cancel some Sounder, Amtrak rail service – The Seattle Times (blog)

The Seattle Times (blog)Everett-to-Seattle travelers can take the regularly scheduled Sound Transit Express Route 510 bus, which leaves Everett Station bay C1 every 10 to 15 minutes. Yet another Sunday mudslide — between Tacoma and Olympia — will shut down train service …Mudslides, snow, wind wreak havoc on Western WashingtonKOMO NewsFlooding and landslides after heavy … Read more

Councilmembers propose locker program for Seattle homeless – KOMO News

KOMO NewsSEATTLE — Two members of the Seattle City Council say they want to look into supplying storage lockers for the city’s homeless, and it turns out they won’t have to look very far to see how the lockers work. In a joint letter posted last week to the …Lockers considered to help Seattle homelessMyNorthwest.com … Read more

Something pure about Miley Cyrus | Concert review – The Seattle Times (blog)

Something pure about Miley Cyrus | Concert reviewThe Seattle Times (blog)(Photos by Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times). Miley Cyrus during her concert at the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson /. “I would love to see you guys make out for this next song,” said Miley Cyrus Sunday at the Tacoma Dome, introducing “Adore … Read more

Seattle full of speeders and tailgaters, police say – KING5.com

Seattle full of speeders and tailgaters, police sayKING5.comStaking out motorists on 1st Avenue South in Seattle, Olivarez recently stopped several drivers of large vehicles for talking on their cell phones, including a semi-truck driver and the driver of a large bus used for shuttling workers to job sites … and more …read more Source: Seattle … Read more

Famed Seattle mountaineer dies during Patagonia climb – KOMO News

KOMO NewsSeattle climber Chad Kellogg was killed by a chunk of falling rock Friday during a difficult descent of Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Argentina. Kellogg’s climbing partner, Jens Holsten of Leavenworth, survived. “They descend with a series of ropes. The …Record-holding Seattle climber killed in ArgentinaQ13 FOX all 6 news articles …read more Source: … Read more

Single-serve coffee revolution brews industry change – The Seattle Times

Single-serve coffee revolution brews industry changeThe Seattle TimesThe segment’s explosion has wide-ranging implications for consumers, the environment and the coffee business, from farmers to corporate giants such as Seattle-based Starbucks. And now that certain key patents held by Green Mountain have expired, more … and more …read more Source: Seattle News From Google Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more

BBC asks: Is Seattle the next Silicon Valley? – GeekWire

GeekWireThe BBC calls Seattle a “vibrant and laid-back city” that’s a strategic seaport with strong ties to Asia, making the prerequisite shots of the Space Needle and the Monorail and noting the coffee houses and cloudy skies. But it also notes how … and more …read more Source: Seattle News From Google Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham … Read more

Craigslist killing suspect claims 22 other murders – KOMO News

KOMO NewsKOMO News Network: KOMOnews.com Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, and 78-blog network, with social media and content development services and consulting. Zennie is a pioneer video blogger, YouTube Partner, social media practitioner, game … Read more