If a megaquake – also known as the “Big One” – were to hit the West Coast, scientists have a better idea of what might happen ...

A Chinese mitten crab has been caught in the Pacific Northwest for the first time, raising concerns about the spread of the ...

While we don't expect an epic earthquake anytime soon, if one occurs, it could make it much more likely to flood in parts of ...

Electricity demand is surging far past the capacity of the Northwest's aged power grid; we need new power sources and updated ...

A Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake could cause long-lasting changes to Washington’s landscape, coastline and floodplain, a ...

University of Oregon researchers are developing a greener iron-making process, one that ditches traditional coal-powered ...

Like the ferns in our forests, we Pacific Northwest residents can tolerate being overwatered. In fact, we do tolerate it. Every year. Relentlessly. Year after year. But each spring, there comes a brea ...

The division was sold to Pacific Northwest Transportation Services, which already provides shuttle services for the ...

Michiel Oakes admitted to the 2009 killing of dog trainer Mark Stover, ex-husband of Oakes' heiress girlfriend, Linda Opdycke ...

New research reveals that young salmon explore multiple rivers before adulthood, challenging long-held beliefs about their ...

While this most recent rare fish spotting might not be as rare as spotting a humpback anglerfish, it still has outdoor enthusiasts who were jazzed to spot a longnose lancetfish ( Alepisaurus ferox) on ...

Butterflies are back at the Cascade Park Community Library, where they’re guaranteed to stay beautiful — and motionless — in the entryway display case during the month of May.