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Local & Regional Amazon proposes biodome design for new campus expansion (Photo Gallery)

By KOMO News Staff Published: May 21, 2013 at 12:05 PM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 2:32 PM PDT

Amazon.com has revealed plans to build three large greenhouse like biodomes in the midst of its proposed Denny Triangle office development.

Local & Regional Protestors claim Chihuly exhibit is violating lease with Seattle (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: May 21, 2013 at 6:11 PM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 7:06 AM PDT

The one-year anniversary celebration of the Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit turned into a protest on Tuesday, with demonstrators claiming the famed glass artists is violating his lease agreement with the city.

Local & Regional Man files suit against high school 3 years after vicious stabbing (Video)

By Mark Miller Published: May 21, 2013 at 4:45 PM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 6:38 PM PDT

A former Spanaway Lake High School student who survived a horrific knife attack at the hands of another student is now suing the school.

Local & Regional Neighbors not ready to give up on troubled Cal Anderson Park (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 21, 2013 at 1:47 PM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 11:30 PM PDT

Despite at least 11 assaults and one robbery reported at Cal Anderson Park since mid-April, Capitol Hill residents are not ready to give up on what many see as a community hub.

Local & Regional How tornado victims got 25 minutes of precious warning time

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 21, 2013 at 1:11 PM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 3:19 PM PDT

Years ago, the residents of Moore would have likely had no idea the tornado was coming until the tornado was sighted -- giving people barely a few minutes' notice. But thanks to advancements in technology, tornadoes rarely sneak up on anyone anymore.

Local & Regional High-speed police chase through Marysville ends with crash

By KOMO Staff Published: May 21, 2013 at 12:42 PM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 12:42 PM PDT

A man led police on a high-speed chase before crashing the car and fleeing on foot in a Marysville neighborhood, police said.

Local & Regional (New) Shoreline police: Body found in car is not a suspicious death

By KOMO Staff Published: May 22, 2013 at 6:41 AM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 7:02 AM PDT

A body found in an abandoned car Wednesday morning does not appear to be a suspicious death, police said.

Local & Regional Lawyer: Feds investigating disappearance of Susan Powell (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press Published: May 21, 2013 at 12:00 PM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 6:02 PM PDT

The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance.

Local & Regional Microsoft touts new Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer Published: May 21, 2013 at 10:30 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 6:30 PM PDT

Microsoft revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash.

Local & Regional Husband robbed at gunpoint, wife nearly run over

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 21, 2013 at 9:36 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 9:36 AM PDT

A husband was robbed at gunpoint and his wife was nearly run over by the robbers Monday night in Beacon Hill, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Local & Regional Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll going up in July

By Associated Press Published: May 21, 2013 at 9:15 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 9:28 AM PDT

The Washington state Transportation Commission approved a pair of increases Monday for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll.

Local & Regional Man struck by light rail train near SODO station

By KOMO Staff Published: May 21, 2013 at 8:13 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 11:37 AM PDT

A man suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday when he was struck by a Sound Transit light rail train in Seattle's SODO District, officials said.

Local & Regional Man wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting 6-year-old girl (Video)

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 21, 2013 at 7:45 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 7:45 AM PDT

Detectives are looking for the man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl Sunday afternoon in a Kent Dollar Tree.

Local & Regional Police: 'Nice guy' robs man near Pike Place Market

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 21, 2013 at 8:52 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 8:52 AM PDT

A man learned a painful lesson about judging books by their covers last week in downtown Seattle when he was robbed by someone he thought seemed like a nice guy, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Local & Regional Officer late to work spots escaped inmate

By Associated Press Published: May 21, 2013 at 7:33 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 9:34 AM PDT

Wash. Corrections Officer Brandy Boyer says if she hadn't been 10 minutes late leaving for work Saturday morning she wouldn't have spotted a prison escapee.