"You could really spiral, especially in this type of weather where we have that gloom," Jenny Sung, who was born and raised ...

Fire crews from Benton County managed to contain a house fire in West Richland to a single residence on Friday morning. The bodies of two deceased individuals were recovered at the scene. UPDATE: ...

The state Department of Natural Resources has released a plan aimed at ensuring the health of forests in western Washington.

Living with fire is a fact of life in our communities. A single megafire can threaten our forests, neighborhoods and ...

The Northwest Forest Plan, adopted in 1994, helped quell mounting tensions between timber companies and environmentalists. It ...

Firefighters in the Western Cape battled to contain major blazes in the province over the weekend as wildfires gutted homes and destroyed land At least 10 major wildfires spread through different ...

A Powerball ticket sold in Western Washington missed the jackpot but still won big, according to lottery officials. The Powerball player won $50,000 by matching four white balls and the red Powerball ...

AT 3:30 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, the residents of Sumas, Washington — in the Nooksack River floodplain on the state’s northwest border — learned of the rising floodwaters. The city’s flood alarm ...

Much of the western U.S. is overdue for wildfire, with decades of suppression allowing fuel to build up across millions of hectares. Researchers estimate that 74% of the region is in a fire deficit, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2016 Bondurant Fire in Wyoming. USFWS Warming is fueling ever larger wildfires in the U.S. West, which are becoming a major ...

NEW ORLEANS — Wildfires can benefit forests by clearing old debris, leaving behind fertilizer, and more. For over a century, the United States has poured billions of dollars into fire suppression ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. The warning was active for Lowlands ...