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Plea talks for sergeant charged in Iraq shooting
A lawyer for an Army sergeant charged with killing four other soldiers and a Navy officer at a mental health clinic in Iraq said Wednesday he's ...
Defiance, tenderness, wariness in wake of Boston
A Virginia woman makes a point to get out and go jogging. A Texas mom stays in and snuggles her toddler a little closer. A nurse from Massachusetts ...
Wash. searchers wait to seek avalanche victim
Dangerous conditions Monday prevented rescuers from searching for a hiker who was caught in an avalanche over the weekend in the Cascade Mountains ...
Legal pot draws tourists to Colo., Wash., for 4/20
Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend, ...
1 dead, 1 missing in avalanches east of Seattle
A female snowshoer has died hours after she was dug out of an avalanche by fellow hikers, and a man remained missing Sunday, one day after a pair of ...
Wambach, Morgan highlight new pro soccer league
Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan headline the National Women's Soccer League, the third incarnation of a women's professional soccer league in the United ...
Wash. jury rejects claim of actress who sued IMDb
A federal jury in Seattle on Thursday rejected a claim brought by a little-known actress who first lied about how old she was on the popular Internet ...
Seattle chief retires amid use of force order
Seattle Police Chief John Diaz retired Monday as his department faces a court-overseen monitoring plan to address the use of force by officers.
Man in Seattle terror plot gets 17-year sentence
A man who helped plot an attack with machine guns and grenades on a Seattle military complex was sentenced in federal court Monday to 17 years in ...
Amtrak train derails in Wash. state, no injuries
Mud, trees and rocks hit an Amtrak passenger train traveling through Washington state Sunday morning, causing several cars to derail, according to a ...
44K season tickets requested for Seattle NBA team
The man who's trying to bring the NBA's Sacramento Kings to Seattle says fans have requested 44,000 season tickets in the event the team actually ...
Easter egg hunt at Seattle zoo turns violent
One of usually peaceful springtime rituals of childhood — the Easter egg hunt — turned nasty at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Blame the moms.
Raiders acquire QB Matt Flynn from Seahawks
The Oakland Raiders are changing directions at quarterback once again. The Raiders acquired Seattle backup Matt Flynn on Monday for draft picks, ...
Boeing conducts another test flight of 787 jet
Boeing Co. conducted another test flight of its 787 passenger jet over the West Coast. The company said Monday's flight was designed to test system ...
3 killed, 1 injured at tavern south of Seattle
Three men were killed and another man was wounded early Sunday when a brawl led to gunfire outside a tavern, police said. Auburn Police Cmdr.
Washington island landslide affects 34 homes
Residents of a hillside overlooking scenic Puget Sound heard the thunder of a large landslide Wednesday that knocked one home off its foundation, and ...
Baby, mom hurt in crash that killed grandparents
A suspected drunken driver slammed into a family crossing the street in a residential Seattle neighborhood, a crash that critically injured a newborn ...
Court ruling upends effort by Knox at normal life
Since Amanda Knox was acquitted of murder in Italy, she has tried to return to the life she knew before becoming an international media sensation.
Amanda Knox book, interview go on as planned
Amanda Knox's memoir and interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer will go on as planned, despite an Italian court overturning her 2011 murder acquittal.
Italian court orders new trial for Amanda Knox
Italy's highest criminal court ordered a whole new trial for Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend on Tuesday, overturning their acquittals in ...
Knox must wait 1 more day for Italy court decision
Italy's highest court delayed until Tuesday a decision on whether American student Amanda Knox will face a new trial in the murder of her British ...
Man gets 18 years in Seattle terror plot
A man who plotted to attack a Seattle military complex with machine guns and grenades was sentenced on Monday to 18 years in prison. Abu Khalid ...
Jesuit pope offers hope to some targeted US nuns
The election of a Jesuit pope devoted to the poor and stressing a message of mercy rather than condemnation has brought a glimmer of hope to American ...
Senate panel endorses Jewell for Interior chief
The Senate Energy Committee on Thursday endorsed President Barack Obama's nomination of Sally Jewell to be Interior secretary, moving her nomination ...
Boeing worker mentors 'Barefoot Bandit' in prison
Jonathan Standridge and Colton Harris-Moore made an odd couple as they sat together in the visiting room of a Washington state prison one day last ...