Tagged: News Roundup

Making headlines around the Northwest this morning:

• UW Regents pick Utah president as new leader
• Seized Drugs Reported Stolen From Snohomish Co. Medical Examiner Office
• Records reveal Army’s failures that preceded Ft. Lewis soldiers’s shootout with police
• Gas Prices Still Climbing in Western Washington

UW Board of Regents Name Utah's Michael Young new U-Dub President

[UPDATED 10:30 a.m.]

The University of Washington Board of Regents has chosen University of Utah President Michael Young as the next leader of the university in Seattle.

Making headlines around the Northwest this morning:

• Microsoft Raises Could "Get Us Out of the Recession"
• Opponents Lose Bid to Block I-90 Light Rail Plan
• Wash. Legislature Passes Marijuana Dispensary Bill
• U.W. Researcher in Serious Condition After Fall on Mt. Olympus

Economists say unprecedented raises announced by Microsoft yesterday could be just what's needed to help lift the Puget Sound region out of a economic slump.

Making headlines around the Northwest this morning:

• Still snowing in Washington mountains
• U.W. Tacoma Names New Chancellor
• Children's Hospital Nurse That Gave Lethal Dose Commits Suicide
• No Security Changes for Governor After Cop Killer Attends Bill Signing

April Snow Falls in Washington Cascades and Foothills

It still looks like winter in the mountains - and some foothills - in Washington.

Making headlines around the Northwest:
 

• Lawsuit Alleges Tacoma Officer's Sleep Delayed Amber Alert for Murdered Girl
• Lab Tests Show 80% of Seattle-area Raw Chickens Have Dangerous Germs
• State to Hold Earthquake Drill This Morning
• Malaria Drugs Stolen From Gates Foundation-backed Group

Lawsuit: Tacoma Officer Fell Asleep, Delaying Amber Alert for Zina Linnik

A lawsuit against Tacoma police over the abduction and killing of a 12-year-old girl says an Amber alert was delayed because an officer fell asleep.

Here's what's making headlines around the Northwest:

• Senate advances its proposed Washington state budget
• Sideswiped BNSF freight car derails in Seattle
• Region Records Coldest 1st Half of April on Record
• Real Estate Website Zillow Files for IPO

State Senate Approves Budget Plan With Deep Education Cuts

Washington state senators have advanced their version of a proposed two-year budget, setting up negotiations with the House and the governor's office.

Monday's 34-13 vote pushes forward a plan that slashes $4.8 billion from state spending in an attempt to close a projected deficit of more than $5 billion.

Making headlines around the Northwest this morning:

• Late tax day postmarks at 3 Western Washington locations
• Fire-damaged pagoda repair estimate: $500,000
• Gas Prices Continue to Climb: Over $4.00 in Bellingham
• ACLU to Senators: Ignore Governor's Threat to Veto Pot Bill

It's Tax Day. Need a Late Postmark?

As the IRS income tax deadline falls at midnight, the Postal Service says it will have three locations in Western Washington where last-minute filers can drop off their returns until 11:59 p.m.  - in Seattle, Tacoma and Everett - and get Monday's postmark.

Making headlines around the Northwest this morning:

• Fire Damages Pt. Defiance Pagoda Structure
• Guilty Verdict in Slaying of Kent Mother, Model
• Police: 4 Hurt in Port Angeles Car Ramming
• Light Rail Construction Uncovers Seattle History

Iconic Pt. Defiance Pagoda Damaged by Fire

A two-alarm fire caused significant damage to the landmark pagoda building at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma Friday morning.

Making headlines around the Northwest this morning:

• Boeing Field Air Traffic Controller Suspended
• Seattle Cop Charged With Kicking Teen Suspect
• State Adds Jobs But Unemployment Rate Up Slightly
• Everett Man Accused of Bosnia War Crimes

Sleeping Boeing Field Air Traffic Controller Suspended

[Late breaking news: Official overseeing US air traffic controllers resigns after controllers sleeping on the job.]

Federal officials are boosting overnight staff at more than two dozen airport towers across the country after new instances of air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job - including at Boeing Field in Seattle this week.