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Local & Regional 1st responders to Powell explosion struggling with grief, anger (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Lindsay Cohen Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 11:13 PM PST

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Local & Regional Bremerton police: 2 homicides, assault may be linked (Video)

By KOMO Staff Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 4:26 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 11:32 PM PST

Police are investigating the possibility that two homicides and an assault on the streets of Bremerton over the past nine months may be linked, police said Friday.

Local & Regional 911 dispatcher on Powell call: Case a 'nightmare' (Video)

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 3:38 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 6:53 PM PST

The dispatcher who took a much-criticized 911 call from a social worker trying to alert authorities to danger at Josh Powell's house before he killed himself and his children says the case has been "a nightmare."

Local & Regional Wheels turning on plan to bring NBA back to Seattle (Video)

By KOMO Staff & news services Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 8:30 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 10:47 PM PST

Local basketball fans are feeling cautiously optimist after news broke this week that the NBA could soon be returning to Seattle.

Local & Regional Companies working to keep fireplaces safe for kids (Video)

By Herb Weisbaum Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 11:32 PM PST

Kids and fireplaces can be a potentially dangerous mix, and open flames aren't the only thing parents have to worry about.

Local & Regional Santorum to campaign in Wash. on Monday

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 5:55 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 6:23 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is bringing his campaign to Washington next week.

Local & Regional 2 suspects in custody following Bellevue bank robbery

By KOMO Staff Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 8:40 PM PST

A Friday evening bank robbery led to a police chase that briefly closed down a busy I-405 off-ramp.

Local & Regional Everett car lot fire believed to be arson

By Lloyd Pritchett Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 1:52 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 3:14 PM PST

Detectives are also investigating whether racist and anti-police graffiti on the building is connected with the fire.

Local & Regional S. Ore. teen arrested in cat-burning case

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 8:46 PM PST

A southern Oregon teen accused of setting fire to a cat has been arrested for investigation of aggravated animal abuse.

Local & Regional Stained comforter in Powell unit tests positive for blood

By KOMO Staff and Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 1:29 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 3:29 PM PST

Police who searched a storage unit belonging to Josh Powell have found a stained comforter that tested positive for blood in initial exams, according to documents obtained Friday by KOMO News.

Local & Regional Health Dept: norovirus caused cheerleader ailments

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 5:53 PM PST

The Washington state Health Department says testing shows that norovirus caused more than 200 illnesses among people who attended a state cheerleading tournament last weekend in Everett.

Local & Regional Fire officials say thieves are putting residents at risk (Video)

By Bryan Johnson Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 5:41 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 6:52 PM PST

Fire officials say a growing trend among audacious metal thieves could be putting Olympia residents at risk.

Local & Regional Father-in-law dragged deeper into Powell saga

By MIKE BAKER and GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 12:55 PM PST

Thousands of images and emails on Steven Powell's government-issued laptop provide a small glimpse into his increasingly scrutinized world. Authorities said this week that he is a person of interest in Susan Powell's 2009 disappearance in Utah.

Local & Regional Standoff ends in Northgate area as man surrenders

By KOMO Staff Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 12:29 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 2:53 PM PST

Police evacuated a Northgate-area apartment building Friday as they responded to a suicidal man who barricaded himself inside his residence there. The man later gave himself up and residents were allowed to return to their apartments.

Local & Regional 1 injured as car slams into house near Snohomish (Photo Gallery)

By KOMO Staff Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 11:32 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 2:07 PM PST

An 80-year-old woman was injured Friday when the car she was driving crashed into a home near Snohomish, officials said.

Local & Regional First WWU time capsule has few clues about class of 1912

By Lloyd Pritchett Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 8:37 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 9:47 AM PST

One hundred years ago, students at the New Whatcom State Normal School at Bellingham deposited items into a tin box and buried in hopes that one day future students would be able to look upon them as treasures of the past and keep the tradition going.

Local & Regional Anti-gay church cancels protest at Powell boys' funeral

By KOMO Staff Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 10:26 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 12:14 PM PST

A rabidly anti-gay church has canceled its plans to picket Saturday's funeral for the two sons of missing mom Susan Powell, who died in a raging house fire Sunday.

Local & Regional Faith-healing couple charged with murder in son's death

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 8:43 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 9:35 AM PST

The Okanogan County prosecutor has charged a faith-healing couple with second-degree murder in the death of their 17-year-old son who had burst appendix.

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