A public utility in Mason County has started labeling its power poles hoisting fiber-optic cables so thieves don’t mistake the lines for expensive copper wire.

The city council on Sept. 15 agreed on a vision and policy guide for the city’s Old Town Revitalization Project, which will improve pedestrian access and traffic flow, add parking capacity, beautify ...

When you think of fine art, you might think of oil paintings, bronze sculptures or gravity-defying glasswork. You might not think of a colorful quilt, fuzzy felted object or embroidery, perhaps becaus ...

In response to Lyle Fisher’s question about who supports light rail transit (“Who supports light rail?” Our Readers’ Views, Sept. 27), I offer this: ...

In deciding who to vote for, follow the money to better understand a candidate. Thanks to Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission, our state leads the nation in campaign-finance transparency. It’s e ...

As the high school football season nears its midway point, Micah Rice and Meg Wochnick take the pulse of some fast-starting teams and others who have stumbled. Plus, in "Brutally Honest With Meg, ...

The giant weather machine has finally shifted gears and presented an intense-looking low-pressure system off the coast spinning like a top. Although quite impressive on satellite pictures, as of Wedne ...

Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central ...

Wednesday’s high school sports results for cross country, boys tennis and slowpitch softball. Easton at Washington School for the Deaf, 3:30 p.m. Kelso at Battle Ground, 7 p.m. Evergreen at Skyview, 7 ...

Dane Huddleston has made the leap to the top level of college golf. The junior from Woodland helped Illinois win the Windon Memorial Classic Tuesday near Chicago. The No. 12-ranked Illini finished ...

Joshua Allen, the dancer who took home the crown on the fourth season of “So You Think You Can Dance,” has died after he was struck by a train in Fort Worth, Texas.

Ava Peterson, Hudson’s Bay girls cross country, was the winner in a four-team 2A Greater St. Helens League meet at Abrams Park in Ridgefield, covering 5,000 meters in 21:30. Andres Orozco Stansbery, R ...