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Levi Pulkkinen

Levi is a reporter for seattlepi.com

Stories By Levi Pulkkinen

These dead Seattle brands are worth remembering

Some brands were huge – looking at you Washington Mutual. Some were beloved. Some were barely there. Levi Pulkkinen

23 things that let you know you’re done with Seattle

Seattle can be a bit much. Here are 23 ends to the sentence, “You know it’s time to leave Seattle when …” Levi Pulkkinen

These dead Seattle brands are worth remembering

The Emerald City has seen its share of hits, brand-wise. Here's a look at some Seattle-born brands that didn't hold up. Some were huge – looking at you Washington Mutual. Some were barely there. They're all gone now. By LEVI PULKKINEN

24 things that let you know you’re done with Seattle

The Jet City can be a bit much. Here are 24 ends to the sentence, "You know it's time to leave Seattle when ..." By Levi Pulkkinen

‘Singles,’ and the rest of the films shot in Seattle

"Singles" reflects a Seattle moment, those seconds before grunge tipped over, before Microsoft exploded, before the city started getting serious. A plane-making timber town at the edge of the empire was about to become something more. For the... By Levi Pulkkinen

Seattle women in the street: A quick history

For Washington women, political protest is a tradition as old as the Evergreen State. By LEVI PULKKINEN

Science says daylight saving time should last forever

In the United States, daylight saving time stretches two-thirds of the year. It should be the standard, and only, time. By Levi Pulkkinen

Blue sky is back -- briefly; here's where to enjoy it from

Summer is burning to a close in Seattle, and after the August we've had it's not a moment too soon. Of course, by the end our summer fun was clouded over by the thick smoke that clogged the air and made it unhealthy (sometimes very unhealthy)... By Zosha Millman and Levi Pulkkinen

Limbo: Seattle man who killed at 14 wonders if he’ll be freed

Jeremiah "J.J." Bourgeois was 14 when he killed a man and injured another in a shooting at a West Seattle convenience store. Twenty-five years later, Bourgeois appears to be the picture of reform. Why can't he get free? By Levi Pulkkinen

A motorcyclist who fatally shot a driver during a roadside fight on Interstate 5 won't face charges, the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday. By Levi Pulkkinen

Indictment: Men smuggled $2.3M in parts to Iran oil firms

Three men accused of smuggling industrial equipment into Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle. By Levi Pulkkinen

Jury acquits jail officer accused of assisting drug dealers

A corrections officer at an Aberdeen jail accused of providing information to southwest Washington drug traffickers has been acquitted. By Levi Pulkkinen

Gangster whose gang moved on: ‘Having a gun I felt protected’

As a boy in Seattle's South Park neighborhood , Paul Esparza helped Sureno Villains "slowed down and ultimately stopped operating as a gang" in the years after Esparza was released from juvenile detention. By Levi Pulkkinen

A fleeing driver broke away from police after repeated ramming by police only to be apprehended in Auburn. By Levi Pulkkinen

Riverine chase after man killed, burned in remote treehouse

A shooting at a rural Pierce County treehouse left a man dead, a woman shot and their suspected assailant captured after being spotted fleeing down the Carbon River. By Levi Pulkkinen

Ranked: Industries shortchanging Seattle-area women

Differences in experience and education can't explain why Washington women are getting shorted. But the gender pay gap is not uniform. Check out occupations present the greatest pay differential for King County women. By Levi Pulkkinen

Science says daylight saving time should last forever

In the United States, daylight saving time stretches two-thirds of the year. It should be the standard, and only, time. By Levi Pulkkinen

Manhunt on after woman found decapitated near survivalist bunker

A 26-year-old woman was found decapitated on a northwest Washington property, prompting a search for a man described as a "person of interest" in the slaying. By Levi Pulkkinen

It bites: Seattle neighborhoods ranked by animal attacks

Seattle police respond to dozens of animal attacks each year, but the toll isn't evenly spread around the city. By Levi Pulkkinen

Fraudster promised green card Seattle girl needed for college

A Texas man caught scamming dozens of undocumented immigrants out of thousands of dollars will learn the cost of his crimes Friday, as federal prosecutors in Seattle seek a four-year prison term for the long-running fraud. By Levi Pulkkinen