A Spokane man seen near the starting point of a major wildfire was arrested Monday night for investigation of first-degree arson.

The third day of firefighting ground on Monday as residents took in the devastation in the Spokane area.

Police are getting tips, but they still haven't said how many people were involved in the shooting or who fired the fatal bullets.

Prosecutors allege the principal and athletic director of Rogers High failed to report a student's alleged sexual assault to police for more than six weeks.

Katie Wilson has questioned the expansion of police cameras but approved their use during the World Cup events in Seattle.

Joseph Henrichsen, 49, and Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, were arrested July 17 after authorities said they held two women at gunpoint and engaged in a 15-hour standoff with law enforcement.

The shark is far more common in warmer waters such as the Caribbean, and scientists said its appearance off Massachusetts is an indicator of warming seas.

To help prevent heat-related deaths, the French government has asked postal workers to check in on older people.

This circulator vans, between Bellevue Downtown Station and other sites, supplement the familiar BellHop shuttle cars.

Smoke from wildfires near Spokane could come for Western Washington as weather forecasters have warned that wind patterns could change starting Tuesday.

Officials gave an update Monday morning on the Spokane-area fires that have burned hundreds of structures and forced thousands of evacuations.

Washington's insurance commissioner ordered insurance companies to give residents in fire-affected areas extra time to make their home insurance payments.

Benjamin Alire Senz, the first Latino to win the PEN/Faulkner prize, has died at 71.

Researchers at a UCLA-affiliated lab launched an OnlyFans account to post videos of wild marmots to generate funding and offset federal cuts to universities.

Three wildfires are burning in the Spokane area, destroying hundreds of structures and forcing tens of thousands from their homes. Here's what you need to know.

The horror of the Seattle Center shooting is unfortunately all too familiar to residents of some parts of our city, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.

Multiple rounds of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms were expected across the Northeast on Monday, and forecasters warned that intense rainfall could trigger flash flooding across the region, including parts of New York City. The flooding threat began to materialize early Monday, when the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for parts of ...

Investigators are trying to determine what led a 24-year-old man to open fire at an Idaho fast-food restaurant over the weekend, in an attack that left three people dead and seven others wounded before authorities say he killed himself.

State health officials say two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan.

Wildfire smoke from a trifecta of catastrophic wildfires will roll in Tuesday and could cause the air quality to be unhealthy and reduce visibility.

Amtrak Cascades train service is temporarily suspended between Seattle and Portland after a warehouse fire broke out in Portland.

How will Mayor Katie Wilson's move to speed the "Late 8" change Denny Way for transit riders and as many as 30,000 motorists who drive it on an average weekday?

Defying convention, Monty Roberts believed that a horse trained without fear would ultimately be a superior worker and equine companion.

Governments in Central and Eastern Europe are working to conserve electricity as low water levels on the Danube River threaten power plants.