After a turbulent start to ski season, Crystal Mountain announced Thursday afternoon that it will launch winter operations ...

Like corn kernels in slowly heating oil, the orca sightings began sparse and unpredictable. But at some imperceptible moment, ...

Crystal Mountain plans to open for the season on Saturday, Dec. 20, with limited access due to the recent Highway 410 washout.

Okita, who’s also a guide on Rainier, recounted in a written incident summary that Cirrus seemed “a little unsettled” after the rescue — the dogs are used to finding live mock victims who then play ...

Are you ready to work?” ski patroller Alisha Bator whispers into the ear of Kio, a mountain rescue dog, at the edge of a meadow near the Forest Queen ...

The first documented case of cooperative hunting between killer whales and dolphins has been observed in the waters off ...

In Northwest Alaska, a proposed 211-mile mining road has divided an Inupiaq community already devastated by climate change.

Austral, a Chilean salmon farming business, is claiming to now be raising antibiotic-free salmon. If the claim is true, it would put the company one up on Alaska ...

Apply now for grant money from the Salmon Recovery Funding Board for projects in the Chehalis River and Grays Harbor.

This isn’t just shopping, it’s a full-sensory celebration of Washington’s agricultural abundance that makes ordinary grocery trips feel like a sad compromise. The Olympia Farmers Market stands as a ...

For those looking to explore further afield, Spearfish makes an ideal base camp for day trips to attractions like Devils Tower in Wyoming, Mount Rushmore, or the historic mining town of Deadwood, all ...

The ski area says it’s not refunding passholders because it will open as soon as there’s enough snow. But Highway 2’s closure ...