• All lanes of I-90 floating bridge to reopen by Saturday
• NASA starts fueling shuttle for 6th launch try
• First Chinese American congresswoman is elected
• World pirate attacks more than double this year Read more …

• Gay-marriage bill signed by Maine governor
• Special session: Green energy yes, KeyArena no
• Controversial math textbooks adopted by Seattle schools
• KC exec Ron Sims confirmed to Obama cabinet
• Liquor prices going up this summer
• Virgin sees space tourism as just the beginning
• Pirates fire at US Navy ship off Somalia

Happy Cinco de Mayo! To celebrate the holiday, Monti wants to kick the “hell” out of a Somali pirate pinata!!! So we stuffed it full of delicious chocolate and nothing will stop Monti from getting her hands on it! She’ll just need a few water guns…

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• Swine flu Q&A
• US declares public health emergency in response to swine flu
• Obama: Swine flu no ’cause for alarm’
• WA Legislature OKs budget to bridge $9 billion gap
• Couple found having sex inside dumpster
• Cruise ship fends off pirate attack with gunfire Read more …

• Mariners beat Angels in extra innings
• Domino’s employees fired over YouTube videos
• NASA names treadmill after Stephen Colbert
• Pirates attack another US food aid ship
• Beware of canisters on Washington beaches
• Tax day ‘tea parties’ across Washington

• Griffey, Mariners finally home
• Obama eases Cuba travel restrictions
• Somali pirates hijack 4 more ships
• Passenger helps land plane after pilot dies
• Phil Spector found guilty of actress’ 2003 murder
• Domino’s rogue employees do disgusting things to the food, put it on YouTube Read more …

• Heroin cheaper than six-pack of beer
• Pirates vow retaliation after SEALs cut down hostage takers
• Amazon ‘glitch’ removes sales rank from gay books
• Police: Did 2 kids witness a kidnapping?
• Obamas pick puppy, girls name it ‘Bo’
• US ship captain rescued in dramatic firefight on high seas
• Bedard takes shutout into ninth to beat A’s 1-0