RAL grads cut swath through arm wrestling tournament

Devin Mackin won two division titles and was named Arm Wrestlerof the Year, and fellow R.A. Long grad David Mackin claimed onecrown at the recent Washington State Arm Wrestling Championshipsheld at the Benton-Franklin Fairgrounds in Kennewick.

Valley residents saddle up for Fiesta Rodeo

Los Alamos cowboy Luke Branquinho is on the road again. The two-time world steer wrestling champion is in Missoula, Montana today. He’ll be in Oregon tomorrow and Washington Saturday as he continues his quest to make it back to the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) championships in Las Vegas in December.

US may stop cyber attacks at source

The Pentagon is contemplating an aggressive approach to defending its computer systems that includes preemptive actions such as knocking out parts of an adversary’s computer network overseas — but it is still wrestling with how to pursue the strategy legally. Pentagon - Computer network - September 11 2001 - Warfare and Conflict - Terrorism

GOP relying on political neophytes to retake Senate

They are political newcomers — some buoyed by personal wealth, others running on little more than populist heat — who have tapped the anti-Washington vein of the American electorate. But while they are riding high on voter discontent, these candidates, who are crucial to GOP hopes of retaking the Senate, are among the least politically experienced contenders in a generation. United ...

Race complicates reservation crime fight

In this Sept. 3, 2010 photo, Swift Sanchez, a sergeant with the Suquamish Tribal Police, walks to her vehicle while on patrol on the Suquamish Reservation in Washington state. Across the country, police, prosecutors and judges have been wrestling with the vexing question for decades