A tsunami advisory issued for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula was cancelled Wednesday afternoon hours after a massive 7 ...

Mount Rainier is an active stratovolcano 45 miles southeast of Tacoma and 60 miles south-southeast of Seattle. Its last eruption was "a light dusting of ash" in 1894, the USGS said in a report. Large ...

Politics DOJ sues Washington state over 'anti-Catholic' legislation The DOJ claimed a law mandating clergy to report abuse breaches Catholics' religious freedom.

Mount Rainier, the active volcano towering above southwestern Washington state, started rumbling — very lightly — on Tuesday. A swarm of small earthquakes was detected under the mountain ...

Scientists have recorded the "largest" earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier in Washington state since 2009, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The swarm at the second-most seismically active ...

For the first time in more than 50 years, Washington State Ferries will contract with an out-of-state shipyard to build new vessels.

NOAA's updated northern lights forecast map shows much of Washington state – including Seattle, Spokane, Everett, Tacoma, Bellevue and Bellingham – inside the "view line" for the aurora ...

A screenshot of a scam text message targeting drivers in Washington state. (@WA_DOL via X) Scam text messages from Washington state and Seattle agencies that don’t exist are targeting drivers ...

Washington State started conducting all-mail elections in 2014 and it’s mostly been smooth sailing since then. But a national explosion of vote-by-mail during the 2020 election due to Covid ...

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a new Washington state law that requires clergy members to report suspected child abuse, the agency announced May 5. Tamara Govedarovic via Unsplash ...

Local News Millions in drug conviction refunds owed by Washington State officials said fewer than 2% of people eligible for drug conviction refunds have applied for the benefit.