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Washington is starting to bring back the prisoners who have been serving their terms out of state.

If money and time were not a consideration, what would Washington's high school students be asked to accomplish before getting their diploma? Warning: you may want to stop reading this story if you are a parent ...

Ailing Fidel Castro said Wednesday that Cuba's president was right to adopt a "dignified silence" over a Moscow newspaper report that Russia may send nuclear bombers to the island, and said Cuba doesn't owe any ...

Barack Obama's trip this week to Israel and Europe has provided fresh opportunities for cynical bloggers and special-interest groups to stir up a baseless claim: that an Obama presidency would be bad for Israel ...

PNWER's 18th Annual Summit, hosted by the Province of British Columbia, has drawn delegations from Alaska, Alberta, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Washington and the Yukon.

The number of people killed on Washington roads dropped last year to its lowest point since 2002, partly because of the state's emphasis on improving dangerous highways statewide.

Police are searching for a suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl at Central Washington University's japanese garden on Saturday.

A 61-year-old Washington man died and his wife was critically injured when their motorcycle collided with a turning pickup in northeast Oregon.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran on Monday of not being serious at weekend talks about its disputed nuclear program despite the presence of a senior U.S. diplomat, and warned it may soon face ...

The Cold Springs fire that has been burning on the south side of Mount Adams since July 12 is listed at 7,933 acres and 50 percent contained.

Washington is starting to bring back the prisoners who have been serving their terms out of state.

A United States decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks has fizzled, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment.

It may be too early to proclaim an end to the "Cheney era", but Washington's decision to participate in Saturday's nuclear talks with Iran and send diplomats back to Tehran is a very significant shift.

Restoration of any kind of diplomatic links between the US and Iran would be a change of huge significance after nearly 30 years of deeply troubled relations.

There is an eerie death rattle emanating from the offices of The Washington Post on 15th Street in Washington -- it is the final gasps from a dying newspaper -- one that has, in spite of its sycophantic ...

As wildfires continue to rage in six Eastern Washington counties, more help is on the way from Western Washington.

Seattle police seized files on nearly 600 medical marijuana patients when officers searched the headquarters of a patient support group, activists said Wednesday.

President Bush led a poignant tribute on Thursday to his friend and former spokesman, Tony Snow, who lost his public fight with cancer but never surrendered the spirit that defined his life.The somber president ...

Western Washington's hot, dry weather is prompting burn bans. At 8 a.m. Thursday, outdoor burn restrictions will go into affect in unincorporated Snohomish County, as well as King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce and ...

Harriette Walters was generous with her friends. She showered the people she met with cash they used to buy fancy vacations, designer goods, fur coats, cars and homes.