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With 20,268 car thefts in 2014, the Tacoma-Seattle-Bellevue area has placed eighth on the list of U.S. “hot spots” as compiled by the National Insurance Crime Bureau.Click to Continue »

Supporters of an initiative to help protect endangered animals that are being poached or exploited say they've collected enough signatures to get their proposal on the November ballot.Click to Continue »

Archaeologists are cataloging artifacts dating back to the 1700s that were found under a Seattle bridge by construction workers.Click to Continue »

Authorities say a wildfire that has destroyed nearly 30 homes in the central Washington city of Wenatchee was likely human-caused.Click to Continue »

Special Forces leaders at Bales’ outpost not aware of misconduct, not disciplined…Click to Continue »

Just days after a wildfire tore through homes in central Washington, a new blaze in the hot, dry region has burned some buildings and forced about two dozen residents to…Click to Continue »

Fire officials say a 12-year-old boy has been taken to a Seattle hospital after being burned by fireworks near an Auburn fireworks stand.Click to Continue »

A 23-year-old man faces a second-degree murder charge for allegedly causing a crash that killed his girlfriend as he fled Tacoma police in a stolen pickup earlier this year.Click to Continue »

Officials say a wildfire has forced some rural residents near Quincy, Washington, to flee their homes.Click to Continue »

The state House voted in the early hours of Wednesday to follow the Senate in approving the largest gas-tax increase in Washington’s history.Click to Continue »