The Weekend Wrap: From Clemmons to Knox

Times like these, you need a snow break. Item 31181, Ben Evans Recreation Program Collection (Record Series 5801-02), Seattle Municipal Archives.

Maurice Clemmons was shot to death by a Seattle patrol officer in the early morning hours of December 1, but the epilogue of the alleged Lakewood cop killer has at least three chapters of its own: the complicity of Clemmons' family and the arrest of his sister, the fate of his aunt's ransacked, tear-gassed home (news of a fundraiser for the damages appeared in CDNews comments), and Washington-Arksansas parole politics.

Yesterday, former UW exchange student Amanda Knox was found guilty on all counts of the charges against her in the murder of Meredith Kercher. The trial in Perugia has been called a "public lynching," which is true in at least one way: No matter her guilt or innocence, Amanda Knox's earlier life--the one with the soccer, Seattle Prep diploma, and study-abroad semester--has officially ended. Plenty of unanswered questions remain.

In the good news column: Amtrak Cascades is getting Wi-Fi in March of 2010, making those hours of unexpected delays a bit more endurable. Michael Cera came to town (now he's visiting Alcatraz, says Twitter, so you can stop trying to spot him). GM Tim Ruskell and the Seahawks parted ways (obviously not good news for Mr. Ruskell, but some of you were lifting beers in celebration), but Mike Holmgren says his schedule is free. You can now subscribe to Cliff Mass's weather blog on your iPhone. (Cliff, I wanna subscribe to Probcast! Gimme!)

Last but now least, he put a ring on it! Seattlepi.com's Mónica Guzmán and Jason Preston got engaged. That's Jason of EatSleepPublish. Twitter is so happy! (This concludes my Larry King impression.)