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Same-sex weddings in Wash. to begin on Sunday
Two retired military women who fought for the rights of gays in the military were among the hundreds of couples who received their marriage licenses ...
Washington could become pot source for neighbors
Now that marijuana is legal in neighboring Washington state, Portland police are offering some helpful advice to Oregon pot users. Sure, you can go ...
FBI says Alaska man killed people for fun
Confessed serial killer Israel Keyes admitted he enjoyed killing people, but couldn't or wouldn't give investigators a more meaningful answer when ...
Legal pot complicates drug-free work policies
Pot may be legal, but workers may want to check with their boss first before they grab the pipe or joint during off hours. Businesses in Washington ...
Gay Washington state couples get marriage licenses
Hundreds of same-sex couples across Washington state started picking up marriage licenses Thursday as a voter-approved law legalizing gay marriage ...
Man pleads guilty in Seattle terror plot
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting an attack on a Seattle military complex with machine guns and grenades. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, 35, agreed ...
Comedian Katt Williams a no-show at arraignment
Comedian Katt Williams didn't show up at an arraignment hearing in Seattle to face assault charges stemming from several run-ins with people and ...
APNewsBreak: Files show images of missing Utah mom
Thousands of images seized from the home of Susan Powell's father-in-law show the missing Utah mother as she walks in public and sits in her car — ...
Legal pot in Wash. state - questions and answers
Marijuana became legal under Washington state law Thursday. So, bong hits and funny brownies for everybody? Not quite. Pot legalization in the ...
For Washington state, legal pot _ and now what?
People openly lit joints under the Space Needle and on Seattle's sidewalks — then blew the smoke at TV news cameras. To those looking to "get baked," ...
As pot goes proper, a history of weed
The grass is no greener. But, finally, it's legal — at least somewhere in America. It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana. Washington state and ...
Celebrations planned as Wash. legalizes marijuana
Legal marijuana possession becomes a reality under Washington state law on Thursday, and some people planned to celebrate the new law by breaking it.
Gregoire signs Wash. gay marriage law
Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage in Washington state, which now joins several other states that ...
Seattle CB Brandon Browner suspended 4 games
The Seattle Seahawks are about to find out how much losing at least one of their top cornerbacks means to their defense. Brandon Browner has dropped ...
Proponents seek end to ban on abortion coverage
Proponents of ending the ban on women in the military using their health insurance to pay for abortions in cases of rape and incest stepped up the ...
Court hears challenge to Obama recess appointments
Republicans and business groups told a federal appeals court Wednesday that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution earlier this year when ...
Peyton will pick apart Raiders
Leave it to the Oakland Raiders to ruin the renewal of a great rivalry. The Raiders have done so this year by being, well, awful. They've dropped five ...
Comedian Katt Williams arrested in Seattle
Stand-up comedian and actor Katt Williams said he was ordered to leave a Seattle hotel late Monday, hours after he was released from jail following ...
Broncos, Patriots and Falcons win divisions
If NFL executives really adore parity, they must be wincing at the early division clinchings by the Broncos, Patriots and Falcons. Not to mention the ...
Strategy, timing key to states' pot legalization
In the late-1980s heyday of the anti-drug "Just Say No" campaign, a man calling himself "Jerry" appeared on a Seattle talk radio show to criticize U.S
Search continues for US man missing in Caribbean
U.S. Coast Guard crews searched Friday for a Washington state man who was reported missing from a Caribbean cruise. Two ships and a plane took part ...
Suspect in string of ecoterrorism fires surrenders
One of the three remaining fugitives in a string of high-profile fires across the West that focused national attention on a group of environmental ...
Courts to hear challenges to Obama appointments
In a major test of presidential power, federal appeals courts are starting to hear legal challenges to President Barack Obama's decision to bypass the ...
Morgan has hat trick, US beats Ireland 5-0
It was something of an understatement when Alex Morgan said she was feeling it against Ireland. Morgan scored three first-half goals and the Olympic ...
Pot legalization no free ride to smoke on campus
Young voters helped pass laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado, but many still won't be able to light up. Most universities have codes ...