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Skagit County Jail staffers say the man charged with murdering a well-known Northwest dog trainer was released on bond Tuesday evening. Full Story »

A fierce winter storm hammered more than a dozen states Tuesday with dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds that threatened to create 15-foot drifts in parts of the Upper Midwest. Full Story »

For about an hour Wednesday morning, family members of fallen Lakewood Police Sgt. Mark Renninger will be escorted to the airport for a departure. Authorities warn that traffic delays are likely on the airport's approaches to baggage claim and arrivals between 9 and 10 a.m. Full Story »

Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposed budget, scheduled to be released Wednesday morning, could mean deep cuts in areas including health care, welfare and education. Here are some possible targeted state programs, with cost estimates from the state Senate Ways and Means Committee: Full Story »

Gov. Chris Gregoire plans to propose heavy spending cuts in her latest plan for patching the state's budget deficit, with everything from college grants to health care for the poor in line for major reductions. Full Story »

Chone Figgins is moving to the Seattle Mariners - and perhaps a new position. Full Story »

Two Snohomish County teens were injured, one critically, in an vehicle accident near Arlington Tuesday morning. Full Story »

About 20,000 mourners, mostly members of law enforcement from Washington state and across the country, honored four slain officers who were remembered Tuesday as heroes and loving family members. Full Story »

Bills to open more of the backcountry in national forests to fire-prevention thinning projects and to promote woodburning heating systems in public buildings have been introduced in the U.S. House. Full Story »

The outpouring of support for friends and family of the four slain Lakewood police officers has continued to grow. Full Story »

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The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed spending more than $3 billion to settle claims dating back more than a century that American Indian tribes were swindled out of royalties for oil, gas, grazing and other leases. Full Story »

Gov. Chris Gregoire is expected to call for deep spending cuts as officials start grappling with a $2.6 billion hole in the state budget. Full Story »

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says the city's greenhouse gas emissions last year were 7 percent below those of 1990, which meets the targets set by the Kyoto Protocol. That international agreement calls for reducing emissions by 7 percent from 1990 levels over the five-year period ending in 2012. Full Story »

A University of Washington student recently made a surprising archaeological find on the Seattle campus. While doing some landscaping work near the botany greenhouse, the freshman dug up an ancient Indian artifact. Full Story »

A procession of 2,000 cars followed the flag-draped caskets of four slain police officers to a memorial service Tuesday as thousands of mourners, mostly members of law enforcement from across the country, lined the streets. Full Story »

The Obama administration Tuesday proposed spending more than $3 billion to settle a long-running lawsuit with American Indian tribes that claim they were swindled out of billions of dollars in royalties for oil, gas, grazing and other leases dating back more than a century. Full Story »

A 12-year-old boy was charged today with first-degree robbery after police say he walked into a North Seattle gas station, pointed a gun at a clerk and demanded cash. Full Story »

The national reputation of No. 21 Gonzaga has been built mostly on a platform of fast breaks, outside shooting and sharp passing: A finesse game. Full Story »

The city of Seattle announced this afternoon that its greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 were 7 percent below what they were in 1990 — a target the city had hoped to meet by 2012. But it's not at all clear how or if the city will still meet the goal three years from now. Full Story »

A Boeing Co. executive said Tuesday that fewer customers are deferring jet orders, which may be a sign that things have stopped getting worse for the world's airlines. Full Story »

An activist group is suing the Port of Olympia, claiming that discharges of stormwater from its terminal are polluting south Puget Sound. Full Story »

Five of the nation's largest publishers of newspapers and magazines are teaming up to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle electronic-book reader with their own technology that would display in color and work on a variety of devices. Full Story »

Chone Figgins and the Seattle Mariners have finalized their $36 million, four-year contract. Full Story »

United Airlines is ordering 50 new airplanes the way some people ease into a cold lake. Toes first, and very slowly. Full Story »