Susan Johnson, a veteran language arts teacher at Cle Elum-Roslyn High School, was named Washington state's teacher of the year Wednesday. The 17-year teaching veteran was chosen from nine finalists. She will spend a year traveling around the state ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines - Two persons were arrested on suspicion of robbery in Carcar City, southern Cebu, while three others were collared for illegal gambling in Liloan town, northern Cebu, on Saturday. Arrested in Barangay (village) Guadalupe ...

The Pasco Sheriff’s Office won a specially equipped 2007 Impala in a law enforcement lottery. Pasco Sgt. Art Rowand had his choice of 10 car keys. Only one would turn on the state-of-the-art police cruiser in front of him. He picked key No. 9. When ...

You report that to counterbalance a $2.7-million budget cut, the Pasco County libraries have reduced loan periods to 14 days. This seems like fuzzy economics to me unless they expect people to make up the deficit in overdue fines. And then will those ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ In advance of the new Google phone, T-Mobile USA has changed the wording of the user agreement for its wireless data network and no longer claims the right to slow surfing to a crawl once a subscriber goes over a monthly usage limit ...

Among the hundreds of certified PIAA officials working WPIAL athletic events are individuals who have violated elements of the organization's by-laws regarding criminal activities that should preclude them from working as athletic officials. Here are ...

A lifelong gearhead, Tom Jensen reports on automobiles and auto racing for SPEEDTV.com . Jensen has been writing about both topics for more than 15 years and is the former managing editor of National Speed Sport News . He is the recipient of the 1997 ...

In spring, where April showers bring mold, shoe-sucking mud, and batallions of slugs, we often wonder how the state's founders settled on this mossy burg for their capital. Here's the answer, according to the archivists of the Secretary of State's ...

A committee is recommending that the new walkway spanning the Missouri River be named The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge in honor of the former Nebraska Governor and Senator. The Missouri River Pedestrian Bridge Naming Committee was established by ...