Ten days after word leaked out that the Mariners and Yankees were swapping premier young talents Jesus Montero and Michael Pineda, the teams on Monday finalized what Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik called “an old-fashion baseball trade.”

“We had a need, and to get a really good player, you have to give up good players,” Zduriencik said once the deal was announced following completion of Montero’s physical exams. “Neither one of us was trying to walk away from this thinking we got the upper hand. There were no contracts involved, it was strictly talent for talent.”

Ten days after word leaked out that the Mariners and Yankees were swapping premier young talents Jesus Montero and Michael Pineda, the teams on Monday finalized what Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik called “an old-fashion baseball trade.” More >

A man shot four times in West Seattle on Saturday night has died from his wounds, according to Seattle police.

The shooting occurred at about 9:45 p.m. near Morgan Junction Park. The victim, 36, drove himself to a nursing home, where police found him.

A suspect was booked into King County Jail for investigation of assault, a charge that will likely be modified now that the victim has died.

Weather is still causing headaches in Seattle, as an ice storm settled in Thursday night, leaving 180,000 people in the Puget Sound area without electricity, and closing runways at Sea-Tac Airport, according to Bloomberg.

KTUU-TV reports that Alaska Airlines, the airport’s largest carrier, announced that after cancelling hundreds of flights on Thursday, it has pre-emptively cancelled dozens of Friday flights, with rain expected to last into Friday. Bloomberg reported Thursday night that at least 64 total Seattle flights had been pre-canceled.

A historic snow and ice storm paralyzed Seattle on Thursday, shutting the airport and schools, causing car crashes, downing trees and cutting power to at least 90,000 households as blown-out transformers lit up the skies. More >

Seattle, a city more accustomed to rain than snow, prepared for a potentially major snow storm to hit Wednesday as the city’s mayor urged residents to stay off roads and school officials prepared for the worst.

Snow has been falling steadily in various parts of western Washington and Oregon since the weekend, but meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Seattle said the biggest amounts could come on Wednesday.

The Justice Department says no criminal charges will be filed against a former Seattle police officer who shot and killed a Native American woodcarver in 2010.

John T. Williams had just crossed a street while holding a knife and a block of wood when Officer Ian Birk ordered him to drop the knife and then shot him to death.

Many residents saw it as an unnecessary use of force. It sparked a riot near the intersection where Williams was shot.

You didn’t just watch this game. You felt it, too.

It felt like Washington guard Tony Wroten’s left elbow and tailbone, which met the hardwood floor in the most forceful manner. More >