Last year, one news story was the last straw in a series of pot shots at her husband.

Erik Wemple of The Washington Post writes, "Not long after the conservative news site this morning announced a gun giveaway promotion, Publisher and CEO Neil Patel told me that ”thousands” of people had entered themselves as contestants. By 2:30 p.m., the site had recorded more than 6,000 entries."

Scholars disagree, but a Baltimore study shows a marked decrease in crime where there is more tree canopy.

Other than Chone Figgins and Ichiro, the Mariners could be trading the entire senior roster for prospects, possibly rususcitating a flailing franchise.

Winning bid will likely be selected the week of June 4. Overall, WA faces challenges in attaining geothermal resources, but data is growing.

Despite protests of concerned neighbors, the "Crisis Solutions Center" is on track to open this summer.

Romney's plan is unsurprisingly conservative and Romney-esque, giving more power to the private sector and taking things out of the government's hands.

Brooks writes, "These critics lament the brain drain into finance and consulting. The smartest people should be fighting poverty, ending disease and serving others, not themselves."

Just a year ago, the stay of gray wolves was in question, but now the state may be home to five packs in all.

After 13 years of writing for Metro, Brodeur will now be taking on NWArts&Life. In her column today, Brodeur reflects on her time talking about news.

Seattle Times reports, "Kiewit will investigate the extent of alcohol use at all four of its Highway 520 worksites in Washington state and send potentially hundreds of employees to alcohol-awareness trainings."

Kevin Hulten writes, "Five months of police leaks have irreparably damaged the credibility of the investigation and harmed the reputation of Snohomish County and many of its employees."

News Tribune reports a tiger sighting, but search attempts fail to produce results. Meanwhile, the invisible tiger has time to tweet under the handle Puyallup_Tiger.

Seattle Times reports, "The letter accused the city of providing an inadequate response and criticized city officials for the leak to The Associated Press of a draft consent decree outlining changes sought by the Justice Department."

Oregon's notorious Umatilla chemical weapons depot is shifting to kinder, gentler missions, like storing Red Cross supplies that might be needed for a major earthquake or tsunami in the Northwest.

The opponents of the state's new same-sex marriage law say they have enough signatures to force a November vote by the public.

A study says total teacher pay is adequate to hire and retain a workforce, but those in rural areas say that there isn't enough incentive to draw teachers away from urban areas.

AP reports, "Curt Ebbesmeyer ... (said) he’s expected 100 sneakers with bones in them. He’s advising anyone who discovers human remains to call 9-1-1 and wait for police."

Although declared public in 1959, Oregon's wealthiest city, Lake Oswego, restricts access to its namesake through an easement run by Lake Oswego Corp.. A lawsuit filed this morning may change the lake's exclusive reputation. 

A resolution to oppose coal ports passed out of the energy and environment committee with a unanimous vote. Mike O'Brien said he will urge the council to look at other ways to produce jobs.

Washington State University researchers, led by professor Grant Norton, have patented a new technology that they claim keeps lithium batteries, found in cell phones and laptops, charged three times longer.

Several people have reported seeing a tiger loose in Pierce County. No word yet on where it came from, but watch a live video of the search from KIRO's chopper 7.

President Obama will visit the Iowa State Fairgrounds, site of Romney's infamous corporations remark, to gain support in a key swing state. 

A Spokane, WA man created a business selling his own private medical concoction, Miracle Mineral Solution, but now the FDA has shut it down, alleging the business violates federal law and has started an investigation.

After online auction prices reached $30,000, it has been decided that a vial of dried blood belonging to Ronald Reagan will not go to the highest bidder. The vial in question was from the 1981 assassination attempt, where samples of blood were taken to check for lead. 

Get out there now! It's about that time for cheap eats and drinks, and Hanna Raskin over at Seattle Weekly has the rundown on the ten best happy hours around town.

The weather in Seattle seems to suggest otherwise, but according to the journal Weather, Climate and Society, temperatures will rise four to 11 degrees by 2100 due to human-induced climate change. Next century is decades away, but won't somebody please think of the children?

The Mariners are rising in the the AL West standings. Alex Liddi recorded his first big league grand slam, becoming the second Italian ever to do so in the MLB. Also impressive was Kevin Millwood's pitching, which kept the Rangers scoreless for six innings. 

"It’s not like what I say makes any difference. My best self-praise never finds its way into my actual performance review. And not once has my self-eval moved my raise from fractions to whole numbers."

Morgan, who was part of Rupert Murcoch's news operation, showed how to hack into private phone messages over a lunch early last decade, according to testimony to a judicial inquiry by one of Britain's most respected journalists. The criminal hacking of phones by journalists is at the center of Murdoch scandal.

On some moral issues, independents are even more permissive than Democrats, and closer to Democrats than Republicans on more than two-thirds of the questions.

The quick overview found no insurmountable roadblock to construction, but it seemed to change few minds.

The Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE) has endorsed three Democrats with business or non-profit backgrounds in contests  with fellow Democrats.

Australia placed first on the 2012 OECD Better Life Index report (U.S. placed third), but does that really mean Australians are happier? The Atlantic's Derek Thompson explains the trouble with building a theory of happiness economics.