A soft-spoken surgeon kept a hospital running on the front line of Sudan's war as many staffers fled.

Seattle is in for a dry week, with temperatures expected to reach the low 70s as May approaches.

A suspected drunken driver crashed his car and died Saturday night while allegedly fleeing from Kent police.

Gov. Bob Ferguson and other Washington leaders denounced the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

A small Indigenous village in Alaska wants to reclaim its status as a top spot for polar bear tourism.

About a 100 people gathered in Othello Park in the Rainier Valley on Saturday evening to mourn the loss of Kai Dana Sorem. The 26-year-old activist was killed on April 19 or 20 by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, also known as AFP, in Toboso, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines. Sorem, who was raised […]

A 67-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision near Pilgrim Road East in Pierce County Saturday night. The man, who Washington State Patrol identified as Dennis Corrigan, of Spanaway, was driving a 2009 Harley-Davidson north on State Route 7. Corrigan struck a 2025 Ford Bronco, driven by a 28-year-old Texan, traveling south around 9:21 p.m., […]

Scientists in Sweden made an unexpected discovery when they exposed the fish to the illegal drug as well as another substance.

Microsoft and Everett-startup Helion are looking to power data centers with the energy of the stars.

Washington is full of earthly treasures. Local rockhound experts share their tips for how to find and collect agates, quartz crystals, petrified woods and more.

One of the biggest obstacles to the world's AI ambitions is a shortage of electricity. Could a solution emerge in Central Washington?

For geology wonks and amateur collectors of minerals and fossils, the state offers a jackpot of dazzling treasures that tell the story of Earths mighty history.

Weak ethics safeguards and poor oversight allowed the employee to oversee contracts linked to five family members since 2020, county records show.

More patients are turning to chatbots like Claude or ChatGPT as a no-cost, do-it-yourself way to navigate problems with medical bills or insurance coverage.

Parents who borrowed federal parent PLUS loans and want to keep monthly payments low need to apply soon to merge the debt into a new loan.

The Atacama Desert in Chile offers some of the clearest views of the universe, thanks to its dry climate, high altitude and isolation from light pollution.

Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74.

Rosenblatts father told The Washington Post in 1979, My son must be guided by the Talmudic teaching: He who saves a human life is as if he saved the whole world.

The death penalty is permitted in more than two dozen of the 50 U.S. states, although in several states it is no longer carried out in practice.

The victim was busking between the aquarium and the ferry terminal last summer when he was shot in the chest at close range.

Westbound West Seattle Bridge and southbound Highway 99 are closed until 11 a.m. this morning as Seattle bikers participate in the annual Emerald City Ride.

Market-research data shows 83% of Seattle-area adults took at least one overnight trip in the past 12 months, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, writes FYI Guy.

The sorry saga of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority captures how, and why, the liberal project has lost its ability to govern or get things done.

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.

On Newports south side, historic and opulent mansions sit on an avenue with mature trees that help cool the neighborhoods, clean the air and foster wildlife.