Three years ago, Washington state legislators passed a landmark climate law that positioned the Evergreen State among the nation’s frontrunners in climate action. Now that status is at risk, thanks to ...

Ebey Slough and Washington’s Soap Lake are being considered for name changes this year. But who gets to make these decisions? Seattle is named after Chief Sealth. Tumwater is named for the Chinook ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington voters uphold landmark climate law against challenge from conservatives who blame it for high prices.

The Washington Monument, the White House and three other national landmarks would likely be closed to the public in the event of a terrorist attack, but a war with Iraq does not necessarily mean the ...

WASHINGTON -- More than a foot of rain washed out highways around the nation's capital Monday, toppled a 100-year-old elm tree on the White House lawn and caused flooding that closed major government ...