The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has elevated the current burn ban in Pierce County to Stage 2 effective noon today. Here's more from Pierce County: Continuing cold weather and rising air pollution ...

A burn ban is in effect in Whatcom County for the Columbia Valley urban growth area.The ban includes the Peaceful Valley and ...

After recalling a Stage 1 burn ban for Thurston County yesterday afternoon, a Stage 2 burn ban is now in effect. The ban started at 8:00a.m. today and will remain in effect until further notice.

The risk of serious contact burns is increasing as temperatures soar and as more people move to the desert Southwest. By Adeel Hassan and Isabelle Taft Stephen Cantwell remembers betting on horse ...

Defining wealth isn’t easy. It also tends to be a morbidly serious topic. That’s why I’m including my own “down and dirty” definition just to keep the conversation from getting too high and mighty: ...