The 14-year-old bear hunter who shot and killed a hiker on Sauk Mountain in early August has pled not guilty to first-degree manslaughter charges. The teen entered his plea yesterday in a Mount Vernon juvenile court. If convicted, he could be in a juvenile detention facility until his 21st birthday. Along with accepting the teen's plea, the judge put a no-contact order on him and his family--legally barring them from speaking to the slain hiker's......

"Sauk Mtn. 7/20," by twoblueseven This is the kind of photo we should probably revisit sometime in mid-Februrary, to remind us of the extraordinary natural beauty of Western Washington in the summertime. More reminders of what makes our region so delightful abound in our Seattlest Flickr pool. Check it out!......

This is an actual bear. Photo courtesy of Seattlest Flickr Photog, ECity Blues In yet another story that gets more disturbing with every detail, we learn that the underage hunter accused of killing a hiker after he mistook her for a bear was 14 years old. And, contrary to previous reports that said the young hunter was with an adult, he was actually only with his 16-year-old brother. According to KING 5's report, the two......

A 54-year-old avid hiker from Snohomish County was killed this weekend, when an inexperienced hunter mistook her for a bear and fired a single fatal shot. Pam Almli was hiking with a friend on Sauk Mountain in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest on Saturday morning. Reportedly, Almli was bending down and putting something in her backpack when she was shot. The name of the tragically mistaken hunter has not been released, as he is under......