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Despite the rebound by Wall Street on Monday, many people are still worried about their finances. Some experts say a bit of worry is a good thing.

Talks between Boeing and the Machinists union to end the strike break off without an agreement, said Tim Healy of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Secretary of State Sam Reed is predicting 83 percent voter turnout in November. If he's right, it would be the best showing for the general election in more than six decades. Ballots will be sent out Friday to most of the state's more than 3.5 million registered voters.

King County Executive Ron Sims has called for 400 jobs to be cut to address a $93 million budget shortfall.

SILVERDALE, Wash. -- Flames shot into the air accompanied by a huge plume of smoke as a two-alarm fire engulfed a detached garage and part of a three-story home in Silverdale early Monday, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

SEATTLE -- Bill Gates’ 13-year streak of being the richest man in the world has ended as Forbes magazine listed the chief of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet, as the new top man.

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University received a record $143.6 million in private donations in fiscal 2008, a 56 percent increase over the previous fiscal year.

PUYALLUP, Wash. -- The father of a special education student has been picketing Puyallup High School and district headquarters.

SEATTLE -- Gov. Chris Gregoire and Republican challenger Dino Rossi are scheduled to hold their fifth debate Wednesday in Seattle. It's their final meeting before the election.

A Carnation couple was charged Monday with criminal mistreatment for the abuse of their 14-year-old daughter, who was emaciated and suffering from severe malnutrition, said Dan Donohoe of the King County Prosecutor’s Office.

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- The AAA auto club said the average price of a gallon of gas in Washington is $3.40. That's down 41 cents in the past month and 95 cents from the record high in July.

A motorcylist breaks his leg after his bike crashes into a Metro bus.

KING COUNTY, Wash. -- A man is recovering Monday morning after being pulled from a swamp in south King County. The man in his 80s was found in the swamp near the Auburn-Black Diamond Road early Monday.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A man who died while hiking with his dog at the Columbia River Gorge was identified as 70-year-old Joseph Kohut of Portland. Authorities said a dog helped point out Kohut after he fell more than 100 feet from the top of Triple Falls.

The president of the Machinists union says negotiators are having a "tough time" trying to end the five-week strike at Boeing.

Wapato, Washington -- A toddler has died after being hit by a falling wide-screen television at a home in Wapato. Wapato police Sgt. Bruce Benscoter says the 2-year-old boy had stopped breathing by the time officers arrived at the house Friday.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, along with two destroyers returned to Everett Sunday.

The McClatchy Co. has announced that The Olympian newspaper will be printed at The News Tribune in Tacoma starting in November.

A man is recovering after being shot in South Seattle early this morning. Seattle police dispatchers confirm the man was taken to the hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening.