EVERETT -- All the gloom and doom of the tough economy has yet to reach Ace in the Hole Casino Dealer School on Broadway in Everett. While many industries cut jobs, local casinos appear to be looking for dealers all the time, said Rick Soderberg, who ...

Although it can be risky to definitively pronounce a bill dead -- lawmakers have a number of procedural tricks they can use to resuscitate seemingly lifeless proposals -- here's a tentative list of some of this year's likely casualties in the Senate ...

Down and out, unemployed and struggling to keep up with school, the lottery might sound like a long shot. But for Oxon Hill resident Chanetia Prophet, 31, the lottery came through in a very big way: After sending in six entries of the Maryland ...

Backing away from an earlier proposal to cut millions of dollars from the state's public-school system, anti-tax activist Tim Eyman is instead launching an initiative to cut $550 million from local property taxes. "It's a bigger tax reduction than ...

While Olympic hero Michael Phelps has been spending a lot of time with Caroline ''Caz'' Pal the past couple of months -- and reportedly took her home to Baltimore for Thanksgiving -- I'm hearing the swimming speed demon isn't exactly in an exclusive ...

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, Buy Nothing Day -- whatever you want call it -- today will find me at my usual hangout. I plan to be at work. That's OK, it beats the most talked about alternative -- shopping. Don't look for me at Alderwood ...

Justin Rupple, of Issaquah, is one of five finalists in the 29th annual Seattle International Stand-Up Comedy Competition. Rupple won entry into the final at the competition’s semifinals Nov. 23 at The Club Casino and Marsons Restaurant in Everett ...

British actor Roger Moore attends a news conference to promote his latest book "The World is My Bond" in Hong Kong Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008 in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) HONG KONG -- From one Bond to another: job well done. Roger Moore told ...

Here’s something your out-of-town relatives might like to know before risking their lives to visit your hacienda for the holidays. Tacoma is the 39th-most dangerous city in America. So says the annual list by CQ Press of Washington, D.C., which ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Pro-family issues once again dominated as the concerns most often expressed during the 41 state Baptist convention meetings this fall. Resolutions easily passed in defense of the sanctity of life, sexual purity and the ...