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SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities have completed evacuations of 34 homes that were damaged, isolated or threatened by a mudslide early Wednesday about 50 miles north of Seattle in Puget Sound.

Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Hartin says a man escaped from one home that was knocked off its foundation, and he was evacuated by a rescue crew in an all-terrain vehicle

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SEATTLE (AP) — A state audit has found that Central Washington University violated the intent of the law when it charged $1.3 million in administrative expenses to a fund meant for student activities

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A public memorial service in honor of the late Gov. Booth Gardner will be held next week in Tacoma.

The memorial will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 30 at the Memorial Fieldhouse at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma

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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state's top health official says she's worried that a new marijuana law may make teen smoking prevention efforts more difficult.

High school students who participated in a statewide survey say they are twice as likely to smoke marijuana as cigarettes

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga students are deciding whether then can skip a few days of school and travel to Salt Lake City to cheer the Bulldogs in the NCAA basketball tournament. Some students told KXLY the March Madness memories would be worth it

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SEATTLE (AP) — The daughter of Booth Gardner says his family is very sad to lose the two-term Washington state governor whose biggest political effort came long after he left the state Capitol. Gardner, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, spearheaded a campaign that made Washington the second state in the country to legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill

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SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians is expected to undergo a review of his sanity beginning this weekend.

John Henry Browne, an attorney for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, said Wednesday his client will participate in the review by Army doctors

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LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — The co-manager of a Lincoln City, Ore., motel recalls the man who checked in as chatty and friendly, paying with cash and saying he was on a road trip.

Leah Kallimanis says Michael Boysen showed his ID on Monday and signed his real name

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LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state man suspected of killing his grandparents has been captured in an Oregon seaside motel room and sent to a Portland hospital for treatment of what are described as serious self-inflicted cuts

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SEATTLE (AP) — The prospective new owner of the Sacramento Kings is calling on fans in Seattle to sign up for a "priority ticket waitlist" as a way to show the NBA how much interest there is in bringing pro basketball back to the area

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