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20 counties, basically all of Eastern Washington, have new Bureau of Land Management fire restrictions. The Bureau of Land Management oversees 419,100 acres in Eastern WA, areas such as Fishtrap Lake, ...

A fast-moving brush fire broke out in West Richland, Washington, on Wednesday, prompting evacuations. Witnesses shared videos of the blaze on social media.

Record high temps for many across the region with almost all of the lower elevations seeing triple digits for the first time in 2025.

Kayaking in the Tri Cities of Washington's wine country is a mix of epic cliffs and rolling farm country. Top spots to kayak on the Columbia and Snake Rivers in Kennewick, Pasco and Richland, ...

On Thursday, the Washington State Department of Ecology expanded its drought emergency to include watersheds in Snohomish, ...

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell has voiced concern over staffing cuts at the National Weather Service, which she says have left much of the country ill-prepared for this year’s hurricane and fire ...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest.

Google released a small update to the Pixel Weather app this week that just tweaks the map view for a more fullscreen experience on phones. The only change we’ve noticed is when you open a ...

Groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42. The music agency Sound Talent Group confirmed Shapiro died in the crash.

SEATTLE — The Washington State Department of Ecology issued a drought declaration Tuesday for portions of south-central Washington with spring water runoff unlikely to replenish reservoirs and ...