Temperatures soared Sunday in the Pacific Northwest as Seattle broke its long-standing record for the hottest day this late in the season, reaching 88 degrees. Dry, gusty conditions helped spread ...

Officials in Seattle and Portland opened cooling centers across the cities. The Pacific Northwest is experiencing what meteorologists believe will be an unusually long heat spell for the region ...

The Pacific Northwest is feeling its first heat wave of the year. It comes just over a year after the region endured its most extreme heat ever. Hundreds of people died. Since that wake-up call ...

Numerous heat-related warnings and advisories are being issued for a dangerous heat wave blanketing the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rocky Mountains this week. High and low temperatures could ...

SEATTLE — Have you ever wondered why hurricanes are rare along the West Coast and don't hit the Pacific Northwest? Here's why: First, it's just plain colder.Water temperatures play the main role ...

The Pacific Northwest is ripe for a major earthquake — and shaking and tsunamis wouldn’t be the only threats from such an event, according to new research. Coastal land would also sink nearly ...

The new year is here, which means it’s once again time to start dreaming and scheming up some fresh Pacific Northwest travels. On this week’s episode of Peak Northwest we dip our toes into the ...