Pentagon to decide Wednesday on tanker contract
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is expected to announce Wednesday whether the Air Force will rebid a $35 billion contract to build new refueling tankers. [More]
By Sam Hananel
Associated Press | July 8
Whidbey Island whooping cough outbreak threatens Little League
With 22 cases of whooping cough now confirmed on Whidbey Island, health officials are recommending - but not requiring - that Little League and girl’s softball championship games be called off to help prevent spread of the disease. [More]
July 8
Edmonds man wins $670,000 lottery jackpot
EDMONDS — A 71-year-old Edmonds man is the most recent Snohomish County resident to win big money in Washington’s Lottery. [More]
By Scott Pesznecker
Herald Writer | July 8
Crime dips in Snohomish County, report says
OLYMPIA – The crime rate in Snohomish County dipped slightly in 2007, according to a report released today by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. [More]
By Jackson Holtz
Herald Writer | July 8
Michael Vick files for bankruptcy protection
RICHMOND, Va. -- Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection while serving time for federal dogfighting charges, saying he owes between $10 million and $50 million to creditors. [More]
Associated Press | July 8
Drunken driver blows a .46
WENATCHEE -- A Wenatchee man charged with driving under the influence registered a blood-alcohol level of .46 percent, nearly six times the legal limit of .08 percent, after being stopped for driving erratically on U.S. 2 near Sunnyslope. [More]
Wenatchee World | July 8
Lincoln focus shifted from Iraq to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- Worried about increasing insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, the U.S. military says it is sending extra air power there by shifting an aircraft carrier away from the Iraq war. [More]
By Pauline Jelinek
Associated Press | July 8
Many foreclosures can't be prevented, treasury secretary says
WASHINGTON -- Faced with record-high foreclosures, the Bush administration has been scrambling to help some people hold on to their homes, but many others can't be saved, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said today. [More]
By Jeannine Aversa
Associated Press | July 8
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