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When young Bettye Nagy of San Antonio was a student nurse, she had the idea of being an Army nurse, but World War II was over.

SUSPECT: Christopher John Monfort was a member of the University of Washington's McNair Scholars Program.

That picturesque wood-burning stove ranks alongside auto traffic as a risk factor for bronchiolitis, the respiratory condition that is the leading cause of hospitalization in the first year of life, a new study finds.

This photo was distributed by the Seattle Police Department in connection with the shooting death of Seattle Police officer Tim Brenton.

With a goal to inform audiences about cancer and cancer treatments, while providing a sense of hope for the future of such treatments, the College of the Canyons scholarly presentation "New Hope in the 40 Year Fight Against Cancer" will take place 7 p.m., Wednesday Nov.

Infants who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution are at increased risk for bronchiolitis, according to a new study.

San Francisco Giants star pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.

Members of the Spokane Police Honor Guard left Spokane Thursday morning to attend Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton's memorial service.

What happens when good robots go - bad'? Study says home bots could be hacked by some with not-good intentions Robots are "little computers and in some cases, little mobile computers with webcams," says Tamara Denning, lead author of a study about potential robot dangers when control of the bots falls into the wrong hands.

The killer foam that hit Northwest seabirds has subsided but conservationists are worried about a death toll they say numbers in the thousands.

The reward is growing for information to help catch the killer of Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton.

Blackboard Inc. announced the launch of a native application for BlackBerryA mobile devices, debuting at the University of Washington this week, as part of the new Blackboard Mobile platform which is being leveraged by a growing number of campuses and K-12 schools to deliver a rich set of campus life services and content to mobile devices.

E-mail: Jsc5@u.washington.edu Current addresses: *Department of Neurology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-5886, Japan; Division of Metabolism & Obesity, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.

They are among the toppaid state employees in Washington: psychiatrists who work in the prison system and in the state's mental hospitals.

Expansion of domestic partnership law for gay and senior couples up to Wash. voters OLYMPIA, Wash.

Seattle, Washington is not as closely associated with film locations as New York City and Los Angeles, but you might surprised to learn how many famous movie places have been set in Seattle, Washington.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Stan Luong has been robbed four times, even pistol-whipped during one incident.

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Anxiety / Stress Depression Stress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain parts of the brain can precipitate a low mood and a relapse in cocaine-seeking, based on mouse studies published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Some University of Washington students who said they are frightened by the frequent violence in the area are carrying concealed weapons.

You can't necessarily believe everything you see in the first returns from Tuesday's general election.