What made the wildfires devastating was their path through the Palisades, where home values hover around $3.4 million and aging structures were tightly packed in a recognized high-risk fire zone.

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown on Thursday justified a push by two political allies in Olympia to claw back tax dollars from the ...

Officials were already busy assisting "an unfortunate soul who fell through the ice" when they saw the UTV driving across the ...