Live air quality map: Where smoke from Washington wildfires is impacting conditions
Parts of eastern and central Washington are experiencing unhealthy or hazardous air quality due to wildfire smoke.
Details for the future of regional homeless authority outlined
Leaders asked for the agency not to be dissolved, but significantly restructured.
Animal shelters offer reward after cat tortured, killed in Seattle
Pasado’s Safe Haven is offering $5,000 for any information leading to the arrest of a suspect after a cat was found tortured and killed in Seattle in late June.
Washington state leaders urge President Trump to approve emergency wildfire resources
The state is seeking direct federal assistance for Spokane, Stevens, Chelan, Okanogan, Yakima and Ferry counties, along with the Spokane, Colville and Yakima tribes.
Here are the fires you need to know about in Washington state
Read this list for the locations, acreage burned, structures threatened, cost of combat and crews deployed to major fires around the state.
Officials report no known deaths in Spokane fires as recovery begins
Mayor Lisa Brown called the fire complex “the worst natural disaster our region has faced” even as firefighters continue battling active fires.
Little Giant Fire threatening more than 1,800 structures as it burns northwest of Leavenworth
The Little Giant Fire is threatening 1,824 structures as more than 1,000 fire personnel work to contain it, according to fire officials.
Best meteor shower of year, 2 eclipses highlight August skywatching events
August skies bring a rare meteor shower, a solar and lunar eclipse and a Washington astronaut’s story of losing a contest to go to space but ending up on the trip.
Back-to-back 90-degree days could come to western Washington this week
Western Washington readies for near-record heat this week, with temperatures potentially soaring near 90 degrees.
19-year-old charged after loaded gun chase in Seattle’s Aurora Avenue ‘crime corridor’
Court records say the handgun had an extended magazine with 34 rounds and another round in the chamber.
