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TACOMA (AP) — The city of Tacoma hopes to sell naming rights to the Tacoma Dome. Facilities Director Kim Bedier says the city could use the money to help renovate the three-decade-old wooden building. … More »For sale: Naming rights for Tacoma Dome

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Renovation work starts this summer on the highest outhouse in Washington. The National Park Service plans to upgrade the toilets at Camp Muir, which is at the 10,000-foot … More »New outhouse planned at Mount Rainier's 10,000-foot-high Camp Muir

(Updated at 2 p.m. with The Stranger’s response.) Any remaining doubt about who The Stranger newspaper would back in this year’s crowded mayor’s race is probably settled by a story the weekly paper posted … More »The Stranger seems to be sticking with the mayor in re-election campaign

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, endorsed same-sex marriage Wednesday, making her possibly the fourth Senate Republican to do so, if one counts Susan Collins of Maine, who led the fight to repeal … More »Republican Lisa Murkowski endorses same-sex marriage

God is no longer Courtney Stodden’s only plastic surgeon. The Ocean Shores 18-year-old has now proudly announced that she underwent plastic surgery to enlarge her breasts. She told all to Eonline. She … More »Courtney Stodden gets boob job, happy about it

From Chron.com: Curiousity has taken a plethora — yes, a plethora — of wonderful images from the surface of Mars. You can see more of Curiosity’s greatest hits, so far, in the slideshow above. In response … More »Amazing photos of Mars, courtesy of Curiosity

OREGON CITY, Ore. - Police and Clackamas County sheriff's detectives say two men stole 17 pallets of watermelon -- about 5 tons -- from grocery stores in Beaverton and Tigard. Officials say they hit WinCo … More »Ore. police believe men stole tons of watermelon to support meth habit

New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz promised a new plan to clean up Hanford by the end of this summer. During his first official visit to Hanford since being confirmed a month ago, Moniz met with reporters … More »DOE Secretary promises new Hanford plan by end of summer

A North Bend arborist is using his climbing skills for a higher purpose – rescuing cats stuck in trees! In addition to managing trees, Shaun Sears and Tom Otto operate “Canopy Cat Rescue.” They offer their … More »Mountain climbing arborist uses skills to rescue cats from trees

A Roseburg resident is cleaning up the mess, after a tornado, yes a tornado, touched down near Roseburg Tuesday. More »Tornado touches down near Roseburg, could be first on record in region

A number of women in a fitness class in Seward Park were attacked Saturday morning by a man armed with a stick and later claiming to be a robot, according to the Seattle Police Department. More »Man attacks women's fitness class in park, claims to be robot

The U.S. attorney's office says a Renton man who made $40,000 selling generic pieces of glasswork on the Internet as Chihuly artwork pleaded guilty Wednesday in Seattle. More »Renton man pleads guilty to selling fake Chihulys

The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is back open to traffic today, less than a month after a section of the bridge collapsed when it struck by an oversize load.. Southbound lanes opened before … More »Skagit River bridge now open to traffic

BOISE -- Zoo Boise is celebrating the birth of a new, baby monkey. Zoo officials say the baby boy is a black-crested mangabey monkey, born to parents Murphy and Betty just last week. Although the baby … More »It's a boy: Baby monkey first of its kind to be born at Zoo Boise

PASCO, Wash. -- Franklin County Sheriff's deputies say missing Idaho woman, Rashelle Klontz, was found Monday about a quarter mile from where she disappeared in Pasco. A farmer found Klontz lying in a … More »Idaho woman missing from fruit stand found OK

The U.S. Attorney's Office said a Renton man who made $40,000 selling generic pieces of glasswork on the Internet as Dale Chihuly artwork pleaded guilty Wednesday. Michael Little, 35, was arrested in April … More »Renton man pleads guilty to selling fake Chihuly art

Construction began Wednesday on a solar-powered Pacific Science Center art installation done in coordination with Seattle City Light. Artist Dan Corson’s design has five flowers up to 33 feet tall that … More »New exhibit being installed at Pacific Science Center

Seattle police said a man woke up in the morning to find a strange man sleeping next to him in his bed. Police were called to the 1400 block of East Howell Street around 6:19 a.m. last week where the victim … More »Man awakes to find stranger sleeping next to him in bed

It took 19 days but today was our first “June Gloom” day. OK at least if feels pretty good with highs near 70 and only a few showers. Most of the rain through Thursday will be north of Seattle and … More »Summer starts Thursday night

OREGON CITY, Ore. (KPTV) – The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says a man arrested with his adult son for child sex abuse lived in Washington state at one point and may have victims there. U.S. Marshals … More »Accused child abuser may have victims in Wash. state, police say

MOUNT VERNON — Less than a month after a bridge span collapsed into the Skagit River, a temporary roadway is now in place and traffic is once again flowing on Interstate 5. Drivers and local businesses … More »Commuters, businesses rejoice at Skagit River bridge reopening

The best-selling author dishes on her prolific career, her favorite characters and the Wizard of Oz. More »Book City: 48 books and J.A. Jance still isn't tired

Too bad the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wasn't watching before it declared that climate change will be off the table for its environmental review of coal-export terminals in the Pacific Northwest. More »KCTS 'Coal' documentary gets smacked by timing problem but stands up well

A new state revenue forecast gives the Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee more money for the upcoming budget. But are they any nearer a deal? More »Will an extra $320 million patch things up around Olympia?

By Jennifer D. Munro “We couldn’t find any place to eat,” my dad lamented, “so--” “--we kept going to the QFC deli,” my mom interrupted him. “We went twice in one day. Those Boar’s Head sandwiches are … More »At Large in Ballard: The secret sauce of marriage

Update, June 19, 12:20 p.m. Copper Gate will be replaced by a new bar called Olaf's, according to a liquor license application in to the Liquor Control Board. So, sounds like the new place will also pay … More »Copper Gate bar sold, closing on June 30

It might be fair to say that paddling has saved Rob Casey’s life. Shortly after 9/11 happened, Casey suffered one of the first -- but not yet the worst -- recessions in his business as a photographer. … More »Ballardite finds solace out on sea