On the resulting lists of readers’ choice award winners, Lake Murray reigned supreme in the water sports category. The lake — ...

Archaeologists found the gold-plated artifact on a sacred island of Japan almost 70 years ago but only recently took a closer ...

Learn more about some recent rare animal encounters from around the world: ...

A Kennewick police officer was arrested and taken to the Benton County jail Wednesday night on suspicion of driving under the ...

Major construction projects often have to wait for the summer months. Even road maintenance has to wait for warm weather, ...

Tourists visiting the beach for Juneteenth watched in amazement as one of the swimmers among them was an alligator, according ...

The new digital dashboard tool by the Washington Policy Center shows there’s room for improvement in the state’s business tax ...

A Senate budget proposal would require the sale of public lands across 11 western states, including Washington.

She’ll retire the chalk at the end of the month, capping three decades as an educator— the last five and a half years as ...

Someone in Florida is holding a top prize-winning lottery ticket. The lucky player hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $110,604.59 in the evening drawing Thursday, June 19, the Florida Lottery said.

In the forests of Doi Phu Kha National Park in Thailand, a new species of scorpion called Scorpiops doiphukha was discovered. This “large” scorpion, found hiding in rock crevices, is notable for ...

A California man accused of killing his father is waiting to be extradited after authorities said he fled to Switzerland.