Heat and wildfire danger was expected to start Thursday throughout southwest Washington and northwestern Oregon, including Portland, weather officials said. The National… Continue reading
Oregon’s Bootleg Fire 46 percent contained
Lower winds and better weather helped crews using bulldozers and helicopters battling the nation’s largest wildfire in southern Oregon while a Northern… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday declared a statewide drought emergency because of hot, dry conditions that… Continue reading
Timber DNA helps connect trees to scene
Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency throughout Washington relating to the growing risk of wildfires, including a… Continue reading
Each day, more deaths are being linked to the heat wave that struck the Pacific Northwest this past week, with medical staff who… Continue reading
Fifteen months after Washington state’s first “stay at home” order was issued in response to the coronavirus, businesses across the state are now… Continue reading
Rear Adm. Brad Collins assumed command of Navy Region Northwest during ceremony June 18 at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. Navy Region Northwest is responsible… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced a new COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery for the state’s military,… Continue reading
Scientists have found a dead Asian giant hornet north of Seattle, the first so-called murder hornet found in the country this year, federal… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee has named Cami Feek commissioner of the state’s Employment Security Department. Last year, the department temporarily suspended unemployment benefits payments… Continue reading
Seattle is the first major American city to fully vaccinate 70 percent of its residents 12 years-old and older against coronavirus, Mayor Jenny… Continue reading
It was designed as an innovative way to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, but Washington’s new “joints for jabs” program is off to a rough… Continue reading
The Bonneville Power Administration has announced the addition of a public safety power shutoff (PSPS) procedure to its wildfire mitigation plan. The… Continue reading
Director solicits help from North Olympic Peninsula
Federal officials are proposing to curtail nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast in especially bad years to help the… Continue reading
Licensed marijuana stores in Washington state can offer free joints to promote on-site COVID-19 vaccine clinics. The state Liquor and… Continue reading
An elementary school in eastern Washington is switching to remote learning after an outbreak of COVID-19. Officials at Waitsburg Elementary School near Walla… Continue reading
A southwest Washington man who federal investigators say was seen on video saying, “Our house,” while inside the U.S. Capitol with his… Continue reading
