Northwest

Fairchild still candidate for new planes

SPOKANE — Officials in Washington are expressing disappointment that Fairchild Air Force base was not chosen as the first home of the Air Force's new aerial refueling tankers.

WSU regents to propose 2 percent tuition hike

PULLMAN — Washington State University regents meeting Thursday in Pullman are expected to propose limiting a tuition increase to 2 percent for the coming school year.

Susan Powell's dad gets private eye to review file

SEATTLE — Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file — containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more — might turn up something the investigators missed.

Federal judge sanctions TriMet for hiding evidence in fatal bus crash case

A federal judge has chastised TriMet for failing to release scores of internal emails, memos and other documents to attorneys in a lawsuit on behalf of two pedestrians struck and killed by a bus in 2010.

Money raised to keep Portland police on horses

PORTLAND — The Portland mayor's office says the police Mounted Patrol Unit would survive this year if a private fundraising effort comes up with $200,000 in support.

Coaches best-paid state employees in Washington

OLYMPIA — College coaches are the top-paid state employees in Washington, according to a list recently released by the state Office of Financial Management.

Missing Portland tourist found dead on Oahu

An Oregon tourist who vanished on Oahu has been found dead.

Portland fluoride measure fails

PORTLAND — Portland residents voted to keep their city the largest in the U.S. without fluoride in the water.

Plans for $400M natural gas power plant at Kalama stall

Plans for a $400 million natural gas-fueled power plant at Kalama are on hold after one of the partners dropped out of the project.

Consultant selected for Longview coal terminal

Cowlitz County commissioners approved a contract Tuesday with a consultant to conduct the environmental review for a proposed coal export terminal on the Columbia River at Longview.

V-2 rocket on display at Everett aviation museum

EVERETT — Had World War II not ended when it did, Nazi Germany likely would have sent more V-2 rockets hurtling toward potential victims.

Pierce County judge outlaws 'parking' mentally ill

TACOMA — A judge in Tacoma has ruled the practice of temporarily "parking" the mentally ill in hospital emergency rooms without treatment violates state and federal law.