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Man fatally shot by SWAT team in Roy after opening fire
A wanted man was shot by the Pierce County sheriff's SWAT team after he opened fire at SWAT team members late Tuesday afternoon.

Neighbors upset about proposed halfway house for sex offenders
A group of Tacoma neighbors are up in arms about a halfway house for sex offenders that's moving in next door.

Romney wins big in Florida, routing Gingrich
Mitt Romney won a commanding victory in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding from defeat and taking a significant step toward the Republican presidential nomination. Despite the setback, Newt Gingrich vowed to press on.

Elbe's new $4 million rest stop irks some residents
The town of Elbe says it's happy to finally have a public toilet after 20 long years. But the toilet's $4 million price tag has some taxpayers thinking the whole thing is a waste.

Reward for info about dead Puget Sound sea lions
Federal authorities aren't sure yet who shot several sea lions in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks, but a conservation group has offered up $10,000 for information that helps convict the perpetrators.

Charge: Woman burned infant's face with laundry soap
Mabinty Williams was babysitting her friends' 4-week-old baby at her home on Jan. 10 when she knocked on the neighbor's door. She told her neighbors there was a baby in her house and she wasn't sure how the baby had gotten there, said the statement of probable cause.

Woman stabbed in chest aboard bus in downtown Seattle
What began as an argument between two women ended with one woman being stabbed in the chest on Tuesday.

Police discover dead body in Tacoma ravine
Tacoma police are trying to figure out how a woman died and why her body was in a ravine in the city's Salishan neighborhood.

Seattle library lets man watch porn despite complaint
A Seattle woman is complaining that she was at the Lake City library recently, when she saw a man watching hard-corn porn on a computer, with the screen facing toward the room.

Wash. state bills targeting minimum wage die
Washington state lawmakers have shelved a series of bills that would lower wages at the bottom of the income scale in an effort to spur private-sector hiring.

Neil Young: Steve Jobs listened to vinyl, not iPod
Legendary rocker Neil Young took his campaign for higher-fidelity digital sound to the stage of a technology conference Tuesday, saying a giant of the industry was on his side: the late Steve Jobs.

Ex-LA teacher charged with molesting 23 children
A former Los Angeles elementary school teacher has been arrested after he allegedly gagged and made bondage photos of nearly two dozen children - possibly inside a classroom.

High school worker accused of having sex with two students
A high school security officer accused of having sex with two teenage students was in court Monday to answer to four counts of sexual misconduct with a minor.

Suspected gunman not found at surrounded apartment
An hours-long standoff between a Seattle Police SWAT team force and an armed 26-year-old man wanted for pointing a gun at a cab driver ended late Tuesday morning when it was discovered the man was no longer inside.

Fed Way man roughs up burglar, throws him off a balcony
A burglar got more than he bargained for Monday morning when he broke into a Federal Way apartment.

Man struck, injured by suspected drunk driver in Bellevue
A 58-year-old man is recovering after being hit by a suspected drunk driver late Monday night in Bellevue.

House committee approves same-sex marriage bill
A measure to legalize same-sex marriage has passed a House committee, and the Senate is expected to vote on its companion bill as early as Wednesday.

Vancouver scanner hobbyists put it on Twitter
When the call came in Wednesday about a motor vehicle accident at Fourth Plain Boulevard and Stapleton Road, Caran Johnson jumped to action. Likewise, when a high-rise fire broke out the same day, Jason Williard was on it - in 140 characters or less.

Budget woes force county to slash Metro service
County officials say dwindling tax revenue is forcing them to cut a number of Metro bus routes, and that decision isn't sitting well with many riders.

Equipment failure knocks out power in U-District
Seattle City Light crews are investigating a power outage that left just over 2,000 customers near the University of Washington in the dark early Tuesday morning.

Accused murderer blames friend for shooting
An accused killer took the stand Monday to blame a friend for the shooting of a 12-year-old boy in Skyway.

WA lawmakers move ballot initiative reform forward
Washington state lawmakers forged ahead Monday with a bill to require ballot initiative campaigns to identify their top five donors in their advertisements.

2 ratings agencies lower Wash. credit outlook
Two agencies have changed the outlook for Washington's debt ratings from stable to negative, citing the state's ongoing budget troubles.

State to homeless people: No more sleeping under the viaduct
The state will begin sweeping away homeless people, as it expands its tunnel replacement construction a few blocks north to Yesler Way.

Two homemade bombs go off at Edmonds-Woodway High School
Police say two small homemade bombs went off at Edmonds-Woodway High School on Monday.