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BP's Whatcom County refinery partially running again - The Seattle Times
The BP refinery in Whatcom County has resumed producing gasoline for customers, although it has still not completely recovered from a fire in February, a source close to the refinery said Wednesday. By Erin Flemming No comments have been posted to this ...
US, Germany words apart on economic fix - The Seattle Times
The G-8 meeting "will certainly be an interesting discussion" as a result, a senior German government official said Wednesday, speaking on the condition of anonymity. But he added that everyone was in favor of economic growth.
Seattle's response to DOJ doesn't address biased policing - The Seattle Times
Because no pattern of biased policing was found, Mayor Mike McGinn opted not to address the issue in the city's confidential response delivered to the Justice Department on Wednesday, according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Victim's aunt looks for answers that don't come - The Seattle Times
His co-worker, who wouldn't give his name, kept his back to the parking lot. "I'm trying not to look," he said. "I'm just hoping it can stop, because we've got a good business here." But Denise Lloyd got out of her truck and stood over the bloodstain.
Seattle delivers proposed police fixes to Justice Department - The Seattle Times
Seattle police also want to be released from a court-enforced consent decree after two years if they have complied with changes by then, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. If the decree is still in place after four years, ...
Argument heard before teens shot, 1 fatally, in Shoreline - The Seattle Times
"Tiana was trying to protect Darrold when she got killed," said the aunt, who declined to give her name. Montgomery, a Shorecrest High School student, died at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center early Wednesday morning a few hours after she and Edwards ...
Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid - The Seattle Times
The Republicans, who insisted on anonymity to discuss strategy, said Romney's team will determine, if it hasn't already, how best to recognize Bush at the party's national convention in August in Florida, where Bush's brother, Jeb, was governor.
Seattle police call DOJ's reform proposals wildly unrealistic - The Seattle Times
Seattle police also want to be released from a court-enforced consent decree after two years if they have complied with changes by then, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. If the decree is still in place after four years, ...
Official: Uganda may pardon Joseph Kony associate - The Seattle Times
Uganda may give amnesty to a top Joseph Kony associate arrested last week, a government official said, in an arrangement that would disappoint activists who want Caesar Acellam tried for Lord's Resistance Army atrocities. By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated ...
Official: Top Joseph Kony commander captured - The Seattle Times
A Ugandan army official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press, said losing Acellam was a big blow to Kony, whose forces have become increasingly degraded by a lack of food and having to constantly ...
Biden proves catalyst for Obama on gay marriage - The Seattle Times
The vice president expressed remorse and regret for declaring his support for same-sex unions ahead of Obama, said a person familiar with the exchange, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversation. Obama accepted the apology, ...
Obama criticizes Romney as 'backwards on equality' - The Seattle Times
The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the private discussion, said Obama accepted the apology and told Biden he knew Biden's own words of support for gay marriage were heartfelt. Hollywood has been outspoken in its support of gay ...
SPD reform - The Seattle Times
The sources agreed to discuss the contents on the condition of anonymity, since the city and federal government have agreed not to publicly comment on the negotiations. Among the other key changes, the sources said, would be a significant expansion of ...
Court-named 'shadow chief' among feds' proposed fixes for SPD - The Seattle Times
The Justice Department would propose its own three names, then see if there was mutual agreement on any individuals, the source said. US Attorney Jenny Durkan, who in her current position and as a private attorney has been involved in official efforts ...
Seattle assistant police chief subject of criminal investigation - The Seattle Times
The captains also expressed concerns that Sanford had interfered in a traffic accident involving his daughter, the source said. The information was turned over to the State Patrol. Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, Seattle police spokesman, said Tuesday that Police ...
Family to donate Junior Seau's brain for research purposes | NFL - The Seattle Times
... new collective-bargaining agreement was signed last August. It argues a CBA system arbitrator, and not Goodell, has the right to decide player punishment. • Saints running back Mark Ingram, 22, had an arthroscopic procedure on his knee, a source said.
A dramatic tale of escape by blind Chinese activist - The Seattle Times
Dissidents who declined to be named for the record said He did not take Chen directly to the US diplomatic mission because it would have been too dangerous. Instead, the dissidents said, she returned to her home in Nanjing after dropping Chen off in ...
Probe of security boss could widen China scandal - The Seattle Times
A prominent Beijing lawyer, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, told The Associated Press he heard the same from his sources. Zhou's alleged crimes aren't known, although speculation ranges from massive corruption ...
Grandparent scam - The Seattle Times
"As smart as I am, how dumb I had been," said the man, a retired phone-company employee who asked not to be identified because he is working with King County sheriff's investigators to find the people who scammed him.
Scammers are stealing from elderly by posing as grandkids in trouble - The Seattle Times
"As smart as I am, how dumb I had been," said the man, a retired phone-company employee who asked not to be identified because he is working with King County sheriff's investigators to find the people who scammed him.
Obama seeks to confront oil market manipulation - The Seattle Times
The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the plan ahead of Obama's announcement. They would not go as far as to say that market manipulation is responsible for rising gas prices, but the officials said they wanted to curtail the ...
French officials: 2 in custody in killing spree - The Seattle Times
One was arrested Saturday afternoon, said an official close to the investigation. He added that police were carrying out searches following the arrest. A judicial official, meanwhile, said another person was in custody, without specifying when the ...
Homeowner association could be sued in Martin case - The Seattle Times
She declined to give her name. Zimmerman told Sanford police detectives he had lost track of Martin and was returning to his vehicle when Martin attacked him from behind. Then-Police Chief Bill Lee said detectives were unable to arrest Zimmerman ...
Amazon warehouse jobs - The Seattle Times
That was always the problem; the production numbers weren't high enough," said a former safety manager with oversight of the warehouse who spoke on condition of anonymity. "This was just a brutal place to work." Former managers said the company created ...
Shiites, Sunnis in post-US Iraq: separate, unequal - The Seattle Times
Those found out to have withheld such information are banned from assuming the positions for which they applied, according to an aide to the minister who agreed to talk about the subject only on condition of anonymity. Sunnis have long maintained that ...