Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - Page updated at 02:46 p.m.
UPDATE - 02:19 PM
Metro chief: Seattle DOT didn't return calls
At the height of December's snowstorms, King County Metro Transit phone calls to the Seattle Department of Transportation were not returned.
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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.
UPDATE - 12:02 PM
Median King County home price falls
Median prices for single family homes and condominiums dipped to $403,000 in December, marking the 11th consecutive month of decline.
UPDATE - 11:09 AM
Mystery solved: Gregoire visiting troops in Iraq
UPDATE - 02:34 PM
Forecasters say heavy rain next for Washington
UPDATE - 02:20 PM
Israeli strike hits outside UN school, 34 dead
Tax cuts a big part of Obama's $775B plan
In court, nightclub shooting suspect regained right to gun
Seattle superintendent to release school closure recommendations
UPDATE - 01:27 PM
Apple cutting prices, copy protection on iTunes
Microsoft Server and Tools boss Muglia given president title
UPDATE - 01:21 PM
Stocks close higher, despite bad economic news
NEW - 01:12 PM
2008 | A Look Back
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
NEW - 11:03 AM
House speaker re-elected
UPDATE - 09:05 AM
India: Pakistanis "must have" backed Mumbai attack
Chew on this: We'll soon be able to grow new teeth
New U.S. Embassy opens in Baghdad
NEW - 09:22 AM
Islamic militants ridicule death of Bush cat
Sept. 11 suspect goes on trial in Paris
Travolta's son died of seizure, says undertaker
Teens warned to clean up online profiles
Health-care spending up in 2007, but at slower rate
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- Mystery solved: Gov. Gregoire visiting troops in Iraq
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- Israeli forces bisect Gaza, surround biggest city
392 - Clock is ticking for city's NBA hopes
182 - 2008: Year of Hope, dashed and otherwise
138 - Holt's contract released --- he's making a lot
117 - Seattle transportation director to council: Snow removal was adequate
87 - Eyman files new initiative to limit property taxes
70 - City roads chief gets icy reception
69 - Puyallup mom who attacked child molester with baseball bat pleads guilty to assault
56 - Tax cuts a big part of Obama's $775B plan
46 - Holt due in tonight
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- Steel industry hopes for big stimulus shot
- Chew on this: We'll soon be able to grow replacement teeth
- San Francisco considers plan to charge drivers
- Mystery solved: Gov. Gregoire visiting troops in Iraq
- UW hires Nick Holt as defensive coordinator
- Kirkland's Jason Mesnick spills about "The Bachelor"
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- Car prowls becoming Seattle headache
- Hip-hop artist fatally shot at Capitol Hill club
Gonzaga men's basketball has lost its zip
Gonzaga men's basketball has lost its zip
Seahawks | Rod Marinelli interviews to be an assistant under Jim Mora
Keeper Chris Eylander joins FC
Fiesta Bowl | Longhorns make case for shared title
NW Briefs | Cougars football to play the Irish
LaDainian Tomlinson might miss Steelers' game
ACT Theatre adds Judd Hirsch to season
UPDATE - 09:31 AM
Amy Winehouse drops drug case appeal in Norway
NEW - 11:36 AM
Prince to release three new albums in 2009
Previews of Seattle Opera's "The Pearl Fishers" at Seattle Public Library branches
NEW - 09:27 AM
Rihanna taking no wardrobe risks for Malaysia show
The return of "Scrubs" is a Tuesday TV pick
The top tours of 2008 include some with Seattle-area stops
Apple's Jobs confronts concerns about health
U.S. auto sales stuck in reverse; Chrysler hit hard
UPDATE - 09:10 AM
Nation's health spending rises, but not so much
Construction spending in U.S. down, but better than expected in November
Madoff should be in jail, says prosecutor
New York Times runs front-page display ad
Editorial | Gov. Bill Richardson, a tarnished future
Editorial | Approval of Puget Sound Energy takeover by foreign interests the wrong decision
MRSA not hospitals' only infection challenge
Sex trafficking: Time to launch a 21st-century abolitionist movement
UPDATE - 12:54 PM
More avalanche control work closing Snoqualmie Pass this morning
NEW - 11:19 AM
U.S. airlines launch fare sales for winter and spring travel
Indian airline fires 9 overweight flight attendants
Celebrate Lunar New Year in New York's Chinatown
Passport cards popular for Canada/Mexico travel
Flexible travelers will get good deals on airfares this year
Reader postcard from Antarctica
Design watch: If it ain't baroque, fix it
Easy ways to save money on heat and energy
NEW - 11:51 AM
Solution for cleaning laminate wood floors
Interior design help for any budget
8 cleaning tips for homes that include a pet
Developing | An avalanche has closed Stevens Pass, according to KING5. US 2 over the pass is closed between milepost 56 and 99. Details to come.
UPDATE - 12:54 PM
Snoqualmie Pass open again after avalanche work
NEW - 12:16 PM
KB Toys stores to stop accepting gift cards
NEW - 12:16 PM
Alaska Airlines Dec. traffic falls 5.2%

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