The prime suspect in the killing of Seattle federal prosecutor Thomas Wales allegedly paid $5,000 to another man to pose as him for a paternity test in the 1990s, according to state records and people familiar with the Wales investigation.

Seattle's Eritrean community is small compared to other immigrant groups in Seattle, with a little more than 5,200 people in King County. But it is one of the highest concentrations of Eritreans in the country.

Gas prices keep rising and Seattle-area consumers are looking for ways to cut down on the number of trips to the pump. For many, that means biking more and driving less.

An afternoon of tremendous pitching by both sides came to this: The Seattle Mariners tried using backup catcher Jamie Burke on the mound...

An Oregon Army National Guard helicopter airlifted an injured climber off Mount Hood and took him to a Portland hospital.

A remote section of Denali National Park is closed to the public after researchers shot an aggressive bear that then disappeared in dense brush.

Or you could slow the pace, take a brief break and bask in the fashion of a recent visitor, Tiffany Cook.

Officials in Pakistan say at least 15 people were killed in Islamabad when a suicide attacker detonated explosives near a police station.

Re: the June 13 article "TUSD is forcing retirees to switch insurance plans."

Tucson needs strong leaders

We were in Costco, where all the fashionable hang out, when I first noticed it.

Berkeley may be among the greenest cities in the nation, but it's also home to a budding backlash against public transit. Opponents of AC Transit's plan for dedicated bus lanes on busy Telegraph Avenue south of the UC campus have

Sometimes it pays to get fired. In addition to an estimated $148,000-a-year pension, freshly canned Oakland City Administrator Deborah Edgerly is entitled to cash out her accrued and unused benefits totaling more than $90,000. The bennies include: -...

A happy journey to reunite with their championship bichon frise dogs ended in tragedy Saturday for two Northern California couples when their car swerved off a Colorado highway, killing one person from each couple. Verna File, 65, of San Jose

The 78-year-old man who was killed by a hit and run driver on a pedestrian walkway next to Shoreline Drive in Alameda has been identified as George Marceline, a resident of the East Bay island city, Alameda County authorities said

Gavin Floyd got his 10th win with an approach that's worked well all season and made him the biggest winner on the Chicago White Sox's staff.

Sunday afternoon, family, friends and fellow officers paid their respects to a Chicago police officer killed in the line of duty. The wake for fallen police officer Richard Francis took place from 12-9 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home at 3918

A group of thieves beat a man in Gary, Ind. and then swiped his moped.Now, the victim is speaking out because the criminals may have exposed themselves to HIV during the fight, as CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.

Associated Press - July 6, 2008 1:15 PM ET SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A University of Texas at San Antonio professor fantasized about his students in e-mails before he was fired for viewing pornography...

Associated Press - July 6, 2008 1:25 PM ET DALLAS (AP) - Lawyers for the former leaders of a Muslim charity accused of financing terrorism want a judge to declare a mistrial in their...