KOMO-TV Seattle, WA

Marie Tobin is a breast cancer patient, and she credits several things with making her a breast cancer survivor -- one of which takes her down by the river as part of a local hospital treatment program.

Co-workers found 27-year-old Nick Miller's body on Tuesday morning. The victim had apparently been crushed by heavy machinery, officials said. Goodwill, which has been cited for safety issues in the past, is now being investigated by the state.

The Dalai Lama wrapped up his five-day visit to Seattle Tuesday with a panel discussion on spirituality and compassion with fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa.

Howard Schultz said he was preparing a lawsuit seeking to regain ownership of the Sonics based on e-mails Clay Bennett exchanged last year with partners about moving the team to Oklahoma City.

A clogged culver and heavy spring runoff caused the flash flood that destroyed the Downings' way of life, but it didn't dilute the family's spirit. The family from Pend Oreille County says it still has a lot to be thankful for.

More than 600 people attended the public hearing at the Highline Performing Arts Center to discuss the issue and to push for a solution that would be in the best interest of the sheltered critters.

Shelby Wright hasn't been seen since July 26, 2004, when the then-14 year old disappeared from Snohomish County. On Sunday night deputies began the search for his remains with dogs, back hoes and radar equipment.

Dick Pierson will be taking his 1974 Olympia Charger to race in the classic car race at Le Mans, France, and hope to raise more than $3 million for Children's Hospital in the process.

The once-lonely emu is lonely no more. The male emu that was nesting on a rubber ball thinking it was an egg is now in the company of not one, but two ladies.

A thunderstorm rolled over Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood just before 2:30 and sent a lightning bolt heard for miles around, slicing a branch of a tree and giving minor damage to a nearby home; power knocked out to a few dozen.

Nigerian officials said the film crew members were detained for illegally traveling by boat in southern Nigeria's restive oil-rich creeks.

Friend the emu has been sitting on a green ball for days, thinking it was an emu egg that will one day hatch. His owner played a long for a while, afraid of breaking Friend's heart. But after an emu expert told her to show some tough love, she had to do the unthinkable. But fear not for Friend's heart -- help is on the way.

When Emma Lamb was born last April at just under one pound, doctors thought she'd never survive. But the kid has proved them all wrong, and now Emma is ready to cross a big milestone.

In an emotional Friday morning court hearing, a King County jury found Earnest Lenell Collins Jr. guilty of murdering a Seattle cab driver and then setting fire to the taxi last summer.

In his first public appearance since arriving for a five-day conference on compassion, the Dalai Lama made no mention of the situation in Tibet, instead welcoming what he said was a new scientific interest in human emotion.

In his first public appearance since arriving for a five-day conference on compassion, the Dalai Lama made no mention of the situation in Tibet, instead welcoming what he said was a new scientific interest in human emotion.

It was a tribute like no other for fallen servicemen and women in the war in Iraq. A local Vietnam veteran who has gained international acclaim used his special talents to honor a soldier and a marine killed in combat.

It was 5 o'clock Monday morning and very quiet when Tracy Sherwood woke up to noise and a tall figure with a gun staring at him. He has a pistol pointed at me and he tells me to be quiet or he's going to blow my blanking head off, he said.

On Thursday county officials demanded immediate changes, including new cat cages, new dog runs, additional staff and, most importantly, a change in the shelters' culture.

West Coast fisheries managers have voted to cancel all commercial salmon fishing off the California and Oregon coasts this year. Scientists and government officials are expecting this year's West Coast salmon season to be one of the worst in history.

Strange things have been happening in Puyallup, including a big to-do about a mixed-up emu. It's the emu's nature to nurture, and that's where the confusion begins.

Strange things have been happening in Puyallup, including a big to-do about a mixed-up emu. It's the emu's nature to nurture, and that's where the confusion begins.

Animal control officials say a woman has been found living with hundreds of rats and four malnourished snakes in a home with no running water or heat.

Gabriel Brisbine of Sisters died at St. Charles Medical Center, where he was taken by relatives after getting hit by the boulder Tuesday night. Sheriff's investigators declared the death an accident, but the district attorney's office will review it.

Julie Crews says she went over to her neighbor's home to check on an elderly woman whom she knew to live on the Olympia property. But when she walked onto her neighbor's yard, two Anatolian shepherds pounced on her head.

When Finn stopped talking and had difficulty crawling, his mother took him to the hospital thinking he had an ear infection. But the diagnosis came back as a condition some doctors never encounter in their entire careers.

Little Finn's mother took him to the hospital, thinking he had an ear infection. We had noticed that he had stopped talking. He was having more difficulty crawling, his mother said. She knew something was wrong, but never suspected the truth.

Exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama is set to arrive in Seattle on Thursday. His Holiness plans to discuss children and compassion during a five-day conference. China and the Olympics are not on the agenda, but the world is waiting for what the Dalai Lama might say.

The city is easing off on its demands for a quick solution from a woman who has been caring for dogs and cats of deployed soldiers. Diana VanDusen began taking in the animals after the animal shelter at Fort Lewis shut down.

Wednesday was to be eviction day for David Csaky, who was being kicked out of his elaborate tree house near Lake Union. But he's found a new place to live thanks to his generous neighbors.