From the heart of downtown Santa Barbara, Cachuma Lake is just 20 miles away. Yet, along that steep and curvy pass between city and backcountry, the world changes. Things quiet down. The air flows ...

If your New Year’s resolution involves getting more active or spending more time outdoors, you’re in luck. Washington residents can access hundreds of state parks, recreation sites and wildlife areas ...

A school bus crash that claimed 16 lives in Lake Chelan remains Washington’s deadliest school-related tragedy, according to HistoryLink. Eighty years ago Wednesday, on Nov. 26, 1945, a Lake Chelan ...

It’s 2025, and a Wi-Fi enabled egg tray exists. (Yes, seriously.) It monitors freshness and suggests which eggs to cook first. Humans have managed to connect nearly every home object to the Internet, ...

Evacuation orders for the Wildcat Fire were lifted Monday night, according to the Yakima Valley Emergency Management. The wildfire near Bumping Lake has burned almost 16,000 acres, with 5% containment ...

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Remains believed to be Travis Decker, the 32-year-old father accused of murdering his three young daughters near a Washington campground, were located in a remote wooded area, according to police.

After two years of public process to discuss potential improvements to Lake Washington Boulevard, the city has tabled the second half of the safety measures it had planned to install on the street ...

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — Fourteen large wildfires are burning across Washington state, consuming more than 122,000 acres this year as firefighters battle rugged terrain, shifting weather, and evacuation ...

The Forest Service has closed several trails in the Bumping Lake area because of two wildfires. Firefighters are working on the 50-acre Wildcat Fire and the 1.5-acre Swamp Lake Fire, a news release ...

The Washington campground where three children were found dead over two months ago has been closed for a search led by the FBI, as the manhunt for the children's father and suspected killer continues.

A California resident has tested positive for the plague after likely being bitten by an infected flea on a Lake Tahoe camping trip, health officials confirmed. The El Dorado County Health and Human ...