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Boeing strikers encouraged to file for jobless pay - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Union leaders say striking Boeing workers should apply for unemployment compensation but concede they have little chance of collecting. The union has filed an unfair labor practice complaint, accusing Boeing of improperly questioning workers.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29039619.html

Visitors flock to rainy Forks for Twilight's magic - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Pounding rain and heavy mist are constant in the timber town of Forks, where logging's decline left a graveyard of rusting timber mills and unemployment. Until an unlikely cast of vampires breathed new life into the town.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29064604.html

Life and death of Good Samaritan shows 'God's plan,' wife says - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Youth pastor Preston Newby of Tualatin had stopped to help a driver on I-5 last week when another car hit him. On Saturday, family and friends gathered at his Lake Oswego church to remember him.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29119564.html

Tenino teacher held in sexual misconduct case - (Found September 22, 2008 )

A Tenino High School teacher and coach is being held without bail after being arrested on suspicion of first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29137534.html

Motorcycle hits tree, killing rider in Clark Co. - (Found September 22, 2008 )

A 27-year-old man was killed and his passenger was injured when the motorcycle they were on ran off a Clark County road and hit a tree Saturday night. Investigators said excessive speed appeared to have contributed to causing the wreck.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29142804.html

Weather hampers rescue of 2 hikers in Cascades - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Rescuers hampered by bad weather made their way Sunday through the Cascade Mountains to reach two hikers in distress as forecasters warned that the snow level could drop to 4,000 feet by Monday morning.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29171619.html

Elderly Spokane Valley man dies fighting burglar - (Found September 22, 2008 )

An 80-year-old Spokane Valley man has died, apparently while fighting a burglar. Spokane County sheriff's Sgt. Dave Reagan says the man's body was found Saturday evening under some clothing in his bedroom closet.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29198959.html

Man shot to death during fight at Tacoma restaurant - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Police said a man made a derogatory comment about another man's girlfriend and brandished a gun early Monday, and the weapon went off during a struggle.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29238889.html

Race for state lands commissioner heats up - (Found September 22, 2008 )

When mudslides clogged Lewis County streams and led to widespread flooding last winter, some blamed torrential rains and some blamed excessive logging. That debate has moved to the race for lands commissioner, with challenger Peter Goldmark contending incumbent Doug Sutherland allowed the clear cuts because he is too cozy with the timber industry.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29238924.html

Sailor dies aboard Bangor-based nuclear Sub - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Navy officials released few details, but said the sailor was mortally injured over the weekend while the sub was beneath the surface of the ocean off the island Oahu, Hawaii.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29239084.html