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The man suspected of being responsible for a string of arsons in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood was charged with 11 counts of arson yesterday.

Eighty Oregon spotted frogs were released on Tuesday at Fort Lewis in Pierce County. It's part of an effort to restore endangered frog populations in the Northwest. Some of the frogs were raised by scientists at the Oregon Zoo. But, others were raised by ...

Seattle–area hospitals are taking extra steps these days to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus. They're following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control. But sometimes, those guidelines differ from what other health organizations ...

The Seattle School Board is scheduled to vote tonight (Wednesday) on three proposals parents have been watching for months: the operations and capital levies voters will see on ballots in February, and the student assignment plan that decides where ...

Pregnant women are often extra careful to avoid toxic products, like certain plastics and chemicals in household cleaners. But a new study of West Coast mothers shows those efforts only go so far. Babies are born already exposed to toxins linked to ...

Marine scientists have been surprised by the persistence of an unusual red tide along the Washington and northern Oregon coast. This is the algae bloom which produced a slimy foam that killed thousands of seabirds earlier in the fall. Foam turned up on ...

The Obama Administration says it plans to appoint a blue ribbon panel soon to determine the fate of the nation's radioactive waste. For years now the waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation has been destined for a deep hole in Nevada's Yucca Mountain. ...

Public relations efforts on behalf of Seattle Children's Hospital have created a sense of anticipation this week. That's when the Seattle City Council is scheduled to look at the hospital's expansion plans. Hospital officials say the need to expand is ...

The state of Washington is now offering mental health care for patients in its General Assistance Unemployable — or GAU — program. That's for adults who are physically or mentally unable to hold jobs. Correspondent Doug Nadvornick reports the ...

The Washington State Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the state's funding formula for school salaries. The high court reversed a lower court judge who found unacceptable inequities in the way the state doles out the money.

The state auditor says some government–run hospitals have been spending too much money on their employees. A new audit says Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland and Stevens Hospital in Edmonds could save $8 million over five years by using fewer temp ...

It's open enrollment season. That's the time of year when people can choose a health plan. The plethora of health insurance plans with their co–pays and deductibles can make the decision tough. Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers ...

A field in the mountains of North Idaho has become a crossroad for two historic forces — mining and the legacy of Catholic missionaries. Federal stimulus money is accelerating projects to remove the toxic remnants of North Idaho's mining history. ...

Every five years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service counts how many Americans hunt. That number has fallen steadily since the 1970s, even in the rural West. Some of the decline is due to demographics; more people live in cities and they're less likely ...

Chinook salmon may be the beneficiaries of the federal economic stimulus program. Work is now underway on a three year, $7 million restoration project in the Skagit River Delta. It's aimed at improving salmon habitat and flood protection for neighboring ...

A string of arsons in the Seattle neighborhood of Greenwood has police puzzled and residents on edge. The tally of unsolved arson cases is now up to 10. Most notably, four restaurants were destroyed October 23 with $2 million in damages. The obvious ...

The ritual of sounding "Taps" at military funerals is more than a century old. But today, so many veterans are dying that the military has to use recordings of "Taps" for many services. For a small band of volunteer buglers at Tahoma ...

More than a dozen protesters gathered outside Seattle's Swedish Medical Center Monday afternoon. They were protesting the new health care bill, as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and some members of the Washington congressional delegation toured the ...

Seattle's Mayor–elect Mike McGinn says he will begin working today to form a transition team for his new office. Last night, McGinn's rival Joe Mallahan conceded defeat in the race for Seattle mayor, nearly a week after Election Day.