Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate for Congress in Washington state, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as director of the National ...

U.S. Forest Service offices in Portland charged with wildfire prevention, scientific research, forestland management and conservation across the Northwest would be shuttered and moved out of state ...

Four years after finding his big break as a stand-up comedian, area resident Sam Miller will return to Thurston County to headline a 7:30 p.m. comedy show on Friday, Aug. 1, at the Stone City Event ...

The Thurston County Board of Commissioners discuss the purchase and sale agreement for aa seven-acre property in downtown Olympia to house the county's justice and public services on Wednesday, July ...

One of Washington state’s most photogenic hikes, the High Rock Trail — known for its dramatic cliffs and panoramic views of Mount Rainier — is temporarily closed through mid-September. But the reason ...

Thurston County is home to multiple watersheds and basins — areas of land where rivers, streams or other flowing surface waters converge. According to a Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) ...

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Far East coast early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including Washington state’s west coast. Although the danger has ...

Models show that when a quake happens there or closer to home on the Cascadia subduction zone — if it’s on the stronger end of the spectrum like a magnitude 9 — it will cause immense damage and ...

A new firearms-related law took effect this month in Washington, but the state is still two years away from implementing a controversial law requiring a permit to purchase firearms. House Bill 2118 ...

Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging two executive orders regarding gender ideology and DEI policies. The two Trump-issued executive … ...

Clinics across Washington that focus on serving low-income patients are bracing for a dual threat from the federal government. Community health centers could be especially hurt by major cuts to ...