A fatal plane crash near Anchor Point earlier this month occurred after the wing of the Piper PA-18 Super Cub failed, sending the plane spinning into trees and brush along the Sterling Highway, ...

After examining the equipment late Monday, it appeared the anchor point — a piton — ripped out of the rock, Cristina Woodworth, who leads the sheriff’s search and rescue team.

Three rock climbers tragically fell to their deaths on Sunday in Washington's North Cascades National Park when the anchor point they were using failed, authorities say. The three men ages 36, 47 ...