MARBLEMOUNT, Wash. — Bear incidents are on the rise at the North Cascades National Park and wildlife officials are out on trails warning hikers and campers, according to National Park Service Ranger Katy Hooper. She says bears

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane County officials have cleared a Spokane police officer who shot and killed a man during a call in January. Prosecutor Larry Haskell on Wednesday announced that 35-year-old David Novak held a baseball

ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — Officials say the city of Ellensburg sent nearly $186,000 to a fraudulent account posing as a construction company. The city’s existing business arrangement with the company was to pay the vendor with a

Seattle’s new XFL franchise will be called the Dragons, the team announced Wednesday. The Dragons will be coached by former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Jim Zorn and play their home games at CenturyLink Field. Zorn is said to

SEATTLE (AP) — As the investigation continues into a dump truck crash that injured five people in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, federal records are revealing more about the trucking company involved. The dump truck lost control Monday morning,

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Would-be builders of a massive coal export terminal along the Columbia River at Longview suffered a severe setback in court. The Washington State Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Department of Natural

SEATTLE (AP) — The King County Sheriff’s Office has ended its use of a national police database that federal immigration authorities also have access to. The office has canceled its membership with the Law Enforcement Information Exchange,