"We don't have the resources at the state level to do what we're going to have to do here," Gov. Chris Gregoire said at a news conference at a beachside hotel in Ocean Shores.

What a difference a day makes. Just 24 hours after KOMO News reported that thieves had taken expensively tools from Habitat for Humanity, help is pouring in.

After experiencing a lifetime of terror, a 14-year-old girl is breaking her silence - telling KOMO News the frightening story of how she survived an abusive father. She's hoping her story will help others.

KOMO News has confirmed officer Jayme Biendl may have been trying to call for help during the last moments of her life.

The KOMO News Problem Solvers want to make sure every student is ready for the school year. So we're teaming up with Bartell Drugs, World Vision and STAR 101.5 to provide "school tools" for kids in need.