Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local NewsRead local stories from seattlepi.comGroup representing bag makers leads campaign against 20-cent fee- August 14, 2008 A national organization representing plastic bag manufacturers is the driving force behind the anti-fee campaign in Seattle and elsewhere.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374877_bags14.html?source=rss Judge prohibits school district from cutting Ingraham High trees- August 14, 2008 A King County Superior Court judge has ordered Seattle Public Schools not to cut about 63 trees at Ingraham High School in North Seattle.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374851_trees14.html?source=rss Renton weight loss center to close- August 14, 2008 Valley Medical Center has decided to close the Washington Bariatric & Weight Loss Center, citing business reasons.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374824_weight14.html?source=rss Gordon Smith distances himself from McCain- August 13, 2008 PORTLAND - When Arizona Sen. John McCain released the list of his "Oregon Grassroots Leadership Team" Wednesday, one name was conspicuously absent: Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith's.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374834_orsenate14.html?source=rss Terminal operator fined in Oregon for sea dumping- August 13, 2008 PORTLAND - The operator of a bulk materials terminal at the Port of Portland has been fined $240,000 for arranging with a ship's captain to dump a load of damaged fertilizer at sea.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374833_dumping14.html?source=rss Human remains found beneath trailer in Grayland- August 13, 2008 GRAYLAND - Decaying human remains have been found at a recreational vehicle park in Grayland, a resident has not been seen for days and his girlfriend is being sought.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374800_remains14.html?source=rss Couple pleads guilty to cigarette tax scheme- August 13, 2008 A couple who ran a smoke shop in Olympia pleaded guilty in Tacoma federal court Wednesday morning to trafficking in contraband cigarettes and scheming to avoid paying more than $9.1 million in Washington state cigarette taxes.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374814_smokeshop14.html?source=rss 'Animal House' documentary to air story behind Oregon's famous toga party- August 13, 2008 EUGENE, Ore. - It's been 30 years since "Animal House," that classic frat-boy comedy, was filmed in Eugene.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374808_animalhouse14.html?source=rss Bremerton man pleads guilty to killing wife- August 13, 2008 PORT ORCHARD - A man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the stabbing of his wife in Bremerton.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374807_bremerton14.html?source=rss Motorcyclist dies in Kent crash- August 13, 2008 A Kent man died Wednesday morning after his motorcycle collided with a car, Kent police said.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/374795_kentfatal14.html?source=rss |