Before he was an Olympian, much less a gold medalist, Ted Ligety was making precision turns and effortless cutbacks in front of an admiring audience. Phil Mahre was watching and marveled at the kid's grace on skis. And maybe it didn't matter that ...

ski team a few years back at his place in Yakima. Nothing fancy, just a chance to get to know the up-and-comers, perhaps even ... Talk about hitting the lottery. “Only race I know the date of,” Mahre said, laughing. The brothers were destined to ...

The measure would allow businesses throughout Washington — not just tribal casinos — to have slot-style gambling machines ... If the senator had a business relationship with a lobbyist, that wouldn’t, per se, present an ethical problem,’ O ...

In this photo made Sept. 23, 2009, twin brothers Steve, left, and Phil Mahre display their silver and gold 1984 Olympic medals, and photos of themselves from the slalom event, in Yakima, Wash. Hard to believe the moment happened nearly 26 years ago ...

An off-duty Las Vegas police officer killed in a shootout with intruders in his own garage grew up in Yakima, where he graduated in 1997 from Davis High ... maybe they can implode a casino with these criminals inside. That is the point Deniseh.

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 ...