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- Summit at Snoqualmie to open Friday
The recent snow storms have allowed The Summit at Snoqualmie to open Friday, Dec. 19 for limited operations. - Washington jobless rate inches up
Washington's unemployment rate edged up to 6.4 percent in November, driven by job losses in the retail and construction sectors. - Fed's big rate cut just for starters
The Federal Reserve entered a new era on Tuesday, lowering its benchmark interest rate virtually to zero and declaring that it will now... - Flight delayed or canceled? Here's what you need to know
If your flight is affected by the weather, follow these tips from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Aviation Consumer Protection Division. - Fewer flights mean shorter wait times this holiday travel season
Planes will be fewer and fuller this holiday season. Airlines are cutting flights, making seats harder to find. And winter storms could exacerbate the problem. - Ski industry revs up as snow falls
Ski resorts and retailers who sell ski and snowboarding equipment are expecting the recession to pass them by as die-hards stay close to home. - A stroll through Seattle's coffee culture
Seattle By Foot's Coffee Crawls last about two hours and snake through downtown Seattle, from Seattle's Best Coffee at Pike Place Market to Zeitgeist Coffee in Pioneer Square, with sips and tastes of various caffeinated beverages along the way. - Seattle Channel focuses on photographer Isaac Layman
Seattle photographer Isaac Layman is the focus on "Art Zone in Studio with Nancy Guppy" on the Seattle Channel Dec. 18. - Ex-Mariner Raul Ibanez happy to be a Phillie
Phillies' rise to the World Series title, and their likelihood of contending again, was the primary motivation for Ibanez to leave the Mariners after five seasons. That, and the fact they gave him a three-year, $31.5 million contract to replace Pat Burrell in left field, while the Mariners were reluctant to offer more than a one-year deal. - Airborne barred from saying that product treats colds, flu
Airborne Health, makers of a popular dietary supplement, is barred from claiming its products are effective for cold prevention and treatment under a settlement with 32 states. - Inquest says Jail Health Services contributed to death of inmate Dale Iszley
A King County inquest jury has found that Jail Health Services contributed to the death of inmate Lynn Dale Iszley by failing to diagnose his perforated ulcer and the resulting massive infection that killed him more than two years ago. - Chek promotes holistic fitness and being functionally fit
The Diet Detective discusses holistic fitness with Paul Chek, who founded the C.H.E.K Institute, where he trains and certifies future CHEK practitioners. - Boys Basketball | SPSL 3A: Auburn Mountainview survives in 3 OTs
Auburn Mountainview overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and outlasted Bonney Lake 71-63 in three overtimes. - King County's about-face on treehouses
Eight months after King County ordered Pete Nelson to tear down a high-end treehouse overlooking the Raging River near Fall City, officials are now offering him a chance to obtain permits for the structure and make it part of a back-to-nature retreat. - College Basketball | Duke beats Stanford
Duke had trouble getting any rebounds for a while against Stanford's bigger front line. But when it counted most, Karima Christmas and smaller... - Tuesday's state prep basketball scores
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- 3 Gitmo detainees transferred to Bosnia, released
Three Guantánamo prisoners were flown to Bosnia on Tuesday and released to their families in the first detainee transfer ordered by a U.S. federal judge, according to local police and an attorney. - Airport terror suspect convicted
A terrorism trial centering on the use of a bomb-laden Jeep to crash into the main doors of Glasgow's airport terminal in June 2007 ended... - Bomb suspect's father arrested
The father of a Salem man accused of killing two Oregon law-enforcement officers in a bank explosion was arrested Tuesday on bomb-making conspiracy charges, authorities said. - Falk in trouble?
People Falk in trouble? A court document filed by Peter Falk's daughter says the Emmy-winning actor has Alzheimer's disease. Catherine Falk is seeking... - Woolworths stores in Britain bowing out
Just shy of its 100th birthday in this country, a beloved U.S. import — Woolworths — is about to vanish. - DSHS settles case of boy's death; lawyer asks how state lost track
Robley Carr Jr., according to his lawyer, was a victim of the state Department of Social and Health Services' (DSHS) mistakes. He was a victim not once, but twice. In 2003, state and federal authorities paid $5 million to settle claims that Robley and three siblings were horribly abused in foster care. Now, the state has agreed to pay an additional $320,000 to settle a claim that it failed to protect Robley even after that. He died at age 15. - Walsh murder finally "solved"
A serial killer who died more than a decade ago is the person who decapitated the 6-year-old son of "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh in 1981, police in Florida said Tuesday. - Zimbabwe official shot in ambush
A Zimbabwean military commander who belongs to President Robert Mugabe's inner circle and is widely regarded as a main organizer of the brutal crackdown on the political opposition earlier this year was shot in the hand on Saturday during a nighttime ambush, the state-controlled media reported Tuesday. - U.N. gives OK to raids on pirates in Somalia
The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted Tuesday to authorize nations to conduct military raids, on land and by air, against pirates plying the waters off the Somalia coast even as two more ships were reportedly hijacked at sea. - College Football | DeMarco Murray to miss title game
Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray will have surgery to repair a hamstring injury and miss the Jan. 8 BCS National Championship Game against... - UW Women's Basketball | Huskies o