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The girlfriend of a man implicated in the home-invasion slaying of a Craigslist seller in April was criminally charged Wednesday for allegedly helping her boyfriend and two other suspects dispose of evidence of the crime, according to Pierce County prosecutors.

Reactions to Ken Griffey Jr.'s retirement.

A teenage girl, two young women and a man have been arrested in connection with a series of violent stun-gun attacks on women in North Seattle last month.

After finding no "sweeping error or oversight" in property assessments, King County Assessor Lloyd Hara announced Wednesday his office will not attempt to collect back taxes on undervalued real estate.

A ferry fare hike will likely be delayed for a review of the state ferry system prompted by an investigation by KING-TV of Seattle.

The Minnesota Twins will be without outfielder Michael Cuddyer for a few days following the death of his father-in-law.

Ichiro Suzuki reached first base safely, saw Ryan Langerhans crossing home plate with the winning run and uncharacteristically showed raw emotion leaping into air to celebrate Seattle's victory.

Crew in the Northwest is like that. Some degree of misery is always involved, even for spectators.

No top-prize tickets were sold in Washington for Wednesday's $262 million Powerball drawing, the Washington State Lottery's $2.3 million Lotto jackpot or the $310,000 Hit 5 cashpot.

Ryan Langerhans scored from second base on an infield single by Ichiro Suzuki with two outs in the bottom of the 10th and the Seattle Mariners won their first extra-inning game of the season 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.

Ryan Langerhans scored from second base on an infield single by Ichiro Suzuki with two outs in the bottom of the 10th and the Seattle Mariners won their first extra-inning game of the season 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell says Washington state will get state-of-the-art coastal Doppler radar in September 2011, a year earlier than originally expected. The Washington Democrat said Wednesday the technology will help ensure more accurate weather forecasts for the Pacific Northwest. Previously, she says Washington weather radar coverage has been "shockingly inadequate, putting lives and property at risk."

Reactions to Ken Griffey Jr.'s retirement.

A program to protect workers from a toxic metal at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site has a number of weaknesses and could have been implemented more quickly, but it's an improvement over past practices, a federal report concluded Wednesday.

The three finalists for Seattle police chief faced questions Wednesday from the city council and met the public in a forum at Seattle Center.

Ryan Langerhans scored from second base on an infield single by Ichiro Suzuki with two outs in the bottom of the 10th and the Seattle Mariners won their first extra-inning game of the season 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.

Sockeye salmon from Bristol Bay, Alaska, make up one of the world's most valuable and dependable fisheries — largely because of the variety of ecological niches the species occupies and the varied life cycles the fish have developed as a result, says a University of Washington study published Tuesday in the journal Nature.

The Minnesota Twins will be without outfielder Michael Cuddyer for a few days following the death of his father-in-law.

A children's-theater producer charged with groping a 14-year-old boy last summer is under investigation by the State Patrol after authorities say he recently posted an advertisement on Craigslist searching for children to appear in a New York City play.

In his prime, Ken Griffey Jr. was considered the best player in baseball, on pace to rewrite the record books.