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WEEK IN REVIEW
Wednesday


A stroke of kindness for Everett woman
Suspect arrested in Everett manhunt after shots...
New student exams, familiar results
Tuesday


Crash leaves car embedded in Everett Transit bus
County students get mixed grade from superinten...
Stevens Hospital District taxes to stay
Monday


More than a nuisance
Mukilteo's red-light camera fight on radar of ...
Renamed Keystone ferry terminal a coup for Coup...
Sunday


Snohomish County becomes a destination for airp...
You’ll need only 1 flu shot this year
Snohomish County YMCA goal: Healthy kids
Saturday


Marysville's new school getting ready for its f...
When the circus came to Everett ... in 1910
Drop in ferry ridership leveling off
Friday


New flight simulator re-creates 787 for pilots
Berkey calls for investigation into campaign ag...
Crash flips horse trailer on I-5, blocking traffic
Thursday


Heroin increasing its reach in small towns
Everett schools gain; Berkey's deficit widens
Rabbits and chickens move in as Evergreen fair ...
 

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Man accused of shooting at police had allegedly bought drugs

EVERETT -- The Lynnwood man accused of shooting at police and causing a serious injury accident that shut down I-5 traffic for hours Wednesday allegedly had bought drugs shortly before leading police on a wild chase and massive manhunt. [More]





Lynnwood notifies more than 100 employees of possible layoffs

LYNNWOOD -- The city this week notified 102 full and part-time employees that they are on a list targeted for possible staff reductions in January. [More]





New temporary police chief named in Granite Falls

GRANITE FALLS - Sgt. Dennis Taylor of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office has been named interim police chief until the status of city Police Chief Tony Domish is resolved. [More]






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Suspect arrested in Everett after chase that shut down I-5

EVERETT -- A fugitive said to be wearing just one shoe paralyzed much of Snohomish County on Wednesday after he allegedly shot at a deputy during a car chase and then injured a woman in a crash along I-5. [More]


Related: 
• Everett Manhunt




Lincoln, 2 other ships to leave Everett on Tuesday

EVERETT -- The USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Momsen and USS Shoup are set to leave port on Tuesday following the Labor Day weekend. The departure date was confirmed today by the Navy. [More]



Report on Granite Falls police chief fills 5 binders
Kisses, pictures and pride as kids start school
Lawsuit threatens tourist trains
Swedish/Edmonds is now official
Fair volunteer preserves dogged legacy
Koster tops Rep. Larsen in U.S. House primary race
Judge rules against Trafton supporters
Neighbor's video used to nab suspect in home invasion robbery
Reardon joins call for burger joint
Stanwood write-in candidate moves on to general election
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NATION/WORLD
No link between Dry Max diapers and rashes, Feds say

NATASHA T. METZLER,Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Government safety officials have not found a connection between a new kind of Pampers diapers and the severe skin reactions reported by some parents' groups. [More]





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UPDATE: No sign of oil spill after Gulf platform fire

NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. [More]


Related: 
• Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off

Related: 
• Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off
• Weather postpones Gulf oil well fix
• Feds to remove temporary cap from Gulf well




Workers bear larger share of health premium costs

INDIANAPOLIS — Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows. [More]


Related: 
• A wary take on health care bill
• Health care reform backers plan a national ad offensive
• Nation, World Briefs: California regulators approve medical hikes


Dems accuse Fox News of bolstering GOP candidate
An exhausting battle over adrenal fatigue
Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding
Israel, Palestinians agree to 2nd round of talks
Recovering bubbly in Baltic Sea, divers find beer
Hawking says God not needed for creation
Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off
Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post
Extra critically injured on ‘Transformers 3’ set
Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges
Anti-dolphin hunt petition delivered to U.S. Embassy
U.N. to release Congo 'genocide' report in October
Paris Hilton banned from Vegas resorts; boyfriend fired
Book says Nazi hunter Wiesenthal worked for Mossad
Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from N.Y. jail
France firm on raising retirement despite protests
NTSB notes surge in medical chopper crashes
New test advances diagnosis of tuberculosis
White House defends Obama's 'mainstream' religion
 
THE NORTHWEST
Seattle cop killing now a death penalty case

SEATTLE — King County’s prosecutor says he’ll seek the death penalty against Christopher Monfort if he is convicted of killing a Seattle police officer. [More]





DOT expects heavy Labor Day weekend traffic

OLYMPIA -- 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. [More]





Washington state employee furlough day Tuesday

OLYMPIA -- 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. The state plans Oct. 11 and Dec. 27 furlough days and five more in 2011. [More]


Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa
EPA orders Port of Tacoma to restore wetlands
Man jumps from I-5 overpass, is hit by car, dies
No more bets: State court says online bookie illegal
Kennewick 5th-grader struck in crosswalk
Advocates slam state welfare program cuts
Northwest Briefly: Son of boxing promoter missing in Cascade Range...
Woman claims she's traumatized by runway runoff
Grizzlies kill young bear at WSU Bear Center
 

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