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Excitement for 2010 Olympics builds on both sid...
Sale of bills mocking Obama cut off at GOP fair...
WASL: Most incoming juniors pass reading, writi...
Tuesday


2-year sentence in Ecstasy drug death
Heroin took life of bright teen from Mukilteo
24 centenarians set a record for the ages
Monday


Boeing Machinists stand firm
Local delegates ready to make history at Denver...
Shorter WASL exams ahead for students in most g...
Sunday


The Tulalips' rapid rise took a lot more than luck
Rain cancels Four Tops, Temptations concert at ...
Edmonds man dies in one-car accident near Marth...
Saturday


Steer clear, police say
Leaks in Gold Bar's finances exposed in audit
Cesarean section rates climbing in Washington s...
Friday


State fair opens with style in Monroe
Everett landlord now says he won't house sex of...
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Thursday


Title dreams dashed, but Little Leaguers still ...
Council approves rezone for Everett hospital
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Biotech
OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals of Bothell puts cancer drug placed on fast track

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals of Bothell said its lead drug candidate, OGX-011, received a fast-track designation from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration as a possible treatment for prostate cancer. OGX-011 is undergoing phase 2 clinical trials against... [More]





Merged Bothell biotech OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals cuts work force

BOTHELL -- OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals halved its work force on the company's first day of existence Thursday, cutting 21 employees at its Bothell facility and leaving just seven employees there. [More]





Teen clothing shop Aeropostale opens Friday at Everett Mall

Aeropostale will open its new Everett Mall store Friday, just in time for the back-to-school shopping season. The teen clothing retailer already is in Lynnwood's Alderwood mall and Seattle Premium Outlets at Quil Ceda Village in Tulalip. In addition... [More]





Sonus Pharmaceuticals-OncoGenex merger OK'd

BOTHELL -- Shareholders of Sonus Pharmaceuticals voted Tuesday to merge with another biotechnology firm and reverse-split Sonus' shares in order to improve the newly combined company's stock price. [More]





Sonus merger vote set for today

BOTHELL -- Sonus Pharmaceuticals' shareholders are set to vote today on a proposed merger with a Canadian firm, potentially ending a turbulent period for one of the region's oldest biotechnology companies. [More]





Sonus paid to develop tumor drugs

Sonus Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with Bayer HealthCare to develop compounds that have shown early promise in shrinking tumors. Bothell-based Sonus said it has received exclusive rights to develop two such compounds, as... [More]





July sales fall at established Zumiez stores

Zumiez Inc. of Everett reported that sales at its stores open more than a year fell by 1.4 percent during July. Because of the company's fast expansion and business at new stores, overall revenue was up during the month by nearly 13 percent, to... [More]





Fed: Status quo on interest rates

Confronted by problems at every turn -- rising unemployment, shaky growth, credit troubles and creeping inflation -- the Federal Reserve left an important interest rate unchanged, taking a gamble that for now the best move was no move at all. The... [More]





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• Lynnwood Convention Center Gallery: August 29, at Lynnwood Convention Center. Local artists, hosted by the Lynnwood Arts Commission [Details]

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