Mount Vernon

WASHINGTON - George Washington is best known as a general and statesman, but this week a group of experts was more interested in another one of the first president's talents: making peach brandy.

SEATTLE - A deadly explosion in April at Tesoro Corp.'s oil refinery in Anacortes could have been prevented if the company had tested its equipment properly and followed other safety regulations, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries said Monday.

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. - A lawsuit by Illinois government's biggest union challenging Gov.