PImail (Local Stories) for 3/1/2011

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Local News Workers strike at newsprint plant near Usk Union workers at the Ponderay Newsprint factory near Usk have gone on strike over work issues. Pierce Transit buses refueling at Sea-Tac Airport Natural-gas powered Pierce Transit buses are refueling at a Sea-Tac Airport station because of the explosion and fire that destroyed the compressed natural gas station at the agency's bus yard in Lakewood. Aberdeen woman rescued thanks to smoke alarm Firefighters broke down a door and rescued a 96-year-old woman in Aberdeen who had fallen in her kitchen and was unable to turn off her stove where a fire started. Woman behind acid attack hoax gets trial delayed The attorney for a woman who admitted to splashing herself with acid in a bizarre hoax says he needs more time to review the results of a recent mental evaluation of the woman. Biologists continue study of elusive Canada lynx Wildlife biologists in north-central Washington are trapping and collaring Canada lynx this winter to continue their study of the elusive cat. Wash. state jobless rate drops; 11,000 jobs added Washington state added 11,000 jobs in January as the state's unemployment rate dropped to 9.1 percent from 9.3 percent in December, officials said Tuesday. Soldier from Conn. killed in Afghanistan A soldier from Connecticut died Monday in Afghanistan of wounds from an improvised bomb. Court martial delay at Joint Base Lewis-McChord The Army has postponed a court martial at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for a soldier accused of using drugs, beating up a whistleblower and stabbing a corpse in Afghanistan. 9 boys expelled in Tacoma for suspected fight club Nine sixth-grade boys have been expelled from a Tacoma middle school for suspected participation in a so-called "fight club." Process begins in setting Wash. salmon season Anglers, commercial fishermen and others are getting a preview of this year's salmon returns in Olympia Tuesday. - Getting There: Problem with illegal turns at 2nd and Columbia - Big job gains push Wash. unemployment rate down to 9.1 percent - FAA won't let planes fly lower over Seattle neighborhoods (Magnolia Voice) - Charge: Man killed ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend - Natural gas compressor explodes outside Pierce Transit building - Report: Early warnings kept from Seattle School Board   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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