Parts of U.S. 2, an important road cutting across Washington’s Cascade mountains, will likely remain closed for months due to flood and slide damage, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday. A 49-mile … ...

Ridgefield Floral and Gifts is starting its second month inside 104 N. Main Ave, a space Ridgefield Hardware occupied for ...

Nearly two dozen U.S. senators urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a letter, to “prioritize” a vaccine strategy for the highly pathogenic avian influenza. The virus has … ...

A group of Washington and Oregon lawmakers gathered Monday, expecting to hear a new estimate of the cost to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River. When it didn’t come, … ...

The Ridgefield Lions Club and community members partnered to provide 250 Thanksgiving food boxes for local families this year in memory of longtime club member Cliff Clark. Ridgefield Lions ...

Advocates have sought for decades to legalize or decriminalize the drug, which many see as less harmful than other Schedule I substances. The growing split in recent years among many states and ...

Across the Northwest, a record warm fall and lack of snowpack going into the winter is putting more drought pressure on Oregon, Idaho, Washington and western Montana. Despite record rain in … ...

The U.S. Forest Service asks visitors to use caution in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest as days of heavy rain have caused flooding and increased the risk of landslides, debris flow and downed … ...

Many neighbors left Wednesday’s Department of Ecology update worried that even after years of work, major parts of Camp Bonneville remain off limits. Ecology staff tried to explain why the … ...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues a successful prescribed burn season, having treated more than 18,000 acres of public lands since the beginning of September, according to a news release ...

Thank you for printing Gary Obermeyer’s Dec. 8 clear and thoughtful letter regarding the misleading article on the voters' ID ballot you wrote about on Dec 1, 2025. Your commitment to truth, accuracy, ...