In times of economic need, one must shoulder certain new responsibilities, such as crockpotting. Reduce, re-use, make things at home; if the world can't magically provide you with luxuries like, say, law enforcement anymore, then buy a gun and take matters into your own hands. And we have reached that point, so get thee to your nearest pawn shop. At least, that's what Mason County's commissioner Tim Sheldon seems to recommend, given recent Sheriff's Department budget cuts. Great, the Northwest definitely needs more people waving guns around in fear because they feel the government doesn't have the resources to take care of them. more ›

You may not like getting pulled over by the state patrol, but at least you have a sartorially pleasing view leaning in your window. Our state's troopers are the best-dressed state law enforcement officers in the country, according to the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors. more ›

One of the great things about Seattle is that it's the gateway to the United States for lots of foreigners. Alaskans, for example, regularly show up at Sea-Tac, wild-eyed and ready to reach for a knife at the first sign of a bear. They've been fleeing the wilderness and arriving on the shores of Seattle since way before regular air service was established. However, last week a particularly 21st century chain of events led one 15-year-old Alaskan to Seattle; she was on her way to North Carolina to meet an internet boyfriend. more ›

brought it up. more ›

While reading the Seattle Times's front-page story on grow houses in the Seattle area a few thoughts entered Seattlest's addled mind: more ›

Holy smokes! Giant fish on the MTA, Paris Hilton in jail, then out, then in again, Al Gore, goatses, blumpkins, Matt Damon, and baby art critics! It's been a busy week across the Ist-A-Verse, and here's a smattering of what's been going on. more ›

Our quest to make it from Renton to Ballard for happy hour was nearly dashed yesterday because some drunken idiot craving attention almost jumped off the Aurora Bridge. more ›

Through May 6, tickets $10-$48 more ›

Our favorite column in the PI may just be "Getting There," the weekly column in which Kery Murakami answers readers' traffic and transport-related questions. Today's revelation: six-digit license plates are on the endangered species list:

State Licensing Department spokesman Brad Benfield says Washington is about two years away from running out of all configurations of letters and numbers in the current system. Washington plates now have three numbers followed by three letters. more ›

The world's oldest newspaper may have canceled its print edition, but thanks to the patronage of law enforcement officials, you'll always be able to get the Seattle weeklies on paper. It's where cops get their tips:

Everett detectives have been investigating Paradise Tanning as a front for a prostitution operation since August. That's when a detective found an advertisement for the business listed in a "sensual" section of The Seattle Weekly, according to court documents. The ads were also placed in The Stranger. more ›

Seattlest once got lost in Kmart while our mom was trying to buy our brother clothing, and we're still reeling from it one week later. So we're curious about a story that the Times has picked up from the AP, reporting that some national parks and search and rescue organizations will be testing out a radio transmitter system originally designed to help law enforcement types find disabled people (primarily those with Alzheimer's or autism) who wander away from home. The theory goes that it might assist in searching for lost hikers/climbers/etc. more ›

All that traffic in Queen Anne this morning is because Elliott Avenue is closed, and Elliott Avenue is closed because some late dumbshit stole a car, sped through a red light without his lights on, and broadsided a recently hired Seattle cop on her way to work, killing her. From the P-I: more ›

Seattlest sat jaw agape last night while watching a news story about a bull that got loose from a neighbor's yard (they called it a "pet that got out") and rampaged around a neighborhood in Yelm. The story tagline? Raging Bull. Was there a discussion of how cheeseball that was in the newsroom prior to going live, or did they all just say "Aw hell, screw it--you all know we have to run with this one"? more ›

The New York Times has a good-sized article profiling Eugenia Phair, recently released from jail, focusing on her brief period of success as an OxyContin dealer on the Lummi Nation near the Canadian border. The section where she describes how she'd start the day just "like every mom" is particularly stunning. more ›

What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area. Checkpoints go up at fifteen miles. Your fugitive's name is James Praefke. Go get him. more ›

While anyone working under the title "former police chief" could reasonably be expected to endorce throwing the book at drug users, actual former Seattle chief of police Norm Stamper wrote a book entitled, "Breaking Rank: A Top Cop’s Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing." more ›

Whatcha gonna do when Kerlikowske comes for you? more ›