NASA's Regolith Excavation Challenge is scheduled for Aug. 2-3, 2008, on the campus of the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Teams will try to use a roving excavator to move simulate lunar soil into a bin within

The Seattle Seahawks signed rookie defensive end Lawrence Jackson on Friday, making him the NFL team's first first-round draft pick since 2003 to sign in time for the first practice at training camp.

The remarkable Renata Friedman performs Laura Schellhardt's solo show "The K of D" at Seattle's Balagan Theatre through Aug. 9, providing a spooky and virtuoso performance of "the kiss of death."

The décor at Sazerac might have changed, but the menu's still a hearty taste of the Big Easy, from fresh cornbread to crayfish and andouille gumbo to pecan-pie cheesecake.

NBA superstar Steve Nash said Friday he will invest in the Vancouver Whitecaps' bid to buy a Major League Soccer franchise.

Carlos Sastre of Spain kept the overall lead in the Tour de France on Friday, while Sylvain Chavanel won the 19th stage.

Emmylou Harris: A classic country gem in the Woodland Park Zoo setting.

The Capitol Hill Block Party, with Vampire Weekend, DeVotchKa, Les Savy Fav, the Hold Steady, Girl Talk, Chromeo, Kimya Dawson, Fleet Foxes and Menomena, is July 25 and 26 on Seattle's Capitol Hill.

Sound Transit is putting a $17.9 billion rail and bus plan on the November ballot, in hopes that voters overlook this year's economic slowdown and think long-term.

A teenage rapist was sentenced to more than three years in custody today by a judge who said his "utter lack of remorse" justified the exceptional sentence. The 17-year-old Federal Way boy is one of four teens who pleaded guilty

A man whose body was found on a path early this morning appears to have committed suicide, Seattle police said.

Chrysler tells dealers that the automaker's financial arm plans to get out of the auto leasing business before the end of the year.

At least 12 vehicles were damaged by rocks or bricks dropped from downtown Seattle overpasses on Interstate 5 late Thursday night, police said.

Tacoma police have arrested an alleged cat burglar in connection with more than a dozen burglaries since June 23.

Democrat Barack Obama meets with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.

BREMERTON — Bremerton fire officials say a 61-year-old woman was seriously injured after her oxygen hose caught fire while she was lighting a cigarette.

Seahawks players began arriving for training camp, which opens this morning at Northwest University. Bobby Engram is expected to be present, but several other players aren't expected to be there or won't be able to practice.

The Bush White House intervenes on behalf of businesses opposed to Park Service plans in Yellowstone.

The government says only Mexican-grown jalapenos now are linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak -- clearing the U.S. crop.