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Courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation / AP Soon, new maps for the state of Washington will help show wildfire risks and hazards. But first, the team creating the maps is asking for ...

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 39 counties in Washington, and each county has a county seat — or the town where the courthouse is located and where other official county business takes place. Each county and county seat ...

Sure, everybody knows nowadays to “Say WA,” but the convoluted history of abbreviations for the Evergreen State demands a full accounting. Or at least an abbreviated one. The name of our state — ...

Pierce County has declared a state of emergency as fire crews continue to battle wildfires in the area. Critical fire weather conditions, including increased temperatures and low humidity, have most ...