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Lottery Millionaire Janitor Buys Track for School
By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsTyrone Curry recently gave his boss $40,000. The janitor and track coach, who became a millionaire five years ago thanks to a $3.4 million lottery ticket, sweeps the floors at Evergreen High School, just outside Seattle. He recently donated the large sum toward a new track for the school district. "Ten years ago, I said if I win some money, I'm going to put a track here," he told KING-5. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy A youth sports grant will provide $75,000 to match Curry's gift. Curry is retiring at the end of the year but plans to run ...
VW Van Transforms Into Ultimate Traveling Elvis Museum
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsMen constantly working on their cars isn't a new concept, but if that car happens to be a mobile shrine to Elvis Presley, it takes a lot more work than just a little tuneup in the driveway. For the past year, a Seattle-based fine artist known as JoDavid has been slowly transforming his 2001 VW camper van into the Elvis Mobile, a traveling homage to the King complete with a giant mural of Elvis painted on the side and a mini-museum in the trunk. JoDavid told AOL News that the Elvis Mobile -- which, so far, has only traveled around the Seattle area a few times -- began as a labor of love for ...
Graphic Photos of US Troops With Dead Afghans Published in Germany
By not in system - AOL NewsSEATTLE -- Graphic photos showing U.S. troops and dead Afghans that the Army was keeping under wraps for a war crimes probe were carried by a German news organization Monday, with one showing a soldier smiling as he posed with a bloodied and partially clothed corpse. The photos published by Der Spiegel were among several seized by Army investigators looking into the deaths of three unarmed Afghans last year. Five soldiers based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, south of Seattle, have been charged with murder and conspiracy in the case. Der Spiegel did not return calls seeking comment Monday, and ...
Seattle's Cycling Mayor Mike McGinn Victim of Bike Theft
By Dana Chivvis - AOL NewsSeattle's cycling mayor, Mike McGinn, was the victim of bike theft, but the unfortunate incident turned out to be doubly so for McGinn because it wasn't even his own bike -- it was his wife's. "Peg is pissed," McGinn tweeted Wednesday evening. The mayor had ridden the bike to work earlier in the day, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Stephen Brashear, Getty Images Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, seen here in 2009, has been encouraging residents to ride bikes. "I know I've been encouraging people to ride bikes more," McGinn wrote. "but I didn't mean u could 'borrow' my ...
Snow Heading for San Francisco, Seattle and Portland
By David Knowles - AOL NewsDo cable cars have snow tires? A major winter storm is poised to descend upon the Northwestern United States over the next two days, bringing snow as far south as San Francisco after dusting Seattle and Portland, Ore. The Seattle area could see as much as 6 inches of snow before the Arctic air mass moves eastward. Portland can expect between 1 and 3 inches. Only trace amounts are expected to stick on the ground in San Francisco, but the hills around the Bay Area, such as Mount Tamalpias and Mount Diablo, are expected to see accumulations of the white stuff. According to the San Francisco ...
Major Storms Brewing for Both East and West This Week
By Paul Yeager - AOL NewsWild weather has been the norm rather than the exception across the U.S. so far this winter, and major storms are in store again for both the West and the East during the remainder of this week. Locally heavy snow will result in widespread travel delays, and parts of the South will be at risk for tornadoes on Thursday. The western storm will slowly dive south along the Pacific Coast from today through the weekend, while the eastern storm will quickly move from the Plains on Thursday to off the Northeast coast by Friday evening. AOL Weather Resources: Get Your Forecast | National Doppler ...
Kurt Cobain Fans Remember Rock Icon With Park Cleanup
By not in system - AOL NewsFans of rock legend Kurt Cobain celebrated what would have been his 44th birthday on Sunday by cleaning up a Seattle park next to his former home. The cleanup of Viretta Park was organized by local resident Daniel Johnson in conjunction with Seattle City Parks, which donated tools, local TV station KOMO reported. The park has become a gathering spot for fans of the Nirvana frontman, who died in the nearby house in 1994. Grunge-rock-loving pilgrims from all over the world regularly visit to leave mementos at the spot, as well as their names and messages on a bench. Sunday's park makeover ...
Police: 'Polite Robber' Has Criminal Record
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe so-called "polite robber" is really, really sorry. That's according to police, anyway, who say the man caught on video apologizing profusely while allegedly holding up a Seattle convenience store is a convicted felon with a long criminal record that includes armed robbery and forgery. Gregory Paul Hess, 65, whose identity was confirmed to AOL News by Police Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff's office, allegedly decided that robbing a store at gunpoint was no reason to forget his manners. Security cameras show the man walking into a Shell convenience store in Seattle on ...
Polite Robber Holds Up Seattle Convenience Store [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsSEATTLE - The owner of a south Seattle convenience store says a man pulled a gun and asked him for a favor - empty the till. White Center Shell station owner John Henry told KING-TV he asked the man, who was in his 50s, what he meant. The man replied, "I'm robbing you, sir." Henry offered him $40, but the man took all the money, about $300, apologizing and saying he had bills to pay and children to feed. As he left, he said if he ever got back on his feet, he'd pay the money back. The man drove off in a red car. He left fingerprints and video evidence that King County sheriff's ...
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