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An Alabama man is dead after a hiking accident in the Methow Valley. The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says the 25-year-old was descending Goat Wall near Winthrop with his climbing partners when he fell approximately 130 feet and was severely injured...

The Sourdough Fire is burning nearly 3,000 acres south of the roadway.

The Washington State Department of Transportation says crews are still making repairs and clearing debris.

The east side clearing crew reached the summit of Washington Pass this week and is heading into the home stretch of its work.

It's not surprising I suppose that since I consider myself a bit of a Star Kiddo (i.e., that I'm not really from around these Earthly parts ;-) that I love to go stargazing. Even if you don't identify with being from some vastly distant place in the cosmos like I do, stargazing is a great way to remind us all exactly where we come from...

When I was in High school in Burien, one of my favorite thigs to do with my buddies was to drive into Seattle and play mini golf at the Seattle Center.

The Pacific Crest Trail is closed in it's northern section of the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest because of wildfires.  There are nine fires burning in the Pasayten Wilderness Area, which has led to the closure of the trail from Holman Pass north to the Canadian border.  ...

Two major wildfires within a few miles of each other in Okanogan County are together burning almost 110,000 acres. The Cedar Creek fire near Winthrop in the Methow Valley is still expanding, and is now more than 50,000 acres. C.J. Adams with the fire response team says firefighters were hoping for more favorable conditions than they currently have ...

Family Health Centers and AeroMethow are hosting a vaccine event in Winthrop on Saturday from 10 am - 2:45 pm. Appointments will be available by pre-registration only and be eligible for anyone who is in Phase 1A or 1B Tier 1. The two agencies will be taking reservations up until 4:00 p ...

Two people are safe after the helicopter they were in crashed near the Winthrop Ice Rink Saturday afternoon. Okanogan County Fire District 6 posted on Facebook that a helicopter had possibly struck a snow bank while landing and crashed ...