PImail (Local Stories) for 2/21/2011

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Local News Washington state workers rally to support unions Union members, students, parents and even former presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich rallied in Olympia on Monday, taking advantage of the holiday to lobby against budget cuts and to show solidarity with Wisconsin's embattled union for state employees. Teens behind Spokane vandalism seen as hate crime Spokane police say vandalism that appeared to be a religious hate crime is the result of a dispute between two teenage girls. Truck trailer burns north of Hoquiam A semi-truck driver saved his truck and escaped injury when his trailer caught fire Monday morning on Highway 101 about 55 miles north of Hoquiam. Man stabbed at noon on downtown Seattle corner Police say a man was stabbed in the neck and chest around noon Monday on a downtown Seattle street corner, at Third and Pine. Man's body found in Bellingham creek A man walking his dog Sunday afternoon discovered a body in Whatcom Creek in Bellingham. Lawmakers look to trim 'safety net,' plug deficit Nathaniel Mullins II lives in subsidized housing in Seattle and relies on his $266 monthly cash grant from the state to pay rent and child support. For Lorena Woods of Marysville, that money barely buys food for a whole month. Seattle-area nurse inspired to join Air Force After climbing a mountain with 50 pounds of gear on her back, eating bugs and skinning a rabbit, Noel Davis-Carroll said she couldn't help but think of her brother, a survivalist with the U.S. Air Force. Mudslides often block Washington passenger trains Mudslides have been mucking up passenger rail traffic this winter between Seattle and Everett. Complex cleanup work at Hanford plutonium plant Hanford workers have begun the complex task of removing 196 "pencil tanks" contaminated with plutonium from inside an enclosed, canyon like room at the nuclear reservation's Plutonium Finishing Plant. State fines property insurer for overcharging consumers The state Office of the Insurance Commissioner has fined a property insurance company for overcharging more than 300 consumers for roughly six years, according to an administrative order filed last week. - Man in court for allegedly driving drunk, waving gun - Seattle couple captured by pirates; warship nears scene - Missing White Pass skiers found OK - Institute to study wait times at Canadian border - State prisons: Older, whiter, more violent offenders   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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