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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 >>
Jason Kipnis' three-run homer in the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners last night. Kipnis' home run came on an 0-1 pitch from Lucas Luetge and capped a two-out rally that...More >>
Today 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. On the anniversary, the U. S. Geological Survey warns that...More >>
A McCleary, Wash., man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for a 2012 attack on a judge and a deputy sheriff in the Grays Harbor County Courthouse in Montesano.More >>
A McCleary, Wash., man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for a 2012 attack on a judge and a deputy sheriff in the Grays Harbor County Courthouse in Montesano.More >>
Snohomish County, Wash., sheriff's officers have lifted a neighborhood lockdown after several hours of intensive searching for a 22-year-old man sought on a warrant.More >>
Snohomish County, Wash., sheriff's officers have lifted a neighborhood lockdown after several hours of intensive searching for a 22-year-old man sought on a warrant.More >>
Spokane police detectives say a man suspected in a fatal shooting refused to obey officers' commands and moved his hand toward his waistband. Police shot and killed the man.More >>
Spokane police detectives say a man suspected in a fatal shooting refused to obey officers' commands and moved his hand toward his waistband. Police shot and killed the man.More >>
