Washington wildfires

People in about three dozen homes near a wildfire in central Washington have been told by law enforcement to leave their homes immediately. The Grant County Sheriff's Office said at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday that people living on certain streets east of Soap Lake should leave their homes because of a wildfire.

Updated at 4:15 p.m.: Smoke and ash from massive wildfires in the American West clouded the sky and led to air quality alerts Wednesday on parts of the…

State authorities said Tuesday the Department of Natural Resources would temporarily close all recreation and public access to DNR-managed lands in…

Washington has one of the lowest COVID-19 death tolls and highest vaccination rates in the country. But not all counties have kept the same pace. Gov. Jay…

New updates throughout at 1:23 p.m. July 16: Firefighters scrambled Friday to control a raging inferno in southeastern Oregon that’s spreading miles a day…

Fierce wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are threatening Native American lands that already are struggling to conserve water and preserve traditional…

COVID-19 numbers may be flattening in Washington – but wildfires are sweeping across the region and the official death toll from the state's record heat…

Updated information about fires added at 5:20 p.m.Dozens of wildfires burned across the torrid U.S. West on Monday, but fire agencies reported some…

Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday declared a state of emergency throughout Washington relating to the growing risk of wildfires, including a statewide…

It’s the most expensive race in Washington’s 2020 election. In Washington’s 3rd Congressional District in Southwest Washington, Republican incumbent Jaime…