Kan., Wash. back Boeing for tanker contract
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- With hundreds of new jobs at stake, Kansas officials are keeping an eye on the competition for an Air Force contract to build a new refueling plane....
Spokane Catholic Diocese gets more abuse reports
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- The Catholic Diocese of Spokane has received 21 additional allegations of clergy sex abuse, all by adults who contend they were sexually abused by clergy years ago....
Report: Barbed wire fences deadly to sage grouse
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- An ongoing study found that collisions with a relatively short section of barbed-wire fence killed dozens of sage grouse over a seven-month period, research that could affect a decision on whether to protect the bird under the Endangered Species Act....
Wash. voters get final say on gay partnerships
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington state residents were voting Tuesday whether to approve the state's new "everything but marriage" law or to roll back more than 200 rights and benefits granted to thousands of gay and senior couples....
Wash. election features 3 statehouse contests
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Voters in three Eastern Washington legislative districts chose state House members in special elections Tuesday to replace departed incumbents....
Olympics airspace restrictions affect Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Federal and state aviation officials are advising pilots that airspace restrictions for the Winter Olympics in British Columbia will extend into northwestern Washington....
Antiwar demonstrators cut fence at Bangor sub base
BANGOR, Wash. (AP) -- Five anti-war demonstrators were arrested after cutting through a security fence at the nuclear missile storage facility for Trident submarines at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor....
VP Biden to headline fundraiser for Sen. Murray
SEATTLE (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden headlines a campaign fundraising luncheon for Sen. Patty Murray Friday in Seattle at the Westin Hotel....
$60,000 offered to help catch Seattle cop killer
SEATTLE (AP) -- Police say they have no new information on a suspect or motive in the shooting death of a Seattle police officer as he sat in a parked patrol car on Halloween night....
Lawsuit disputes Lewis County coroner's ruling
CHEHALIS, Wash. (AP) -- A civil trial is under way in Lewis County Superior Court in Chehalis challenging the coroner's ruling that a woman's death in 1998 was suicide....
Slain officer's family thanks community; reward increased
The reward for information that leads to an arrest in the slaying of Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton is now up to $60,000, the Seattle Police Officers' Guild announced Tuesday morning.
Spokane Catholic Diocese gets more abuse reports
The Catholic Diocese of Spokane has received 21 additional allegations of clergy sex abuse, all by adults who contend they were sexually abused by clergy years ago.
Boy, 14, arrested in knife attack at Bainbridge Island High
A 14-year-old boy was arrested for investigation of assault on Monday after he attacked two Bainbridge Island High School students with a knife, according to Bainbridge Island police.
Report: Barbed wire fences deadly to sage grouse
An ongoing study found that collisions with a relatively short section of barbed-wire fence killed dozens of sage grouse over a seven-month period, research that could affect a decision on whether to protect the bird under the Endangered Species Act.
Olympics airspace restrictions affect Washington
Federal and state aviation officials are advising pilots that airspace restrictions for the Winter Olympics in British Columbia will extend into northwestern Washington.
Antiwar demonstrators cut fence at Bangor sub base
BANGOR ? Five anti-war demonstrators were arrested after cutting through a security fence at the nuclear missile storage facility for Trident submarines at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor.
Crash Talk 10/31/09 Hour 1
Michael Tomkins is an attorney specializing in personal injury and employment issues. He is currently litigating cases against insurance company failures to treat consumers properly when their automobiles have been poorly repaired or appraised.
Election Day: Seattle mayor, gay rights measure top ballot
The candidates have doorbelled and debated. They've done the meet-and-greets and they've sent countless Tweets. Election Day has finally arrived. Or, more accurately, the last day to vote has arrived.
Crooks posing as cops rape fast-food worker
Crooks who have masqueraded as police officers and kidnapped and robbed fast-food restaurant managers in the past month struck again Sunday, but this time, police say they've elevated their crimes to rape.
Community mourns as officers check tips in fatal shooting
While neighbors -- many whom had never met Tim Brenton or his wounded partner -- paid tribute, dozens of police who had worked with the fallen officer combed the city, processing tips almost as fast as they came in.
Was woman's murder burglary gone bad or 'assassination'?
Two years after she was found executed in her home, a King County jury will have to decide whether Nancy Floren died at an intruder's hands or those of her husband of 22 years.
Cable television show has van stolen at Sea-Tac
The cast and crew of a cable television show that aims to reunite lost loves instead found themselves in a true crime drama when one of their rental vans was stolen Tuesday at Sea-Tac Airport.
Looking for clues in killing of police officer
All available Seattle police resources are being used to find the person responsible for killing a veteran officer and nearly killing a student trainee as they sat in a parked car Saturday night discussing a traffic stop.
Backyard cottages OK'd in Seattle
Backyard cottages will be allowed in single-family zones throughout Seattle under an ordinance approved by the City Council Monday.
Seattle getting 2,500 electric car charging stations
Next year, Seattle will be one of five cities to get 2,500 charging stations. Consumers who participate will receive a 220-volt charging station in their home under a $100 million federal grant.
Will the bells toll on King Street station?
With King Street station being restored, there's thought that the work should include bells that could toll the time as the station becomes more of a travel hub in Seattle.
AP: La. justice quits after interracial wed flap
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned Tuesday....
Police: 4 more bodies found at Ohio rapist's home
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Authorities say more remains have been discovered at the Cleveland home of a convicted rapist, raising to at least 10 the number of bodies that have been found there....
Police: Pair stole up to 1k bags at Ariz. airport
PHOENIX (AP) -- Two people suspected of stealing up to 1,000 pieces of luggage from baggage claim carousels at Phoenix's airport have been arrested by police who found heaps of the stolen bags strewn throughout their home....
Man gets 2 years for flying stolen plane to US
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A Turkish-Canadian man was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for stealing a plane in Canada and flying over three states before landing along a dark southern Missouri highway....
LA Clippers owner agrees to pay $2.73 million
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling has agreed to pay a record $2.73 million to settle allegations by the government that he refused to rent apartments to Hispanics, blacks and to families with children, the Justice Department announced Tuesday....
Philly transit strike a tough sell in down economy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Even in the best of times, waking up to a surprise transit strike is like a bad dream come true. When the sudden walkout comes during an economic downturn, it becomes more like a public relations nightmare....
Police: Lake search finds no trace of ND students
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) -- Dive teams found no trace of three missing college softball players during a search Tuesday of a North Dakota lake where the women often went star gazing as authorities focused on tracing two cell phone calls made just before the three disappeared....
Election 2009: Test of Obama clout in NJ, Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's political clout was on the line Tuesday as Virginia and New Jersey chose governors in contests that could serve as warning signs for Democrats about the public's mood heading into an important midterm election year....
Gay marriage is put to a vote in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Gay marriage was put to a vote in Maine on Tuesday in a closely watched referendum that gay-rights activists across the country hoped would prove that public opinion is turning in their favor....
