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No MegaMillions winner
No one won a $145 million MegaMillions jackpot Friday night.
Racoon-caused power outage in Wenatchee WA
A large part of Wenatchee was without power for more than an hour after a raccoon disrupted breakers in a transformer at a Chelan County PUD power substation.
Three tribal fishermen missing in Columbia River
Search and rescue teams have located a boat that overturned on the Columbia River, but there's still no sign of the three tribal fishermen who were aboard.
Rattlesnake Mountain tenants to keep leases for now
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2-alarm fire in Vancouver suspicious
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Washington State to receive academic penalty over football
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Whale dies on Washington coast
Researchers are examining a gray whale that died on the Washington coast near Copalis Spit.
Chocolate breath helps Bremerton police nab shoplifter
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Barge breaks in half, sinks in Seattle
The Coast Guard says a barge broke in half and settled in shallow water off Harbor Island in Seattle. Lt. Jennifer Runion says the barge was loading gravel Friday afternoon when it buckled, spilling gravel into the water.
3 dead, 3 injured in McCall, Idaho, airport collision
Two small airplanes collided at the McCall Municipal Airport and burst into flames last night, killing three and sending three others to hospitals.
Second mistrial in Seattle-area murder-for-hire case
The second trial of a young man in a murder-for-hire case has ended in a mistrial following the discovery of a gun.
Ballpark will still be Safeco Field
A Safeco Corp. spokesman says the Seattle Mariners' home field will continue to be called Safeco Field despite Liberty Mutual Group's agreement to buy Seattle-based Safeco.
Washington closes 6 group homes for disabled children
The state has shut down six group homes for developmentally disabled children after inspectors found workers did not meet state qualifications.
Puget Energy taps dairy manure as power source
Puget Sound Energy says it has an agreement with a Mount Vernon company to produce electric power from manure from dairies.
Olympia WA man drowns in diving accident
Diving Fatal,0098, which moved at 4:05 p.m. Pacific time. The new version corrects location to 1,000 feet off shore, sted below the surface.)
Fire burns fruit warehouse at Tieton
A fire has burned an Evans Fruit warehouse at Tieton (TY'-uh-ton) causing the roof to collapse.
Lawsuit filed for Lynnwood boy who was starved
A lawsuit has been filed against the state on behalf of a 5-year-old Lynnwood boy who was starved.
Man held in death of teen in Lynnwood
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Report cites danger of commercial fishing off the West Coast
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Charge dismissed in fatal crash, mental incapacity cited
A vehicular homicide charge stemming from a collision east of Montesano 2 1/2 years ago has been dismissed.
Inspector testifying at Seattle hearing on ship sinking
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Auditor says many record requests handled OK
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Man arrested for investigation of 6 small fires at WSU
Police have a man in custody and are questioning a second man about six suspicious fires early this morning at Washington State University.
Fire destroys Tacoma church
A two-alarm fire has destroyed a church in Tacoma.
State looking for new ferry bids
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Home invasion robbery in Seattle
Police are looking for three men who broke into the north Seattle home of an elderly couple and robbed them.
Two WSU students facing arson charges for series of campus fires
WSU police say two students - a 21-year-old and an 18-year-old - will face arson charges in Whitman County Superior Court for a series of fires on campus.
Shooting victim testifies in tears at Haq trial in Seattle
One of the victims of the Jewish Federation office shooting in Seattle broke down in tears as she testified in the trial of Naveed Haq (nah-VEED' hahk).
Man jumps to death from second-tier cellblock in Yakima jail
Yakima County jail officials say an inmate has committed suicide by leaping from a second-tier cellblock.
Five women arrested at reputed brothel in Tumwater
Five women have been arrested in a prostitution raid in Tumwater.