This story was updated with the latest wildfire numbers on October 13, 2025, at around 3:30 p.m. As fall sets in, many of the state's wildfires are nearing containment, though a few continue to grow ...

A new interactive map shows how parts of Washington state could be submerged underwater as sea levels rise due to climate change. Washington's extensive coastal regions, which stretch around 157 miles ...

As wildfire season heats up, the Washington Department of Ecology is rolling out a new tool to help people breathe easier and stay safe. The state’s revamped air quality monitoring map, launched this ...

If you missed the Wildfire Hazard and Risk Mapping listening session held in Aberdeen on Jan. 22, there is a chance to attend ...

The Pacific Northwest faces a multitude of major fires, blanketing the region in smoke and evacuation notices. More than 1 million acres have burned in Oregon and in Washington, Governor Jay Inslee ...

Most of us use maps to help us know where we’re going. As a journalist, I’m just as intrigued by maps that tell us where we’ve been, who we are, what we’re made of and how we treat each other. So I ...

There are three communities in Washington that have one unusual thing in common. The communities are Nagrom in King County, Retsil in Kitsap County, and Lebam in Pacific County. The names of all three ...

The Washington Department of Natural Resource’s tsunami simulation videos can be found on the DNR YouTube channel and downloadable as MP4 files at dnr.wa.gov ...

Names for communities in Washington are inspired by many things – nods to obvious nearby geographic features, nostalgia for faraway hometowns of settlers, memorials to Indigenous leaders, remembrances ...

A controversial, court-ordered redrawing of Washington’s political maps has survived another round in a lengthy legal fight. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that the revised ...