Redmond Saturday Market to begin May 7; opening day festivities include ribbon cutting and music from Zimbabwe and ...

04/28/11 On May 7, vendors selling produce, arts and crafts and other goods will set up shop to peddle their wares at the Redmond Saturday Market, now in its 36th year.

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Best bets for this weekend: Rec Expo, dinosaurs, plant sales

04/27/11 A roundup of A-list events around Seattle and Western Washington, April 28-May 1, 2011.

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Golf, Gardening Businesses Take A Hit Amid Cool Weather

04/25/11 Business has been tough for the Carnation Golf Course for the last few years. Owner Chad Tachell said first he had to deal with a downturn in the economy and players having less money to play.

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Outdoors Calendar

04/23/11 Everett Mountaineers: Meetings at 7 p.m. first Wednesday of the month, Snohomish County East Administration Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. www.everettmountaineers.org .

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2011 Boston Marathon finishers from Washington state | Running

04/18/11 50, Sean O. Sundwall, Snoqualmie, 2:27:33. 53, Spencer S. Walsh, Seattle, 2:27:48. 54, Joshua P. Ricardi, Seattle, 2:27:48. 178, Jeriah Griswold, Milton...

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Outdoors calendar

04/16/11 BIKES rides: Various starting locations; Membership and ride info at www.bikesclub.org. Everett Parks and Recreation: 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett, 425-257-7314, www.ci.everett.wa.us.

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Steve Wilson: Bulldog or bulldozer?

04/11/11 When this story was originally published on May 20, 2005, the Free Press and WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) had a cross-promotional agreement that includes a daily advertisement for Channel 7 on the Free Press TV page and a reading of the next day's Free Press headlines on Channel 7's 11 p.m. news.

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More rain in the forecast means more flooding possible

04/03/11 Some areas in Western Washington remain under water from heavy rains last week, and a new flood watch is in effect.

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Flooding Western Washington rivers on their way down

04/01/11 SEATTLE -  Western Washington rivers that were flooded by heavy rains this week are on their way down. The National Weather Service still has flood warnings in effect Friday on two rivers: the Snohomish at Snohomish and the Snoqualmie at Snoqualmie and Carnation. Waters have covered some valley farms and low-lying roads. Another storm is pushing into Western Washington, spreading increasing ...

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Flooding Western Washington rivers on their way down

04/01/11 The National Weather Service still has flood warnings in effect Friday on two rivers: the Snohomish at Snohomish and the Snoqualmie at Snoqualmie and Carnation.

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Flooding Wash. Rivers On Their Way Down

04/01/11 Western Washington rivers that were flooded by heavy rains this week are on their way down.

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Celina 50 Years Ago Today

03/26/11 Jorene McKnight, spelling champ of Celina school, will represent her school in Collin County's annual spelling bee to be held Saturday in the McKinney high school auditorium. Fifty-four students will take part, including eleven school champions.

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WA boy, 12, gets year for school threats

03/18/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press SEATTLE A 12-year-old boy who threatened fellow Snoqualmie Valley middle school students and his family has been sentenced to more than a year in a Washington state juvenile facility. Court papers say the Duvall boy's mother told police that her son said he planned to kill about 20 students who teased him at Tolt Middle School in Carnation, planned to ...

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WA boy, 12, gets year for school threats

03/18/11 Associated Press - March 18, 2011 1:55 AM ET SEATTLE (AP) - A 12-year-old boy who threatened fellow Snoqualmie Valley middle school students and his family has been sentenced to more than a...

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Rites of spring: a dozen outdoorsy ways to christen the new season

03/16/11 Outdoor writer Mike McQuaide offers ideas for how to celebrate the arrival of spring.

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Sierra Madre Co. gets fresh results with food science

03/05/11 SIERRA MADRE - In the foothills of Sierra Madre, there is food scientist mixing and matching ingredients to create such amalgams as roasted black bean and corn bruschetta salsa.

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Launch your cycling season on these five fab (but underloved) bike paths

02/23/11 The local cycling season launches this weekend with the riding of the Chilly Hilly. But wait, there's more: Mike McQuaide profiles five lesser-known regional bike trails around Puget Sound, beyond the Burke-Gilman.

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Snow puts Western Washington drivers on alert

02/22/11 Drive slowly and be prepared for longer commutes over the next couple of days, the Washington State Patrol warns. Snow had not accumulated much in King County by Tuesday evening, but the weather forecasters said that could change at any time, and police warned drivers to expect traffic problems.

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Frederick Eugene "Fred" Ewing

01/26/11 Frederick Eugene Ewing passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011, in Chelan, WA, at the age of 98. He was born in Seattle on February 1, 1912, to Albert and Anna Ewing, as the fourth of five children. After graduating from Lincoln High, Fred worked for Seattle Ice Delivery Company with his father, who was also a poet.

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Storms continue minor flooding in Washington and Oregon

01/18/11 PORTLAND (AP) -- Heavy rain and runoff from melting snow helped push the Sandy River across a road near Mount Hood, washing it out and forcing residents to evacuate on foot.

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