public safety

Five years ago this month, Terrence Woods went missing in the Idaho wilderness while filming a TV show. He has not been seen since. Idaho is known for its…

As wildfires become more prevalent, researchers are looking at how their smoke could affect health outcomes.

(Runtime 3:41) Joanne Schwartz and her husband John count themselves as some of the lucky ones. On August 29, the Orofino Hospital Fire scorched 53 acres,…

Residents on Blue Canyon Road near Lake Whatcom have been issued a Level 2 evacuation warning as crews fight a roughly 30-acre fire that likely started due to lighting Monday evening.

Known to many concertgoers as “Heaven’s Amphitheater,” the popular Gorge Amphitheatre venue and campsite sits at the bellybutton of Washington state and…

By signing into law House Bill 1512, Washington state will create an online toolkit meant to assist families and law enforcement seeking to locate and recover missing persons. The act, known as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Persons and Lucian Act, is in part named after Lucian Munguia, who was 4 years old when he went missing in Yakima last September. His body was recovered in December.

Washington's legislature adjourned its 2023 regular session with a new two-year state budget, alongside dozens of policy changes focused on housing, health care and public safety – and a surprising last-minute bill failure.