Northwest News

Martin Richard was waiting for his father to cross the Boston Marathon finish line when the first bomb exploded. The 8-year-old Martin was killed in the blast; his mother, Denise, and his 6-year-old sister both suffering serious injuries and remain hospitalized

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AP-Seattle police say they're stepping up patrols in neighborhoods and around buildings and other facilities after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. Sgt

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A helicopter crash in British Columbia on Saturday resulted in the death of Monson Fruit Company President Michael Monson. According to Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 48-year-old Monson was on a helicopter fishing trip in the Cambell River area when the helicopter clipped a tree and crashed

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SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. (AP) — Authorities in Washington state say one woman has died and one man is still missing after a pair of spring avalanches struck separate groups hiking in the mountains each of Seattle

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OLYMPIA – Transportation workers, along with all roadway and utility workers, ask drivers to remember one rule when they see those bright orange signs and cones: just slow down.

It’s that simple

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OCEAN SHORES, Wash. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a 21-year-old man with second-degree murder, saying his newborn daughter was still alive when he took her into a wooded area near Ocean Shores

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a florist who refused to provide wedding flowers to a same-sex couple.

The complaint was filed in Benton County on Tuesday against Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers and Gifts in Richland

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Springtime cues crews up to Chinook Pass. After a careful assessment last week, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance workers began clearing the 5,430-foot pass. Each year crews blast, plow and blow their way through 20 to 30 feet of snow to clear the highway

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YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that a tobacco manufacturer owned by a Yakama Nation tribal member must pay into an escrow account established under a 1998 settlement with big tobacco companies

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The all new "Out There World Tour" will play the first ever major concert event at Safeco Field on July 19.

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