One person has been confirmed dead in the largest blaze. Evacuations are in place as three wildfires burn in eastern Washington state, officials said. The largest of the blazes -- known as the ...

Lake Chelan State Park Located in sunny, arid central Washington, Lake Chelan has long been a summer staple for Washington families. People come back year after year to camp, swim, boat ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Mother Nature is helping Washington return a man-made lake to its natural state. The state is restoring Capitol Lake, a lake created by an Olympia dam in the 1950s, to an estuary.

MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. — A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, authorities said Saturday.

The child was camping with their mother at Lake Angeles ... the park service said. Washington is home to around 1,900 to 2,100 adult cougars, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.