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Friday, May 17 2013 6:26 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:26:30 GMT
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Saturday is the 33rd anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens that killed 57 people, knocked down a forest and filled the sky and rivers with volcanic ash.More >>
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Saturday is the 33rd anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens that killed 57 people, knocked down a forest and filled the sky and rivers with volcanic ash.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 4:36 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:36:43 GMT
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - As lawmakers wrap up their first week of a special legislative session, Senate majority leaders have asked that more than 30 bills be considered as part of the budget discussions.More >>
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - As lawmakers wrap up their first week of a special legislative session, Senate majority leaders have asked that more than 30 bills be considered as part of the budget discussions.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 2:19 AM EDT2013-05-17 06:19:45 GMT
An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.More >>
An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 1:40 AM EDT2013-05-17 05:40:38 GMT
A new health insurance marketplace for small business owners is taking longer than expected to set up and will not be ready this fall as planned.More >>
A new health insurance marketplace for small business owners is taking longer than expected to set up and will not be ready this fall as planned.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 5:17 PM EDT2013-05-16 21:17:01 GMT
NBCRightNow.com - Officials in Washington are taking their first stab at setting rules for the state's new legal weed industry. Read their full press release below.More >>
NBCRightNow.com - Officials in Washington are taking their first stab at setting rules for the state's new legal weed industry. Read their full press release below.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 2:05 AM EDT2013-05-16 06:05:13 GMT
A 10-year-old boy who plotted to attack a classmate at a Colville Elementary School has been sentenced to 3 to 5 years in a juvenile detention facility.More >>
A 10-year-old boy who plotted to attack a classmate at a Colville Elementary School has been sentenced to 3 to 5 years in a juvenile detention facility.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 4:23 PM EDT2013-05-15 20:23:49 GMT
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago.More >>
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 1:48 PM EDT2013-05-15 17:48:45 GMT
The Employment Security Department says Washington state's unemployment rate dropped to 7 percent in April, the lowest rate since the end of 2008.More >>
The Employment Security Department says Washington State's unemployment rate dropped to 7 percent in April, the lowest rate since the end of 2008.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 12:47 PM EDT2013-05-15 16:47:38 GMT
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, which could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.More >>
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, which could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 1:37 AM EDT2013-05-15 05:37:41 GMT
Crews are gearing up to reopen Chinook Pass this week and it's fairly safe to say, drivers can make travel plans over State Route 410 this weekend.More >>
Crews are gearing up to reopen Chinook Pass this week and it's fairly safe to say, drivers can make travel plans over State Route 410 this weekend.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-05-14 23:25:03 GMT
The National Transportation Safety Board says states across the country should lower the allowed blood alcohol level for drivers from .08 BAC to .05 BAC.More >>
The National Transportation Safety Board says states across the country should lower the allowed blood alcohol level for drivers from .08 BAC to .05 BAC.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:10 PM EDT2013-05-14 23:10:58 GMT
School officials in Republic say former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will give the high school commencement address in the town on June 1.More >>
School officials in Republic say former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will give the high school commencement address in the town on June 1.More >>
LOS ANGELES, Ca - Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.More >>
LOS ANGELES, Ca - Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.More >>
Tuesday, May 14 2013 1:57 AM EDT2013-05-14 05:57:10 GMT
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed Senate Bill 5072, which grants disabled veterans a sales-tax exemption on adaptive equipment needed to safely operate their personal vehicles.More >>
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed Senate Bill 5072, which grants disabled veterans a sales-tax exemption on adaptive equipment needed to safely operate their personal vehicles.More >>
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The sun has fired off a massive flare, the strongest solar eruption this year.More >>
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The sun has fired off a massive flare, the strongest solar eruption this year. The powerful flare occurred Sunday and erupted on the side of the sun that was not facing Earth. More >>
Sunday, May 12 2013 12:41 AM EDT2013-05-12 04:41:38 GMT
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell plan to offer a regional outlook next week for the upcoming fire season across the West.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell plan to offer a regional outlook next week for the upcoming fire season across the West.
Sunday, May 12 2013 12:28 AM EDT2013-05-12 04:28:51 GMT
Aspiring film stars in Everett may have their chance at fame this next week as the crew working on a new movie seeks locals to fill out the scenes.More >>
Aspiring film stars in Everett may have their chance at fame this next week as the crew working on a new movie seeks locals to fill out the scenes.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 7:42 PM EDT2013-05-10 23:42:33 GMT
OREGON- Oregon has the highest rate of non-medical immunization exemptions for kindergartners in the country, and some lawmakers would like to see the number fall. More >>
OREGON- Oregon has the highest rate of non-medical immunization exemptions for kindergartners in the country, and some lawmakers would like to see the number fall. More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 5:55 PM EDT2013-05-10 21:55:52 GMT
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) - Neighbors say a man went on a rampage with a bulldozer-like piece of logging machinery on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, destroying two homes and knocking out power to thousands of people.More >>
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) - Neighbors say a man went on a rampage with a bulldozer-like piece of logging machinery on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, destroying two homes and knocking out power to thousands of people.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 12:38 PM EDT2013-05-10 16:38:03 GMT
U.S. officials say Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, was killed Thursday morning in Mexico City during an apparent robbery.More >>
U.S. officials say Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, was killed Thursday morning in Mexico City during an apparent robbery.More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 6:52 PM EDT2013-05-09 22:52:05 GMT
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Two Republican state representatives want voters to decide whether to overturn a new law that allows immigrants living in Oregon without legal permission to obtain driver's licenses.More >>
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Two Republican state representatives want voters to decide whether to overturn a new law that allows immigrants living in Oregon without legal permission to obtain driver's licenses.More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 1:19 AM EDT2013-05-09 05:19:33 GMT
An 8th district representative's push to make a potentially life-saving measure for students who suffer from epileptic seizure a law, has paid off.More >>
An 8th district representative's push to make a potentially life-saving measure for students who suffer from epileptic seizure a law, has paid off.More >>
The FBI says it still has not made any arrests after searching a downtown Spokane apartment as part of an investigation into the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.More >>
The FBI says it still has not made any arrests after searching a downtown Spokane apartment as part of an investigation into the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.More >>
A new report from the state Department of Revenue shows that online commerce is a big boon for the Whatcom County towns of Blaine and Sumas on the Canadian border.More >>
A new report from the state Department of Revenue shows that online commerce is a big boon for the Whatcom County towns of Blaine and Sumas on the Canadian border.More >>
A Vancouver, Wash.-based organization dedicated to preserving land near the Columbia River has opened a new office in Hood River, Ore., in an effort to raise its profile.More >>
A Vancouver, Wash.-based organization dedicated to preserving land near the Columbia River has opened a new office in Hood River, Ore., in an effort to raise its profile.More >>
Winners of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest were announced Saturday night. The annual contest is held by Region 10 of SPJ to honor journalism in Alaska,...More >>
Winners of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest were announced Saturday night. The annual contest is held by Region 10 of SPJ to honor journalism in Alaska, Oregon,...More >>
Winners of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest were announced Saturday night. The annual contest is held by Region 10 of SPJ to honor journalism in Alaska,...More >>
Winners of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest were announced Saturday night. The annual contest is held by Region 10 of SPJ to honor journalism in Alaska, Oregon,...More >>
Mark Reynolds' fielder's choice with the bases loaded in the ninth inning lifted the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners yesterday. Seattle ace Felix Hernandez will start the third game of...More >>
