Jim Walsh, a state lawmaker from Aberdeen and chair of the Washington State Republican Party, filed Initiative to the ...

The Hope Fire, a wildfire about 5 miles southwest of Northpoint, Washington, has grown to 6,365 acres and is still 0% contained. The same Level 3 evacuations are still in effect and the public is ...

All westbound lanes of Interstate 695 in D.C. were closed Saturday morning after a vehicle rolled over, leaving one man ...

"Critical injuries," was how the department described the man's condition, with a U.S. Park Police helicopter flying to the ...

ON WEDNEDSAY, JULY 31, 1985, the 58-year-old main grandstand and clubhouse building at Arlington Park burned to the ground. The event was dramatic to all who witnessed any part of it. It was also ...

A wildfire that started Sunday in the remote mountains of southeastern Whatcom County is growing in size as a crew of ...

Images posted by the fire department show the front end of the car entirely scorched, including the engine and the front ...

prompting evacuations as some homes caught fire. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. The Seattle Times does not append comment threads to stories from wire services such as the ...

According to the DNR website, “If your fire escapes, you will be responsible for paying for fire suppression personnel and ...

When the Retreat Fire ignited a year ago east of Rimrock Lake, it burned much of the Oak Creek Wildlife Area, known for its sagebrush-dotted ridges, conifer forests and elk.

Barely six months into his new job as Washington’s state commissioner of public lands, Dave Upthegrove, has been scaling a ...