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Pro-Russian insurgents defiantly refused Friday to surrender their weapons or give up government buildings in eastern Ukraine, despite a diplomatic accord reached in Geneva and overtures from the government in Kiev.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson says legal action against the U.S. Department of Energy could begin as early as next week.

Peggy Goldman, the third woman to summit the 100 highest peaks in Washington, has advice on how to catch all the breathtaking mountain views: Learn how to scramble.

Yet even as Obama attempts to boost his effort to emphasize U.S. interest in Asia, Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention in Ukraine is complicating efforts to reassure Asian nations – which share the region with an increasingly assertive China – that the U.S. is committed to their security.

As soon as you drive into town, it's pretty clear that Long Beach, Wash., is all about the razor clams.

As Washington state Senator Rodney Tom announced his decision to not seek re-election this week, how does his departure change the dynamic in the legislature.

Debra Heintz, an inmate at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, talks recently during an "If Project" session about prison and the things she's missing.

Washington Bikes reported that the state Department of Transportation has submitted its plans for USBR 10 to cross the northern part of the state from Anacortes to the Idaho border.

Even before the Washington State Legislature failed to pass a funding package this year, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced the county would not wait for the state when it came to transportation funding.

If there's one thing Washington is exceptionally good at, it's politicizing the personal.

President Obama announced Thursday eight million people have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, while enrollment numbers in Washington and Idaho have been relatively high so far, According to Washington's insurance commissioner, 146,000 people signed up for private insurance in the first six months.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before a bilateral meeting to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine as diplomats from the U.S., Ukraine, Russia and the European Union gather for discussions in Geneva Thursday, April 17, 2014.

The number of people who have purchased health coverage in Washington state has risen to 325,000 - an increase of 47,000 compared with before the state exchange's open-enrollment period began Oct. 1. An uptick was expected because the Affordable Care Act now requires all Americans to have health insurance and because of new offerings through the ... (more)

Authorities have identified three more bodies pulled from the debris of the mudslide that swept through the Washington town of Oso last month, leaving four names left on the list of the missing.

Today I share news of two breweries now canning beer: Schooner Exact Brewing and American Brewing.

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For the part, history is filled with missed opportunities. Perhaps the biggest one for our country came two decades ago.

As the government moves toward more medical "transparency" by releasing a slew of new data, entrepreneurs are creating new products to help consumers use the data to choose quality, lower-cost care.

The Lake Washington School District will receive the most Washington Achievement Awards from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education for 2013 than any other year in its history.

Steven Powell wants the state of Washington to pay for court-ordered sex offender treatment he says was denied while serving time in prison for voyeurism.