The suspect was described as 7-foot-1 and having no game: Robert Swift, the ex-Sonic first-round bust who has fallen on a whole bunch of really gnarly self-inflicted hard times since his basketball career went down in flames, was caught up in some alleged illegal and zany high jinks out in Gold Bar on Tuesday.

As of this writing, Swift is cooling his heels in the King County Jail. Judge Buzz recommends he be remanded to the custody of former Sonics general manager Wally Walker.

Tanned, rested and ready: Mitt Romney has told family to tell friends to tell the media he’s considering a presidential run in 2016.

This can mean only one thing: Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain and Rick Santorum can’t sit on the sidelines any longer.

Everybody goes to college! Everybody goes to college! Saying a high school diploma is no longer sufficient to land a decent-paying job, President Barack Obama on Friday proposed a national program to provide free community college tuition.

Students in the program would need to attend an accredited school at least half-time, maintain at least a 2.5 grade-point average and promise not to major in the following fields: art history, English lit, philosophy and journalism.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff