PImail (Local Stories) for 8/2/2010

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Local News In Idaho, they bite: Man accused of munching off nose Man, too many spuds apparently make you nasty. Or hungry. Washington offering high-risk health insurance Washington is now enrolling uninsured residents with serious medical conditions in the state high-risk insurance pool. Lightning-sparked fires in WA prompt smoke warning Even as many wildfires seemed to be winding down, the Washington Department of Ecology warned Monday that smoke from blazes in the north-central part of the state was spreading throughout Eastern Washington. Suspect jailed in Ebey Island homicide An Everett man has been jailed for investigation of murder in the death of a man whose body was found at a house near Ebey Slough. Teen killed by Amtrak at train station in Puyallup The 16-year-old boy who was struck and killed by an Amtrak train Sunday night at the rail station in Puyallup (pew-AL'-up) has been identified by the Pierce County medical examiner's office as Marcus Musson. Activists to protest Seafair's Fleet Week Getty Images Every year, the ships sail into Elliott Bay for Seafair's Fleet Week. And every year, protesters meet them in the water. Port Angeles angler pulls in bull trout fine Olympic National Park rangers cited a Port Angeles man last week for keeping a bull trout he caught in Lake Mills. Viaduct funding: The case for why it is Seattle's money Last week Gov. Chris Gregoire told seattlepi.com that the $2.8 billion in state money set aside to fix the Alaskan Way Viaduct could disappear if Seattle decides to abandon the tunnel replacement. Wildfire smoke turns sunset red in Washington The National Weather Service says smoke from British Columbia wildfires was the likely cause of the strong reddish hue to Sunday night's sunset as seen from Western Washington. The News Tribune: Time to 'pull the plug' on the tunnel? In a Sunday editorial, The (Tacoma) News Tribune asks whether Seattle has the political will to fix the Alaskan Way Viaduct: - 1 dead, 1 in jail; Everett cops alerted by eavesdropper - Poll: Gregoire approval rating at 46 percent - Can cops drive in the carpool lane without passengers? - Workers finishing Spokane airport runway extension - Body believed to be missing Bremerton woman - Musician Shangrow killed in crash near Winthrop - Chattaroy shooting leaves 19-year-old brain dead - Police follow leads in 2-year-old death - Getting There: Questions about right turns on red - Charge: Renton mom raided son's accounts - UW research: A contact lens that monitors your health - King County deaths - Human remains found in Kitsap Co. state park - Well-known Seattle musician killed in crash - What's with the weird sky color Sunday?   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

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