UMKC, Chicago State men's hoops not traveling due to coronavirus

Missouri-Kansas City has joined Chicago State in canceling a trip to Seattle for a regularly scheduled Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball game this week over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.

Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9

The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. has climbed to nine, with tensions rising over how to contain the outbreak.

US COVID-19 death toll climbs to 6 in Washington

Washington state health officials announced 3 new virus deaths, bringing the death toll to 5 in the state and U.S.

Person in Washington state first in US to die from new coronavirus

Officials in Washington state say a person has died of COVID-19, the first such death in the United States. The new virus is a member of the coronavirus family and is a close cousin to the SARS and MERS viruses that have caused outbreaks in the past. It can cause fever, coughing, wheezing and pneumonia.

Chicago Bulls 126, Washington Wizards 117

Coby White scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 126-117.

Elizabeth Warren rallies packed Seattle crowd, slams Mike Bloomberg

Her public event took place at the Seattle Center Armory, the same day as the Nevada caucuses where Bernie Sanders scored a resounding victory.

‘Window washing’ shelter dog is warming hearts across the internet

The 147-pound Akita mix has been racking up fans on Facebook after a video of him ‘washing’ the window of his kennel with his tongue went viral.

Deputies say woman posed as baby photographer, drugged mother to steal newborn

The victim says on the third visit, the suspects gave her a cupcake to eat and she immediately felt ill. She told the suspects to leave and then noticed her house keys were missing.

Police: 8 people shot, 1 dead in downtown Seattle

A gunman opened fire in downtown Seattle on Wednesday night, killing one person and wounding seven others, authorities said. 

McConnell backs off, abruptly eases some Trump trial rules

The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two late-night sessions and Democrats arguing for more witnesses to expose Trump’s “trifecta” of offenses.

Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from China

The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doles out impeachment pens, a signing tradition

One by one, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi picked up pens lined up beside her and used them to sign a bit of her name on the impeachment articles against President Donald Trump. Then she handed each signing pen to the assembled chairmen and House managers who will prosecute the case in the Senate.

Piles of tumbleweed trapped cars along Washington highway on New Year's Eve

Parts of Washington State welcomed 2020 with a "tumblegeddon", as workers had to dig out cars trapped underneath piles of tumbleweed that gathered on a highway.

Officer moved to tears with gift in memory of his K-9 partner

A police officer was moved to tears after a family gifted him a tribute to his K-9 partner who recently died.