The U.S. Army is launching a sweeping, independent review of how it evaluates and diagnoses soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly...>>
The U.S. Army is launching a sweeping, independent review of how it evaluates and diagnoses soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly...>>
Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich won't be running for Congress in Washington state. In an email sent to supporters today, Kucinich wrote that he's decided "that, at this time," he can best serve from outside Congress....>>
A wildlife advocacy group is suing the U.S. Forest Service for the release of documents that discuss the agency's plans to keep a disease that has already killed millions of bats in the U.S. and Canada from spreading to...>>
A wildlife advocacy group is suing the U.S. Forest Service for the release of documents that discuss the agency's plans to keep a disease that has already killed millions of bats in the U.S. and Canada from spreading to...>>
A harbor seal that was rescued on a West Seattle beach, rehabilitated and returned to Puget Sound was found dead three months later, tangled up in fishing line off an Edmonds pier.>>
A harbor seal that was rescued on a West Seattle beach, rehabilitated and returned to Puget Sound was found dead three months later, tangled up in fishing line off an Edmonds pier.>>
The state Supreme Court may decide whether a mural of a purple octopus on a Walla Walla toy store is a violation of the city's sign code or the owner's free speech right.>>
The state Supreme Court may decide whether a mural of a purple octopus on a Walla Walla toy store is a violation of the city's sign code or the owner's free speech right.>>
A convicted sex offender was arrested at a Lynnwood store where he was caught trying to take pictures up a woman's skirt with a camera hidden in his shoe.>>
A convicted sex offender was arrested at a Lynnwood store where he was caught trying to take pictures up a woman's skirt with a camera hidden in his shoe.>>
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn have called a Wednesday news conference to announce a financing agreement with Chris Hansen who hopes to build a new arena to bring NBA and NHL teams to the...>>
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn have called a Wednesday news conference to announce a financing agreement with Chris Hansen who hopes to build a new arena to bring NBA and NHL teams to the...>>
The Whatcom County sheriff's office says a deputy was justified in fatally shooting a man who struck another deputy in the head with a hammer in February 2011 at a home near Lynden.>>
The Whatcom County sheriff's office says a deputy was justified in fatally shooting a man who struck another deputy in the head with a hammer in February 2011 at a home near Lynden.>>
A Cowlitz County Superior Court judge wished he could sentence a Longview embezzler to more than 90 days in jail on Tuesday, but he had to follow sentencing guidelines.>>
A Cowlitz County Superior Court judge wished he could sentence a Longview embezzler to more than 90 days in jail on Tuesday, but he had to follow sentencing guidelines.>>
A search warrant obtained by a Grant County sheriff's detective provides a little more information about a 2-year-old Moses Lake boy who was so malnourished he weighed less than 10 pounds.>>
A search warrant obtained by a Grant County sheriff's detective provides a little more information about a 2-year-old Moses Lake boy who was so malnourished he weighed less than 10 pounds.>>
Josh Beckett redeemed himself less than a week after being booed off the mound, striking out a season-high nine as the Boston Red Sox shut out the Seattle Mariners 5-0 yesterday and extended their winning streak to five....>>
The 911 caller said she had a large dog stuck on the roof of a geodesic dome-style house on northwest Washington's Lummi Island and she couldn't persuade it to come down. So seven firefighters responded.>>
The 911 caller said she had a large dog stuck on the roof of a geodesic dome-style house on northwest Washington's Lummi Island and she couldn't persuade it to come down. So seven firefighters responded.>>
Spokane police say a body found by children playing in a wooded area is that of a 20-year-old woman reported missing by relatives more than a month ago.>>
Spokane police say a body found by children playing in a wooded area is that of a 20-year-old woman reported missing by relatives more than a month ago.>>
An out-of-court settlement has been reached in the civil suit against Spokane police filed by relatives of Otto Zehm, who was beaten to death at the hands of police in 2006.>>
An out-of-court settlement has been reached in the civil suit against Spokane police filed by relatives of Otto Zehm, who was beaten to death at the hands of police in 2006.>>
The Okanogan County prosecutor says he has not yet decided whether to retry a faith-healing couple accused of being criminally responsible for their teenage son's death by failing to call a doctor.>>
The Okanogan County prosecutor says he has not yet decided whether to retry a faith-healing couple accused of being criminally responsible for their teenage son's death by failing to call a doctor.>>
The Seattle Police Department is objecting harshly to reforms proposed by the Justice Department, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press.>>
The Seattle Police Department is objecting harshly to reforms proposed by the Justice Department, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press.>>
A Washington State University researcher will be testing a bee fence as a way to protect the pollinators when they make a beeline for alfalfa fields in Walla Walla County.>>
A Washington State University researcher will be testing a bee fence as a way to protect the pollinators when they make a beeline for alfalfa fields in Walla Walla County.>>
A small boat that capsized in Port Gardner Bay near Everett was found Tuesday morning as officials searched for the body of a man presumed drowned in Monday's accident.>>
A small boat that capsized in Port Gardner Bay near Everett was found Tuesday morning as officials searched for the body of a man presumed drowned in Monday's accident.>>
A court hearing Tuesday in Port Orchard may determine whether assault charges will stand against the adults prosecutors blame for a school shooting that nearly killed a Bremerton girl.>>
A court hearing Tuesday in Port Orchard may determine whether assault charges will stand against the adults prosecutors blame for a school shooting that nearly killed a Bremerton girl.>>
A jury in Tacoma, Wash., is expected to begin deliberating Tuesday after closing arguments in the voyeurism trial of Steve Powell, the father-in-law of Susan Powell who disappeared nearly three years ago in Utah.>>
A jury in Tacoma, Wash., is expected to begin deliberating Tuesday after closing arguments in the voyeurism trial of Steve Powell, the father-in-law of Susan Powell who disappeared nearly three years ago in Utah.>>
A faith-healing Washington couple accused of being criminally responsible for their teenage son's death for failing to call a doctor have been acquitted of second-degree murder charges.>>
A faith-healing Washington couple accused of being criminally responsible for their teenage son's death for failing to call a doctor have been acquitted of second-degree murder charges.>>
A Benton County sheriff's officer says a package left outside the justice center in Kennewick, Wash., was made to look like a bomb with black tape and a pipe, but had no explosive device.>>
A Benton County sheriff's officer says a package left outside the justice center in Kennewick, Wash., was made to look like a bomb with black tape and a pipe, but had no explosive device.>>
The Grant County sheriff's office says a 2-year-old Moses Lake boy who was hospitalized last week remains in critical condition on life support at a Spokane hospital.>>
The Grant County sheriff's office says a 2-year-old Moses Lake boy who was hospitalized last week remains in critical condition on life support at a Spokane hospital.>>
A man says he reached down to pick up a stick lying in the gardening aisle of a Wal-Mart in Idaho, only to discover that it was a rattlesnake that then bit his hand.>>
A man says he reached down to pick up a stick lying in the gardening aisle of a Wal-Mart in Idaho, only to discover that it was a rattlesnake that then bit his hand.>>
Kathi Goertzen, the popular former Seattle KOMO-TV news anchorwoman, has been battling brain tumors since 1998, and recently underwent her ninth surgery.>>
Kathi Goertzen, the popular former Seattle KOMO-TV news anchorwoman, has been battling brain tumors since 1998, and recently underwent her ninth surgery.>>
A 48-year-old man accused of taking tombstones and statuettes from Eastern Washington cemeteries is scheduled to be arraigned this week in Stevens County.>>
A 48-year-old man accused of taking tombstones and statuettes from Eastern Washington cemeteries is scheduled to be arraigned this week in Stevens County.>>
Immigrant rights groups are lobbying King County officials to stop holding suspected illegal immigrants in county jails to challenge a mandatory federal program.>>
Immigrant rights groups are lobbying King County officials to stop holding suspected illegal immigrants in county jails to challenge a mandatory federal program.>>
King County sheriff's deputies have arrested two people in connection with the death of a woman found last weekend in a burned car near Black Diamond.>>
King County sheriff's deputies have arrested two people in connection with the death of a woman found last weekend in a burned car near Black Diamond.>>
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a research fellowship to a University of Idaho student to develop a computer model involving aspects of the Columbia River Treaty.>>
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a research fellowship to a University of Idaho student to develop a computer model involving aspects of the Columbia River Treaty.>>
A testing protest by parents in one western Washington school district isn't likely to affect the state budget. But the parents feel they got their message out that statewide academic testing is a waste of money.>>
A testing protest by parents in one western Washington school district isn't likely to affect the state budget. But the parents feel they got their message out that statewide academic testing is a waste of money.>>
In a small greenhouse just outside the fence at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women, nearly 1,800 rare butterflies await release into what conservationists hope will become their new permanent homes in prairies around...>>
In a small greenhouse just outside the fence at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women, nearly 1,800 rare butterflies await release into what conservationists hope will become their new permanent homes in prairies around...>>
As the highway to Mount St. Helens reopens this weekend, the Forest Service is warning of "very high" avalanche risk for people thinking of climbing the volcano.>>
As the highway to Mount St. Helens reopens this weekend, the Forest Service is warning of "very high" avalanche risk for people thinking of climbing the volcano.>>
Sheriff's detectives in Snohomish County are investigating the death of a 57-year-old Arlington, Wash., man who told hospital personnel he had been involved in a recent fight.>>
Sheriff's detectives in Snohomish County are investigating the death of a 57-year-old Arlington, Wash., man who told hospital personnel he had been involved in a recent fight.>>
Sound Transit officials say someone has stolen about 70,000 pounds of valuable copper cable from a tunnel inside the elevated light rail track between Seatac and Seattle.>>
Sound Transit officials say someone has stolen about 70,000 pounds of valuable copper cable from a tunnel inside the elevated light rail track between Seatac and Seattle.>>
A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song "Stronger" has become an online sensation.>>
A video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-synching and dancing to the popular Kelly Clarkson song "Stronger" has become an online sensation.>>
The Nature Conservancy has started work on a project to remove an old farm dike and restore 150 acres of estuary at the mouth of the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood.>>
The Nature Conservancy has started work on a project to remove an old farm dike and restore 150 acres of estuary at the mouth of the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood.>>
The Kitsap County prosecutor has ruled that Poulsbo (PAULS-bow) police acted responsibly last February when they fatally shot an agitated, angry man who had fired a gun in a tire store and then began moving toward some...>>
The Kitsap County prosecutor has ruled that Poulsbo (PAULS-bow) police acted responsibly last February when they fatally shot an agitated, angry man who had fired a gun in a tire store and then began moving toward some...>>
The attorney for Darold Stenson says she is pleased that the Washington state Supreme Court overwhelmingly sided with her client and reversed his conviction and death sentence and ordered a new trial>>
The attorney for Darold Stenson says she is pleased that the Washington state Supreme Court overwhelmingly sided with her client and reversed his conviction and death sentence and ordered a new trial>>
People lined the streets near a Seattle waterfront home and a downtown theater as President Barack Obama was in Washington's largest city for fundraisers. Several people waved signs thanking the president for his new...>>
People lined the streets near a Seattle waterfront home and a downtown theater as President Barack Obama was in Washington's largest city for fundraisers. Several people waved signs thanking the president for his new...>>
A court hearing Tuesday in Port Orchard may determine whether assault charges will stand against the adults prosecutors blame for a school shooting that nearly killed a Bremerton girl.>>
A court hearing Tuesday in Port Orchard may determine whether assault charges will stand against the adults prosecutors blame for a school shooting that nearly killed a Bremerton girl.>>
Washington eighth graders do better than the national average on a science test that is given to kids across the country. But two-thirds of the middle school students given the national science assessment still aren't...>>
Washington eighth graders do better than the national average on a science test that is given to kids across the country. But two-thirds of the middle school students given the national science assessment still aren't...>>
Microsoft's Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook's social network and Twitter's messaging service to showcase information unlikely to be found on Google.>>
Microsoft's Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook's social network and Twitter's messaging service to showcase information unlikely to be found on Google.>>
A man was safely rescued from his burning boat Thursday morning in Agate Passage, between Bainbridge Island and the north end of the Kitsap Peninsula.>>
A man was safely rescued from his burning boat Thursday morning in Agate Passage, between Bainbridge Island and the north end of the Kitsap Peninsula.>>
The Washington state Supreme Court has reversed the conviction and death sentence of Darold Stenson and called for a new trial in his double murder case.>>
The Washington state Supreme Court has reversed the conviction and death sentence of Darold Stenson and called for a new trial in his double murder case.>>
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has approved a defense funding bill that would delay efforts to end a program in Oklahoma City to upgrade the cockpits of U.S. Air Force C-130 transport planes.>>
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has approved a defense funding bill that would delay efforts to end a program in Oklahoma City to upgrade the cockpits of U.S. Air Force C-130 transport planes.>>
The Cascades Volcano Observatory was created because of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, but the Vancouver lab does more than monitor threatening mountains in Washington and Oregon.>>
The Cascades Volcano Observatory was created because of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, but the Vancouver lab does more than monitor threatening mountains in Washington and Oregon.>>
Spokane police say they have DNA evidence that may identify the man who killed Sharlotte McGill on May 3 as she was walking her dog along the Spokane River.>>
Spokane police say they have DNA evidence that may identify the man who killed Sharlotte McGill on May 3 as she was walking her dog along the Spokane River.>>
President Barack Obama is taking his just-announced support for same-sex marriage on a fundraising tour capped by a Hollywood dinner at the home of movie star George Clooney.>>
President Barack Obama is taking his just-announced support for same-sex marriage on a fundraising tour capped by a Hollywood dinner at the home of movie star George Clooney.>>
A man accused of stabbing three of his former lawyers with pencils and one with a pen has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2011 death of an acquaintance.>>
A man accused of stabbing three of his former lawyers with pencils and one with a pen has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2011 death of an acquaintance.>>
The Spokane County sheriff's office says an area business reports that a copper wire theft will cost it more than $100,000 in repairs and lost business.>>
The Spokane County sheriff's office says an area business reports that a copper wire theft will cost it more than $100,000 in repairs and lost business.>>
A lawyer for the Reno Air Racing Association says they are working with attorneys for several families of victims of September's deadly crash to try to settle their lawsuits out of court.>>
A lawyer for the Reno Air Racing Association says they are working with attorneys for several families of victims of September's deadly crash to try to settle their lawsuits out of court.>>
Two young Washington state girls who were neighbors of Steve Powell testified that they did not know they were being photographed while in their bathroom.>>
Two young Washington state girls who were neighbors of Steve Powell testified that they did not know they were being photographed while in their bathroom.>>
Lawyers for a Seattle couple who drew welfare benefits while living in a million-dollar waterfront home say they will plead guilty next Wednesday in federal court.>>
Lawyers for a Seattle couple who drew welfare benefits while living in a million-dollar waterfront home say they will plead guilty next Wednesday in federal court.>>
A proposed amendment in the U.S. House Armed Services Committee would - if accepted - delay efforts to end a program in Oklahoma City to upgrade the cockpits of U.S. Air Force C-130 transport planes.>>
A proposed amendment in the U.S. House Armed Services Committee would - if accepted - delay efforts to end a program in Oklahoma City to upgrade the cockpits of U.S. Air Force C-130 transport planes.>>
Opponents of gay marriage say they have more than half of the signatures they need to qualify a proposed referendum seeking to overturn a law legalizing gay marriage in Washington state.>>
Opponents of gay marriage say they have more than half of the signatures they need to qualify a proposed referendum seeking to overturn a law legalizing gay marriage in Washington state.>>
Police say an injured passenger from an Ocean Shores hit-and-run was first taken to a residence before he reached a hospital where he was dead on arrival.>>
Police say an injured passenger from an Ocean Shores hit-and-run was first taken to a residence before he reached a hospital where he was dead on arrival.>>
The Washington Ecology Department is asking the Corps of Engineers to develop a cumulative study of plans for coal export terminals in the Northwest.>>
The Washington Ecology Department is asking the Corps of Engineers to develop a cumulative study of plans for coal export terminals in the Northwest.>>
The Thurston County sheriff's office says the driver of a stolen rental car hit 150 mph while trying to get away from police on a 50-mile chase on Interstate 5.>>
The Thurston County sheriff's office says the driver of a stolen rental car hit 150 mph while trying to get away from police on a 50-mile chase on Interstate 5.>>
The Washington State Patrol says both a motorcyclist and a state trooper drove off a 20-foot embankment Tuesday evening during a high-speed chase near Port Angeles. The unidentified motorcyclist died.>>
The Washington State Patrol says both a motorcyclist and a state trooper drove off a 20-foot embankment Tuesday evening during a high-speed chase near Port Angeles. The unidentified motorcyclist died.>>
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to announce more than 100 cutting-edge global health grants on Wednesday. They will pay for research ranging from unmanned drones to deliver vaccines to using temporary tattoos...>>
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to announce more than 100 cutting-edge global health grants on Wednesday. They will pay for research ranging from unmanned drones to deliver vaccines to using temporary tattoos...>>
A Richland, Wash., man says he's been told that his three labradoodle dogs were fatally shot shortly after they escaped from the backyard of his home.>>
A Richland, Wash., man says he's been told that his three labradoodle dogs were fatally shot shortly after they escaped from the backyard of his home.>>
The King County medical examiner says a body found inside a torched car in a rural, wooded area of the county is that of a 39-year-old Kent, Wash., woman who was a homicide victim.>>
The King County medical examiner says a body found inside a torched car in a rural, wooded area of the county is that of a 39-year-old Kent, Wash., woman who was a homicide victim.>>
By JEFF BARNARD AP Environmental Writer A new federal study found more than 100 toxic substances from everyday life are making their way through wastewater treatment plants into the Columbia River.>>
By JEFF BARNARD AP Environmental Writer A new federal study found more than 100 toxic substances from everyday life are making their way through wastewater treatment plants into the Columbia River.>>
King County prosecutors say they won't file criminal charges against a Seattle assistant police chief who was under investigation for allegations of official misconduct.>>
King County prosecutors say they won't file criminal charges against a Seattle assistant police chief who was under investigation for allegations of official misconduct.>>
The parents of a mentally ill Bainbridge Island man who was shot by police and then left to bleed to death can purse their lawsuit - and the judge says the family can seek damages for pain and suffering, even where state law...>>
The parents of a mentally ill Bainbridge Island man who was shot by police and then left to bleed to death can purse their lawsuit - and the judge says the family can seek damages for pain and suffering, even where state law...>>
The Washington State Patrol has completed a criminal investigation into allegations of official misconduct by Seattle assistant police chief Mike Sanford.>>
The Washington State Patrol has completed a criminal investigation into allegations of official misconduct by Seattle assistant police chief Mike Sanford.>>
The Washington Transportation Department says a scenic drive through Mount Rainier National Park reopens Tuesday with the noon lifting of the gates to Cayuse Pass on the east side of the mountain.>>
The Washington Transportation Department says a scenic drive through Mount Rainier National Park reopens Tuesday with the noon lifting of the gates to Cayuse Pass on the east side of the mountain.>>
Republican leaders in Washington are bracing for a combative state convention as supporters of presidential candidate Ron Paul look to seize more delegates.>>
Republican leaders in Washington are bracing for a combative state convention as supporters of presidential candidate Ron Paul look to seize more delegates.>>
Once an icon of Puget Sound, the ferry Kalakala (kuh-LAHK'-uh-luh) is in such fragile shape it may not withstand being evicted from a Tacoma moorage and could have to be scrapped.>>
Once an icon of Puget Sound, the ferry Kalakala (kuh-LAHK'-uh-luh) is in such fragile shape it may not withstand being evicted from a Tacoma moorage and could have to be scrapped.>>
A wildlife advocacy group is suing the U.S. Forest Service for the release of documents that discuss the agency's plans to keep a disease that has already killed millions of bats in the U.S. and Canada from spreading to...>>
A wildlife advocacy group is suing the U.S. Forest Service for the release of documents that discuss the agency's plans to keep a disease that has already killed millions of bats in the U.S. and Canada from spreading to...>>
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter expects Republican leaders meeting in June at the GOP state convention to weigh the merits of the new closed primary election following yesterday's record-low turnout. Otter tells The Associated...>>
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter expects Republican leaders meeting in June in Twin Falls at the GOP state convention to weigh the merits of the new closed primary election following Tuesday's record-low turnout.>>
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter expects Republican leaders meeting in June in Twin Falls at the GOP state convention to weigh the merits of the new closed primary election following Tuesday's record-low turnout.>>
Lawmakers will have to approve $1.6 million in staffing increases and other costs for the Idaho Department of Correction under an agreement designed to bring a decades-old lawsuit over conditions at a Boise-area prison to an...>>
Lawmakers will have to approve $1.6 million in staffing increases and other costs for the Idaho Department of Correction under an agreement designed to bring a decades-old lawsuit over conditions at a Boise-area prison to an...>>
Democratic U.S. House candidate Jimmy Farris had a tougher-than-expected primary night with a rival whose highest-profile campaign appearance was with a state court judge.>>
Democratic U.S. House candidate Jimmy Farris had a tougher-than-expected primary night with a rival whose highest-profile campaign appearance was with a state court judge.>>
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