BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Montana authorities are deciding on charges against a 52-year-old Washington state man who they say hijacked a bus and forced a nearly 10-hour standoff with police. Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff Ed Lester has

HANFORD, Wash. (AP) — A new estimate from the U.S. Department of Energy raises remaining environmental cleanup costs at the former nuclear weapons production site in Washington state by $82 billion. The 2018 financial report brings the

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has charged several members of the Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Club, which has ties in Washington and Oregon, with murder, kidnapping and racketeering conspiracy charges. Among those charged

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a hiring bonus of up to $15,000 in order to attract experienced officers to the city’s police force. Durkan says the city needs to jump into the nationwide

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The blue turf that brought fame to Boise State University’s athletic stadium will be refreshed this year. The Idaho Statesman reports Boise State has received permission from Idaho’s Permanent Building Fund Advisory Council

SEATTLE (AP) — Over the years, scientists have identified dams, pollution and vessel noise as causes of the troubling decline of the Pacific Northwest’s resident killer whales. Now, they may have found a new and more surprising

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle metals recycling facility will make more than $1 million in improvements to settle a lawsuit claiming the company discharged dangerous chemicals into the Duwamish River. KING-TV reports the lawsuit was filed against

SEATTLE (AP) — The chairwoman of the Washington state Democratic Party says she’s not happy to hear of a possible independent run for president by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. The Seattle Times reports Tina Podlodowski says