Washington history

Cadaver dogs, ground-penetrating radar and high-tech computer mapping are all employed to help reveal suspected unmarked graves at Fort Simcoe Historical State Park on Yakama Nation lands.

Lace up your hiking boots and pull out your flashlights. This Halloween, we’ll take you on what some people call one of Washington’s most haunted hikes. This hike passes through the site of the nation’s deadliest avalanche.

If you’re a little creeped out by ghost towns, imagine living in one. But one town in Washington isn’t quite as vacant or spooky as you might think.

Fifty dollars bought one woman a piece of Northwest mountaineering history. And, she’s sharing it.

Few among us have tried our luck at competitive ski jumping, and there is no shame in that considering these skiers can reach speeds around 60 mph before…

Leaders of seven Pacific Northwest tribes testified this week in favor of replacing a statue of Oregon Trail pioneer and missionary Marcus Whitman in the…

It's not often that you'll read an obituary for a tree. Or that a dead tree gets a memorial service of sorts. But then there aren't many like Vancouver,…

A proposal to remove the larger-than-life statues of pioneer missionary Marcus Whitman from the Washington state capitol and the U.S. Capitol drew angry…