http://news.yahoo.com/local/Seattle-Tacoma/39380 Yahoo! Local News - Seattle Times en-us With the Ivar's fireworks over Elliott Bay gone, the Chase Family 4th display over Lake Union is the big show in town. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13fmukas9/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417237_fireworks04m.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417237_fireworks04m.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:19:34 +0000 Members of the Merchant Marine, a civilian organization that fought the Japanese in World War II, are now in their 80s and 90s. But now their battle wages on for recognition from the U.S. government, which recently passed a bill that would provide a monthly stipend for mariners, in lieu of benefits they didn't receive after the war. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13e758k1h/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417093_merchant04m.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417093_merchant04m.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:19:24 +0000 People who come to the Wooden Boat Festival this weekend can stand in the chart house of the Zodiac, one of the largest schooners operating on the West Coast. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13kihh2nc/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417232_seattlesketcher04.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417232_seattlesketcher04.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:19:14 +0000 Lake Washington's sockeye run is a virtual no-show so far this year, with one of the lowest returns on record under way through the Ballard Locks. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13d0qes81/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417246_sockeye04m.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417246_sockeye04m.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:19:04 +0000 Federal investigators say that the man piloting a Cessna that crashed near White Pass in 2007, killing nine Snohomish-based sky divers and himself, was likely suffering a severe lack of oxygen. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13atl8qlt/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417243_ntsb04m.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417243_ntsb04m.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:18:54 +0000 Some of our greenest and most enjoyable vacations can be taken without leaving the Pacific Northwest. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13djtke6u/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Fliving%2F2009417253_ecoconsumer04.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2009417253_ecoconsumer04.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:18:44 +0000 Our greatness was built on the backs of those who sacrificed, some with their lives, some in servitude; some protesting injustice, some experiencing it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13c4mtc9u/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417242_hunter04m.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417242_hunter04m.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:18:34 +0000 A short-lived fire at Seattle's Fisher Plaza Thursday night caused service disruptions Friday to numerous Web sites, including one that handles transactions for thousands of online merchants. Also affected were KOMO-TV, radio and other stations that broadcast from the plaza. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13hccf58t/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417235_fisherplaza04m.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417235_fisherplaza04m.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:18:24 +0000 The sport of stand-up paddle surfing has grown in the past decade. Regular surfing, where surfers have their bellies on the board, paddle with their arms and then stand to catch waves, is limited to ocean waves. Stand-up paddlers like to catch waves, but they also can paddle on flat water. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13kuc0gc7/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417249_standuppaddling04.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417249_standuppaddling04.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:18:14 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13itq3n9e/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417245_banksuspecct04m.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417245_banksuspecct04m.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:18:03 +0000 A pedestrian struck by a pickup truck in a downtown Spokane intersection has died of her injury. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=14bv3qh2v/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417284_apwaspokanepedestrianfatal1stldwritethru.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417284_apwaspokanepedestrianfatal1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:17:43 +0000 A double inside the line and a fan going over the line were very helpful for the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=144j6cltj/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009417063_apbbamarinersredsox2ndldwritethru.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009417063_apbbamarinersredsox2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:17:33 +0000 Rob Johnson doubled home two runs in the 11th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Friday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=144qk4ocm/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009416975_apbbamarinersredsox1stldwritethru.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009416975_apbbamarinersredsox1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:17:23 +0000 A fire at a Seattle building disrupted a server farm that provides service to multiple Web sites - including one that facilitates electronic transactions for tens of thousands of businesses and Microsoft's new search site. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=144kr73lf/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009416849_apwafisherplazafire4thldwritethru.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009416849_apwafisherplazafire4thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:47:13 +0000 Seattle Sounders forward Nate Jaqua has been accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual assault on a University of Oregon student in 2007. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=142bp1t48/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009416696_apsocjaqualawsuit1stldwritethru.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009416696_apsocjaqualawsuit1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:03:04 +0000 Idaho lawmakers and local officials are moving ahead with efforts to get the Pentagon to house the military's next-generation tactical fighter jet at Mountain Home Air Force Base, a competition that pits the installation near the Snake River against others that covet the expensive planes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=147b2stjq/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009416677_apidstrikefighteridaho1stldwritethru.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009416677_apidstrikefighteridaho1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:02:53 +0000 A second daily Amtrak train will operate between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, through the 2010 Winter Olympics. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13l6s48dh/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009416582_apwaamtrakolympics.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009416582_apwaamtrakolympics.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:02:44 +0000 Idaho officials are continuing their push for the Pentagon to house the military's next-generation tactical fighter jet at Mountain Home Air Force Base, a competition pitting this installation near the Snake River against others that also covet the planes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13pob2vvq/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009416554_apidstrikefighteridaho.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009416554_apidstrikefighteridaho.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:02:23 +0000 The Canadian government announced today that Amtrak has been cleared for a second daily service between Seattle and Vancouver. The trains will begin next month and continue through the Olympic and Paralympic Winter games next year, according to a news release from the Canadian Border Services Agency. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13chdm7q5/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Ftravel%2F2009416508_webamtrak03m.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2009416508_webamtrak03m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:47 +0000 An inmate has died in the King County Jail in Seattle. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Seattle-Tacoma/Seattle_Times/SIG=13m9qekqi/**http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2009416493_apwakingcojaildeath.html%3Fsyndication%3Drss http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009416493_apwakingcojaildeath.html?syndication=rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:37 +0000 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:19:34 +0000