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.

Retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu told 15,000 people in the Tacoma Dome on Friday night that God needs their help to heal the world's ills.

Stranded, starving, and scared - that's the condition of many pets who got caught in the flood devastation in Memphis over the past several days. But thanks to a firefighter from Auburn and others, those pets are now getting the help they need.

Investigators believe a man who committed suicide in the Spokane County Jail last year got help from a fellow inmate and a secret stash of drugs smuggled out of the jail's infirmary.

The father of the only U.S. soldier held captive in the Afghan war has posted a video on YouTube appealing to the Pakistani military for help in freeing his son.

Most Western Washington residents know they live in an earthquake-prone area and that there is always the threat of the "Big One." A new project from Western Washington University aims to help us all be better prepared.

A special group of workers in Washington state is saving a threatened species. Their efforts have stunned researchers. And what's even more surprising to some is the unusual lab where the effort is taking place.

Hundreds of people gathered Thursday to remember the Idaho silver miner who died in the Lucky Friday Mine cave-in, with mourners remembering him as an avid hunter and a person who others could rely on for help.

The Gates Foundation is announcing on Wednesday that it will be investing $20 million in game-based learning and other tools to help the new national education standards into the classroom.

One in four companies with help-wanted signs in Washington state say they've had trouble finding qualified applicants. Budget cuts at both the state and federal levels help contribute to those unfilled jobs - putting less money into job-training programs.

The Seattle City Council on Monday all but rejected Mayor Mike McGinn's plan for a permanent homeless facility in south Seattle, saying in a statement it would "review alternatives" like buying a hotel to help deal with the problem of people without shelter.

Two weeks after an apparent murder-suicide at a family-operated Eatonville dog kennel, one veterinary hospital is doing its part to help.

The head of Washington's prison system is not a fan of releasing inmates early to help cut the state's budget deficit.

Hundreds of families that have been shattered by horrific murders have leaned on one local group for support over the years. But now that nonprofit organization needs help.

Police are asking for the public's help identifying a robber who has hit at least 10 banks in the Puget Sound area since December.

Police are asking for the public's help in apprehending a suspect in an armed robbery and assault near Arlington Municipal Airport.

U.S. soldiers see things they wouldn't wish on anyone else. And when they come home, "It's a huge adjustment to come back into civilian life," says licensed mental health counselor Katrina Egner. Most find a way to adjust, but others do not.

A man and one of two teens charged in connection with the armed robbery of a medical marijuana dispensary in West Seattle pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon, but the mother of one of the defendants said her son was scared and trying to help his family out of a financial crisis.

The absence of two Senators during a key budget committee hearing Friday has cast doubt on the future of a bill to extend temporary taxes on hotel stays, restaurants and car rentals to help fund economic projects in King County.

Police are now asking for the public's help in locating an "extremely dangerous" man suspected in a brutal torture and killing that was captured on video and may be connected to human remains found near Harts Lake.

The Thurston County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the public in locating a missing Rochester woman who disappeared Tuesday after leaving to visit a friend.

The bill before state lawmakers would create a voluntary registry of medical marijuana patients -- one that would protect them from search and arrest.

The tribe says its answer to the danger of a tsunami is moving its village to higher ground.

FEMA has made federal disaster aid available for several counties in Washington to help recover from a series of winter storms in mid to late January.

Billionaire philanthropists Bill Gates and Warren Buffett urged India's tycoons on Thursday to give up some of their newfound wealth to help the country's hundreds of millions of impoverished people.

The Washington State Patrol is missing a semi-automatic rifle. And it wants gun shop owners to give up customer information to help find it. But gun rights advocates say the request compromises the privacy of gun owners.

After thieves stole more than $10,000 in equipment used to build homes for the needy, the Habitat for Humanity in Tacoma called the Problem Solvers for help.

Strapped in a borrowed wheelchair too big for her body, Aimee Devoe doesn't know her parents worry about her many medical expenses. "It kind of breaks your heart to know everything you do isn't enough," said her mother.

Thirteen radiological technicians from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard have volunteered to help monitor radiation in Japan.

Bethany Davies has been living her dream in a place far from home. But she has not been heard from since Friday. "Scares me to death to think of her being stuck someplace there and having to wait for help," said her father.