SPRINGDALE, Wash. (AP) — The former mayor of a small town in northeastern Washington has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and more than $15,000 in restitution for stealing public funds. Court records show Elizabeth Calderwood

SEATTLE (AP) — A rail union official reportedly told investigators that a fiery oil car train derailment in western Washington late last year was caused by sabotage. Seven train cars carrying crude oil derailed and five caught

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters were getting the upper hand today on a wildfire burning on the Oregon-Washington border, aided by cooler temperatures and moderating winds. The Joseph Canyon Fire has scorched 4,000 acres but grew by

ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — An Arlington homeowner shot and killed a man he said knocked on his door at 4 a.m. and refused to leave. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office says the man and his wife were

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — An eastern Oregon law enforcement deputy died while off-duty in a rafting accident near Minam State Park in Wallowa County. Umatilla County deputy Jason Post drowned after he and three other adults were

SEATTLE (AP) — A King County judge has tossed a lawsuit against Seattle’s new tax on high-earning workers at large businesses, ruling that it is within the city’s authority to tax businesses. The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Police say a toddler left home alone in Yakima was critically injured in a fire. Police and firefighters responded to the blaze in a duplex at about 4:50 a.m. Friday. Yakima Police Capt.

Federal officials say a lawsuit in Florida could block cruise ships from visiting Alaska this summer, potential blow for Seattle’s economy. The state of Florida is suing the federal government to block rules that the Centers for