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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a man fatally shot his live-in girlfriend at an apartment south of Seattle then killed three men, including a neighbor who told others to call 911 and then retreated inside his unit. The 27-year-old suspect was later shot and killed in a parking lot by responding officers...

Leroy Hill was arrested on two counts of domestic violence Tuesday night in Issaquah.

SEATTLE (AP) — Nearly 400 marriage licenses had been issued to gay couples in Seattle by noon Thursday, just 12 hours after the state of Washington began allowing gay marriages. King County opened the doors to its auditor's office in Seattle just after midnight to start distributing marriage licenses...

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is likely to clinch her third term in the U.S. Senate, while the race for one of Washington's redrawn congressional districts remains a toss-up. Cantwell, a Democrat, has led Republican newcomer Michael Baumgartner in the polls and in fundraising since the beginning of the campaign season...

Police are on the hunt for a group of predators who are targeting people at grocery stores throughout King County. Police say a group of at least four people devised an elaborate plan to steal from unsuspecting customers. First, one of the crooks looks over the shoulder of a customer during checkout to get the person's PIN number...