SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council has approved a hike in taxi fares to help cabbies pay for gasoline. As part of Monday’s decision, cabbies lose a fuel surcharge of $2 a trip.
The overall mileage rate goes up. And the cost for a ride from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to a downtown hotel is $32. That’s up from $28.
@3. Headline News Briefs 14 no:Seattle considers Styrofoam ban
A Seattle City Council committee is considering a ban on certain Styrofoam products and a fee on disposable shopping bags.
The Environment Committee is holding a Tuesday night hearing on the proposal that aims to reduce litter and greenhouse gas emissions.
If approved, the city would impose a 20-cent fee for disposable shopping bags at groceries and other stores, starting next year. It would apply to paper or plastic bags.
The city says the fee would encourage the use of reusable bags and reduce the number of disposable bags in the city by half.
@3. Headline News Briefs 14 no:WSU lab finds bacteria killed falcons
A lab at Washington State University determined it was a bacterial brain infection that killed baby falcons in a closely watched nest atop the Washington Mutual Tower in downtown Seattle.
Three chicks were less than two weeks old in early June when they died one-by-one in front of viewers on a video camera.
A seattle newspaper reports that researchers at the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at WSU are using DNA testing to determine if the bacteria is a new strain.
Tacoma: Toddler identified; man sought
Pierce County sheriff’s deputies have identified an abandoned toddler who had significant injuries that investigators think were inflicted by abuse.
They said Monday they’re searching for a 23-year-old man for investigation of assaulting and burning the 22-month-old boy.
The child was dropped off at a hospital Sunday morning after he was left at a woman’s home.
Investigators say they found and interviewed the boy’s mother on Monday. Spokesman Ed Troyer says the mother was brought to a police station by family members. Investigators say she is not considered a suspect in the abuse, but could face child abandonment charges.
Wenatchee: More moose on the loose
A wayward moose that state Fish and Wildlife officers tracked through a grocery store parking lot, to a local mall and on to Eastmont Avenue was one of three spotted here in just over a month.
While moose were once seen exclusively in the wetter, mountainous northeast corner of the state, they are now routinely spotted in more arid areas throughout Eastern Washington, wildlife officers say.
Associated Press
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