Mt. Rainier

Two climbers were rescued by helicopter after one fell into a crevasse the day before on Mount Rainier. The climbers were on the Kautz Glacier climbing route below the Wapowety Cleaver and had planned to descend the Disappointment Cleaver route when one of them fell into the crevasse on Thursday.

Mount Rainier is famous as the most glaciated peak in the contiguous United States. But the massive flows of ice and snow that cover the mountain are…

Expect the clouds to burn off later today, but you'll have to wait until Saturday for the really nice weather, says Cliff Mass, professor of Atmospheric…

Family, fellow law enforcement officers and top government officials paid their respects to National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson at a memorial today.…

A 59-year-old man was taking pictures with his son on a cliff above waterfalls in Mount Rainier when he fell and died.Mount Rainier National Park…

America's fascination with flying saucers began in Washington state on June 24, 1947. Businessman and pilot Kenneth Arnold was flying his small plane from…

With massive flooding in Australia in the news, or earthquakes in South America, perhaps it’s no surprise that 2010 was the most deadly year in a…