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In this May 17, 2013 file photo, actress Misty Upham arrives for the screening of the film Jimmy P....

Family reports actress Misty Upham missing

Police in Washington state say an actress known for her roles in "August: Osage County," "Frozen River" and "Django Unchained" is missing.
12 years ago

Shots fired in Kent home invasion

The King County sheriff's office says at least four masked men forced their way into a home near Kent Thursday morning shouting that they were police.
12 years ago
One paddle boarder in a line falls into the Puget Sound as the group begins their outing Wednesday,...

Warmest July-August on record in Seattle

It's been a warm summer in Seattle.
12 years ago
This photo taken with a fisheye lens on July 3, 2014 shows Microsoft Corp. signage outside the Micr...

Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs over next year

Microsoft says it will eliminate up to 18,000 jobs over the next year as it works on integrating the Nokia devices business it bought in April.
12 years ago
A task force on drones convened by Gov. Jay Inslee met for the first time Monday in Olympia. (AP fi...

Washington state drone task force tackles privacy, public interest in first meeting

A government task force assigned to propose regulations for drone use in Washington state raised a wide variety of potential issues —from privacy to public information — at its first meeting in Olympia on Monday.
12 years ago
Customers walk to a Hobby Lobby store in Oklahoma City, Monday, June 30, 2014. The Supreme Court ru...

Justices: Can’t make employers cover contraception

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that some corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement that they cover contraceptives for women.
12 years ago
Crews survey the scene of a Monday morning duplex fire that left a 3-year-old boy dead. (KIRO Radio...
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3-year-old boy dies in Bellevue duplex fire

A fatal fire in Bellevue early Monday morning took the life of a child.
13 years ago
Federal prosecutors say a 20-year-old California man has been arrested near the Canadian border and...

California man accused of plot to join al-Qaida

Federal prosecutors say a 20-year-old California man has been arrested near the Canadian border in Washington state and charged with trying to provide support to al-Qaida's efforts in Syria.
13 years ago

Slide risk in W. Washington; windy E. Washington

The National Weather Service says recent heavy rainfall has created a landslide risk in Western Washington.
13 years ago

No tsunami threat detected from large Chile quakes

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says it does not see a threat of powerful waves along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska or Hawaii due to a powerful earthquake off South America.
13 years ago

500 trees along I-5 will be removed for cameras

Around 500 trees along Interstate 5 between Lakewood and Lacey will be removed to improve sight lines of new state traffic cameras.
13 years ago

Police: SWAT imposter in Marysville robbery caught

Marysville police say a man who impersonated a SWAT team member during a robbery last month has been arrested in Renton.
13 years ago

Researchers: New form of poultry disease found

Researchers say a serious new form of a viral poultry disease has been found in Washington state.
13 years ago

Police: Pantless man seeking coat kicks in door

Police in Seattle say a pantless and very intoxicated man kicked in an apartment door and told a resident he was looking for his coat.
13 years ago

Fleeing driver shoots self to death in Auburn

A suspected drunken driver who fled the Washington State Patrol shot himself to death as the chase came to an end early Wednesday on Highway 167 in Auburn.
13 years ago
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be in Seattle next month to talk abour her memoir. ...

Justice Sotomayor to visit Seattle next month

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be in Seattle next month to talk abour her memoir.
13 years ago

Gov. Inslee to sign immigrant financial aid bill

Gov. Jay Inslee is scheduled on Wednesday to sign into law a measure that expands state college financial aid to students in the country without legal status.
13 years ago

Avalanche deaths spike as storms bring snow, risks

Skiers and snowboarders rejoiced when a series of storms dumped several feet of snow in the mountains across the West, after what had been a disappointing start for those seeking fresh powder in the backcountry.
13 years ago

Denver art museum making good on Super Bowl bet

Denver curators are making good on their promise to give up some art - at least for a while - after losing a Super Bowl bet with their counterparts in Seattle.
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Washington bus driver attacked in confrontation

A transit bus driver in Olympia, Wash., was beaten by a passenger after the driver told the passenger to leave the bus because the man was reportedly swearing and harassing other riders.
13 years ago
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) runs for a 15-yard touchdown in Seattle, Saturday...

Beast quake: Seahawks fans rock stadium again

The scientists believe the small earthquake during a Marshawn Lynch touchdown was likely greater than his infamous "beast quake" run three years ago.
13 years ago
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Seattle motorcycle officer injured in collision

Police say a motorcycle officer was injured in a collision with a car Monday morning in Seattle at an intersection south of downtown.
13 years ago

Gig Harbor man shoots, wounds stranger in his home

A Pierce County sheriff's spokesman says a Gig Harbor-area homeowner has shot and wounded a stranger who reportedly was trying to enter the man's house without permission.
13 years ago

Grocery workers to vote on pact next week

Ratification votes are scheduled next week on a tentative contract agreement that averted a strike by 21,000 grocery workers at four major grocery chains in the Puget Sound region.
13 years ago