We guess Forbes went back to measuring rich folks. It was announced today, courtesy of Forbes' annual billionaires list, that Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. The title now belongs to U.S. financier Warren Buffett, who had a very good year in 2007. He saw his wealth jump from an estimated $52 billion to $62 billion. A $10 billion year in the midst of a recession--wow. Interestingly, Buffett saw......

Since his car was stolen, Eric Schoenlerber had been taking the bus to get around. This morning while riding the bus to work, he spotted a very familiar car in a 7-11 parking lot--his car. Schoenlerber got off the bus and called police, who responded to the location on lower Queen Anne. Despite three police cars boxing in the stolen vehicle, the suspects broke through the barricade and headed against traffic down Fourth Avenue.......

In other Washington State primate news....a Spokane family's illegal pet monkey, escaped from their home Thursday and went on a biting rampage. A group of friends walking their dog first noticed the monkey running down the street. "At first I thought it was cute, until it growled," said Grey Pressitin, who encountered the monkey on 16th Avenue. After the growling, the group realized the monkey might be aggressive and tried to run away from......

Photo from Seattlest Flickr User Matt Westervelt Next season on The Deadliest Catch? A Seattle-based fish processor is on its way back home after it caught fire in the Bering Sea. The Pacific Glacier caught fire on Tuesday night, forcing the majority of its 106 crew members into rescue rafts. In the Bering Sea. In the middle of the night. In the depth of an Arctic winter. No thank you. The fire started in......

Scientology Protest on Aurora Ave. photos courtesy of Flickr User bh88keys Yesterday a group known only as "Anonymous" organized a world-wide day of action against Scientology. The protests, occurred in 14 countries and 50 cities, including Seattle. The protests hoped to raise questions about Scientology's practices and their tax-exempt status in the US. The stated goal of Anonymous is to "systematically dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form," which they believe is......