Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a dozen new wildfires ignited across the Cascades over the weekend from lightning strikes, adding to an already grueling ...

A central Washington wildfire surged in size over the weekend. As of Monday, the Sugerloaf Fire, which is burning about 25 miles northeast of Leavenworth, had torched 12,453 acres. “We expect that to ...

This story was updated with the latest wildfire numbers on October 13, 2025, at around 3:30 p.m. As fall sets in, many of the state's wildfires are nearing containment, though a few continue to grow ...

Wildfire smoke from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia has severely impacted air quality in eastern Washington. Winds from the east and northeast have largely contained the smoke east of the ...

Aug. 30 (UPI) --Two firefighters helping to fight a wildfire in Washington state were arrested this week by federal immigration officials, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed. The two ...

If you think major wildfires in Washington are just for the eastern half of the state, think again. In a meeting room at the Tulalip Resort Casino, wildland firefighters, climate scientists, emergency ...

SEATTLE — The National Weather Service is closely monitoring frequent lightning activity across Washington state this week, identifying it as the primary threat for sparking new wildfires. "Big ...

SEATTLE — Two wildfires burning east of the Cascade crest are now the state’s largest, and serve as a reminder that, despite rainy, fall weather in Western Washington, fire season rages on.

Wildfires are becoming an “all-of-Washington problem,” not just an Eastern Washington one, the head of the state Department of Natural Resources said Monday. Commissioner of Public Lands Dave ...