In the lumber-centric Pacific Northwest, Douglas and noble fir are the classic choices for a Christmas tree — aromatic, good for ornaments and able to last a few weeks. But with hotter and drier ...

Portland and Seattle have spent decades defining the Pacific Northwest aesthetic: indie coffee houses, moss-coated forests, ...

Another wave of heavy rain smacks western Washington this week, coupled with strong winds adding concern for potential power outages. by KOMO News Staff SEATTLE — The Northwest Folklife Festival, a ...

Northwest Folklife is Seattle’s annual tradition of hanging out stoned at the Seattle Center, while basically doing nothing for an entire weekend. It’s kind of like the festival manifestation of a ...

Hurricane Hunter planes were busy last week as they tried to fly into the center of Hurricane Melissa as it tore through Jamaica. Fresh off that mission, researchers at the National Oceanic and ...

When Donna Powell walks through the front gates at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, Pierce County, she’s greeted with a stream of golden sunlight and the sounds of eagles chattering, water ...

SEATTLE — It’s tourist season in Seattle, with tens of thousands of travelers moving through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport every week, and mixed in with them are military members, not on ...