Republican Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington state said Wednesday that he was retiring… Continue reading
People in Oregon covered their faces with scarves to keep wildfire ash… Continue reading
A Washington city councilman is floating a new city ordinance that would prohibit the sale and use of any type… Continue reading
By Rich Landers / The Spokesman-Review A Spokane family heard the bang about 4 p.m. that transformed their refreshing Saturday hike past waterfalls in the… Continue reading
A wildfire burning near Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state has grown to more than 29 square miles, and… Continue reading
More than 100 aftershocks have rattled southeastern Idaho since a 5.3 magnitude quake hit near the… Continue reading
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has sued a Tacoma hospital over allegations that it illegally withheld charity care from tens of… Continue reading
By Hamza Shaban / The Washington Post After the Trump administration announced Tuesday that it would begin to unwind an Obama-era program that shields younger… Continue reading
A new report shows nearly 17 percent of students in Washington are chronically absent from school, meaning that each misses at… Continue reading
State regulators say a judge erred when he overturned $2.39 million in penalties against Tesoro following the 2010 deadly explosion at… Continue reading
In September 2008, the people of Alger couldn’t imagine something positive coming out of Isaac Zamora’s… Continue reading
By Kimberly Cauvel / Skagit Valley Herald Beneath the twin I-5 bridges recently completed just north of the Snohomish-Skagit county line, crews are preparing to… Continue reading
Myra Gaines had an eventful summer. In early August, she turned 87. A couple weeks before that, the Kennewick woman became the first person ever… Continue reading
Ships moving through a busy channel off Washington state’s San Juan Island are slowing down this summer as part of a study to… Continue reading
By Rolf Boone / The Olympian Some family time spent on the Nisqually River turned into a river rescue for Lacey Fire District 3 and… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed a state of emergency across all Washington counties Saturday evening due growing wildfire concern. KOMO-TV reported… Continue reading
Crews helped rescue more than 100 hikers stranded in the mountains overnight after a wildfire closed their trail and… Continue reading
Associated Press The smoke from massive wildfires hangs like fog over large parts of the U.S. West, an irritating haze causing health concerns, forcing sports… Continue reading
The city of Spokane is hoping that basalt boulders placed under a highway overpass will deter homeless people from camping downtown.… Continue reading
Related: Hundreds of business leaders ask Trump to protect ‘dreamers’ By Asia Fields / The Bellingham Herald Undocumented immigrants brought here as children have been… Continue reading