Chinese communities around the country are mobilizing to help victims of the catastrophic earthquake that has destroyed countless buildings and killed thousands in China's Sichuan province, where many Chinese immigrants have roots and family ties.

John McCain continued his overtures to "green" voters Tuesday, paying a soggy visit to the Cascade Range foothills and further driving an environmental wedge between himself and the Bush administration.

The Coast Guard says three people from a boat that capsized in the ocean off LaPush were pulled out of the water by charter fishing boats in the area.

Maryland tax authorities and retailer Nordstrom Inc. are headed to state tax court Wednesday over a corporate income tax dispute.

Results from a large government experiment are dimming hopes that two common painkillers can prevent Alzheimer's disease or slow mental decline in older people.

Washington's unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent last month, well below the national average of 5 percent.

A man who shot himself with a concrete nail gun after being stopped by a state trooper near Silverdale is out of the hospital and under arrest.

John McCain has brought his Republican presidential campaign to Western Washington.

So much for spaghetti suppers: The First Baptist Church of Snellville is fueling its membership drive with a sign in front of its sprawling campus proclaiming "Free Gasoline."