Kara Haney, left, and Kate Wertin, embrace in Seattle's Lobby Bar as the Washington state Senate passes a same-sex marriage bill. / By Joshua Trujillo, seattlepi.com, via AP

The Washington State Patrol is accomplishing a $41 million radio upgrade by hitching its wagon to a federal program that is described in a new federal audit as having poor oversight of money and an uncertain future.

PULLMAN — Joshua Smith scored 19 points Saturday to lead UCLA past Washington State 63-60. David Wear and Lazeric Jones added 15 points each for the Bruins (13-10, 6-5 Pac-12).

A House committee is set to hold a final hearing on a measure to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, setting the stage for final passage this week.

SEATTLE, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* invested more than $1.5 billion in its Washington state wireless and wireline networks from 2009 through 2011 with a focus on improving the company's mobile ...

The Washington State Patrol says it is saving some $12 million by linking to a federal radio network rather than building its own system to conform with federal requirements. But the upgrade might add new costs for other law-enforcement agencies that want to keep talking to the patrol.

The Washington State Patrol is accomplishing a $41 million radio upgrade by hitching its wagon to a federal program that is described in a new federal audit as having poor oversight of money and an uncertain future.

Tacoma wants to capitalize on what school officials say is a growing reputation for originality by becoming Washington state’s first district-wide Innovative School Zone.

PULLMAN – For two hours, Washington State basketball fans booed Joshua Smith constantly.

PULLMAN — Joshua Smith scored 19 points Saturday to lead UCLA past Washington State 63-60. David Wear and Lazeric Jones added 15 points each for the Bruins (13-10, 6-5 Pac-12).

PULLMAN, Wash. - Joshua Smith scored 19 points Saturday to lead UCLA past Washington State 63-60. David Wear and Lazeric Jones added 15 points each for the Bruins (13-10, 6-5 Pac-12).

The Washington State Cougars hosted the UCLA Bruins on Saturday afternoon, giving the home team a chance to win yet another game at Beasley Coliseum. WSU was on a four-game home winning streak coming into this game, including a nice 60-53 win over the USC Trojans on Thursday night...

A woman in her 50s from Washington state is the individual whose death in December may be linked to a recently reported outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at the Luxor, the Washington State Health Department revealed Friday. Responding to an inquiry from

An anti-NDAA law was introduced by five Washington state Republican lawmakers this week.

Brock Motum scored 26 points to lead Washington State past Southern California 60-53 Thursday night. Motum was hot from the onset, scoring 11 of the Cougars' (12-10, 4-6) first 16 points. WSU led 30-24 at halftime. Southern California (6-17, 1-9) put together a 14-4 run midway through the second half, cutting the Cougars' lead to 49-45 with 6:42 remaining, but WSU went 4 of 5 at the free...

Playing at home turned out beneficial for the Washington State Cougars again. On Thursday night (Feb. 2), the Cougars took care of the visiting USC Trojans 60-53. It was a good game for WSU and it got the team back on the winning track after a rough road trip down to play the...

SEATTLE (Reuters) - As gay couples and their supporters cheered the Washington state Senate's unexpectedly swift and decisive passage of a same-sex marriage bill, opponents were already considering how to take down the anticipated law. By a 28-21 vote on Wednesday night, the state Senate passed legislation to legalize gay marriage with exemptions for religious organizations opposed to conducting ...

OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - The Washington state Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to legalize gay marriage in a highly charged vote that moved the state closer to joining six others and the District of Columbia in recognizing same-sex nuptials.

Same-sex marriage vote brings celebrations in Seattle Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:36 a.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012 The Washington State Senate voted tolegalize gay marriage 28 to 21 Wednesday night. Seattle residents celebrated.

Vote brings celebrations in Seattle Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:46 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 The Washington State Senate voted tolegalize gay marriage 28 to 21 Wednesday night. Seattle residents celebrated.