Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - Page updated at 06:00 p.m.
UPDATE - 04:06 PM
Metro: Poor communication hurt service
According to Metro Transit's chief, poor communication between the Seattle DOT and Metro Transit hurt bus service during the height of December's snowstorms.
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$700,000 for UW assistant coach?
UW's new defensive coordinator Nick Holt isn't taking a pay cut to come to Washington. Holt has agreed to a three-year deal worth $2.1 million—by far the most UW has ever paid an assistant coach.
Median King County home price falls
Median prices for single family homes dipped to $403,000 in December, marking the 11th consecutive month of decline.
NEW - 03:51 PM
School closure recommendations released
Mystery solved: Gregoire visiting troops in Iraq
UPDATE - 05:32 PM
Forecasters say heavy rain next for Washington
UPDATE - 05:35 PM
Gaza truce proposed after Israeli strike hits outside UN school, 34 dead
Tax cuts a big part of Obama's $775B plan
NEW - 02:54 PM
Couple charged in Seattle with gay immigration fraud
NEW - 03:28 PM
Lawsuit alleges Tukwila school officials didn't protect autistic boy from bullying
Microsoft Server and Tools boss Muglia given president title
Stocks close higher, despite bad economic news
NEW - 5:35 PM
Alcoa cuts 106 jobs at Washington smelters
UPDATE - 05:45 PM
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Puyallup mom who attacked child molester with baseball bat pleads guilty to assault
Eyman begins state's '09 initiative drive with new plan to rein in property taxes
Plum Creek drops forest-road request
Body of newborn found at a dump site near Tacoma
3 members of armed-robbery ring arrested in West Seattle
Bellevue police investigate suspicious death of woman
Nicole Brodeur | Have gun, will seek power
UPDATE - 03:30 PM
Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions
UPDATE - 03:35 PM
Egypt and France propose plan to end Gaza conflict
UPDATE - 06:00 PM
CNN: Sanjay Gupta approached about surgeon general post
India: Pakistanis "must have" backed Mumbai attack
UPDATE - 04:25 PM
Hawaii man pleads not guilty in deadly dam break
UPDATE - 04:40 PM
Ex-eBay CEO largely unknown amid Calif. gov.'s bid
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Fiesta Bowl | Longhorns make case for shared title
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NEW - 02:03 PM
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NEW - 02:04 PM
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KB Toys stores to stop accepting gift cards
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NEW - 04:04 PM
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