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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.

A Saudi royal decree announced that the kingdom's top spy, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the head of the country's intelligence services was being relieved of his post, at his own request, and that his deputy would replace him.

Dish Network Corp. will reimburse Washington state customers about $2 million for a surcharge officials called deceptive, but the satellite TV provider denied wrongdoing in the agreement announced Tuesday by the state attorney general's office.

US President Barack Obama is expected to visit Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Malaysia this month as part of his push to increase US diplomatic, economic and security engagement with countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

A Lake Stevens based AmeriCorps crew from the Department of Ecology's Washington Conservation Corps joined the response to the SR 530 Landslide disaster last week.

The honeymoon between Black Diamond Mayor Dave Gordon and the City Council officially came crashing down amid a flurry of public allegations, accusation and acrimony.

Washingtonian MOM magazine's spring issue has a profile of White House Press Secretary Jay Carney's wife, ABC News contributor Claire Shipman, that features a picture taken inside their home.

Co-sponsored by Visit Seattle and the Washington Wine Commission, the two-day Grand Tasting event featured over 200 Washington wineries, 65 Seattle-area restaurants and 50 exhibitors.

The Washington State Department of Revenue has taken top honors for its online tax model that allows users to redesign Washington's tax system with a few clicks of a mouse.

On April 14, at 10:58 p.m. PDT, the moon will move into Earth's shadow. The full lunar eclipse – when the entirety of the moon is shaded by Earth – begins just over an hour later at 12:07 a.m. and lasts until 1:25 a.m. PDT.