Two state Supreme Court justices have essentially clinched re-election. Read more...

The state says it will live with a federal appeals court ruling that found Initiative 297 unconstitutional. Read more...

The death of an Ellensburg police officer appears to be the second hantavirus infection in Washington in less than a week, and homeowners should be careful with fall cleaning, a state epidemiologist said Tuesday. Read more...

The Thurston County coroner says a 23-year-old worker who died at a glass plant in Tumwater fell against a pane of glass and severed an artery in his neck. Read more...

DAVENPORT, lincoln county – Residents of nearly 50 homes were told Tuesday to evacuate to escape a wildfire in Eastern Washington. Read more...

Cool, rainy weather has come too late to prevent the Seattle area from violating the Clean Air Act for the first time since 1992. Read more...

Dozens of swastikas were painted on plastic sheeting covering hay bales in sight of Interstate 5 north of Seattle. Read more...

PORTLAND – A wildfire burning south of a small Central Oregon town blew up over the weekend, threatening a home. Across the state, firefighters tried to tame dozens of small blazes. Read more...

Investigators believe a 57-year-old Grayland woman is responsible for the death of her 62-year-old boyfriend, whose remains were found under the couple’s trailer. Read more...

For the past nine months, Curt Knox and Edda Mellas, of Seattle, have split the rent on an unlovely apartment in Italy’s lovely Umbria region. Tiny, with bars on the windows, a balky overhead fan, sweltering in the summer, freezing in the winter. Read more...

SPOKANE – A twisted pile of steel that used to be a pickup truck is a reminder of the perils of drinking and driving. Read more...

Firefighters say they have no clear idea when the forest fire on the north side of Mount Hood, now at about 800 acres, will be contained. Read more...

A young man died this weekend while swimming in the Snoqualmie River. Read more...

EVERETT – In order to work on a Boeing Co. 747, 767 or 777 jet, a new machinist has to go through Rick and Tim. Rick Gandee and Tim Spigler said goodbye to the jet maker a few years ago after spending at least two decades each with the company. But about six months ago, Boeing asked the two retirees to come back. Read more...

Bark mulch that somehow fell into a hotel’s ventilation system Saturday and caught fire is being blamed for smoke that filled parts of the hotel and led to the evacuation of about 130 guests. Read more...