Reichert, Burner rematch for Congress maintains high profile
BELLEVUE -- For U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, Democratic challenger Darcy Burner is too inexperienced and left-leaning. For Burner, Reichert is ineffective and has sided with President Bush too often in his years in Congress. [More]
By Manuel Valdes
Associated Press | October 12
Hidden videotape of physical used in VA fraud case
SPOKANE -- Federal agents used a hidden video camera to record a North Idaho man's visit to a doctor last year as part of an effort to prove he was faking paraplegia to receive $1.5 million in disability benefits, the man's lawyer says. [More]
Associated Press | October 12
Northwest Briefly: Employees sue UW police for discrimination
SEATTLE -- Six current and former employees of the University of Washington's police department say they faced a hostile work environment, including racial and sexual discrimination. [More]
October 12
Spokane Tribe says pro-GOP casino ads 'racially charged'
SPOKANE -- The Spokane Tribe is upset with supporters of Republican governor candidate Dino Rossi over television commercials that suggest the tribe and the state struck an improper deal to expand casino gambling. [More]
Associated Press | October 11
Northwest Briefly: Cle Elum gets another award for an educator
CLE ELUM -- Cle Elum-Roslyn High School has made statewide news for the second time in a week. [More]
October 11
Engineers work to stabilize house-eating Portland slope
PORTLAND, Ore. -- City and private engineers are considering ways to shore up a steep hillside where a house slid off its foundation this week. [More]
Associated Press | October 11
Rossi, Gregoire exchange barbs, with one compliment
SPOKANE -- Gov. Chris Gregoire said Republican challenger Dino Rossi seems like a good husband and father. Rossi said he and the Democratic governor have worked well together in the past and he had no personal animosity toward her. [More]
By Nicholas K. Geranios
Associated Press | October 10
Task force reports shortcomings in state's mental health system
SEATTLE -- Washington's system for dealing with the potentially violent mentally ill needs fixing and helped create conditions that led to the killing of a Seattle woman last New Year's Eve, a task force has concluded. [More]
Associated Press | October 10
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