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Detectives are desperate for new leads in the cold-case killing of a young man inside his apartment.In September 2006, John Schuloler was found dead in his first-floor apartment, lying in bed. An investigation determined the 23 year old was killed by blunt-force trauma to the head.   There were no...more signs of forced entry, but detectives now believe it was a burglary gone wrong, and that Schuloler might have briefly fought with the intruder."It has all the twists and turns of a mystery novel," said Schuloler's mother, Lani Faye. "I mean, it's turning out to be more complicated than I ever would have guessed."At least one notable item was stolen: an army-green, REI backpack that Schuloler always carried. Police say it could be an important clue -- even after all these years."For it to be gone is not normal for him," said Faye. Faye never thought it would take this long to find the person who killed her son. But it's been nearly three and a half years since her son was murdered, and the

The West Seattle Jack in the Box restaurant at 4203 Admiral Way S.W. was robbed at gunpoint early this morning. The crooks pistol whipped the employee.

KOMO reporter Denise Whitaker sent in this video of the biggest jumbojet Boeing has ever built making its inaugural fight at Paine Field Monday afternoon.As the sun peeked through the clouds over the airport, the massive 747-8 lifted off just after 12:30 with Capt. Mark Feuerstein, 747 chief pilot,...more and Capt. Tom Imrich, senior 747 test pilot, at the controls. Fog and low clouds earlier in the morning delayed the scheduled liftoff by over two hours.The 747-8 is 250 feet long, which is 18 feet longer than current jumbo 747s. This version is a cargo freighter, although Boeing also plans a passenger version of the plane that could carry 467 people.The company says the big jet performed well on taxi tests on Saturday and reached a top speed of about 103.5 mph.The new 747-8 has new wings, engines and technology to make it more fuel-efficient, quieter, and have lower emissions than current 747-400 models. Boeing lists 76 orders for the freighter and 32 for the 747-8 passenger jet, with the

One of the oldest structures on the Sammamish Plateau--the Freed house--could be dismantled. The city of Sammamish originally wanted to preserve the Freed House on 212th Ave and move it to the new town center but the city council says that is too expensive.  They now propose dismantling the home, despite protests from the local historical society.