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May 21, 2013 @ 4:21 pm

The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.
May 21, 2013 @ 4:19 pm

Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

Microsoft thinks it has the one.
May 21, 2013 @ 4:12 pm

Decision on tankers could be Wednesday

The Air Force could announce as early as Wednesday where it plans to base the next generation of air refueling tankers.
May 21, 2013 @ 4:07 pm

Inslee signs undercover license law

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a measure giving legislative approval to a state program that has already issued hundreds of fake driver's licenses and license plates to government agencies.
May 21, 2013 @ 4:06 pm

Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Utah says it's not true that there's an ongoing federal investigation into the 2009 disappearance of Susan Powell.
May 21, 2013 @ 4:08 pm

Judge orders hospitals to stop 'boarding' mentally ill patients

A judge in Tacoma wants to stop the practice of "parking" mentally ill patients in hospital emergency rooms, sometimes for days at a time, without psychiatric treatment.
May 21, 2013 @ 3:36 pm

Seattle online hitmaker Jonathan Sposato shares his next big thing

Jenni Hogan went to a proven source for next big thing generation with this week's guest on her Next Big Thing podcast. Seattle entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato is the first person in history to sell two companies to online giant Google, and he also took part in creation of Microsoft's Xbox.
May 21, 2013 @ 2:23 pm

'The Drunken Botanist' highlights plants' role in spirits

Plants aren't something that immediately come to mind when you're looking at a bottle of liquor, but author Amy Stewert is reminding us with her new book, "The Drunken Botanist," that liquor is all made of plants.
May 21, 2013 @ 2:14 pm

Correction: Missing Mom-Utah story

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) _ In a story May 20 about the Susan Powell investigation, The Associated Press reported erroneously the day that Josh Powell committed suicide. It happened on Feb. 5, 2012.
May 21, 2013 @ 2:37 pm

Big Bertha coming together for Seattle summer tunnel drilling

The world's largest-diameter tunneling machine is coming together just west of Safeco Field and Century Link Field.
May 21, 2013 @ 2:03 pm

Correction: Missing Mom-Utah story

In a story May 20 about the Susan Powell investigation, The Associated Press reported erroneously the day that Josh Powell committed suicide. It happened on Feb. 5, 2012.
May 21, 2013 @ 2:01 pm

Bellingham man reaches top of Mount Everest

A Bellingham man has reached the top of Mount Everest, achieving his quest to climb the highest peaks on seven continents.
May 21, 2013 @ 1:25 pm

Utah Gov. Herbert rails against US Land management

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert told a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday his state does a better job than U.S. land managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism industry.
May 21, 2013 @ 1:19 pm

Pierce County judge outlaws 'parking' mentally ill

The practice of temporarily "parking" the mentally ill in hospital emergency rooms without treatment violates state and federal law, Pierce County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Nelson ruled in a decision that could affect how mental patients are treated across the state.
May 21, 2013 @ 12:59 pm

Consultant selected for Longview coal terminal

Cowlitz County commissioners approved a contract Tuesday with a consultant to conduct the environmental review for a proposed coal export terminal on the Columbia River at Longview.

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