King County Prosecutor: No Plea Deal for Monfort

The King County prosecutor says he'll seek the death penalty against Christopher Monfort if he’s convicted of killing a Seattle police officer. More >

Western States Get Money To Develop National School Test

Western states now have the money to develop a national standardized test to replace the alphabet soup of state assessments such as the MSP in Washington, ISAT in Idaho and OAKS in Oregon. More >

Economic Indicator: AAA Predicts 10% Jump In Labor Day Holiday Travel

If you’re heading out on the roads this holiday weekend, expect lots of company. The automobile club AAA is forecasting a 10 percent increase in trips by car this Labor Day weekend compared to a year ago. More >

Kitzhaber Ad Takes Aim At Dudley

Oregon Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Kitzhaber takes aim at his Republican opponent Chris Dudley in a new television ad that started airing Wednesday. More >

Federal Money Headed to Oregon for Wave Engery Developement

Nearly $2.5 million in federal funding for Oregon wave energy development is currently making its way though Congress. One coastal city is gearing up to launch its first wave energy buoy sometime this winter. More >

Prosecution Continues Case Against Founder of Islamic Charity

A prosecution witness who worked for Al Haramain Islamic Foundation in Ashland, Oregon from late 1998 to August 1999 testified Wednesday in the trial of Pete Seda. More >

Court Denies Halt to Ruby Pipeline Construction

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request to halt construction of a 670 mile natural gas pipeline being built between Malin Oregon and Opal Wyoming. More >

Oregon Standardizes Tsunami Warning Sound

The State of Oregon has settled on a standard siren sound that you’d hear in coastal towns when a tsunami warning goes out. More >

WSU: Grant Money Up Even As Budget Cuts Loom

Washington State University is reporting an increase in grants even as it prepares budget cutting scenarios. More >

Bear Center Researchers Investigate Grizzly Mauling

Biologists at Washington State University’s Bear Center are trying to solve a mystery that has shaken the staff there. Why did two adult bears at the center attack and kill a younger bear this week? More >

Wash. Shellfish Harvester Appeals License Revocation

The case of an alleged shellfish poaching ring on Washington’s Hood Canal has taken a twist. The owner of G&R Quality Seafood is now asking the state to give him back his license to harvest. More >

Idaho Helicopter Crash Kills Three

Idaho Fish and Game Department officials are mourning the deaths of two agency biologists and a helicopter pilot. More >

Cal Coburn Brown Appeal is Denied

A federal judge denied an appeal Tuesday by death row inmate Cal Coburn Brown, who is scheduled to be executed on September 10th. More >

Test Scores Mixed For Washington Students

New test scores for Washington public school students show decidedly mixed results. The Washington state schools superintendent released statewide results Tuesday. More >

Washington Judge Declares Injunction On Hawaiian Garbage

The city of Honolulu asked the federal government for permission to barge thousands of tons of garbage across the Pacific Ocean. More >

Oregon Department Of Revenue To Close Field Offices

Oregon taxpayers will have fewer places to get face to face help from the state Department of Revenue. The agency will start closing its field offices soon in an effort to save money. More >

Cross-border Child Welfare Placements Streamlined

Child welfare managers from Oregon and Washington Monday signed an agreement. It aims to streamline the placement of children in state custody across state lines. More >

Idaho College Football Season Brings Twists and Challenges

For Idaho’s largest universities, the start of the college football season means not just games to play but some twists, as well. More >

Jury Selected in Islamic Charity Case

Twelve people will decide whether an Iranian-born naturalized U.S. citizen is guilty of funneling money to Muslim fighters in Chechnya. More >

Weather Change May Help Northwest Firefighters

Firefighters are battling 5 fires across the Northwest. They range in size from a thousand acre blaze in Northeast Washington to a 6,000 acre fire near Selma, Oregon. More >

Wash. And Oregon Candidates Can’t Even Agree On Debates

It’s not just the issues they disagree on. The candidates for U.S. Senate in Washington and for governor in Oregon can’t even agree on a debate schedule. More >

Crews Make Progress On Washington Wildfires

Cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping fire crews battle several blazes across the Northwest. More >

Conoco Phillips to Appeal Wide Load Ruling

Conoco Phillips has appealed a decision by an Idaho judge revoking state permits issued to allow the shipment of oversized oil equipment along Highway 12 in north Idaho. More >

Environmental Groups Say Coal Ash Run-Off Is Contaminating Ground Water

Environmental groups investigate the effects of coal ash run-off as the Environmental Protection Agency considers regulation of the ash. More >

Spice Spreading Across Northwest

Spice, a product being touted as "Legal Marijuana" shows evidence of sending users into emergency rooms with scary symptoms. More >

Idaho Democratic Congressman Walt Minnick In Unusual Position As Frontrunner

Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick finds himself in an unusual position as frontrunner in a year where Republicans are expected to pick up congressional seats and in a state that historically votes red. More >

Oregon Revenue Drops Another $377 million

The Oregon budget situation worsens as the state suffers a drop of nearly 400 million dollars in revenue over the past three months. More >

Wash. Senate Race Turns Testy Over Earmarks

Wash. senate candidate Dino Rossi vow's to stray away from extensive use of earmarks, a practice that Senator Patty Murray has used extensively to help bring jobs to the local economy. More >

Living With War: Submarine Trainee Amber Pfeifer

19 female trainees were selected to train on submarines and could eventually become commanders at sea. As part of our series "Living With War," correspondent Bellamy Pailthorp reports on trainee Amber Pfeifer. More >