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Local & Regional (New) More Mount Vernon students try walking to school

By ERINN UNGER, Skagit Valley Herald Published: May 20, 2013 at 9:13 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 9:37 AM PDT

More students at Mount Vernon at trying something new: walking to school.

Local & Regional (New) Police: NBA's Terrence Williams arrested after threat with gun

By KOMO Staff Published: May 20, 2013 at 7:18 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 7:47 AM PDT

A former Seattle high school basketball star and current NBA player could face domestic violence charges, Kent police said.

Local & Regional (New) Suspected drunk driver slams into car while speeding from police

By KOMO Staff Published: May 20, 2013 at 7:00 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 7:03 AM PDT

A man was seriously injured late Sunday when the car he driving was broadsided by a suspected drunk driver who was trying to get away from police.

Local & Regional (New) 2 arrested after woman injured in shootout across MLK Jr. Way

By KOMO Staff Published: May 20, 2013 at 6:56 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 9:23 AM PDT

Officers have one suspect in custody and continue to look for others after a woman was wounded in a shootout across Martin Luther King Jr. Way in South Seattle, police said.

Local & Regional (Updated) United Airlines restarting 787 Dreamliner flights

By JOSHUA FREED, AP Airlines Writer Published: May 20, 2013 at 6:36 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 9:17 AM PDT

The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on another.

Local & Regional FBI: No arrests in case of Spokane ricin letter

By Associated Press Published: May 19, 2013 at 7:44 PM PDT Last Updated: May 19, 2013 at 7:44 PM PDT

The FBI says it still has not made any arrests after searching a downtown Spokane apartment as part of an investigation into the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.

Local & Regional As Mercer corridor work continues, expect big delays (Video)

By Jamie Lynn and KOMO staff Published: May 19, 2013 at 7:51 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 7:00 AM PDT

New closures and reconfigurations will affect the Monday morning commute so expect big delays.

Local & Regional Neighbors lift pickup truck, pull trapped man to safety (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Bob Heye, KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 19, 2013 at 7:21 PM PDT Last Updated: May 19, 2013 at 7:21 PM PDT

Scott Lakey said he was trapped under his truck with three broken ribs and no help in sight on Saturday.

Local & Regional Cheerleader beats cancer with help from drug developed locally (Video)

By Kelly Koopmans Published: May 19, 2013 at 7:11 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 7:01 AM PDT

The young woman was sidelined by a cancer diagnosis, but she is alive today thanks to a new drug developed by Seattle Genetics in Bothell

Local & Regional Thousands run in Seattle to fight juvenile diabetes (Video)

By KOMO staff Published: May 19, 2013 at 5:23 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 7:03 AM PDT

About 11,000 runners turned out in Montlake for the 31st annual Nordstrom Beat the Bridge eight-kilometer athletic race and fundraiser.

Local & Regional Snohomish County transit organization rejects anti-gun ad

By Associated Press Published: May 19, 2013 at 3:39 PM PDT Last Updated: May 19, 2013 at 3:39 PM PDT

The main transit organization in Snohomish County is declining to run advertisements from a statewide gun control group on public buses.

Local & Regional Report: Canadians boosting e-commerce in Whatcom County

By Associated Press Published: May 19, 2013 at 6:34 PM PDT Last Updated: May 19, 2013 at 6:34 PM PDT

A new report from the state Department of Revenue shows that online commerce is a big boon for the Whatcom County towns of Blaine and Sumas on the Canadian border.

Local & Regional (New) Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer Published: May 20, 2013 at 7:00 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 9:08 AM PDT

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

Local & Regional Police search for missing Oregon woman in Hawaii

By Associated Press and KATU.com Staff Published: May 19, 2013 at 2:40 PM PDT Last Updated: May 19, 2013 at 2:40 PM PDT

Honolulu police are searching for a tourist from Oregon who has been missing on Oahu since Thursday.

Local & Regional With son in jail after manhunt, attention turns to fugitive father (Video)

By Mark Miller and KOMO staff Published: May 18, 2013 at 7:39 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 7:07 AM PDT

After the arrest of Vincent Nutter, officers are looking for Mark Nutter, a fugitive considered armed and dangerous--and wanted in connection with firearms violations.