No big winners in WA Lotto, Hit 5 games
Nobody won the top prizes Monday in Washington's Lotto or Hit 5 games, so Wednesday's jackpots will rise from $4 million to $4.1 million in Lotto, and from $190,000 to $230,000 in Hit 5.
Winning lottery numbers
Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the Washington State Lottery:
Exxon going after Alaska for $800 million award
Exxon Mobil Corp. wants Alaska to pay $800 million in damages, claiming Monday the state breached a deal when it revoked gas and oil leases on a North Slope oil field.
Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope blasts off
Microsoft Corp. launched its WorldWide Telescope late Monday, bringing the free Web-based program for zooming around the universe to a broad audience.
Light plane crashes into pickup in Kootenai County, ID
Witnesses say a light plane lost power and crashed into a pickup truck Monday evening near Pappy Boyington Field in Kootenai County, Idaho.
Lawyer: Jet-setters to admit ID fraud fueled their lifestyle
Presumably, she didn't fleece Prince Charles.
Coast Guard honors Alaska Ranger rescuers
Coast Guard crew members involved in the rescue of the Alaska Ranger crew will be honored this week in Kodiak.
Lower Columbia steelhead fishing delayed
The lower Columbia River will remain closed to steelhead fishing until further notice to avoid the incidental catch of protected spring chinook salmon.
Mariners stung by small crowds
Better than any other Mariners player, Jose Vidro knows small crowds.
Four teens sought in fatal stabbing in Kent
Four teenagers are being sought in the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old Auburn boy in Kent.
WSU to offer bone marrow transplants to sick pets
The bone marrow or stem cell transplant, a procedure that every year saves tens of thousands of lives and won for the Seattle physician who pioneered it the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine, appears poised to come full circle and finally become more widely available to those who first made it all possible.
WA gov raised $1.3 million in April, doubling her challenger
Gov. Chris Gregoire's supporters flooded the Democrat with campaign contributions in April, injecting more than $1.3 million into her rematch against Republican challenger Dino Rossi.
Study details concerns about Spokane-area human trafficking
Human trafficking is a "considerable concern" in the Spokane area, contributing to teenage prostitution, forced labor and other ills, according to a new study.
Microsoft exec Jeff Raikes to run Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said Monday that Microsoft Corp. executive Jeff Raikes will take over in September as chief executive of the world's largest charitable foundation.
Asian museum director indicted in federal investigation
The director of a Thailand museum has been indicted on a wire fraud charge in connection with a federal investigation into looted Southeast Asian antiquities.
