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Margaret Hoelzer, who trains at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, has set the ninth world record of the U.S. swimming trials, winning the 200-meter backstroke in 2 minute, 6.09 seconds.

Federal investigators were back in Burien Monday to search for the cause of the fire that killed three people, left 50 others homeless and damaged three buildings.

Attorneys for Spokane rapist Kevin Coe are asking that his upcoming civil-commitment trial be moved out of Spokane County, or that jurors from elsewhere be brought in to hear the case.

The Pierce County Fire Marshal is investigating the Fourth of July blaze that destroyed a woman's rental home.

Tau Tuiletufuga is still looking for a new place to call home. Video: Shelter for Burien fire victims closing Larger screen The apartment he and his three children called home for five years was destroyed in ...

The prime suspect in the killing of Seattle federal prosecutor Thomas Wales allegedly paid $5,000 to another man to pose as him for a paternity test in the 1990s, according to state records and people familiar ...

Neighbors remembered the woman stabbed to death Friday evening in a Central District apartment as a person who loved animals and enjoyed receiving flowers.

It's a long road from Sachse, Texas to Pullman, Wash. It's even longer still from Pullman to Beijing.

An Oregon homeowner was in for a big surprise last week when bees swarmed her house with no warning.

Seattle Police say an argument between two groups led to gunfire in the Belltown area Sunday night.

The owner of a Mercer Island home that was nearly destroyed in a fire today said firefighters are investigating whether it began with an electrical fire in the attic.

Many people fear getting fired at work. Now, some doctors are firing patients by refusing to treat them.

When a Centralia man saw a puppy getting beaten with a chain, he tried to help. What Jamie Beondik got in return was a beating of his own that landed him in the hospital.

Rescuers Friday morning pulled a man to safety after he fell 30 to 40 feet into a shaft at a construction site.

A few more thoughts on the Sonics fiasco. Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says he has assurances from David Stern and the NBA that they will "notify" him if a financially struggling team or an expansion opportunity ...

A Saturday afternoon blaze on the city's waterfront sent scores of Seattle fire trucks racing to a wooden pier at 1529 Alaskan Way.

Vancouver, Washington resident Kara Patterson is Beijing-bound. Last night in Eugene, she threw a U.S. Olympic trials record 191 feet, 9 inches in the javelin to place first.

A Seattle man was found guilty of murder Thursday for gunning down a 14-year-old boy who was riding his bike to a community center for at-risk kids almost five years ago.

Washington lawmakers in the coastal caucus have asked Attorney General Rob McKenna for a formal opinion on whether cities have the authority to restrict guns on city-owned land.

Portland Trail Blazer LaMarcus Aldridge is getting the chance to test his skills against some Olympians.