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May 22, 2013 @ 1:14 pm

Tolls to go up on 520 bridge this summer

Beginning in July, it'll cost you more to drive across the 520 bridge.
May 22, 2013 @ 12:34 pm

Fairchild AFB still candidate for new planes

Officials from Washington expressed disappointment Wednesday that Fairchild Air Force Base was not chosen as the first home of the Air Force's new aerial refueling tankers.
May 22, 2013 @ 12:09 pm

McConnell selected for new Air Force tanker base

McConnell Air Force Base was selected Wednesday as the main operating site for the Air Force's new KC-46A air refueling tanker, making Wichita home to the U.S. military's largest tanker base in the world.
May 22, 2013 @ 12:47 pm

Penguin latest to settle e-book price-fixing claim

Another out-of-court settlement is reached with a major publisher in a class-action lawsuit over the price of e-books.
May 22, 2013 @ 11:26 am

Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums

As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in their home countries.
May 22, 2013 @ 11:07 am

Correction: Health Overhaul-Wash story

In a story May 14 about insurance premiums, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner, reported erroneously the premiums for an insurance plan. The $162 rate is for people under the age of 21, not for 21 year olds.
May 22, 2013 @ 10:42 am

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 22, 2013 @ 10:38 am

First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown

Will gamers want One?
May 22, 2013 @ 10:08 am

Car explodes in Vancouver, British Columbia

A leaking acetylene tank is blamed for a blast early Wednesday that tore apart a car parked on a street in Vancouver, British Columbia.
May 22, 2013 @ 10:12 am

Tolls to increase on 520 bridge July 1

Tolls are increasing on the 520 bridge, effective July 1 by 2.5 percent.
May 22, 2013 @ 9:53 am

Washington man convicted in Juneau woman's death

A Washington state man convicted of murdering a Juneau woman is scheduled to be sentenced next week.
May 22, 2013 @ 10:23 am

First glimpse: Will Microsoft's Xbox One be the one for everyone?

After four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games, watching TV and doing everything in between. Microsoft wants the Xbox One to be central to your living room and packed the new Xbox with such features as the ability to change TV channels through voice commands.
May 22, 2013 @ 8:52 am

Man in handcuffs goes to Centralia police

A man was arrested at the Centralia Police Station after showing up in handcuffs.
May 22, 2013 @ 8:49 am

New charges in Tacoma kidnap case

Pierce County prosecutors have re-filed kidnapping charges against a 36-year-old Tacoma man who was found incompetent to stand trial last October.
May 22, 2013 @ 8:45 am

Terminal planned for Snohomish County airport

The Snohomish County Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a $650,000 contract with an engineering firm to design an airline terminal at Paine Field.

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