A vendor who bought a piece of studio pottery simply ‘because she liked it’ is expected to receive a handsome return on her investment when the piece comes to auction in October.

Sue Ward told KOMO News her son Richard John Ward, AKA "Ole," was run over and killed at busy 15th and Market Street in Ballard on Feb. 1 around 1:20 a.m. Witnesses told police the driver fled on ...