November 5, 2008

John Burbank called Reuven Carlyle this morning to congratulate him on winning the 36th District seat. With 39% of the vote counted, Reuven Carlyle is ahead of fellow Democrat John Burbank 65 to 35%, a separation that will likely not change drastically. You can get the latest results here. Throughout the campaign and the candidate

November 4, 2008

Updated: The Secretary of State’s site is now providing local election results, and you can find more on KING5.com. National results are available here on msnbc.com. And feel free to leave your election night comments below…

November 3, 2008

“Sawit” wrote this comment on TheStranger.com after that site posted a photo of the suicidal man clinging to the bridge (see our story below): “I work in the building under the bridge and this was what I saw as I walked to work this morning. I saw the man clinging to the bridge and could

November 3, 2008

Updated: A man in his mid-30s jumped from the Aurora Bridge this morning (Monday) despite the best efforts of police and fire to talk him down. Officers arrived at 7:15 a.m., closing southbound lanes and creating long delays. The man jumped just before 9:30 a.m. Rescue crews attempted to resuscitate him, and he was rushed

November 3, 2008

Updated: Power has been restored to about 4,000 customers in Fremont and Wallingford. A Seattle City Light spokesman tells the Seattle Times that a goose that came into contact with a main electrical line. “If the wing span of a bird sitting on the line is long enough, it can spark an outage,” Peter Clarke