PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Washington Cascades were hit with approximately 262 lightning strikes between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, potentially starting a chain of new wildfires in the area.

The Cascades cover more area and are taller than other ranges in the state. They are marked by their rough and rugged terrain. The Washington Cascades are split into the North Cascades and the ...

Three climbers from Renton, Washington died over the weekend after falling during a climb in North Cascades National Park. Personnel from the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office and Okanogan County ...

SKYKOMISH, Wash. — A Winter Storm Warning for some parts of the Cascades in Washington state expired early Sunday, amid a system bringing precipitation to the region, but a Winter Weather ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A blizzard warning is in effect for much of the Washington Cascades north of Skamania County as a bomb cyclone rages off the Oregon and Washington coasts. The National ...

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A winter storm warning has also been issued for the South Washington Cascades and the Northern and Central Cascades of Oregon until 11 p.m. PDT on Thursday. The NWS forecasts total snow ...

Seismically, Mount Adams, located in southern Washington state ... scientist-in-charge at the Cascades Volcano Observatory. So the alert earlier this month by the USGS that there has been a ...

A trail crew found a missing hiker in the North Cascades National Park in Washington a month after his disappearance, officials said Thursday, and the man's rescuers say he may not have had ...

SEATTLE — The Washington Cascades are among the snowiest places in the lower 48 states. All that snow, thousands and tons of it, is often perched atop steep mountainsides. When you add ...