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Teacher arrested for sending sexual texts to teen girls
KREM Northwest News
Jan 26A Hoquiam teacher was arrested Wednesday for allegations that he sent sexual explicit texts to two 12-year-old girls. »
20-foot waves threaten some Washington coastal cities
KING
Jan 23The National Weather Service says 20-foot waves and high tides threaten some communities on the Washington coast near La Push and lower Quileute tribal village. On Sunday, high tide water covered sidewalks in Westport, but no buildings were flooded. »
Sheriff's Office, police seek help finding pair of missing Olympia women
South Sound
Jan 14A missing 63-year-old Olympia woman left her vehicle stuck on the sand on a beach in Ocean Shores, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. »
Olympia woman missing after vehicle found at ocean beach
The Olympian OnlineSouth Sound
Jan 13A missing 63-year-old Olympia woman left behind her vehicle stuck on the sand on a beach in Ocean Shores, according to a news release from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office. »
Hoquiam man saves 5 from carbon monoxide poisoning
KING
Jan 10Chris Cummings went to a friend's house Sunday and found five people, between 12 and 77, all acting strangely. That's when he found a gasoline-powered generator running in the back of the house. »
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One Republican vs six Democrats? 1st Congressional District forum in Seattle
Seattle Times Politics Northwest
Jan 24Odds are, Republican James Watkins will feel a bit outnumbered Thursday evening. He's the only Republican candidate planning to attend a 1st Congressional District forum sponsored by the lefty Metropolitan Democratic Club of Seattle. Because the event ... »
Net Companies Consider the "Nuclear Option" To Combat SOPA
Slashdot
Jan 02Atypical Geek writes "Alec Liu of Fox News reports that Amazon, Facebook and Google are considering a coordinated a coordinated blackout of the internet to protest SOPA, the Stop Online Privacy Act being debated in Congress. From the article: 'Such a m... »
Washington Wine Round-up December 15th to 21st 2011
Washington Wine Report
Dec 26A round-up of stories on Washington wine from December 15th to 21st. Read previous round-ups here.From around the country...MSNBC writes about the best budget bottles with a callout to Chateau Ste. Michelle.Knox News writes about wines for the holidays... »
World’s largest creature spotted off Washington coast
Three Sheets Northwest
Dec 15Seattle Times reporter Craig Welch has this story about a sighting of six blue whales off the coast: He spotted the geyserlike spray from its blow hole first. Biologist John Calambokidis was tracking humpback whales about 25 miles off Westport late las... »
Lament of a Lonely Zamboni Driver by Joe Veix
Dispatches From Civil War Reenactments
Oct 26You may have heard that Zamboni operators, as a group, are nimble lotharios, keen to anonymous sex. That we are famous for our post-match methamphetamine-fueled orgies. But what if I told you the opposite could be true? That perched atop that sluggish ... »