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ShakeAlert/Smartphone users who opted in to a test of the West Coast earthquake early warning system got an early taste on Thursday of what is to come. Mobile phones… -
Washington Dept. of Ecology/A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire in Whatcom County Tuesday morning, prompting officials to evacuate all nearby residents and businesses…
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Usually, fire season starts to tamp down in September. This year has been anything but normal. In an unprecedented fire event, at least 80 fires started… -
QUICK LINKS/INFO:-Red Cross: 509-670-5331–Cold Springs Fire Information (InciWeb)–Northwest Large Fires Map–Washington DNR Fire Info (Twitter)–Washington…
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Strong winds continue to push the Palmer Fire in north-central Washington north toward the Canadian border. It’s now several miles from the border and has…
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QUICK LINKS/INFO:-Red Cross Contact: 509-670-5331–Okanogan Highlands Fire Watch–Palmer Fire Info From InciWeb-Previous Palmer Fire Coverage From…
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In the days leading up to the May 18, 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption 40 years ago, Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies tried to prevent people from getting…
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At age 6, he and his classmates fled Mount St. Helens. 40 years later this reporter recalls that dayOlympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins was a first grader on a school camping trip near Mount St. Helens when the volcano erupted on May 18, 1980. Austin…
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The number of coronavirus cases in Yakima County surpassed 600 this week. That’s the highest number of cases in eastern Washington counties.But even with…
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A resident at the Spokane Veterans Home has died after testing positive for COVID-19. It marks the first death at a state-run veterans’ home in…
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NOTE: This story is a collaboration between the public media Northwest News Network, Spokane Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting and the…
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Idaho Governor Issues 21-Day 'Stay-At-Home' Order, Reversing Course On Using 'Peer Pressure' InsteadQUICK LINKS:–Here’s What The Order Says –Here Are Essential Jobs And Services–Here Is Idaho’s Coronavirus Info SiteIdaho Gov. Brad Little issued a…
