Facing a $56 million budget deficit, King County will get out of the animal shelter business by Jan. 31. Officials say they were losing $2 million annually providing animal care and control and can no longer afford to do so. Full Story »
Seattle police combed Greenwood on Monday, trying to find business owners who may have captured video footage of an arsonist who has terrorized the neighborhood since the summer. Full Story »
Anagaw, Dessalegne A, 47 of Auburn, Nov. 3. Archer, Leona A, 79 of Tukwila, Oct. 28. Baxter, John R, 65 of Renton, Oct. 31. Bennett, Sabrinia G, Infant of Renton, Oct. 31. Full Story »
A King County judge has found probable cause to hold Christopher Monfort on suspicion of first-degree attempted murder and aggravated first-degree murder, a charge that could carry a death sentence. Full Story »
A close friend of Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen shot one of Owen's sons in an apparent workplace dispute Monday afternoon and then shot himself in the head, the lieutenant governor said. Full Story »
DNA collected from the scene of Officer Tim Brenton's Oct. 31 homicide and the arson of four police vehicles nine days earlier matched that of Christopher J. Monfort, the man shot Friday by homicide detectives at his Tukwila apartment, police said. Full Story »
In the face of intense public interest related to the slaying of a Seattle police officer, prosecutors and attorneys for former King County Deputy Paul Schene have agreed to postpone the deputy's trial to early January. Full Story »
A Lacey man stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, was the first of the 42 people shot in Thursday's massacre at the sprawling Army base, according to published reports. Full Story »
Washington's new "everything but marriage" law for gay couples has been upheld. But a fight over naming people who tried to overturn it could continue up to the nation's highest court. Full Story »
A 2012 Fantasy: How Washington's endless vote count kept a presidential election holding. Full Story »
Alonzo, Jean R, 84 of Renton, Nov. 3. Auerbach, Doris E, 88 of Issaquah, Nov. 2. Barton, Ross J, 23 of Bothell, Nov. 2. Bob, Rebecca C, 36 of Seattle, Nov. 2. Full Story »
The man suspected of killing a Seattle police officer Halloween night was a loner who had homemade explosives, a military assault rifle and another firearm in his modest Tukwila apartment, investigators said. Full Story »
Massive and unremarkable, the Terrace Apartments was subdued Saturday as residents displaced by the police shooting the night before returned to their homes. Full Story »
The man who police say shot and killed a Seattle police officer, wounded another and is responsible for the arson of four police vehicles was upgraded to serious condition. Full Story »
The man who is a suspect in the Halloween night slaying of a Seattle police officer is a "domestic terrorist" who had explosive devices in his apartment, police officials said Saturday. Full Story »
The man police shot Friday outside a Tukwila apartment complex - who authorities say is a suspect in the Halloween slaying of a Seattle officer - is a 41-year-old man who studied law enforcement issues at UW, sources say. Full Story »
Accused of methodically starving her stepdaughter alongside her husband, Rebecca Arwen Long was sentenced to prison Friday over her attorney's objections. Full Story »
TUKWILA - A suspect in the fatal shooting of Officer Tim Brenton was shot by police in Tukwila after officers followed a tip to an apartment there Friday afternoon. Full Story »
A conservative group has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the release of the names of 138,000 people who signed petitions to overturn the "everything but marriage" same-sex domestic partner law. Full Story »
Police believe the man who killed Seattle police officer Tim Brenton on Oct. 31 may have had weapons training and practiced in the days before the fatal ambush. Full Story »
The Seattle-area housing market should benefit nicely after President Obama extends and expands the homebuyer tax credit, experts said. Full Story »
Fifteen months after a King County sheriff's deputy responding to a routine call found an emaciated girl at her Carnation home, Rebecca Arwen Long is set to be sentenced for methodically starving her stepdaughter. Full Story »
Message from Tuesday: Don't let teabaggers bag the Republican Party. Just look at how well Tim Eyman did. Full Story »
A man was found beaten to death Wednesday morning in a homeless camp, and another homeless man with a history of assaults is being held on $500,000 bail. Full Story »
Adkins, Roy E, 79 of Enumclaw, Oct. 30. Almstedt, Johan O, 47 of Shoreline, Oct. 31. Anderson, Jean H, 82 of Seattle, Nov. 2. Arellano, June G, 71 of Denton, TX, Oct. 31. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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