The July 23 fire at the Lighthouse Apartments left more than 40 people homeless over the weekend. When we learned that one couple not only lost their home, but items they bought for their wedding, the KOMO Problem Solvers worked to replace those things.

The little girl who loved dancing, jumping rope, and riding bikes has donated her organs to help others live.

Steilacoom's Medal of Honor recipient has returned home to a hero's welcome. And now, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry is using his new honor - and robotic hand - to help others wounded in war.

A woman who tried to corral a family of ducks and ducklings that had made it on to I-5, but instead inadvertently caused a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday evening said she was just trying to save the ducks and prevent a crash.

Hotels came up with the idea of the $2 fee last year when the state said it would cut the entire tourism budget. The fee would pay for ads to help attract visitors now that the state tourism office has shut down.

Military records that a former police officer says would help exonerate him in a 1957 Illinois slaying no longer exist.

The city's unemployment rate is 7.4 percent, and construction trades are among the hardest hit. Now Mayor Mike McGinn wants to change the rules in order to help create jobs.

More than 12 years after a little girl vanished without a trace from a Tacoma bowling alley, police are trying a new approach to solving her disappearance - and they want the public to help.

The city proposed eliminating the program, but the non-profit Seattle Police Foundation stepped in and promises to finance it through 2013, with help from the Seattle Hotel Association.

Officials at Joint Base Lewis-McChord believe they're making progress against the stigma that keeps some soldiers from getting help for mental health issues.

Federal immigration officials were in Seattle on Thursday, reaching out with a message to legal or illegal immigrants who are victims of crime. The message: there is help for you.

Stepping in for injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee is pushing a bill to help the military address its costly energy needs.

Ordinary citizens are coming together to help clean up the city streets after the Canucks' loss in the game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals sparked a violent riot. "People have been cleaning up since 4, 5 this morning," said a resident.

The mayor has laid out a recovery strategy to help revitalize the historic Pioneer Square neighborhood. The idea is to attract more residents to the area that's home to great architecture, history, and restaurants.

Through a unique program, a group of prisoners at Monroe work with the dogs that will soon become service animals.

To help owners of dogs who run away from the noise of fireworks on July 4, the Regional Animal Services of King County has teamed up with the Missing Pet Partnership for a program to train volunteers to become pet detectives.

An alert letter carrier in the Willamette Valley community of Veneta, Ore., did more than deliver the mail on her route - she summoned help for an older woman trapped in her home.

An East Wenatchee man who stopped to help the driver of a stalled van has died from injuries suffered during an assault.

Police say a the driver of a disabled van knocked out a man who stopped to help on Thursday, and then he got into a fight with a police officer who was trying to arrest him.

Boeing Corp. is counting on growing demand in Asia and the Middle East for military aircraft to help offset possible spending cuts in Europe and the U.S., a top company executive said Friday.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting the community to help it celebrate its new headquarters this week, as it moves from five scattered nondescript office buildings around Seattle to an architectural showcase in the center of its hometown.

The people who distribute financial aid to college students in Washington state want to make sure parents know there will always be money to help low-income students pay tuition. But the same can't be said for those in the middle class.

Two Seattle police officers received minor injuries when they crashed into each other on their way to help a state patrol trooper in distress.

The city is trying to help businesses in Pioneer Square gain broadband Internet access. But there's something desperately needed to make that happen -- a private company willing to put in its own fiber optic lines.

Randy Dyer spent his youth as a criminal. But 36 years have passed since his federal convictions, and the Burien man says with the help of the Bible, he's turned a dark page in his life.

The battle never ends for wounded veterans. They fight trauma every day they're home. But now in Washington, there's a new approach to help them find healing.

The state's tobacco quitline is taking orders for free nicotine patches and gum that will be shipped right to the callers' homes.

The program allows families do most of the building themselves in exchange for zero- or low-interest mortgage.

They say he radioed in for help with a sinking boat, but his story just didn't hold any water. It took federal agents 18 months to build their case against that Seattle man, John Graham.

A little girl's heartbreaking battle with brain cancer has inspired local musicians to spread her message. They've produced a special song for Sadie Lynn Rainford - and it could also help others dealing with cancer.