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.

Seattle Public Utilities' Clean City crews travel around the city doing regular pickups among clusters of RVs and larger encampments.

The zoos latest exhibit features a two-story building with a canopy path and includes forest animals from tree kangaroos to endangered reptiles and amphibians.

The agency OK'd nearly $1.5 million to the state due to the December floods, but it denied grant money that would go toward preventive measures.

The now 16-year-old teen is charged with five counts of first-degree aggravated murder for allegedly killing five members of his family in October 2024.

Its the final year of an event that bills itself as the largest powwow in North America, and the winners of the pageant that headlined it for decades are mourning the end of the tradition.

The woman was working as a flagger when she was struck at the intersection of Broadway and East Pine Street around 11 a.m., police said.

Speculation about links among a handful U.S. scientists who have died or disappeared in recent years was largely confined to niche online communities less than two months ago.

Rob and Michele Reiners eldest son Jake says in a Substack essay he learned about their December deaths while at a celebration of life for a recently deceased best friend.

When asked by police why he didnt stop, the man said he shouldn't have to and just wanted to go back home to Seattle.

A massive ice block on the route above Mount Everest's base camp is delaying climbers seeking to scale the world's highest peak.

John D. Black, 43, died in northern Mexico while returning from an operation aimed to decimate drug labs. He attended Gonzaga Prep and Gonzaga University in Spokane.

This years state budget allotted $48 million this fiscal year, and nearly $70 million next year to implement a uniform electronic health system.

The Sombrero galaxy and its glowing halo of stars have never looked this good.

Scientists sequenced the DNA of a perplexing "golden orb" found 2 miles under the ocean near Alaska in 2023.

A court of appeal in Kenya has overturned a ruling that affirmed the right to access abortion.

More than a dozen cases of first- or second-degree burns were reported by users of 32 Degrees Heated Socks, a recall bulletin said.

Temperatures are going to be in the 60s Friday through the weekend, warming up with slightly higher highs each day.

State lawmakers across the U.S. are increasing security measures as political violence rises.

Nearly 79,000 fares were checked last year after inspectors returned to King County Metro buses. Only eight of those fare checks resulted in citations.

Highway 20 has been closed for the season between milepost 134 at Ross Dam trailhead to milepost 178 at Early Winters since early December.

Jeremiah Bourgeois, who heads the Office of the Corrections Ombuds has been put on leave during an ethics probe. He accuses the governor's office of retaliation.

A survey shows 41.2% of agricultural workers experience long COVID one of the highest rates among professions studied.

The Seattle/King County Clinic offers free medical, dental and vision care for anyone willing to wait. It is a lifeline as demand for affordable care keeps growing.