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The Washington State Patrol says a semi-truck driver fell asleep and crashed into a tree Saturday morning, blocking the eastbound lanes of state Route 8 for hours. More »All lanes of east WA 8 blocked after truck crash

The vice chairman of the Spokane Tribe has resigned under pressure from tribal members. More »Vice chair of Spokane Tribe resigns under pressure

The city of Port Angeles has agreed to pay a man $125,000 to settle a claim from last year that police used excessive force in catching him after he fled on a bicycle. More »Port Angeles pays $125K to settle police claim

Boulder Creek fault in 6.8 magnitude quake. Photo: Washington State Earthquake Hazards Scenario Catalog Boulder Creek fault in 6.8 magnitude quake - hardest hit county. More »Just how devastating will earthquakes be in Washington?

The conservative mayor of Canada’s largest city, after keeping silent for a week, called a no-questions news conference on Friday to deny reports that he had used crack cocaine. “I do not use crack cocaine, … More »Toronto mayor: ‘I do not use crack’

Fox News boss Roger Ailes is decrying what he alleges is the Obama administration’s “attempt to intimidate Fox News” and saying that administration explanations/excuses will not survive “the test of decency, … More »Fox News host: ‘Punch’ Obama voters ‘in the face’

The Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team is investigating an assault that left two people injured in Monroe on Friday night.  Police say the incident began at about 7 p.m. when a 32-year-old … More »Victim and suspect both hospitalized after Monroe stabbing

A police chase ended with a crash in Mountlake Terrace on Friday night. Authorities say police were chasing a  man and a woman in a van -- wanted on warrants.     Their van t-boned another van at 44th … More »Police chase ends in fatal accident in Mountlake Terrace

SEATTLE - Amtrak says it plans to add one daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham in the coming weeks to help travelers affected by the Interstate 5 highway bridge collapse near Mount Vernon. In … More »Amtrak adding one daily round trip north of Seattle

A high-speed police chase ended Friday night in a violent wreck that sent three people to the hospital. More »Elderly man killed in violent Mountlake Terrace car crash

Amtrak says it plans to add one daily round trip between Seattle and Bellingham in the coming weeks to help travelers affected by the Interstate 5 highway bridge collapse near Mount Vernon. More »After bridge collapse, Amtrak adding 1 daily round trip north of Seattle

Budget cuts mean the Ohanapecosh visitor center will remain closed this summer, the Ohanapecosh campground will close two weeks early, and Cougar Rock campground will lose six weeks of its season. More »Sequestration to affect access to Mount Rainer National Park

OLYMPIA, Wash.  -- The Washington Corrections Department says the father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell won't be released from prison Thursday. He's been serving time for recording images of … More »Steven Powell won't leave prison Thursday

VANCOUVER -- A Beaverton police officer already accused of food stamp fraud was arrested by SWAT officers at his Vancouver, Wash., home in connection with the sexual assault of a 5-year-old child. Christopher … More »Beaverton cop arrested in Vanc. for child rape

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools and programs, an ambitious plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define -- for better or worse -- Mayor … More »Chicago Board of Ed votes to close 50 schools

Experts said the Skagit River Bridge was vulnerable to big blows. Although the 1955 bridge is not considered structurally deficient, it is rated as fracture critical, which means there's no redundancy … More »Experts Skagit River Bridge is considered ‘fracture critical’

One man was cut after a Friday afternoon fight near Victor Steinbrueck Park and the Pike Place Market - and it’s the second stabbing in that area in two weeks. Shortly after 5 p.m., police in the 1900 … More »Man stabbed near Pike Place Market

A police SWAT team shot and killed a Fife man after he held his son hostage and even used him as a human shield, police said. Fife police said Leonard Thomas, 30, called his mother to get his son Thursday … More »Man shot by police after using child as human shield

Hipsters are making beer more expensive, or at least that’s the argument that’s been popular the last couple of days. But the brewing industry — run by enormous multinational conglomerates — has been planning … More »Beer getting pricey? The industry has been planning it for years

SKAGIT COUNTY — Q13 Fox analyst C.R. Douglas has the political impact of the I-5 bridge collapse in Washington. … More »C.R. Douglas: Bridge collapse impact in state

MUKILTEO — A 23 year old Snohomish County woman was rescued from the Mukilteo waterfront Friday afternoon after a log pinned her leg to a rock, according to the Everett Herald . It happened around 12:50 … More »Woman pinned between log and rock

Are we ready for a disaster? Lessons from the resilient, self-reliant and prepared Okies. More »Oklahoma: What Obama will find and Seattle might learn

The state's one hope for quick traffic solutions dates back to World War II. More »The Daily Troll: Special bridge edition? Plus, legislator facelifts. Spokane tribal leader resigns.

Amazon's new indoor rainforest, 3D hand printing, peeping drones, GMO apps and more More »In/Flux: Weekly Tech Roundup

By Meredith Barrett, UW News Lab Members of the Ballard Community Taskforce on Homelessness and Hunger (BCTH) and other members of the Ballard community met on May 23 at the Swedish Hospital to discuss … More »Ballard Community Task Force on Homelessness and Hunger discusses future

When Ballard High School student Celia Major conceived of the Stylin' and Sharing fashion show and clothing drive, which takes place on May 31 and which will benefit Treehouse, she saw an opportunity to … More »Ballard High student throws fashion show to benefit Treehouse on Friday, May 31

Robyn Emery, currently serving as the Queen of the Ballard-based Leif Erikson Lodge 2-001, Sons of Norway, has been selected to be a Seafair Princess. The Seattle Leif Erikson Lodge is the largest of over … More »Robyn Emery, Queen of Ballard-based Leif Eriksen Lodge, selected to be Seafair princess