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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Three children suspected of being involved in starting a Friday fire that caused $800,000 damage on a Harrah hop ranch are too young to face charges, authorities said.

Hey, you with the cellphone that just dropped from hand to lap because of a passing police officer: I see you.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the case between Kentridge High School and two former students who fought to form a Bible study group that excluded non-Christians from becoming voting members.

There's 'sugar doughnut' easy listening type of music, and then there's 'broccoli' flavored music - 'brain food' - which needs more chewing, said local musician John Winn.

"What difference would it make?" How many times that thought has prevented action that might have made a difference is anyone's guess.

The Paul Linder Educational Foundation is hoping to raise $2,000 in donations to match a recent grant by an anonymous donor.

Photo: Donald McIlwean, left, and Phil Moore apply the final coat of terra cotta-colored paint on the walls of the soon-to-be opened Jewel Mark in the Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino in Pojoaque.

Nearly a year after it was made illegal, many Snohomish County drivers are still breaking the ban on talking on their hand-held cell phones.

The world falls in love with a charismatic young president, his stylish wife, and their charming young children.

Here in Western Washington, after a particularly cool and precipitation-laden spring, it's easy to forget that the other side of the mountains offers a much different landscape and climate.

Darin Winkler was out walking the banks of the Spokane River with his kids last weekend when he saw something that looked... Well, let me put it this way: After you hear this story, the song "Message in a Bottle" may be stuck in your head for days.

Ita s not the ideal situation for a new superintendent to get to know his community, but Edward Lee Vargas made his first public appearance in Kent this past week at the Feb.

Wheat fields around Waterville lost big patches of their snowy blankets, exposing green winter wheat shoots to cold winds.

In this Feb. 22, 2007 file photo, reporters gather in front of the Mologne House inside the Walter Reed Army Medical Center complex in Washington.

It's a simple procedure, but it could save lives. The driver blows into a device.

Here is the list of school closures and delays for Tuesday, January 6th: * Assumption Parish School: CLOSED * Chapel Children Center: Preschool CLOSED, daycare OPEN * Cheney School Dist.: CLOSED * Creation ...

Dan West with Guardian Interlock Systems in Vancouver installs an ignition interlock device in a customer's car last month.

The cold weather conditions are still affecting some school districts in the region.

It's gonna be cold, and for a while. People across the Tri-Cities and the Mid-Columbia region scrambled Saturday to prepare for the sting of winter as snow fell and temperatures began to dip.