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The setting sun is obscured by burned trees and a pall of smoke from the Dixie fire near Janesville, California, on Aug. 20, 2021.

Climate change supercharged a heat dome, intensifying 2021 fire season, study finds

The setting sun is obscured by burned trees and a pall of smoke from the Dixie fire near Janesville, California, on Aug. 20, 2021.

April 27, 2024, 11:00am Latest News

As a massive heat dome lingered over the Pacific Northwest three years ago, swaths of North America simmered — and then burned. Wildfires charred more than 18.5 million acres across the continent, with the most land burned in Canada and California. Read story

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife figures show there were 260 wolves in 42 packs in the state at the end of 2023.

Count shows wolves increasing in Washington

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife figures show there were 260 wolves in 42 packs in the state at the end of 2023.

April 27, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

The number of wolves is increasing in Washington, although breeding pairs declined by one, according to information released this week by the state agency that tracks their numbers. Read story

Seattle Japanese Garden (iStock.com)

5 outings to see spring flowers around Seattle

Seattle Japanese Garden (iStock.com)

April 27, 2024, 6:02am Life

March around the Seattle area is known for cherry blossoms. April is for the tulips. But even as May rolls closer, flower season is far from over. Read story

Kalama to open new Cascadia Tech site to train for forestry jobs

April 27, 2024, 5:59am Northwest

The Kalama School District will use $1.15 million received from the state Legislature to design a new facility where students can have outdoor lessons on subjects like forestry and ecology. Read story

FILE - An attendee at Planned Parenthood's Bans Off Our Bodies rally for abortion rights holds a sign reading outside of the Idaho Statehouse in downtown Boise, Idaho, on May 14, 2022. (Sarah A.

Stroke, hemorrhage, sepsis: Idaho doctors detail ways abortion ban risks patients’ health

FILE - An attendee at Planned Parenthood's Bans Off Our Bodies rally for abortion rights holds a sign reading outside of the Idaho Statehouse in downtown Boise, Idaho, on May 14, 2022. (Sarah A.

April 27, 2024, 5:57am Health

Dr. Becky Uranga has always loved working in emergency obstetrics. As an OB-GYN, she and her colleagues at OGA Women’s Health rotate emergency shifts, when Uranga spends 24 hours covering labor and delivery and caring for Treasure Valley patients with urgent medical needs. Read story

An attendee at Planned Parenthood&rsquo;s Bans Off Our Bodies rally for abortion rights holds a sign reading &ldquo;Idaho the women as property state&rdquo; outside of the Idaho Statehouse in downtown Boise, Idaho, on May 14, 2022. (Sarah A.

Idaho attorney general questions doctors’ claims of abortion emergencies

An attendee at Planned Parenthood&rsquo;s Bans Off Our Bodies rally for abortion rights holds a sign reading &ldquo;Idaho the women as property state&rdquo; outside of the Idaho Statehouse in downtown Boise, Idaho, on May 14, 2022. (Sarah A.

April 27, 2024, 5:56am Nation & World

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador cast doubts on doctors’ claims that they’re transferring an increasing number of patients out of state for care to comply with the state’s strict abortion laws. Read story

Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale, announced Wednesday she would not run for reelection. She is among other lawmakers who altered their political plans after new maps kept them out of their districts.

Court-ordered redistricting is factor in exits of two GOP state lawmakers

Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale, announced Wednesday she would not run for reelection. She is among other lawmakers who altered their political plans after new maps kept them out of their districts.

April 26, 2024, 9:32pm Northwest

Two Republican state lawmakers in Washington are forgoing re-election while a third is moving across town so he can try to keep the legislative seat he’s held since 2007. Read story

An electric 2023 Cooper SE hardtop is charged outside a Mini dealership in April 2023, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. Starting in August the state of Washington will offer electric vehicle rebates worth up to $9,000.

Washington electric vehicle rebates up to $9,000 available beginning in August

An electric 2023 Cooper SE hardtop is charged outside a Mini dealership in April 2023, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. Starting in August the state of Washington will offer electric vehicle rebates worth up to $9,000.

April 26, 2024, 9:26pm Business

Washington motorists will gain access this summer to new state rebates – up to $9,000 in some cases – to help cover the cost of leasing or purchasing electric vehicles. Read story

FILE - A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested into the body, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. Nearly a dozen children, including a 1 year old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address its drug crisis.

Police in Everett issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week

FILE - A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested into the body, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. Nearly a dozen children, including a 1 year old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address its drug crisis.

April 26, 2024, 3:29pm Health

Officials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate instances in which fentanyl was left unsecured inside residences, authorities said. Read story

Oregon man sentenced to 50 years in the 1978 killing of a teenage girl in Alaska

April 26, 2024, 3:06pm Northwest

An Oregon man who was convicted in the 1978 killing of a 16-year-old girl in Alaska was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison. Read story