Official: Dog starts Vancouver, Wash., house fire
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) -- Fire investigators say a dog inadvertently turned on a stove and started a fire that destroyed a house in Vancouver, Wash., early Saturday....

Army removes 2 Madigan doctors from clinic duties
SEATTLE (AP) -- Two doctors on a Madigan Army Medical Center team have been temporarily removed from clinical duties as the Army reviews the team's handling of post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses of more than a dozen soldiers....

WSU sorority sanctioned for hazing, drinking
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Washington State University's conduct board has sanctioned the Pi Beta Phi sorority after finding the organization responsible for hazing and underage drinking....

Spokane man accused of assaulting girlfriend
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Spokane police have arrested a 28-year-old man accused of attempting to strangle his live-in girlfriend....

Wash. proposal bans minors from indoor tan beds
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- A state Senate panel has approved a measure that would prohibit the use of indoor tanning beds by anyone under 18....

5.7 quake recorded off BC, no tsunami
SEATTLE (AP) -- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded about 105 miles west of Ucluelet off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia....

Kitsap Co. prosecutor: shooting justified
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) -- Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge says a tribal police officer was justified when he shot and killed a Suquamish resident in December....

Judge orders Toppenish to pay clean-air fees
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- A Yakima County judge has ordered the city of Toppenish to pay annual fees to the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency....

Tacoma man gets 38 years for killing ex-girlfriend
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- A Tacoma man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death while their daughter held a slumber party in the next room has been sentenced to 38 years in prison....

Woman gets 4 years for impersonating dead mom
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- A Whatcom County woman who impersonated her dead mother in order to receive her mother's pension benefits has been sentenced to four years in prison....