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Gregg Allman, 64, engaged to girlfriend, 24
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Gregg Allman is getting married for the seventh time.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member has told several interviewers this week that he's engaged to his 24-year-old girlfriend, Shannon Williams, and Allman's publicist and manager confirmed the news Friday morning.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Former nanny sues Sharon Stone, claims harassment
LOS ANGELES -- A former nanny for Sharon Stone sued the actress Wednesday claiming the Oscar-winner repeatedly insulted her Filipino heritage and fired her after discovering she had been paid overtime.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime sweetheart
SAN FRANCISCO — A day after the historic Facebook IPO, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status Saturday to "married."
Date: 05/19/2012 | Business
A fire crew of neighbors
On Hat Island, firefighters volunteer for the love of it
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Fire burns 20 acres on actor Bruce Campbell's Oregon property
MEDFORD, Ore. -- A southern Oregon wildfire has burned 20 acres of property that belongs to "Evil Dead" actor Bruce Campbell.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
'Swamp People' cast member Mitchell Guist dies
PIERRE PART, La. -- A cast member of the reality TV show “Swamp People” died Monday, a Louisiana sheriff said.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
Man, eagle helped each other to health
You can learn more than facts about nature.Freedom the bald eagle will teach you about friendship.Freedom is the featured guest -- along with her human friend Jeff Guidry -- during the Streamkeeper Academy program called "Eagles" on Saturday.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Life
Britain's Prince Charles tries hand as weatherman (video)
LONDON -- If this king thing doesn't work out, Prince Charles may be able to fall back on a budding career as a weatherman.The heir to the British throne and his wife Camilla gave it a try Thursday, each reading out weather reports during a visit to BBC studios in Glasgow, Scotland.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Nation & World
Next stop: 38-inch waist
A Lynnwood man trims down through eating right, exercise
Date: 05/11/2012 | Local News
Against Me!'s Tom Gabel is becoming a woman
NEW YORK -- Tom Gabel, the lead singer of punk rock band Against Me!, says he's becoming a woman.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Nation & World
'Lost' star Matthew Fox arrested for DUI in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Actor Matthew Fox, star of the television series "Lost," has been charged with drunken driving.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
George Lindsey, Mayberry's Goober Pyle, dies at 83
George Lindsey, the Southern-born character actor who played dim hayseed Goober Pyle, the genial gas station auto mechanic on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D.," died early Sunday morning. He was 83.
Date: 05/06/2012 | Nation & World
Hats off to couture at Kentucky Derby (gallery)
They drink bourbon for breakfast. Mint juleps for lunch. And all day long, spectators wear colorful, larger-than-life hats at the Kentucky Derby.
Date: 05/05/2012 | Nation & World
Reebok helps man with size 22 to 25 feet
CANTON, Mass. -- Finding shoes for the nation's tallest man takes more than a trip to the mall; more like a trip across the country.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Nation & World
EvCC honors two distinguished alumni
EVERETT -- Two Everett notables were honored last week for devoting their lives to protecting the community.
Date: 05/03/2012 | Local News
South African says Elton John, lyricist stole words to 1980 song
CHICAGO -- More than a quarter century after Elton John's "Nikita" told the tale of a star-crossed Cold War romance, a South African is alleging in a federal lawsuit filed in Chicago that the singer and his collaborator stole the lyrics.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Nation & World
Former Miss New Hampshire USA faces assault charge
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Police say a former Miss New Hampshire USA faces a simple assault charge stemming from a confrontation with her boyfriend.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Nation & World
British royal couple nears 1st anniversary
LONDON -- With her first wedding anniversary approaching, the former Kate Middleton's transformation into a highly regarded member of the royal family is nearly complete.
Date: 04/28/2012 | Nation & World
Lampreys from Great Lakes destined for queen's pie
DETROIT -- A few unwanted, invasive sea lampreys from the Great Lakes have been shipped to England for use in a traditional pie for Queen Elizabeth II.
Date: 04/28/2012 | Nation & World
Beyonce named People's most beautiful woman
NEW YORK -- People magazine has named Beyonce as the World's Most Beautiful Woman for 2012.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Nation & World
Columnist Goodman's primary focus: Family
When journalist Ellen Goodman first went to work, nearly all the newspaper writers were men.She was a researcher in the early 1960s at Newsweek magazine, which at the time had an all-male writing staff.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Local News
Ted Nugent pleads guilty to illegal bear kill
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Rocker and gun-rights advocate Ted Nugent pleaded guilty Tuesday to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in Alaska, saying he was sorry for unwittingly violating the law.
Date: 04/24/2012 | Northwest
World's Fair movers, shakers
Members of the Bargreen family of Everett have fond memories
Date: 04/22/2012 | Local News
Watergate figure Charles Colson dies at 80
WASHINGTON — He was described as the "evil genius" of the Nixon administration, and spent the better part of a year in prison for a Watergate-related conviction. His proclamations following his release that he was a new man, redeemed by his religious faith, were met with more than skepticism...
Date: 04/21/2012 | Nation & World
Willie Nelson unveils statue of himself on 4/20
Country music legend Willie Nelson helped unveil a statue honoring him in downtown Austin, Texas, by singing his new song "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" on Friday, a date long reserved to celebrate marijuana use.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Nation & World
Spain's king injured on African hunting safari
MADRID -- Spain's King Juan Carlos has successfully undergone hip replacement surgery after tripping on stairs and fracturing bones around the joint while on an elephant hunting trip in Botswana, officials said Saturday. It was the monarch's fourth surgery in almost two years.
Date: 04/15/2012 | Nation & World
Lesson in charity makes the perfect birthday gift
For her birthday this year, Char Pike wanted to give, not get.She turned 61 on Feb. 26. After turning 60 last year, the Marysville woman was thinking seriously about her future.
Date: 04/15/2012 | Local News
Former big leaguer now coaches small ball
Bill Tsoukalas coaches baseball. Don't ask for his team's win-loss record. Winning isn't what matters."Everybody bats, everybody plays in the field. It's an hour game. It's perfect," the 64-year-old Tsoukalas said.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Local News
Police find no crime in Whitney Houston death
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Police have closed their investigation into Whitney Houston's death without finding any evidence to suggest it was anything than an accidental drowning, investigators announced Wednesday.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Nation & World
Former Miss USA reaches plea deal in DUI
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. -- Rima Fakih, the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA, pleaded no contest Wednesday in a Michigan drunken driving case.The former beauty queen offered the plea to driving while visibly impaired.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Nation & World
Thomas Kinkade, 'Painter of Light' who worked to project 'serene simplicity,' dies at 54
LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Thomas Kinkade, the self-styled "Painter of Light" who died Friday at 54, once said he worked to "create images that project a serene simplicity." But despite his astonishing commercial success with luminous seascapes and paintings of cottages and street scenes, Kinkade's life...
Date: 04/09/2012 | Nation & World
'Exceptional' volunteer
Van Phan comforts patients at the end of their lives
Date: 04/03/2012 | Local News
Cancer patient cancels date with Taylor Swift
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The New Jersey teen who is fighting cancer and scored a date with Taylor Swift to The Academy of Country Music Awards is in the hospital and won't make the show.
Date: 03/31/2012 | Nation & World
An artworthy proposal
Couple gets engaged with help of special painting
Date: 03/31/2012 | Local News
Molly Brown museum looks at woman behind myth
DENVER -- Thousands of miles from the ocean, a museum tells the story of a woman made famous by the Titanic. No, her name was not Rose, and a movie about her life, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," starring Debbie Reynolds as a plucky lifeboat survivor, was a hit decades before Kate Winslet's doomed...
Date: 03/31/2012 | Life
Magazine profiles Police Chief Kathy Atwood
Everett Police Chief Kathy Atwood recently was profiled in Seattle University Magazine, an alumni publication at her alma mater. Atwood talked to the magazine about growing up in Everett and what it's like to be chief in her hometown.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Sirens
Judge ends actress Lindsay Lohan’s probation
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan's days as a criminal defendant could be over -- if she can behave herself.A judge on Thursday ended the long-running probation of the problem-prone actress in a 2007 drunken driving case after a string of violations, jail sentences and rehab stints.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Nation & World
Snohomish County man dies after being hit by car
EVERETT -- A Snohomish County man has died after being struck by a car in Everett last week.Vernon "Randy" Randall, 56, died from his injuries at a Seattle hospital, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.His death remains under investigation by Everett police.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Local News
Larry Stevenson, early skateboard innovator, dies at 81
LOS ANGELES -- Larry Stevenson, a Venice Beach lifeguard who helped popularize skateboarding in the early 1960s by marketing his Makaha boards to riders eager to essentially surf on land, has died. He was 81.
Date: 03/26/2012 | Nation & World
Anti-bullying teen, 'DWTS,' Gaga get GLAAD award
NEW YORK -- A teenager who's campaigning to make it easier for children to see an upcoming documentary about bullying, the producers of the NBC musical drama "Smash" and Lady Gaga were among the winners of Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation media awards announced Saturday.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Nation & World
Comedian Gallagher to retire from performing live
MARION, Ohio -- The comedian Gallagher says he's had his fill of performing live onstage for crowds and is retiring after 32 years.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Nation & World
Whitney Houston died from drowning, coroner says
LOS ANGELES -- Whitney Houston was a chronic cocaine user who had the drug in her system when she drowned in a hotel bathtub, coroner's officials said Thursday after releasing autopsy findings that also noted heart disease contributed to her death.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Nation & World
Mother of activist Rev. Al Sharpton dies
NEW YORK -- The 87-year-old mother of the Rev. Al Sharpton has died.His spokeswoman said Ada Sharpton died early Thursday morning in Dothan, Ala., following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Nation & World
Director James Cameron plans plunge into Mariana Trench
WASHINGTON -- Earth's lost frontier is about to be explored firsthand after more than half a century. It's a mission to the deepest part of the ocean, so deep that the pressure is the equivalent of three SUVs sitting on your toe.And it's being launched by the rich and famous.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Nation & World
Raffaele Sollecito has book deal
NEW YORK (AP) -- Amanda Knox's former boyfriend will be the first to tell about the Italian murder case that made them famous worldwide.Raffaele Sollecito has a deal with Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books for a book scheduled to come out this fall. Knox's memoir is due next year.
Date: 03/15/2012 | Northwest
Dick Van Dyke marries makeup artist at age 86
LOS ANGELES — Dick Van Dyke is a very happy newlywed at age 86, his spokesman said Friday.Van Dyke and makeup artist Arlene Silver, 40, were married last week in a small Leap Day ceremony at a Malibu chapel near the actor's home, publicist Bob Palmer said.
Date: 03/10/2012 | Entertainment
Britain's Prince Harry boogies in Belize
LONDON -- Prince Harry has kicked off his visit to Belize with rum and dancing in Belmopan, the central American nation's capital.Harry is in Belize as part of a Diamond Jubilee tour in honor of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who is celebrating 60 years on the throne.
Date: 03/04/2012 | Nation & World
Arnold Schwarzenegger still a star in Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Forget political unpopularity and marital dalliance. Columbus still loves Arnold Schwarzenegger.Fans walk around wearing buttons of his face, hop on buses that bear his name, check into hotels with posters of Arnold in the lobby that proclaim "I'm back."
Date: 03/03/2012 | Nation & World
Popular Lynnwood reserve officer dies
LYNNWOOD -- The police community in Lynnwood and elsewhere is mourning the death of Mark San Diego, a popular and beloved reserve officer who died in late February.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Local News
The voice that carried
Everett's Danny Holiday was the epitome of a deejay
Date: 03/02/2012 | Local News
Just another day?
If Feb. 29 is your birthday, it's a rare chance to celebrate
Date: 02/29/2012 | Local News
Backstage with the stars
What happens behind the scenes at the Oscars
Date: 02/27/2012 | Entertainment
Streep's surprise win
It's her third Oscar; 'The Artist' wins best picture (gallery)
Date: 02/26/2012 | Entertainment
Beautiful people
Stars shine brightly at the Academy Awards (gallery)
Date: 02/26/2012 | Nation & World
Always striving to learn
Full-time jobs can't keep hobby pilots from their passion
Date: 02/26/2012 | Life
Composers plan anthem for Queen Elizabeth jubilee
LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II can expect many gifts as she prepares for her 60-year jubilee. The one announced Friday will come from music royalty.
Date: 02/25/2012 | Nation & World
Sweden's new princess: Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's newborn princess and future monarch has a name: Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Nation & World
It's a princess! Female heir born in Sweden
STOCKHOLM — Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria gave birth to her first child Thursday, a baby girl who will one day become queen, prompting banner headlines and 21-gun salutes across the country.
Date: 02/22/2012 | Nation & World
Whitney Houston remembered at hometown funeral in New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J. -- Clapping hands and swaying to gospel hymns in the church where Whitney Houston's powerful voice once wowed her congregation, the biggest names in entertainment sang along with the choir to remember the pop superstar at her hometown funeral Saturday.
Date: 02/18/2012 | Nation & World
Avalanche in Austria buries son of Queen Beatrix
VIENNA, Austria — An avalanche buried and seriously injured the second son of Dutch Queen Beatrix while he skied off marked trails Friday in the westernmost corner of Austria and he was rushed to the intensive care unit of an Innsbruck hospital, officials said.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Nation & World
Advertising job lets a Northwesterner return to his roots
Each week, Here at The Herald will provide an inside peek at your newspaper -- its people and the work they do. Is there something you'd like to know? Send your idea to Executive Editor Neal Pattison, npattison@heraldnet.com.
Date: 02/12/2012 | Here at The Herald
Scots likely to vote on plan to split from Britain
STIRLING, Scotland -- This castled city where highlands and lowlands meet has been fought over many times by the Scots and the English, never more bloodily than in the 13th century battle depicted in the Oscar-winning film "Braveheart."
Date: 02/12/2012 | Nation & World
First public photos of Beyonce daughter, Blue Ivy, go online
LOS ANGELES — She's been a sensation since she's been born, and now Blue Ivy has made her public debut.Five photos of the 1-month-old were posted by her parents — Beyonce and Jay-Z — on a page at the blogging service Tumblr.
Date: 02/10/2012 | Entertainment
Chopper pilot Prince William in Falklands for 6-week tour
LONDON — Prince William arrived in the Falkland Islands on Thursday for a six-week deployment as a search and rescue helicopter pilot, British officials said, amid an escalating sovereignty dispute with Argentina over the territory.
Date: 02/02/2012 | Nation & World
Ethel Kennedy opens up in documentary
PARK CITY, Utah -- Ethel Kennedy prefers coming to the Sundance Film Festival when she's not the star of a movie.
Date: 01/30/2012 | Life
Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson: Tiny town known for pot busts
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Nestled among the few remaining businesses that dot a rundown highway in this dusty West Texas town stands what's become a surprise destination for marijuana-toting celebrities: the Hudspeth County Jail.
Date: 01/28/2012 | Nation & World
Margaritas fueled early 'Wheel of Fortune' shows, Pat Sajak says
You may have suspected it, but now it's fact: Pat Sajak used to host "Wheel of Fortune" while drunk.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Life
The art of coping
Creativity helps Everett woman switch focus from disability
Date: 01/24/2012 | Life
River Pageant to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 60th year
LONDON -- Palace officials Wednesday announced details of a massive pageant on London's River Thames to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee year.
Date: 01/19/2012 | Nation & World
Former Miss USA appears in court on DUI charge
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. -- A Michigan beauty queen who made headlines two years ago by becoming the first Arab-American crowned Miss USA will stand trial in March on a drunken-driving charge unless a plea deal is reached, a judge said Wednesday.
Date: 01/19/2012 | Nation & World
Judge says Lindsay Lohan doing well on probation
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan received her second favorable probation report in a row and a judge told the actress that she appears to be on track to complete a strict program by the end of March.
Date: 01/17/2012 | Nation & World
Postal service, stamp collectors have seen better days
One week. That's how long you have to snap up Forever stamps before they go up a penny -- again -- this time to 45 cents.
Date: 01/15/2012 | Local News
Miss Wisconsin wins Miss America pageant in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — A 23-year-old beauty queen from Kenosha, Wis., has won the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas.
Date: 01/14/2012 | Nation & World
Danish queen celebrates her 40th jubilee
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Danish Queen Margrethe II celebrates her 40th jubilee today amid massive public support for the monarchy among the 5.5-million-strong population.
Date: 01/14/2012 | Nation & World
Candidate's faith should be of little consequence to voters
There he is in his letterman jacket, a student body vice president. There he is with the varsity basketball team wearing jersey No. 12.
Date: 01/13/2012 | Local News
Heather Locklear taken to California hospital
THOUSAND OAKS, California — Authorities say Heather Locklear was taken to a Southern California hospital for precautionary reasons after an emergency call was made from her home.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Nation & World
Snoop Dog hit with minor drug charge in Texas
EL PASO, Texas -- Rapper Snoop Dogg is facing a minor drug charge in Texas after border agents say they found several joints on his tour bus.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Nation & World
Everett native named president of GM division OnStar in Shanghai
In November, a group of OnStar employees sat hushed and expectant inside the company's call center in Shanghai. They were waiting for the response to a message one customer had asked them to pass on to another.It was a marriage proposal.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Business
Riding lawn mower pioneer Cecil Pond dies at 87
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Cecil Pond, a pioneer of the riding lawn mower and founder of Wheel Horse Products, has died at age 87.
Date: 01/07/2012 | Nation & World
Sinead O'Connor back with ex-husband Barry Herridge
Sinead O'Connor's love life has another chapter. Actually this is more like an extended cut of the previous chapter. She announced on Twitter that she's back with her husband of less than a month.
Date: 01/04/2012 | Nation & World
Russell Brand, Katy Perry to divorce
LOS ANGELES -- British actor-comedian Russell Brand is divorcing "California Gurls" songstress Katy Perry after 14 months of what had appeared to be one of Hollywood's happier marriages.
Date: 12/30/2011 | Nation & World
Britain's royal grandkids visit Prince Philip in hospital
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II emphasized the importance of family in her Christmas message this year and her grandchildren brought some Christmas cheer to her husband, Prince Philip, as he recovered in a hospital after a heart procedure.
Date: 12/26/2011 | Nation & World
Britain's Prince Philip has surgery for chest pain
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II's husband has undergone surgery for a blocked coronary artery, British royal officials said Friday.
Date: 12/23/2011 | Nation & World
Britain's Prince Harry plans another shot at combat
LONDON -- Britain's Prince Harry has said he will be deployed to Afghanistan for a second time -- almost four years after his previous secret mission was cut short when details leaked, according to a report Wednesday.
Date: 12/22/2011 | Nation & World
Italian appeals court explains why it cleared Knox
MILAN, Italy -- The Italian appeals court that overturned Amanda Knox's murder conviction in the slaying of her British roommate gave the reasons for its ruling on Thursday: The evidence that had been used by a lower court against the American and her Italian boyfriend just didn't hold up.
Date: 12/15/2011 | Northwest
Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry, art up for sale in New York
NEW YORK -- The glittering gems, fabulous clothes, accessories and memorabilia amassed by Elizabeth Taylor are up for sale -- but any would-be buyers had better have some deep pockets.
Date: 12/12/2011 | Nation & World
Lindsay Lohan tells Playboy she's learned from her mistakes
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan told Playboy magazine in an interview released Monday that she has learned from her mistakes and is trying to be more accountable for her actions.
Date: 12/12/2011 | Nation & World
Piggy, Kermit not your typical power couple
LOS ANGELES -- Kermit the Frog is cooling his cloth-and-cotton heels in the Beverly Hilton hotel room."Miss Piggy apologizes. She's delayed. Actually she's standing right outside the door. She wants to make a special entrance," Kermit said.
Date: 12/12/2011 | Life
Lindsay Lohan now ahead of schedule on community service
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan is making headlines for her coming Playboy centerfold. But law enforcement sources said she's been quietly putting in her required hours of community service at the L.A. County coroner's office and is now ahead of schedule for completing the court-ordered...
Date: 12/08/2011 | Nation & World
Police: Ex-Miss USA was above legal alcohol limit
DETROIT -- Former Miss USA Rima Fakih was speeding and weaving through traffic with an uncorked, half-empty bottle of champagne and a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when she was arrested in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park, according to a police report released...
Date: 12/06/2011 | Nation & World
Alec Baldwin kicked off L.A. flight for playing game
LOS ANGELES -- Alec Baldwin says he was kicked off a plane Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport after having words with a flight attendant over an "addicting" word game he was playing on his cellphone.
Date: 12/06/2011 | Nation & World
Alan Sues, 'Laugh-In' comic actor, dies at 85
LOS ANGELES -- Alan Sues, who brought his flamboyant and over-the-top comic persona to the hit television show "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" in the 1960s and 1970s, has died, a close friend said Sunday night.
Date: 12/05/2011 | Nation & World
Japan's oldest person dies at 115 years of age
TOKYO -- Japan's oldest person, 115-year-old Chiyono Hasegawa, has died.Hasegawa, who was born Nov. 20, 1896, died at a facility in southern Japan on Friday.The facility where Hasegawa died confirmed her death, but declined to give further details.
Date: 12/04/2011 | Nation & World
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