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Gov. Jay Inslee says it will cost $15 million to repair the Skagit River bridge.

State officials say a truck with an oversized load set off a chain reaction on a busy freeway, causing partof the bridge to collapse and sending two vehicles and three people into the icy waters of the Skagit River.

Rescue workers from the Skagit County Sheriff's Office help someone off the roof of a car after part of the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River.

The race is on to replace Snohomish County councilmen John Koster and Dave Gossett .

The sequester is forcing layoffs across the Pentagon's civilian workforce, no budget negotiators have been named, and the Farm Bill is a year late in coming.

Through the years a conversation with Larry Stickney eventually evolves into a forthright pitch for his latest endeavor to spread conservative ideas.

A collaborative effort by San Juan County Sheriff Rob Nou, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, the Department of Homeland Security, the Captain of the U.S. Coast in Seattle resulted in a $789,000 grant to build a public safety boat for the county.

The Navy plans to more than double the number of P-8A Poseidons destined for Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

"We're doing craft spirits by hand, small batches [and] being creative," said King.

LEGALIZE POT: Demonstrators demand the legalization of cannabis as they walk in downtown Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2009.

Furloughed air traffic controllers will soon be heading back to work, ending a week of coast-to-coast flight delays that left thousands of travelers frustrated and furious.

Members of Congress from Washington, New York, North Dakota and Michigan, from both parties, are moving to shoot down a trial balloon in which people entering the United States by land from Canada and Mexico would be forced to pay a fee.

News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Seattle and King County government and more A judge has told the U.S. Forest Service to pay $70,804.19 in legal fees to two lawyers who helped win a lawsuit that will force removal of the historic, rebuilt Green Mountain Lookout from the summit of a popular ... (more)

Local craft liquors springing up on store shelves could get a little cheaper, and the distillers would have a better chance to survive and thrive, if a new bill is approved in Congress, proponents say.

The Senate on Monday gave easy, bipartisan approval to a bill that would push internet retailers to collect and remit sales taxes for 45 states, but the bill's future remained unclear in the House.

Three Eastside schools are Washington state's only selections in the Newsweek/Daily Beast list of the top public high schools in the country for preparing students for college.

Two U.S. House members have appealed for quick action on a bill that would head off removal of the restored, historic Green Mountain Lookout, under legal fire from an extreme green group based in Montana.

Since work was happening over the water, no effort was made to actually break ground but a proud group of 20 or more political leaders and community boosters gathered to gloat in their success.

The Idaho Transportation Department is creating a committee to review a new law aiming to allow more large trucks on Idaho's highways, a disputed proposal that got a lot of attention during the 2013 Legislature.

There are hints of harder blows to come as a big crowd comes to Georgetown to hear the eight contenders for mayor.