In 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, killing dozens and forever changing how the US monitors earthquakes. The volcano is still active but not erupting.

Orting, Washington. Image via Openverse ... The scale of the Osceola Mudflow demonstrates Mount Rainier’s capacity for catastrophic events that dwarf anything in recorded history. Modern cities like ...

Trump’s escalating trade war with China — where 99% of fireworks are manufactured — has the pyrotechnics industry in full panic mode as duties have climbed to 145% on certain imports from ...

Benjamin Christensen of Graham died Feb. 17 from blunt-force injury to the chest from a fireworks detonation near the 21200 block of Orting Kapowsin Highway East. His manner of death has been ...

It’s become an annual tradition for Alan Salguero Jr. at the Tacoma Dome — win a state title, flash the “O” for a delighted section of Orting supporters, then visit the bleachers to thank ...

Toppenish has 17 wrestlers in the Mat Classic field, including returning state champion Kiyanno Zuniga, as it grapples with Orting for the Class 2A championship. / Photo by Joshua Hart To meet the ...

GRAHAM — A 15-year-old boy died early Saturday morning in a tragic fireworks accident in Graham, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies arrived at the 21200 block of Orting Kapowsin ...

According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, five juvenile boys were lighting fireworks around 2 a.m. Monday near a church along Orting Kapowsin Highway. The boys were reportedly having a ...

The teenager and four other boys had been at a sleepover and gone outside to light off fireworks in the 21200 block of Orting Kapowsin Highway East, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesperson ...

A group of teenagers were lighting mortar fireworks near 214th St. and Orting-Kapowsin Hwy when one exploded and mortally wounded a teenaged boy Jason Kelce calls out NFL critics who refuse to ...

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ORTING — If Friday night's dual is any indication, the 2A boys wrestling competition at February's Mat Classic is going to come down to the very end. Toppenish, the five-time defending state ...