Your tax dollars at work, the wind fights back, and an unexpected indoor deluge may have damaged evidence in ongoing trials, all in your Tuesday morning headlines. more ›

Might not want to stand under any small trees today! The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory, starting now-ish and extending into the evening. Winds could reach 20-30 MPH with 45 MPH gusts--not extreme, but don't be surprised if there are some branches in your lawn come tomorrow. And don't leave the house with your umbrella--it's been through enough already. more ›

Taking their philosophy to "not be evil" another step further today, Google invested in something so totally un-evil, even the most die-hard Bing users are having a tough time condemning it. more ›

Cliff Mass says we got us a real frog-strangler bearing down on us. The storm should arrive in western Washington this afternoon, with winds and anywhere from a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rainfall. The southwest side of the Olympics could get 2-4 inches, so if you want to play blue-tarp camper, this is your moment! more ›

We just got back from biking downtown, and even the flats felt like uphill because of the wind gusts. If they had been sustained, we're pretty sure we would have ended up going backwards. The B-Town Blog, sharing our surprise, has a post up about the 43-mph wind gusts they've recorded at Sea-Tac today. Maybe this is that windstorm from the other week that never showed up. Cliff Mass calls this a "modest Pacific disturbance," which we're not sure we entirely agree with. Anyway, watch out for loose branches and umbrellas for the duration. UPDATE: Also, try not to get sand in your eyes--in the wind canyons of downtown, we hear pedestrians are getting pelted by sand, which is also migrating into buildings. more ›

The need to develop alternative energy is one of the incoming Obama administration's talking points. Here in Washington, alternative energy looks a lot like huge wind farms east of the mountains; according to the Tacoma News Tribune, the state's wind farms are currently producing enough electricity to power two Seattles. more ›