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Daily News Digest

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Million-dollar property becomes storm casualty
Before he put his $1 million, 2,600-square-foot waterfront "dream house" on the market last summer, Bob Hyde spent $250,000 on new hardwood floors, kitchen tile, a new balcony and a paint job.

Jury unable to reach verdict in crash case
A Thurston County jury could not reach a verdict in Kaylin Burgett's vehicular- homicide trial Friday, and one juror said a decision might have been easier had there been evidence from the night of the crash that killed Burgett's passenger, Jeremy Cole.

State still waiting for port's cleanup plan
For the second time in two months, the Port of Olympia will fail to turn in a cleanup plan to the state before its own deadline for a 14-acre redevelopment project on East Bay.

Warming too much for walruses
In what some scientists see as another alarming consequence of global warming, thousands of Pacific walruses above the Arctic Circle were killed in stampedes earlier this year after the disappearance of sea ice caused them to crowd onto the shoreline in extraordinary numbers.

FEMA to open Elma center today
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a mobile center in Elma today where flood victims can learn about federal disaster assistance and check the status of their applications for aid.

South Sound

Money-saving technology has Olympia's eyes aglow
Olympia is having a blue Christmas this year to save a lot of green.

Parents decry 3-month sentence
A victim's mother is upset about the three-month jail sentence that a Tenino man received Thursday as part of a guilty plea to a count of third-degree assault of a child with sexual motivation.

Bill to require Plan B in works
A Democratic senator from Kent has filed a bill that would force pharmacies such as Ralph's in Olympia to dispense all legal medications in a timely manner. The bill would cover the Plan B emergency contraceptive that has spurred a federal court case.

Sports

Thunderbirds rise to the occasion
TUMWATER - Trailing by a point with 12 seconds left Friday night, Tumwater desperately needed a turnover and a bucket.

Sonics ease past the lowly T-Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS - The Seattle Sonics established at least one thing with a convincing 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night at the Target Center.

A's trade Haren to Arizona; saves leader goes to Houston
Dan Haren is off the market, and the Arizona Diamondbacks have an imposing 1-2 punch at the top of their rotation.

Business

FedEx man takes holiday rush in stride
FedEx driver Vito Randazzo works long hours this time of year, but the smile never seems to stop. Working out of one of two FedEx Corp. warehouses in Brooklyn, this day is much like any other, but Randazzo, 48, is noticeably aware of the ramp up to the busiest day of the year.

Living

Extreme home makeover
Thousands of volunteers took part in the weeklong demolition and rebuilding of a Kirkland home that was chosen for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

Outdoors

Puget Sound Partnership gets its feet wet
OLYMPIA - As a 25-gallon aquarium is lowered upside-down onto the bottom of an inlet in Puget Sound, Mindy Roberts watches as two other environmental scientists draw water samples up a long, clear tube.

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