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In the waning days of their campaign, Republican Dino Rossi and his allies have more than four times as much money as Democratic Governor Chris Gregoire and her supporters.

Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 4:17 a.m. Five Afghan scholars visiting the University of Washington to work on their master's theses were ...

A lawsuit alleging campaign finance violations is a political ruse meant to keep Republican candidate Dino Rossi off the campaign trail in the crucial final weeks of a hotly contested governor's race, Rossi ...

The Coast Guard said it responded to a fire aboard an APL container ship at the Port of Seattle over the weekend.

The Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology American President Line shipping company and the Seattle Fire Department along with assistance from U. S. Customs and Border Protection are investigating a ...

For eleven years, Oregon's death with dignity law has served Oregonians well. Now Washingtonians will vote on a similar measure.

The struggling economy will be a big factor in next month's elections, and not just in the race for the White House.

Looking for an environmentally friendly car? Beginning next year, car buyers in Washington can learn about a new vehicle's emission standards in a jiffy, with the help of a new label.

Washing your car or boat in the driveway or street is a residential ritual as American as backyard barbecues.

You might not like the higher prices in the grocery store, but they meant higher values for Washington crops in 2007.

Yes: Death with dignity is a personal decision By Barbara Roberts I was governor of Oregon when voters approved our state's landmark Death with Dignity Act in 1994.

The four U.S. House members from Washington who voted no on the first financial bailout are being lobbied to switch their votes on the latest plan.

The Department of Corrections has expanded the use of GPS locators to include all level three sex offenders for the first 30 days after their release from prison.

Washington state officials have banned a procedure that uses tiny fish to nibble dead skin off the feet of customers getting pedicures.

WASHINGTON -- Bit by bit, lawmaker by lawmaker, forces in favor of the massive financial rescue plan rejected just days ago are turning around the tide of opinion in Congress.

The Washington National Guard's 81st Brigade Combat Team has completed training in Wisconsin.

World financial markets reeled and stunned lawmakers groped for their next move Monday after House Republicans abandoned President Bush in droves to help kill his $700 billion proposal to rescue the financial ...

Prosecutors have filed six murder charges against the 28-year-old man accused of a shooting rampage earlier this month north of Seattle.

At Sunday's "Time of Remembrance" Memorial Service at Flat Top Park, 137 Washingtonians who lost their lives in the war were honored.

An elite team of detectives tracked down wanted sex offenders Tuesday as part of the statewide Operation Crackdown in Washington.