1) University Honda goes out of business
University Honda Yamaha appears to have permanently closed its doors.
2) Independent: Farewell to this flawed and unpopular president
It has been the fate of almost every recent president not only to be confronted by issues different from the ones they prepared for, but also -- by virtue of failings in office -- to open the way for a successor in many ways their opposite.
3) Man arrested in possible hate crime on Capitol Hill
The victim told police the man called her a lesbian, and tried to assault her as she stood on a Capitol Hill street Thursday night.
4) Man dies at son's basketball game in Neah Bay
PORT ANGELES -- The father of a high school basketball ball player from Joyce collapsed and died while watching his son play a game at Neah Bay.
5) Shoplifter gets run over twice by her getaway car
CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- Authorities are looking for a shoplifter who was run over twice by her getaway car after stealing $1,200 worth of designer purses from a Cape Coral store. A T.J. Maxx security guard told police she saw a woman stuff six designer Dooney & Bourke purses into her pants Tuesday morning and walk out of the store. The guard said she was confronting the woman when a car pulled up.
6) 'My plane's crashed into the river'
Olympia resident Michele Davis, 24, was returning Thursday from a stay in New York where her boyfriend lives. She was among the 155 survivors of the water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River.
7) Chief Justice wants jurors to be paid more
OLYMPIA -- Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerry Alexander says that jurors aren't paid enough for their time.
8) Woman allegedly hits man on scooter, goes to salon
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. -- Police said an elderly woman in Palm Beach County crashed into a man on a scooter and then kept driving to make her hair appointment. Boynton Beach police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said a 77-year-old woman was arrested Thursday for leaving the scene of an injury crash.
9) A lot riding on Hasselbeck's back
New coach Jim Mora and club president Tim Ruskell are adamant that Matt Hasselbeck remains the Seahawks' starting quarterback and a key to the team's success in 2009. But his back situation also remains a concern.
10) EU leans towards Opera in Microsoft antitrust probe
Microsoft said this morning that the European Commission had issued a statement saying that its "preliminary view" was that the inclusion of Internet Explorer in its operating systems violated European aw.
11) Trial opens for US suspect in Italy slaying
PERUGIA, Italy -- A judge ruled Friday that the trial of an American student accused of killing her British roommate would remain open to the media despite concerns about the indignity of releasing sensitive details of an alleged sexual attack.
12) Mariners focus on getting Fields in camp
The status of right-handed reliever Josh Fields will be a hot topic over the weekend.
13) Police catch rape suspect
Seattle police have nabbed a 51-year-old man they believe sexually and physically assaulted two women in June, the department reported Friday.
14) Layoffs mount around Seattle area
Three companies with facilities in the Seattle area announced Thursday they will lay off a total of 695 workers in the first part of this year.
15) Attorney: Bird strike liability not clear cut
Seattle-based aviation accident attorney Robert Hedrick said that liability is a tricky thing when it comes to birds colliding with planes. Here's his take on bird strikes:
16) Holiday lights blamed for West Seattle fire
Investigators have determined that an excessive load of Christmas lights caused the early-morning fire that damaged the landmark Homestead Restaurant in West Seattle near Alki.
17) Feds confirm salmonella contamination at Ga. plant
WASHINGTON -- The latest national food safety investigation took on new urgency Friday as federal officials confirmed salmonella contamination at a Georgia facility that ships peanut products to 85 food companies. On Capitol Hill, the House Energy and Commerce Committee requested records as it opened its own inquiry.
18) Microsoft: Xbox will keep edge, even if PS3 prices drop
Even if Sony cuts the price of the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 will maintain its advantage in the market, predicts Aaron Greenberg, the director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live.
19) Amanda Knox: What's sex got to do with it?
By Candace Dempsey
20) Hate crime arrest after man threatens woman on Capitol Hill
Police arrested a man who tried to assault a woman he believed was gay outside a Capitol Hill business.
