Montana man spends 4 days stuck in car in snowbank

HELENA, Mont. — A 67-year-old country musician from Montana who spent four days in his car stuck on a remote mountain road was weak and losing hope when an Idaho couple out for a drive in their four-wheel-drive vehicle came upon his... [More]

By Matt Volz
Associated Press | March 17


Would-be bomber appeals decision that sentence too lenient

SEATTLE Would-be millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam is appealing a federal courts ruling that his 22-year sentence was too lenient. [More]

Associated Press | March 17


Water, ground search called off for missing mom

SEATTLE — Authorities in Thurston County called off ground and water searches for the woman who abandoned a van on a remote Puget Sound beach over the weekend and disappeared with her 8-year-old son. [More]

Associated Press | March 17


Apartment fire sends 8 to hospitals

WENATCHEE A two-alarm fire at the Garden Terrace apartments in Wenatchee sent eight people to hospitals and forced about 150 residents from their units. About 100 people were able to return to their apartments after the fire was extinguished... [More]

Associated Press | March 17


Secretary of State Reed to have surgery for kidney cancer

OLYMPIA Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed has kidney cancer and will undergo surgery next week. [More]

Associated Press | March 17


9th Circuit: OT laws dont cover seminarians

SEATTLE The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that seminarians are not covered by overtime laws. [More]

Associated Press | March 17


State AG: Clallam County cashier embezzled $617K

PORT ANGELES A former cashier in the Clallam County treasurers office has been charged with embezzling more than $617,000. [More]

Associated Press | March 17


Yakima airport briefly evacuated

YAKIMA To the security screeners at the Yakima Air Terminal, the device in the belongings of a departing passenger looked like a grenade. That prompted the brief evacuation of about a dozen people from the terminal Tuesday evening. [More]

Associated Press | March 17


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