Seattle-Tacoma, Washington News

Western State worker faces sex charges
Twice before, women complained that Ronald Maurice Roberts sexually abused them at Western State Hospital, the state-run psychiatric hospital in Lakewood.
The News Tribune  –  Oct 7, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

It’s back to school in a big way UWT also seeing bump in enrollment this fall
Glenda Smith-Stewart was a student at Tacoma Community College in 1973 but left to pursue her dream – singing lead vocals for a seven-piece traveling band.
The News Tribune  –  Oct 7, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Critics rebuke campaigning by police guild
Accusations of improper behavior cropped up over the weekend in Lakewood, where supporters of a November measure to ban minicasinos claim city police officers are using their positions to sway voters.
The News Tribune  –  Oct 7, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Help for affordable housing?
Church groups and developers may seem like an odd pairing, but the city of Tacoma is considering whether linking the two could increase affordable housing across the city.
The News Tribune  –  Oct 7, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Jury decides it was murder when Midland man died
A Pierce County jury on Monday rejected Ronald Mendes’ claims of self defense and convicted him of murdering Midland-area resident Danny Saylor earlier this year.
The News Tribune  –  Oct 7, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

TACOMA: Man killed by hit-and-run driver identified as Tacoma resident
A pedestrian struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday in Tacoma was identified Monday as Ronald A. McKellar, 53, of Tacoma.
The News Tribune  –  Oct 7, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Global stock meltdown in 3rd quarter
Stock markets got slammed again in the third quarter, as the U.S. financial crisis reverberated around the world. All told, world markets...
The Seattle Times  –  Oct 7, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

World stocks swoon; new rescue weighed
As pressure built in the credit markets and stocks spiraled lower around the world on Monday, the Federal Reserve was considering a radical new plan to jump-start the engine of the financial system.
The Seattle Times  –  Oct 7, 2008 07:33 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Another wild ride ends below 10,000
After a breathtaking plunge that took the Dow Jones industrial average down 800 points — its biggest drop ever during a trading day...
The Seattle Times  –  Oct 7, 2008 07:32 AM [GMT]  –  comment?

Fishing | Where they're biting, where they're not
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The Seattle Times  –  Oct 7, 2008 07:27 AM [GMT]  –  comment?