Microsoft Corporation has released a trial version of Windows 7 to programmers with the Vista successor for consumers to test on their personal computers expected Friday. "We are on track to deliver the best Windows ever... Windows will remain the ...

SEATTLE — More than 30,000 residents around Western Washington have been urged to evacuate their flood-endangered homes as rain-swelled rivers caused mudslides and avalanches and flooded neighborhoods and major roadways. The constant, heavy rain in ...

No winning tickets were sold for the Washington State Lottery's $5.3 million Lotto jackpot or the $420,000 Hit 5 cashpot Monday night, so Wednesday's top prizes will be $5.4 million in Lotto and $470,000 in Hit 5. OLYMPIA, Wash. — No winning ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family. Peters bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local 7-Eleven store on Nov. 1 as part of a 20-year ...

Flooding and landslides continue to close roads and endanger people across Whatcom County. Some key developments Thursday (more details on these are being posted online as News Updates on the home page). Heavy flooding has been reported in Ferndale ...

TOM POUNDS, THE father of the national cult following otherwise known as Ol’ Crimson – the Cougar flag that has flown on ESPN Gameday every Saturday for the last six years -- is heading to Seattle (with Ol’ Crimson in tow) for a special ...

Group West Companies PLLC of Seattle is providing master planning, architecture and interior design services for the new Twin Pine Casino/Hotel in Middletown, California. The project consists of 100,000 square-foot state-of-the-art casino and 60 room ...

SEATTLE — More than 30,000 residents around Western Washington have been urged to evacuate their flood-endangered homes as rain-swelled rivers caused mudslides and avalanches and flooded neighborhoods and major roadways. The constant, heavy rain in ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants had everyone on the roster practice on Thursday for this weekend's NFC semifinal against the Philadelphia Eagles, the first time in more than three months no one has been sidelined by an injury. Defensive ...

A college student dressed in a vintage German military uniform who was fatally shot by police on New Year's Day was a harmless, eccentric history buff, his family and friends said Friday. Miles Murphy, a University of Washington senior, was shot ...