An island in Washington state is the scene of what officials say looks “like the start of a horror movie” after 21 dead ...

Responding to about 40 to 60 rescues a year, Whatcom Mountain Rescue can find and help you just about anywhere in the county.

A fire erupted on Wednesday morning at Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park velodrome, sending thick smoke over the former 2016 ...

After 5½ hours on backcountry skis, traversing the Sierra Nevada’s rapidly melting snowpack beneath a scorching spring sun, the guide at the front of our group ...

An airport in New Jersey had to temporarily close on Monday after a private plane dramatically skidded off the runway. The ...

Your venomous serpent bites you, and the clock is ticking. America’s zookeepers—and a cooler full of rare antivenom—are your ...

Seattle firefighters converged on a low-rise residential building in the 300 block of East Roy Street on Friday afternoon ...

In a first for the University of Washington’s alternative spring break program, students shadowed Longview Fire Department EMTs and 911 dispatchers to explore pre-hospital emergency care ...

A new take on community policing is coming to Seattle’s Magnuson Park.

The Redmond community said goodbye to a beloved institution Saturday: the Old Fire House, which hosted a slew of city ...