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    May 9, 2012

    Mike Sanford Investigation Report Reveals Possibly Inappropriate Behavior

    The Washington State Patrol late yesterday released details of its investigation into Assistant Police Chief Mike Sanford. The King County Prosecutor's office had, by that time, cleared Sanford of criminal behavior. But whether Sanford behaved inappropriately, that's another question.

  • Calendar

    February 22, 2012

    Sleigh Bells

    The Washington State Patrol late yesterday released details of its investigation into Assistant Police Chief Mike Sanford. The King County Prosecutor's office had, by that time, cleared Sanford of criminal behavior. But whether Sanford behaved inappropriately, that's another question.

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Cary D. Griffin, UW Student, Jailed on $200K Bail for Running Over Crowd of Bargoers

    ​Over the weekend, an alleged drunk driver plowed his car into a crowd of people who were exiting Nectar Lounge in Fremont. More details are now surfacing in the case, including who the suspect is and how drunk he supposedly was.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Woman Somehow Manages to Drive Car Up a Wire in Bellevue

    Bellevue PD​ We hear she totally meant to do this.

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    "Hay Ride Gone Wrong" Injures 44 People on Shaw Island

    ​When hay rides "go right" they usually involve giggling children, photo-snapping tourists and the inhalation of diesel fumes. When hay rides "go wrong" they apparently involve the following.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Watch Seattle Cyclist Get Hit by Car While Riding Through Crosswalk (VIDEO)

    ​The following video shows local cyclist Tom Word crossing Valley Street via the crosswalk at Terry Avenue North that leads into South Lake Union Park. Spoiler: This doesn't work out as planned.

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Michael Kerby, Convicted Killer: My Brain Injury Is Worth Five Years Off My Sentence

    ​Michael Kerby has said he drank a pint of vodka and 20 beers on the night he strangled Gerald Haag in his home south of Tumwater. But it's a motorcycle-related brain injury that Kerby's lawyer says is what most impaired his client's judgement that night. Such an injury, he says, has to be wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Washington State Troopers Taze and Shoot 500-Pound Pig That Escaped From Car

    ​Washington State Patrol Troopers spotted a van driving erratically near North Pines Road and East Mission Avenue in Spokane Valley on Friday. There was, however, a fairly decent excuse for the poor driving--namely that a 500-pound pig had just busted out the car's back window and jumped into ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2011

    Daniel Lanois' Black Dub

    ​Washington State Patrol Troopers spotted a van driving erratically near North Pines Road and East Mission Avenue in Spokane Valley on Friday. There was, however, a fairly decent excuse for the poor driving--namely that a 500-pound pig had just busted out the car's back window and jumped into ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    King County Has More People Killing Themselves And Fewer Killing Each Other, Report Says

    ​On the one hand, apparently fewer and fewer people are getting murdered and killed in traffic accidents in King County. On the other hand, more and more are simply killing themselves.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Lifehouse at Showbox SoDo Is the First Concert Casualty of Snowpocalypse 2010, Everything Else a Go ... So Far

    ​AEG is canceling tonight's Lifehouse show at Showbox SoDo due to the dangerous road conditions on the streets of -- and feeding into -- Seattle. They will be rescheduling soon. Aside from that, there have been no reports of cancellations. The Croc, in fact, has confirmed that tonight's Freel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Breaking: Woman Killed by Dump Truck at 7th and Cherry

    ​Reports are still preliminary on this one, but it seems a woman crossing 7th Avenue at Cherry Street was killed this morning by a trailer-towing dump truck. The Daily Weekly hiked up the street to get a few more answers and walked into what was a sad and gory scene.

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    A Song To Get You Through Hump Day: Telekinesis' Brand New "Car Crash"

    Jenny Jimenez​SPIN has the premiere of Telekinesis' brand-new song, "Car Crash," off Michael Benjamin Lerner's forthcoming sophomore record, the Chris Walla-produced 12 Desperate Straight Lines. (The album will be released on February 15 on Merge Records). Despite its morbid title, "Car Crash" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Reason #248 You Should Love Witch Gardens

    Witch Gardens at the Vera Project on Saturday night.​A couple weeks ago I wrote about my newfound enthusiasm for the local quartet Witch Gardens. On Saturday night I saw them live for the first time, opening for Marnie Stern at the Vera Project. Their sweet little tunes are unlike anything els ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Former Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis Charged With Hit-and-Run...of a Scooter

    ​From SeattleCrime: "Former Deputy Mayor Tim 'The Shark' Ceis is facing hit and run charges after he allegedly left the scene of an accident in downtown Seattle in May. Sources say a witness called police just before 6:00pm on May 28th, and reported that an Infiniti had struck a scooter parked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Blaine Man Gets Three DUIs in One Night

    Chronic inebriates of America, meet your new king. Last night, Blaine police happened upon an abandoned truck smashed into a utility pole. Further up the same road they found another abandoned car, this time a BMW with its bumper torn off. Police say a 54-year-old man then returned to the scene in h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Brian Wood, Heroic Video Game Developer, Sacrifices Himself so Family Can Live

    ​Like a lot of young couples, Brian Wood and his pregnant wife Erin were using Labor Day weekend as an excuse to get away for a little bit. Married for five years, the pair from Vancouver, Canada, were expecting their first child in November. Then, on Friday night, while driving to a family ho ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2010

    Catherine Lutz

    ​Like a lot of young couples, Brian Wood and his pregnant wife Erin were using Labor Day weekend as an excuse to get away for a little bit. Married for five years, the pair from Vancouver, Canada, were expecting their first child in November. Then, on Friday night, while driving to a family ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Dino Rossi's Law and Order Record: He Sought Harsher Punishments for Drunk Drivers and Child Molesters

    ​In honor of Barefoot Burglar Colton Harris-Moore's capture this weekend, we decided to look into U.S. Senate hopeful Dino Rossi's record in the state legislature on criminal justice issues as part of our ongoing mission to figure out just what kind of federal law-maker he would be based on hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Mark Delight, Puyallup Police Officer, Accused of Ramming, Pulling Gun on Driver

    ​Tim McCreary was idling at a stoplight on Memorial Day Weekend when the light turned green. The car in front of him didn't budge, so McCreary honked. In return he got the got a raised middle-finger. McCreary pulled around the other driver then slowed down, intending to return the old one-fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Sarah Palin Can't Pick a Winner to Save Her Life

    Thus far, all Palin's picks have been turkeys.​That's Tim Egan's contention. And the Seattle author has a point. Writing in The New York Times, Egan makes note of the "car wrecks on the Palin highway." A pile up that includes a number of candidates whose policy positions seem to directly cont ... More >>

  • Film

    April 21, 2010

    The Square: Noir From Down Under

    Thus far, all Palin's picks have been turkeys.​That's Tim Egan's contention. And the Seattle author has a point. Writing in The New York Times, Egan makes note of the "car wrecks on the Palin highway." A pile up that includes a number of candidates whose policy positions seem to directly cont ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Reader: A Cab Is Cheaper Than a DUI

    Costlier on the front end, cheaper on the back.​Reader Moe responds to Restaurateur Mike McConnell Gives His Version of DUI: He Refused Shakedown "Driving after drinking can make you do stupid things. Even if you've only had a couple of beers, and you think you're doing just fine (and maybe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Jake Harris, Son of "Deadliest Catch's" Captain Phil, Arrested for Drunk Driving and Hit-and-Run

    Jake Harris' bad week continues.​"Deadliest Catch" deckhand Jake Harris has had a bad week. Last Tuesday he lost his dad, the lovably gruff Captain Phil. And last night he was arrested for investigation of drunk driving and hit-and-run. Washington State Troopers stopped the 24-year-old's BMW ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2010

    AFCGT

    Jake Harris' bad week continues.​"Deadliest Catch" deckhand Jake Harris has had a bad week. Last Tuesday he lost his dad, the lovably gruff Captain Phil. And last night he was arrested for investigation of drunk driving and hit-and-run. Washington State Troopers stopped the 24-year-old's BMW ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    The Streak Continues: Day Three of Cars Crashing Into Buildings

    ​Yesterday, we noted the streak of cars crashing into care facilities, a la then-Husky Jerramy Stevens infamous hit and run (which was made possible because it didn't also require a catch, right, Hawks fans?). Well, the care facility streak ended, but the cars-into-buildings streak lives on. A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2009

    Construct

    ​Yesterday, we noted the streak of cars crashing into care facilities, a la then-Husky Jerramy Stevens infamous hit and run (which was made possible because it didn't also require a catch, right, Hawks fans?). Well, the care facility streak ended, but the cars-into-buildings streak lives on. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    It's Late February: Do You Know Where Your County Assessor Has Been?

    Apparently in the hospital, after he pulled a (possibly drunken) U-turn on I-5 on and crashed head-on into a car occupied by two young women (they were treated and released). Five-term King County assessor Scott Noble is in a heap of trouble for the January 18th accident, but the real question is, ... More >>

  • Film

    February 18, 2009

    Three Monkeys: Great Photography, Not Enough Crime

    Apparently in the hospital, after he pulled a (possibly drunken) U-turn on I-5 on and crashed head-on into a car occupied by two young women (they were treated and released). Five-term King County assessor Scott Noble is in a heap of trouble for the January 18th accident, but the real question is, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Ever Wonder How Firefighters Spend Their Days?

    This is a pretty cool public information tool from the city of Seattle. It's real-time log of Fire Department 911 dispatches. For instance, at 7:08 AM today, an engine was dispatched to 16th Ave. to check out an unknown odor. 45 minutes later, a different engine was sent to 75th Ave. S. to respond t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    The DUI Capital

    This is a pretty cool public information tool from the city of Seattle. It's real-time log of Fire Department 911 dispatches. For instance, at 7:08 AM today, an engine was dispatched to 16th Ave. to check out an unknown odor. 45 minutes later, a different engine was sent to 75th Ave. S. to respond t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2008

    The Copyrights

    Monday, July 21

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008
  • News

    May 7, 2008

    The Suits This Week

    A new weekly roundup of local litigious activity.

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2008

    The Ultimate DUI

    A new weekly roundup of local litigious activity.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2007

    Earl Greyhound Cancelled

    A new weekly roundup of local litigious activity.

  • Film

    October 25, 2006

    Conversations With God

    Opens at Metro and Uptown, Fri., Oct. 27. Rated PG. 109 minutes.

  • News

    October 18, 2006

    Hazard Lights

    Getting run off the road is nothing unusual, say moped and scooter riders.

  • News

    July 18, 2001

    Neptune's graveyard

    A Tacoma funeral home director leaves a legacy of complaints.

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