PImail (Local Stories) for 1/11/2010

Local News Wash. Legislature starts work on $2.6B deficit Gov. Chris Gregoire plans to unveil a list of state programs that she'd save from the budget ax, if she had more tax revenue. Bellevue lawyer Randy Gordon named to state Senate The King County Council has appointed Bellevue lawyer Randy Gordon to the Washington state Senate. Greg Nickels heads to Harvard Former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is trading Evergreens for ivy. Adrienne Quinn resigns as Seattle housing director Seattle Office of Housing Director Adrienne Quinn has resigned to move closer to her elderly parents, Mayor Mike McGinn's office announced Monday. Shipments of Hawaii garbage to WA hit a snag A plan to send Honolulu garbage to central Washington through Longview and other lower Columbia River ports has run aground in the federal bureaucracy, but it's likely only a temporary delay, according to sources involved. Money may force DNR to close trails, camps The state Department of Natural Resources would close more than 20 trails, campgrounds and interpretive centers in March under Gov. Chris Gregoire's cash-strapped supplemental budget. Ex-NFLer Clint Didier tackles Murray, and a lot more Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Clint Didier launches campaign with quote from Glenn Beck, a blast at environmentalists and warnings about "czars" in Washington, D.C. Bellevue police recaps Jan. 8-11 A flasher on Southeast 14th Street, a burglary at Bellevue Golf and an alleged neighbor assault are among the cases detailed in recent Bellevue police recaps. High-speed chase from Elma to Montesano A police chase in east Grays Harbor County reached speeds up to 135 miles per hour early Monday before officers used a spike strip to disable the car and arrest two suspects. Tacoma bloodmobile offers beer to blood donors A Tacoma-based blood center offers donors a deal: Give a pint of blood, get a pint of beer. - Federal money to upgrade Mount St. Helens sites - The purple haze returns: More Hendrix on the way - Bellevue attorney Gordon appointed to state Senate - New chief justice of Wash. Supreme Court sworn in - Some Monroe prisoners eager for right to vote - $9,000 donated for Vancouver shelter dog surgery - Brazen robbers hit home in daytime, tie up kid - Teen mugged in Seattle Center - Will I get arrested for giving a policeman the finger? - Why is Seattle's voice rarely heard in Olympia? - Now see this: Seattle's least-endangered historic spots - 'Office pirate' hits Maersk for $263K, feds allege - Getting There: What's the deal with unmarked crosswalks? - Seattle may impose parking time limits for disabled drivers - Motorcyclist critically injured in Auburn - Counterfeit $100 bills passed around - Ice shatters plane windshield at 15,000 feet - Lynnwood murder suspect, girlfriend arrested - Seattle watching gay marriage trial -- literally   Wish you had current local news headlines on your web site? Add the Seattle P-I's FREE headline modules to any web page. Get the code here: http://www.seattlepi.com/onyoursite"> Click here to edit your topics Click here to unsubscribe				CHANGES TO PImail PImail will now be delivered in the afternoon instead of the morning and will contain articles that have been updated in the previous 24 hours. We've deleted some content areas and added a few new ones. Update your selections by clicking here.     USER RESOURCES Edit my e-mail address Edit my topics Unsubscribe

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