Northwest

  • Photos Links Inslee signs undercover license law

    Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law a measure giving legislative approval to a state program that has already issued hundreds of fake driver's licenses and license plates to law enforcement and government agencies.

  • Links Fire official says cause of Craigmont fire unknown

    A state investigator says the cause of a fire that destroyed three grain elevators in the small town of Craigmont earlier this month remains a mystery.

  • Correction: Missing Mom-Utah story

    WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - In a story May 20 about the Susan Powell investigation, The Associated Press reported erroneously the day that Josh Powell committed suicide. It happened on Feb. 5, 2012.

  • Links Bellingham man reaches top of Mount Everest

    A Bellingham man has reached the top of Mount Everest, achieving his quest to climb the highest peaks on seven continents.

  • The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

    Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.

  • Correction: Missing Mom-Utah story

    In a story May 20 about the Susan Powell investigation, The Associated Press reported erroneously the day that Josh Powell committed suicide. It happened on Feb. 5, 2012.

  • Consultant selected for Longview coal terminal

    Cowlitz County commissioners approved a contract Tuesday with a consultant to conduct the environmental review for a proposed coal export terminal on the Columbia River at Longview.

  • Boise woman arrested, refused to return lost dog

    Police in Boise have arrested a 49-year-old woman after officers say she refused several requests to return a lost dog to its owner.

  • Links Susan Powell's dad gets private eye to review file

    Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file - containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more - might turn up something the investigators missed.

  • Utah Gov. Herbert rails against US Land management

    Utah Gov. Gary Herbert told a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday his state does a better job than U.S. land managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism industry.