King County swine flu cases hit peak

King County indicators say we might have turned the corner in the swine flu epidemic.

Washington to skip first round of Race to the Top

Gov. Chris Gregoire says the state of Washington is going to wait until the second round to compete for money from a new federal fund for education reform.

Parents buy ticket home for Amanda Knox

The parents of Amanda Knox are so hopeful she'll be freed after her murder trial in Italy they have bought an airplane ticket home to Seattle for their daughter.

Police name suspect in Olympia homicide

Police have identified a suspect in the shooting death of a man whose body was found Monday on a street in Olympia.

31-year term for stabbing on I-5 in Seattle

A man who stabbed his girlfriend to death as they rode in a car on Interstate 5 in Seattle has been sentenced to 31 years in prison.

Boeing breaks ground on SC plant

Work has officially started on building Boeing's $750 million aircraft assembly plant in South Carolina - the largest industrial investment in state history.

Boeing plant death ruled a suicide

The King County medical examiner's office says the death of a man at a Boeing facility in Kent was a suicide.

DOT worker killed by falling tree

The State Department of Transportation is mourning the loss of one its own, after a worker was killed by a falling tree branch while clearing a landslide.

Italian prosecutors wrap up in Knox murder trial

Italian prosecutors have begun their closing arguments in the trial of Amanda Knox, the Seattle woman accused of killing her British roommate. Prosecutors are expected to outline evidence they have presented in the trial against the former University of Washington student and her Italian ex-boyfriend.

WA Lottery

These Washington lotteries were drawn on Thursday:

Unpaid medical bills near $1B per year in Washington

Washington's insurance commissioner says unpaid medical bills in the state will cost about $1 billion a year by 2011.

Criminal deportations spike in Pacific Northwest

Deportations of illegal immigrants with criminal records from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington this past year spiked by nearly 40 percent, while overall removals dropped for the first time in five years, according to new data released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Judge in prostitution case won't go to jail

A former judge convicted of patronizing a prostitute and threatening a witness will avoid jail.

Search halted for body near ferry terminal

The Coast Guard is searching for a body reported by two people to be in the water near the Mukilteo ferry terminal.

Beat back the flu with home remedies

It seems like every family has a "home remedy" they swear can either help prevent or cure the flu, but do any of them really work?

Food bank burglarized

Rainier Valley Food Bank employees received a startling surprise Wednesday morning when they found thieves had ransacked their Thanksgiving food supply.

Arlington man accused of killing burglar

The Snohomish County sheriff's office says an Arlington burglary victim turned into a homicide suspect when the body of the burglary suspect was found in a field.

Window washer survives 8 story fall

The Seattle Fire Department says a safety rope helped save the life a window-washer who fell eight stories from a downtown building.

State budget gap zooms to $2.6B

Washington's Legislature will likely raise taxes and cut spending to fix a $2.6 billion state budget deficit.

State schools chief to ask for WASL delay

State schools chief Randy Dorn wants to delay the requirement for students to pass state math and science tests to graduate.