Washington State
Climber's body recovered on Mt. St. Helens
The body of a veteran climber who fell 1,500 feet into the crater atop Mt. St. Helens was recovered Tuesday after he spent the night in the snow, authorities said.
Climber falls into Mount St. Helens volcano after snow cornice collapses underneath him
A climber fell into the crate of the Mount St. Helens volcano last night, police said.The 50-year-old man is believed to have fallen into the volcano, in Washington state, after snow cornice collapsed underneath him, police said.
Washington state felons should have voting rights, federal court rules
A federal appeals court on Tuesday tossed out Washington's law banning incarcerated felons from voting, finding the state's criminal-justice system is "infected" with racial discrimination.
Washington landslide blocks highway, forces evacuations
NACHES, Wash. — A massive landslide in central Washington state has blocked a highway, diverted a river and heavily damaged a home.
Military Family Loses Everything in Fire; Operation Homefront of Washington Issues Call for Donations
At the Fort Lewis army post in Washington state, a military family whose husband and father is currently deployed to Iraq lost everything in a recent fire. The Washington state chapter of Operation Homefront has issued an urgent call for donations...
Leaky dam causes flood worries in Seattle area
The proposed long-term solution to prevent flooding in the Green River valley is to build a subterranean wall 300 feet deep and and at least 1,500 feet wide on each side of the river upstream from the Howard Hanson Dam.
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WA official: Only US teacher strike nears end
KENT, Wash. — Contract negotiators reached a tentative agreement Sunday night aimed at ending a teacher strike in Washington, the only such walkout in the nation, a union official said.
Judge: $200 daily fine on each striking Kent teacher
Kent School District teachers who don't report to work Monday will be fined $200 a day, a judge ruled this afternoon after morning-long negotiations failed to end a 15-day teachers' strike.
Gay partnership referendum makes ballot in Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Expanded domestic partnerships for same-sex couples could face a public vote after Washington officials ruled that referendum sponsors have enough voter support to force a referendum on the November ballot.
Heritage Bank Named the Silver Award Winner of Washington's Best Workplaces by Puget Sound Business Journal
Heritage Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: HFWA), parent company of Heritage Bank and Central Valley Bank, today announced that the Puget Sound Business Journal honored Heritage Bank as the Silver Award Winner in the Large Business Category of Washin...
No post offices in Washington will close, officials tell Tacoma
U.S. Postal Service officials announced Thursday night in Tacoma that no Washington post offices will be closed, at least for now.
Ocean Beauty Seafoods' Benefit Golf Tournament Benefits Hunger Relief Through SeaShare
Ocean Beauty Seafoods wishes to thank its vendors who have given substantial support to this year's Ocean Beauty Seafoods Benefit Golf Tournament, held at Washington National Golf Club in Auburn, Washington, on August 7. Through this generous supp...
6 post offices in Washington state could face closure
WASHINGTON — Facing staggering financial losses, the Postal Service is looking at closing nearly 1,000 offices across the country.
Fireworks set off blazes, damaging nine area homes
Flames from Fourth of July fireworks damaged at least nine homes in King and Snohomish counties over the weekend.
Issaquah bear captured and released
State fish and wildlife agents captured and released a black bear that had been menacing a Tiger Mountain neighborhood. Home video shows the barking dogs, officers firing shotguns and loud fireworks. Then the bear bolts. It's what wildlife agents ...
Raw sewage pouring into Eagle Harbor
A major sewage pipe on Bainbridge Island continued to spill tens of thousands of gallons of raw waste into Eagle Harbor on Sunday, a day after rupturing, and a city official said the line can't be fixed until Tuesday morning.
Small plane crash-lands into portable potties
PUYALLUP, Wash. -- Of all things, it had to be a bunch of toilets. A small plane crashed into a storage yard full of portable potties Friday afternoon near Thun Field just minutes after taking off from the field.
Central Washington University students rally to protest tuition hike
ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) - Rebekah Schoonover's parents, both real estate agents, already tapped their retirement accounts to pay for her first year at Central Washington University.
WA income tax, sales tax bills dead
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Both a proposed state income tax bill in the Senate and a sales tax increase bill in the House are dead as the legislature closes in on a budget compromise.