Seattle-Tacoma, Washington News

Seattleites sweat over job security
A Marysville business just announced it's laying off roughly 75 people. As for finding new jobs, those employees may have their work cut out for them. Layoffs at Milgard
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DEA breaks up two marijuana growing operations
A DEA task force brought members of an extended family before a federal magistrate Tuesday to face charges of growing thousands of marijuana plants inside houses in Kent, Federal Way, Seattle and Des Moines.
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237 King County workers get layoff notices
King County issues layoff notices to 237 workers, although nearly half are given a reprieve until at least mid-2009.
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King County workers get the pink slip
The county's budget woes became personal on Tuesday when managers began handing out pink slips to workers who will lose their jobs on Jan. 1. There was speculation that 400 employees would get layoff notices, but that number proved to be too high.
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Rossi allies post $4 million contribution in gov's race
A conservative business group has upped the ante in the governor's race by putting another $4 million into its campaign.
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Oregon climber missing on Mount Adams
Derek Mamoyak set out to climb Mount Adams on Saturday but was reported missing Monday morning after he failed to show up at work.
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Two people hit by car in North Seattle
Both victims were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
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CPS Investigated Carnation Abuse 3 Years Ago
A father and stepmother arrested on charges of restricting their teenage daughter's food and water intake were investigated by Child Protective Services three years ago, but the case was eventually closed.
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Indian author wins Man Booker Prize
Aravind Adiga's "The White Tiger" is the dark-horse winner of the prestigious — and lucrative — 2008 Man Booker Prize.
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Dino Rossi: Q&A about the environment
Dino Rossi's full answers to the Seattle P-I's questions about the environment.
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