Proposed international surcharge at national parks could generate millions in 2026 Studies indicate a different fee structure could rake in tens of millions of ...

Jaren Ek returns the ball during a friendly match of pickleball with Steve Lyon on Wednesday, July 2, at the newly opened pickleball courts at Kiwanis Park in Battle Ground.

An overnight camping trip to the southern side of Mount St. Helens connects one with nature in a way that almost no other place in Southwest Washington can. Finding a primitive camping … ...

A Columbia County Circuit Court judge ruled Monday that the Clatskanie teen accused of plotting a mass shooting at Kelso’s Three Rivers Crossing could go home under strict supervision and ...

The city of La Center has had policing services provided by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) since January 2024, but a five-year contract began in February of this year. The … ...

A man drowned at Horseshoe Lake Park in Woodland on Monday afternoon, June 30, after going underwater and not resurfacing, prompting a multi-agency response and search that ended with the recovery of ...

With approval of GOP megabill, Washington state braces for food stamp cuts Washington officials expect around 170,000 people could lose nutrition aid, and the state could be left with nearly $200 ...

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any staffing or ...

The bottom line? State lawmakers can change the rules surrounding WA Cares whenever they want. They have changed the law many times. In the 2025 legislative session, WA Cares was changed in several ...

Over 600 fires have already started in Washington this season, with 400 of those burning across state-owned land. Upthegrove said one of the best ways to honor a fallen firefighter is to reduce risk, ...

More than half a million acres of trees spread across Washington were sick, struggling, or dead last year, according to the results of an aerial survey of forests by the state’s Department of Natural ...

The Trump administration is taking a new approach in its attempt to snatch personal data of food stamp recipients from states.  The latest move has renewed worries from advocates that the &hellip ...