A stunning underground world hides inside this Washington park, where a short forest hike leads to a cave full of quiet ...

Carolyn Hax can’t get to every question she receives, so every week we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice. Out of the many great responses we receive, we select a ...

BOISE — Idahoans who live in the Dry Creek Ranch development will soon see their water bills rise. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved a request by privately owned Dry Creek Water ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown is challenging “steep rate hikes” at Northwest Natural — claiming the proposed utility bill increases for customers are unjust. On ...

Spring is a perfect time to go chasing waterfalls. Melting winter snows create a high volume of cascading water and trails are beginning to clear. While not all trails are open quite yet, the ...

NORTH CONWAY — Seek the Peak is returning to its roots this year. For the first time since 2007, Mount Washington Observatory's (MWOBS) 26th annual Seek the Peak will take place at Wildcat Mountain on ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office rescued two people after a car became stranded in water on Thursday afternoon, according to WCSO. Around 2 p.m., ...

A bumble bee gathers nectar from heather wildflowers in a subalpine meadow at Mount Rainier near Paradise in 2014. The park’s wildflowers are expected to be in bloom from now through early fall. Dean ...

This story was supported with funds from Spotlight DC—Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism. Utility watchdogs and activists scored a major victory at the D.C. Court of Appeals this week in ...

Washington lawmakers are considering raising the state’s cigarette tax for the first time since 2010, to $5 per pack. Currently, the total state tax on a pack of 20 cigarettes is just over $3. Only ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A proposed $2 cigarette tax increase in Washington state has tobacco retailers worried about their survival, with some saying it could be the final blow to their businesses. The ...

REDMOND, Wash. — A woman remains in the ICU after police say she was randomly stabbed a dozen times while on the Bear Creek Trail in Redmond, and with no suspect in custody, her family is pleading for ...