October 5, 2015, 5:50am Northwest
The chess piece in Stephen Foster’s office is a study in intricacy: a thumb-sized rook with an elaborate interior spiral staircase and a DNA helix sidekick that pushes through the middle. “It’s physically impossible to make this part. Can’t do it,” said Foster,… Read story
October 3, 2015, 1:43pm Courts & Crime
As a 26-year-old killer gunned down victims inside a college classroom, he spared one student and gave him a package to deliver to authorities, according to the grandmother of a student who witnessed the deadly rampage in Oregon. Read story
October 2, 2015, 11:08pm Latest News
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- The 26-year-old gunman who opened fire on fellow students in his community college English class, killing nine people, was an Army boot camp dropout who studied mass shooters before becoming one himself. Read story
October 1, 2015, 9:04pm Northwest
Mark Powell slips on his goggles, adjusts his snorkel and drops away from the industrial wasteland at the mouth of the Duwamish River. The rusty barges, crumbling piers and the screech of freight trains give way to a quiet, green-blue world that is startlingly alive. Read story
September 28, 2015, 12:23pm Latest News
Washington state regulators suspended the operations of a Seattle tour company Monday after one of its amphibious vehicles swerved into an oncoming charter bus last week, killing five people and hurting dozens of others. Read story
September 28, 2015, 6:03am Life
A couple hundred animals are tucked into and around a modest house just east of Bend. Read story
September 26, 2015, 8:00pm Latest News
The left front axle of the duck boat involved in a deadly Seattle accident was “sheared off,” but federal investigators said Saturday they don’t know if it was damaged before the collision with a charter bus that killed four international college students. Read story
September 24, 2015, 9:36pm Latest News
As expected, Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a motion Thursday asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that Washington state’s charter-school law is unconstitutional. Read story
September 19, 2015, 6:05am Northwest
ISSAQUAH -- Just a few dozen yards up an old Tiger Mountain State Forest trail, Sam Jarrett suddenly veered off route, stepped over a mossy log and ducked into the woods. Read story
September 17, 2015, 10:43am Northwest
Washington State University has record enrollment this fall, registering 29,686 students at its campuses across the state. Read story