Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, discusses the effort to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington.
A small explosive device found near the body of a woman struck and killed by a train may have been left over from the Fourth of July, Seattle police said Thursday.
Money's tight and gas prices are high, but a change of scenery is good for the soul.
CNN's Reynolds Wolf explores Georgia's coast on the way to historic Savannah
CNN's Patrick Oppmann visits the prison on McNeil Island, which is being closed because of budget cuts.
Authorities say they believe a young female who died after a shootout outside a Walmart store was connected to the shooting suspect.
Massachusetts is the state best prepared to compete in a global, innovation-based economy, a report released Thursday said.
Residents in Seattle, Washington, were shaken Tuesday afternoon by what sounded like explosions after two F-15s were dispatched in response to a report of a small plane that entered restricted airspace where President Barack Obama was campaigning for Sen. Patty Murray.
About $5 million in federal stimulus money will pay to recover thousands of nets littering coastal waters. Patrick Oppman reports.
When commercial diver Kenny Woodside takes to the depths, he enters a world of murky low light and dangerous currents.
Do men who frequently smoke pot have a higher risk of testicular cancer than those who do not? It's possible, according to a new study. However, the researchers say the link is currently a "hypothesis" that needs further testing.
Seattle is a city of permanent caffeine buzz. As well as being the birthplace of Starbucks, Seattle boasts countless independent coffee houses where the humble cup of Joe is served in all manner of fancy permutations. Fancy an iced maple white-chocolate mocha? Then this is your kind of town. Get your morning fix at the ever-popular Espresso Vivace Roasteria (901 E Denny Way and 227 Yale Ave), or at one of the many branches of local chain Tully's.
Rain-swollen rivers have inundated highways and farms, towns and parks in western Washington, shutting down traffic on a 20-mile stretch of heavily traveled Interstate 5 between Seattle and Oregon and threatening the federal roadway north of Seattle.
There's a good range of accommodation in Seattle, with an emphasis on hotels geared towards the business traveler. With Microsoft's HQ based just across Lake Washington, Seattle has long been at the forefront of new technology and unlike most cities, many of its hotels offer free wi-fi.
First time in Seattle? Here are some hints to help you get the most from the city.
Imagine yourself on a ferryboat deck with a latte in one hand, your overnight bag at your feet, and the dazzling Seattle, Washington, skyline filling the horizon behind you. While the boat churns across Elliott Bay, the Space Needle disappears from view and a shoreline materializes in the distance.
National Guard and Reserve combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to develop drinking problems than active-duty soldiers, a new military study suggests
"There ain't but one truth," said John Grady. "The truth is what happened. It ain't what come out of somebody's mouth." - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses
Lowering flags to honor fallen
The Department of Veterans Affairs knew for months that shower heads, handrails and other fixtures posed serious suicide risks to Seattle-area psychiatric patients, but refused to fix the problems
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