An update to this mornings reports in Auburn. more ›

• Enjoy the end of the work week by tasting wines from 12 different wineries tonight, at South Lake Union Block Party's Discover Wine with proceeds going to help-out Seattle's Junior League. Where else can you drink AND help the community at the same time?
• A Bothell home was raided today and animal control officers removed six matted dogs who had been severely neglected by a woman who is suspected of hoarding animals.
• Excited as they are about a fighter jet-inspired Light Rail station on Capitol Hill, CHS blog looks at the more worrisome logistics that aren't nearly as cool. Like the 24 hours a day of construction noise.

Two pesky little chipmunks probably never even saw the nail gun coming--until it was too late. Oh, the HORROR!! Earlier this week Thurston County's Animal Services were alerted to an incident involving two construction workers who killed two unsuspecting chipmunks with a nail gun at a job site. The young workers, who admitted to the nailing, are now unemployed and possibly facing animal-cruelty charges. more ›

Over the past six days, King County Animal Care and Control received 35 reports of dogs locked in very hot cars, during what's been Seattle's most dramatically hot week ever (!). Thankfully, no fatalities occurred from pooches being left to suffer and pant their way through 130-degree temperatures. more ›