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SKY VALLEY REGION | | |  | | I-90, SEAFAIR AND BLUE ANGELS TRAFFIC CLOSURES COMING |  | | July 29, 2010 |  | (SEATTLE, WA) -- The annual SEAFAIR festival begins when the Seafair Pirates land the first week of July and ends with the Blue Angels flying over Lake Washington in a spectacular display of aeronautics.
The festivities also bring bridge and other closures since the FAA requires The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to close Interstate 90 while the Blue Angels perform for the safety of both drivers and pilots. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | TODAY'S CARTOON By Dan Rosandich |  | | July 29, 2010 |  | | (SKY VALLEY) -- Today’s cartoon comes your way via the talents of World Famous cartoon master Dan Rosandich, cartoonist to the stars. Click FULL STORY to bring up today's cartoon. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | SHERIFF’S OFFICERS CATCH STOLEN CAR SUSPECT AFTER CHASE |  | | July 28, 2010 |  | (LYNNWOOD, WA) -- A stolen car suspect didn’t have his new found wheels to drive around that long.
On Wednesday July 28 at about 2:00 am Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office deputies spotted, tried to stop and then became involved in pursuit of a stolen vehicle associated with a hit and run at 14800 Highway 99 in Lynnwood on the morning of Sunday July 25th. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | POLICE STILL SEEK HIT AND RUN VEHICLE Blue Ford Ranger sought |  | | July 27, 2010 |  | (EVERETT, WA) -- Have you seen a 2005 blue Ford Ranger pickup truck in your area?
That is the type of vehicle detectives are looking for in the hit and run death of a 45-year old man in Everett.
Witnesses told police the man, a pedestrian, was hit and killed early last Sunday morning while crossing at the 1100 block of 128th Street Southwest in South Everett. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | SKY VALLEY AND AREA ROAD ALERTS & CONSTRUCTION UPDATES |  | | July 24, 2010 |  | (MONROE, WA) -- Area drivers can expect nighttime lane closures on State Route 9 near Lake Stevens next week. WSDOT work crews will continue doing as much of the road widening work as possible during the day and out of the way of drivers between Lundeen Parkway and SR 92, but some work requires the crews to take up a lane now and then, so you can expect to see some lane closures in the evenings. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | WASHINGTON’S JOB VACANCY REPORT SHOWS FIRST INCREASES IN THREE YEARS |  | | July 23, 2010 |  | (OLYMPIA,WA) – Job openings in Washington increased for the first time in nearly three years, according to the Employment Security Department’s “Spring 2010 Washington Job-Vacancy Survey.”
The survey is conducted twice a year, in the spring and fall. The latest survey showed a 21 percent increase in job openings since the previous survey, in fall 2009. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | SNOHOMISH COUNTY DETECTIVES SOLVE 33-YEAR OLD MURDER CASE |  | | July 21, 2010 |  | (EVERETT, WA) -- Perseverance and advances in forensic science have helped solve one of Snohomish County’s oldest unsolved homicides. Marsha Sitton was just 24-years old when her partially clothed body was discovered June 24, 1977 in the back seat of her Chevrolet Nova just south of Penny Creek Road on Seattle Hill Road (then just a gravel road). She had been sexually assaulted and strangled. A small 12-inch piece of rope was found behind her neck. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | REVISED LIVE VIDEO FEEDS OF BP OIL GUSHER IN GULF OF MEXICO |  | | July 14, 2010 |  | (NATIONAL) -- Watch the live underwater video feeds of the BP oil gusher 5,000 feet below the surface of the ocean at these different underwater camera locations HERE or HERE
And if you wish to see all live underwater feeds from various angles all at the same time, go HERE
The New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper also has a constantly updated animation showing where the oil has spread in the Gulf since the well blow out occurred in late April. You can watch the animation HERE | | FULL STORY |  |
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MONROE NEWS | | |  | THIS YOUR DOG? Name it and claim it |  | | July 28, 2010 |  | | (MONROE, WA) -- Is this your dog? Male pit bull mix (click FULL STORY to see picture) was picked up on July 27, 2010 on Main Street in Monroe. To claim this dog, contact the Monroe Police Department at 360-794-6300. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | POLICE BLOTTER: Warrant arrests, check forgery, sick raccoon, portable toilet destroyed, commercial burglary, doper with dope, vehicle prowl, graffiti, disorderly, found bike, dude busted for illegal knife, and more. |  | | July 24, 2010 |  | | (MONROE, WA) -- The following are incident reports from the Monroe Police Department reflecting calls officers responded to from July 13 through July 22. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | IS THIS YOUR MISSING CHOCOLATE LAB? |  | | July 21, 2010 |  | (MONROE, WA) -- Monroe Police say a m male chocolate labrador dog was picked up on July 19 in the Fryelands. See picture.
The dog does not have a collar or tags but does have a microchip, which was never registered. | | FULL STORY |  |
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS | | |  | | BLUE ANGELS AND SEAFAIR FUN WILL BRING CLOSURES TO I-90 AND BOEING FIELD |  | | July 29, 2010 |  | (SEATTLE, WA) -- The annual SEAFAIR festival begins when the Seafair Pirates land the first week of July and ends with the Blue Angels flying over Lake Washington in a spectacular display of aeronautics.
The festivities also bring bridge and other closures since the FAA requires The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to close Interstate 90 while the Blue Angels perform for the safety of both drivers and pilots. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | HAYWARD OUT AT BP New guy at helm says change is coming |  | | July 27, 2010 |  | | (LONDON) -- The first American ever chosen to be the CEO of British petroleum giant BP said Tuesday that in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, he's "sure there will be changes" in the oil industry according to a new report in The Guardian newspaper in London. | | FULL STORY |  |
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| |  | | SENATE CANDIDATE INVITES MEDIA TO PRESS EVENT THEN REFUSES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS |  | | July 23, 2010 |  | | (RENO, NEVADA) -- In what may rank as one of the more bizarre media events of the year, U.S. Senate candidate Sharon Angle of Nevada invited local media to attend a press event in Reno Wednesday morning, but when members of the media came and attempted to ask the candidate questions she didn't answer any questions and then abruptly left the building. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | BURN BAN ON FOR UNINCORPORATED SNOHOMISH COUNTY |  | | July 17, 2010 |  | (EVERETT, WA) -- Due to high fire danger and expected hot and dry weather conditions, a modified outdoor burning ban is in effect until further notice for the unincorporated areas of Snohomish County.
The Snohomish County Fire Marshall put the ban into effect July 15th. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | BOAT THIEF SUSPECT CAUGHT AFTER VICTIM CHASED HIM IN LARGER BOAT |  | | July 16, 2010 |  | (EVERETT, WA) -- A 25 year old Everett man was arrested Friday morning July 16 after stealing a boat from the Everett marina.
At about 6:30 a.m. Everett Police officers were dispatched to a theft in progress call at the Everett Marina. A man had called 911 reporting that the dingy, a 10 foot runabout inflatable, from his boat had just been stolen from the 12th Street Yacht Basin and that he was at that moment chasing the suspect in his larger boat. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | TIME TO END UNDERWRITING THE BAD DEBTS OF THE RICH? News, analysis & opinion |  | | July 12, 2010 |  | (NATIONAL) -- “The rich are different from you and me. They know how to game the system.”
So begins an interesting piece in the New York Times by Ross Douthat that brings to light the crazy old uncle in the attic that the rich don't want talked about and the lower and middle classes usually know nothing about; namely that working stiffs - thanks to various tax laws and other laws - spend a lot of money subsidizing the lifestyles of the rich and near rich in America.
Douthat humorously calls his piece “The Class War We Need.” | | FULL STORY |  |
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 | | SNOHOMISH NEWS | | | |  | | BRUCE KARR, WELL KNOWN LEADER OF THE FARM MINISTRY DEAD AT 60. |  | | July 24, 2010 |  | (SNOHOMISH, WA) -- Bruce Karr, one of the most widely respected and loved Christian ministry leaders in Washington State, passed away at the age of 60 Friday night after a long illness, according to a report in The Herald newspaper of Everett.
Karr was, by most accounts, the full embodiment of a good Christian man who lived his faith with a purpose. His purpose, that he defined after a brush with death years ago from a heart ailment, was simply to "feed the hungry and clothe the naked." | | FULL STORY |  |
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STARTUP, GOLDBAR NEWS | | | | |  | | “GOLD DUST DAYS” IS THIS WEEKEND IN GOLD BAR! |  | | July 23, 2010 |  | (GOLD BAR, WA) -- Another of the Sky Valley’s family-fun summer community festivals is underway. The annual “Gold Dust Days’ celebration in Gold Bar has started its three day July 23-25th run.
Friday afternoon it’s the kid's bicycle decorating and evening parade and then Friday night its “Pageantry Royale,” a period costume event on stage. | | FULL STORY |  |
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| |  | | SHAWN RYAN NAMED GOLD BAR ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL |  | | July 17, 2010 |  | (SULTAN, WA) -- Shawn Ryan has been named Gold Bar Elementary Principal, according to the Sultan School District.
Prior to his new position Mr. Ryan was Dean of Students and Summer School Principal for the Mukilteo School District where he planned, developed and implemented all aspects of the elementary summer school program in the areas of Reading, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Art, Music and the English Language Learner Program. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | OLD FASHIONED 4TH OF JULY IN GOLD BAR |  | | June 30, 2010 |  | (GOLD BAR, WA) -- Gold Bar features an old-fashioned July 4th picnic celebration with music called “July 4th, an afternoon in Gold Bar.”
All activities take place July 4th at the Gold Bar Elementary School grounds. There will be Kettle Korn and iced drink vendors on site. Picnic tables are available for those wishing to bring their own picnic baskets. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | GOLD BAR DISMEMBERMENT KILLER GETS 37.5 YEARS |  | | June 19, 2010 |  | (EVERETT, WA) — A Gold Bar man, convicted of killing then dismembering his girl friend, was sentenced Friday to 37½ years in prison.
Forty-year old Eric Christensen murdered Sherry Harlan, 35, of Lynnwood in her apartment January 2nd , then dismembered her body because she allegedly broke what Christensen told police was a Wiccan “blood oath” promise to stop seeing another man. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | SAFETY WORK ON HY 2: An Update |  | | June 11, 2010 |  | | (SKY VALLEY) -- If you’ve driven Highway 2 through the Sky Valley this week, you may have noticed WSDOT-hired work crews beginning work on a project to improve safety between Monroe and Gold Bar. | | FULL STORY |  |
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| | | | | | | | | | | INDEX, BARING, SKYKOMISH NEWS | | | |  | SEND THEM BACK TO TEXAS! From the mail bin | | July 15, 2010 |  | Dear Sky Valley Chonical (sic),
I live in Index. I commute to Everett every day. My commute is tarnished by the sight of the Confederate flag flying at a couple of business' (sic) along the way. The first is in Sultan at some stupid junk store on highway 2. | | FULL STORY |  |
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| |  | | COWBOY POETS IN INDEX JUNE 25 | | June 25, 2010 |  | | (INDEX, WA) -- It’s cowboy poet time in Index Friday night June 25. Cowboy stories and guitar strummin’ fills the new River House coffee house in Index on the banks of the mighty Skykomish starting at 7:00 p.m. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | | OLD TIMER’S PICNIC SCHEDULED FOR SKYKOMISH | | June 15, 2010 |  | | (SKYKOMISH, WA) -- Did you once live in Skykomish many moons ago? If so, you’re qualified to come to the Skykomish “Old Timers Picnic” to hoot n’ holler and see old friends and classmates after all these years. | | FULL STORY |  |
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| |  | | COMMUNITY MEET AT INDEX | | June 14, 2010 |  | | (INDEX, WA) -- A Community Partnership Taco Feed is being held Monday June 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the town fire hall. Short presentation is scheduled for 6:30 followed by dessert and the chance to meet the new law officers and start the process of setting up a Block Watch. | | FULL STORY |  |
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|  | ORV RIDERS: DNR Wants to hear from you by June 30 | | June 12, 2010 |  | | (REGIONAL) -- The state department of Natural Resources (DNR) is calling on all Off Road Vehicle (ORV) riders to fill out a DNR questionnaire and return it by June 30th in order for the agency to secure funding for the Walker Valley ORV area. | | FULL STORY |  |
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