Bird flu decimated a WA tern colony, attacked seals' brains near Port Townsend
Study findings provide new details on a Caspian tern die-off near Port Townsend in 2023 and how the virus killed seals in the region, infecting...
WA’s Mount Adams volcano is rumbling with earthquakes
Six low-intensity earthquakes rumbled beneath Mount Adams during September, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory.
Court order gives WA workplace inspectors access to Tacoma ICE facility
A federal judge approved a permanent injunction barring the facility’s operator from denying Washington Department of Labor and Industries inspectors access to the site.
No end in sight for WA’s battle against invasive green crabs
The state has trapped more than 900,000 of the crustaceans, which pose a threat to native wildlife, the shellfish industry and shoreline habitats, since 2022.
Former city official accused of stealing $937K from tiny WA town
The former clerk-treasurer in Morton wrote city checks to herself and took customer cash payments that she did not deposit at the bank, a state...
WA lands commissioner wary of federal plan to kill thousands of owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to kill about 500,000 barred owls living between California and Washington over three decades.
WA to spray parts of Skagit, Thurston counties to get rid of spongy moth
A state emergency proclamation warned of an "imminent danger of an infestation" from what used to be called the gypsy moth near Olympia and around...
Say goodbye to foam coolers, takeout containers. WA ban starts in June
The prohibition on the sale and distribution of foam products like coffee cups, plates and coolers will take effect June 1 under a law approved in...
Feds pledge $600M for new I-5 bridge linking Washington and Oregon
The federal grant award will cover about 8% to 12% of the estimated $5 billion to $7.5 billion total expense of replacing the bridge.