Seattle’s mistake is that we’ve been too honest and nice with the NBA. In a snake pit you’ve got to bare some fangs of your own. Chris Hansen seems to get that, but will Seattle go along?

MARINERS FIRST: Two-out singles by Morales and Morse off South Kitsap HS grad Jason Hammel, but Bay grounds out on full count. 4-0 Orioles ORIOLES FIRST: It was an extremely rocky inning for Maurer, reminiscent of his second start, in which he gave up six runs and was knocked out by the Astros. This

The words "musical" and "Alzheimer's disease" aren't often used together. Yet Sara Cooper's new work, "The Memory Show," turns out to be a poignant, sophisticated and often humorous musical about dealing with Alzheimer's disease.

The man who packed the parachutes used by infamous skyjacker D.B. Cooper more than four decades ago has been identified as the victim of a homicide in Washington state.

A Seattle man who lost his parents and whose wife and infant son were critically injured by a driver who police say was drunk is speaking out against driving under the influence.

A Seattle man who lost his parents and whose wife and infant son were critically injured by an alleged drunken driver is speaking out against driving under the influence.

A Seattle man who lost his parents and whose wife and infant son were critically injured by an alleged drunken driver is speaking out against driving under the influence.

John Stearns coached third base a couple of nights ago for Class A High Desert, just to knock off the rust — Stearns hadn’t been in the coaching box since 2006, when he managed Double-A Harrisburg in the Nationals’ organization. Stearns knew he would be coming up to fill in for Mar

A Kansas high school principal who barred a member of the Air Force from escorting his sister to prom has apologized to him in an attempt to quell a firestorm that's been fueled by a YouTube video of the debacle and the girl's heartfelt letter to the newspaper.

Juan Pierre scored standing up on a wild pitch with none out in the ninth, and the Miami Marlins came from behind in the final inning for the second consecutive game to beat the reeling New York Mets 2-1 Tuesday night.

Ryan Raburn homered twice for the second straight game and the Cleveland Indians hit seven home runs in all, routing the Philadelphia Phillies 14-2 Tuesday night.

Mark Twain ... Noah Webster ... Jim Calhoun? Yes, that was the ex-UConn basketball coach joining those literary giants in the 16-member...

Police say the woman who reported finding a baby on a Hawaii beach is actually the newborn's mother.

A Federal Way pilot who overshot the Spokane airport by some 50 miles and then lined up on the wrong runway during approach has been convicted in federal court of flying while intoxicated.

Last week’s building collapse in Bangladesh that killed hundreds of clothing-factory workers put a spotlight on the fact that people in poor countries often risk their lives working to make the cheap T-shirts and underwear that Westerners covet.

Monday’s mayoral forum in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood was a rapid-fire affair, with plenty of “lightning round” questions that had candidates displaying hastily jotted answers on giant sketchpads. The frenzied pace and eight-candidate field made it hard for anyone to em

A week after hackers broke into The Associated Press' Twitter feed and roiled financial markets, federal regulators say they need to find ways to deal with the impact of social media.

A look at a top prep sports event in the Seattle area this week

UPDATE AT 11 A.M.: Investigators believe the cause of the fire was a mechanical failure in one of the vehicles. Early damage estimate for the vehicles is $250,000, with at least eight vehicles totaled and two others with some fire damage. ORIGINAL POST: Smoke and flames

Apple Inc. sold $17 billion in bonds Tuesday in a record deal spurred by the company's plan to placate its frustrated shareholders.