http://www.mynorthwest.com MyNorthwest.com delivers up-to-the-minute local news and information for Seattle and the greater Puget Sound area. en-us 15 144 21 http://www.mynorthwest.com http://www.mynorthwest.com/img/lg_mynw_144x21.gif http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=76&sid=623923 Dori is thrilled to hear the NBA might be coming back to Seattle, but as long as its not at the expe. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:03:41 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=76&sid=623889 The hole keeps getting deeper . . . Since 2006, the state of Washington has paid more than 1,000 state employees to stay at home at taxpayer expense. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:45:54 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=76&sid=623872 A motorcycle rider was clotheslined while trying to perform a jump at a circus in Saginaw, Michigan on Sunday. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:27:18 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=76&sid=623856 Ioana Spangenberg, 30, boasts a 20-inch waist. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:07:08 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=76&sid=623215 "Clearly, the pressure was mounting on Josh Powell," said Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist the day after Powell killed himself and two sons in a home explosion. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:06:06 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=76&sid=622157 LOCAL: 1000: We told you this week about a woman named Balylonia Aivez, who made headlines for her wedding last Sunday. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:58:33 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=76&sid=622063 Nick McKaig, 23, of Tallahassee, Florida is a genius in front of the microphone. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:50:48 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=76&sid=622039 They cant name the vice president and they dont know how many stars are on the U.S. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:45:59 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=76&sid=621551 Did you know that if you walk into a library with bare feet they will ask you to leave? But if you walk in one of Seattles library wearing sandals or flip flops, you can watch hardcore pornography on one of their computers. The long list of things you cant do at the library includes having offensive body odor or appearing to be asleep. Patrons arent allowed to leave packages unattended, but you are able to display packages on a computer screen; Typing of course is allowed on library computers, but they ask that you do not bang on your keyboard. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:58:25 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=76&sid=621413 Hes not a creator, programmer, or even a true investor in Facebook, but David Choe will be a very rich man when the company begins to trade publicy later this year. Choe is an artist in his 30s who was invited by Sean Parker in 2005 to the companys headquarters in Palo Alto, to paint graffiti murals. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:03:22 PST