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The Trump administration's approval of the state's request for assistance means FEMA will help the state pay for infrastructure repairs, evacuations and shelters.

Unprecedented flooding drove tens of thousands of people from their homes. As local authorities share resources, the Trump administration has authorized federal emergency aid.

Pierce County’s Silvaseed, in Roy, Washington, collects, cleans, sorts and stores seed — and grows seedlings — to help restore forests hard-hit by increasingly intense wildfires.

Multiple communities, including those along the Skagit River are being evacuated, and other residents are encouraged to get ready to leave their property.

At least 19 colleges have changed essay prompts this year, according to one college counseling firm. Will it change how students talk about themselves?

Nonprofit and private landlords claim eviction bans allow tenants to stop paying rent for long stretches. The Tacoma City Council is considering rolling back renter protections.

Nighttime coyote sightings are not uncommon in Western Washington. But a recent bump in reports of daytime encounters has some Seattle residents near Volunteer Park and the Washington Park Arboretum concerned.

Among financial pressures facing universities, federal funding upheaval means there could be fewer spots available at graduate programs this cycle.

In an effort to cut federal spending and end programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, the Trump administration has cut funding for some college access programs.

University of Washington oceanographers decoded data from two sets of native coral samples collected more than a century apart, and found acidification there was accelerating.