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RECORD TEMPS, DANGEROUS WATERS By Ian Cope on Thursday, May 15, 2008

With temps expected to hit the high 80's in Hoquiam on Friday, records could fall.  The May 16th record is 88 degrees and with 89 degrees forecasted for tomorrow at Bowerman Field, National Weather Service Meteorologist Doug McDonnal says a new standard should be set

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CRIME DOWN IN ABERDEEN By Ian Cope on Thursday, May 15, 2008

2007 crime statistics indicate that while overall crime is down in Aberdeen, drug fueled property theft is on the rise.

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ABERDEEN COUNCIL VOTES DOWN SIZE RESOLUTION By Ian Cope on Thursday, May 15, 2008

Unless a petition drive is successful, the citizens of Aberdeen will not be given the chance to vote on whether they prefer a seven or twelve-member city council. That's the decision of the current 12-member council on an 8-4 margin, after defeating a resolution that would have put the council size to a public vote.

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DFW ANNOUNCES LATE MAY DIG By Ian Cope on Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Just when you thought it was safe to put away the clam shovel....

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"UNSEASONABLY HOT" WEATHER IN THE FORECAST By Pat Anderson on Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The National Weather Service is forecasting "unseasonably hot weather to affect Western Washington  from Thursday through Sunday". The hottest locations on Thursday will be along the coast.

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China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000
LUOSHUI TOWN, China (AP) -- Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead. Officials said the final toll could more than double to 50,000....

Survivors from apartment building recount quake
DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- Tang Xiaomin had just left her fourth-floor apartment to buy groceries when the building started crumbling around her. An upstairs neighbor was thrown against the kitchen table and grabbed her purse before rushing out. Another resident, who was expecting a baby, was resting and became trapped....

Long wait for medical care after China quake
DEYANG, China (AP) -- After 11-year-old Zhang Jiazhi crawled free of the rubble that remained of his middle school, his parents began a 20-hour ordeal to get medical care for their son, whose arms were crushed to a pulp....

Iraqi forces mount al-Qaida hunt in Mosul
BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. and Iraqi troops moved against al-Qaida on two separate fronts Thursday, with house-to-house searches in Mosul and an operation in the desert to stanch the flow of insurgents and weapons to that northern city....

Local heroes step in to help cyclone victims
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- From shopkeepers handing out free rice porridge to medical students caring for the sick, ordinary people in Myanmar are stepping in to help cyclone victims as the military regime severely restricts international aid....

Myanmar junta warns against hoarding cyclone aid
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's junta warned Thursday it will punish anyone found hoarding or trading foreign aid meant for cyclone survivors, but relief groups said they had seen no evidence of people selling or stockpiling donated goods....

Bush leaves it to Olmert to push Mideast peace
JERUSALEM (AP) -- President Bush gently urged Mideast leaders to "make the hard choices necessary for peace," leaving it to embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to stand before a divided parliament Thursday and forcefully declare that this war-weary nation is ready for a historic agreement with Palestinians....

Palestinians mark 1948 uprooting with rallies
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinians marked the 60th anniversary of their uprooting with rallies, sirens and black balloons Thursday - an annual ritual made even darker this year by crippling internal divisions and diminishing independence hopes....

Hezbollah shows might in Lebanon, but faces limits
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Hezbollah has proven it can force Lebanon's U.S.-backed government to cave in on key issues. But the Shiite militant group's power is not absolute - the government is still in place and Hezbollah has lost support among the people by turning its guns on them....

Red Cross: Nigeria pipe fire kills 100
IJEGUN, Nigeria (AP) -- A road-grader accidentally tore open a fuel pipeline Thursday and sent an inferno raging over houses and a school, setting off a stampede of terrified children and killing about 100 people and injuring 20, a Red Cross official said....

California's top court overturns gay marriage ban
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot....

LA jury convicts Hollywood private eye in racketeering case
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Hollywood private investigator was convicted Thursday on federal racketeering and other charges for digging up dirt for his well-heeled clients to use in lawsuits, divorces and contract disputes against the rich and famous....

Polygamist sect's finances are murky
ELDORADO, Texas (AP) -- In just five years, the West Texas polygamist sect transformed 1,700 acres of scrubland purchased for $700,000 into a bustling ranch with a blazing-white limestone temple, sprawling three-story log cabins, woodworking shops and a dairy....

DoD: Chinook helicopters at Pa. plant vandalized
RIDLEY PARK, Pa. (AP) -- Two military helicopters were vandalized on the production line at a Boeing factory near Philadelphia, the Defense Department said Thursday as it offered a reward....

Colombian pleads not guilty to US drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Days after being hurriedly extradited from Colombian prisons, a group of right-wing paramilitaries expressed surprise Thursday as they stood in a U.S. courtroom, flanked by armed marshals and wearing bright orange jumpsuits and slippers....

Jury in triple murder trial convicts Cleveland firefighter
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A jury in Cleveland has convicted a city firefighter in the shooting deaths of three people and wounding of two others over a neighbor's July Fourth fireworks....

Rain, high winds move through Louisiana, killing 1
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Heavy storms swept across central and southern Louisiana Thursday, packing damaging winds, spawning reports of possible tornados and killing at least one person....

Cairo's single in 12th gives Mariners win
Cairo's single in 12th gives Mariners win

Uplifting win leads into Interleague set
Uplifting win leads into Interleague set

Rhodes working way back from surgery
Rhodes working way back from surgery

Coaches address defensive woes
Coaches address defensive woes

Mariners seek answers to early woes
Mariners seek answers to early woes

Struggling Seattle stymied by Texas
Struggling Seattle stymied by Texas

Clement aiming to cut down strikeouts
Clement aiming to cut down strikeouts

Vidro unable to stay in the lineup
Vidro unable to stay in the lineup

Late rally for naught in loss to Rangers
Late rally for naught in loss to Rangers

Morrow learning to slow game down
Morrow learning to slow game down

McLaren holds another team meeting
McLaren holds another team meeting

Mariners offense shows signs of life
Mariners offense shows signs of life

Bedard looking for support in Texas
Bedard looks for support in Texas

Mariners honor moms with pink bats
Mariners honor moms with pink bats

Washburn adding split-finger pitch
Washburn adding split-finger pitch

Mariners run selves out of big inning
Mariners run out of big inning

Batista looks to right ship for Mariners
Righty Batista looking to right ship

Sexson's suspension reduced to five
Sexson's suspension reduced

Elia says Mariners hits will come
Elia says Mariners hits will come

Mariners end drought, but drop opener
Mariners end drought, but drop opener

 

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