Did you miss your news last week? Here’s a selection of the week’s top news items from across Snohomish County as they appeared in The Herald. For the full stories, go to www.heraldnet.com.
Sunday, Jan. 9
See ya, Hawks. The ending seemed all too familiar to fans of the Seattle Seahawks. The conclusion to the tumultuous 2004 season had all the ingredients that had broken their hearts so many times before. Another dropped pass. Another playoff defeat. And another loss to the St. Louis Rams. The Seahawks’ fiercest division rival ended their season Saturday afternoon in a 27-20 playoff defeat at Qwest Field. It marked the third time in as many meetings that Seattle has lost to the Rams this season, and continued a winless playoff drought that now stretches 20 years and 18 days.
Scott Johnson
Monday, Jan. 10
Police adding eyes to patrols. The Lynnwood Police Department will soon become one of the few agencies in the nation to send live video from a patrol car to the police station. The technology can allow officers involved in vehicle chases or dangerous traffic stops to instantly send video from a patrol car to a supervisor, and provide, among other things, a safer situation for officers and the public.
Katherine Schiffner
Tuesday, Jan. 11
Revote pressure rises. Forces seeking a new vote for governor will shift their pressure campaign from cyberspace to the grounds of the Capitol today. Nearly 200,000 people have signed an online petition urging a runoff between Democratic Gov.-elect Christine Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi. Copies will be delivered to state legislative leaders and Supreme Court justices.
Jerry Cornfield
Wednesday, Jan. 12
U.S., EU talk jet subsidies. The United States and the European Union agreed Tuesday to try to amicably settle their decades-old trade dispute over billions of dollars in subsidies to aircraft makers Airbus and the Boeing Co. Apart from holding off on legal action at the World Trade Organization, both sides have committed to stop subsidizing the world’s two biggest aircraft makers during the three-month talks.
Associated Press
Thursday, Jan. 13
Gregoire takes the helm. Gov. Christine Gregoire grasped the reins of power Wednesday with a promise to reform the state’s battered election system and a call to lawmakers to join her in pursuit of change that will “leave a legacy that is worthy of our children.” In a 35-minute inaugural address, Gregoire charted a course past the prolonged election and on to an aggressive agenda for the coming legislative session.
Jerry Cornfield
Friday, Jan. 14
Lincoln duty extended. The Everett-based USS Abraham Lincoln won’t be coming home in February as planned, and the Navy won’t say yet when the aircraft carrier will return. In fact, all the ships in the Lincoln’s strike group, including the Everett-based destroyer USS Shoup, had their deployments extended indefinitely on Thursday. The Lincoln left Everett in October along with the Shoup for a four-month deployment. Since the beginning of the month, however, the Lincoln strike group has been in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra, Indonesia, assisting with the tsunami relief effort.
Brian Kelly
Saturday, Jan. 15
Search ends in heartbreak. A two-month search for 15-year-old Elaine Sepulveda ended Friday with the discovery of her body and the arrest of her boyfriend. James L. Sanders, 18, allegedly confessed to his grandfather about killing Elaine. He was jailed Friday on suspicion of second-degree murder. Investigators suspect Sanders murdered Elaine because he believed she was pregnant with his child, Island County prosecutor Greg Banks said.
Diana Hefley
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