Incumbent Washington state Auditor Brian Sonntag deserves re-election.

The Elwha ferry is temporarily out of service due to mechanical problems.

More afternoon showers and thunderstorms can be expected today across Southern Arizona. We could see even more activity into Thursday as we potentially tap into the remnants of Tropical Storm Edouard. Highs will be warmest today, with readings near 100,

Lehrer, anchor of "The News-Hour," will moderate the first presidential debate, in Oxford, Miss., on Sept. 26. Ifill, a correspondent on the same program and moderator of "Washington Week," will handle the vice presidential debate, Oct. 2 in St. Louis.

Tickets to Santana's Sept. 6 concert at White River Amphitheatre will cost just $10 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008.

NASA's Glenn Research Center has awarded a follow-on contract to DB Consulting Group Inc. of Silver Spring, Md., for a variety of tasks including work involved in computer science, computer and software engineering, security, networking, application development and Web services

Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain will be examined by noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday after undergoing an MRI on his ailing right shoulder. Chamberlain returned to New York for tests on his shoulder Tuesday. The team said before

A long-delayed road project connecting Interstate 90 with the Seattle waterfront can start this fall, after governments and sports teams in Sodo finally compromised on the design.

Gov. Christine Gregoire says political criticism of her tribal gambling negotiations is racist, because of its negative implications about...

Rookie Denard Span drove in a career-high four runs and robbed Adrian Beltre of a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning, leading the Minnesota Twins over the M's 7-3 today.

A Chorus Line" is back in Seattle in a touring production of the recent Broadway revival, and it's as enjoyable as ever. Plays Aug. 5-10, 2008 at the Paramount Theatre; musical review by Mary Murfin Bayley.

The Police Chief of the King County city of Pacific, John Calkins, has been arrested for investigation of drunken driving.

Two open seats in solid Democratic Seattle neighborhoods have produced several good candidates for the Legislature this year, an election...

The average wait time at hospital emergency rooms has grown to nearly an hour, new federal statistics show.

A farmer has erected a backyard fence made of three old cars sticking up in the air to send a message to new neighbors.

A military jury reaches a verdict against Osama bin Laden's former driver in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial.

Army scientist Bruce Ivins "was the only person responsible" for anthrax attacks in 2001 that killed five, the Justice Department says.

Freddie Mac posts a second-quarter loss that is more than triple the amount Wall Street expected.

That wrinkly, white-haired guy used me in his campaign ad," Paris Hilton says.

Nine people missing following a firefighting helicopter crash in northern California are presumed to be dead, the Federal Aviation Administration says.