Dozens of schools were closed and road and train travel ground to a halt as a cold snap brought snow, ice and sleet across parts of the UK.

A new poll found a higher share of voters in King County think Washington is headed in the right track than voters elsewhere in the state, FYI Guy writes.

The state Department of Fish and Wildlifeunveiled new plansto replace the Elliott Bay Fishing Pier in Seattle.

Seattle residents have a rare opportunity to see dozens of spawning salmon right in their backyard.

The Whatcom County ski area is Washington's first to open this winter after a storm dumped feet of snow in the Cascades.

The extended visit was a welcome sight for researchers working to better understand and protect the endangered orcas.

Travel writer Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized leisure travel for ordinary Americans with his guidebook Europe on 5 Dollars a Day, has died.

Experts in aerospace medicine give their best tips for how to stay healthy during this travel season: what to bring, what to do (and not do), where to sit.

Authorities say four monkeys remain free nearly two weeks after a group of 43 escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research.

An Iowa-based group that strives to alleviate world hunger is announcing a leadership change as it works to expand its international focus.

A judge has struck down Wyomings overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.

Researchers say products made from recycled black plastic have a high chance of containing dangerous levels of flame retardants and other toxic chemicals.

The North Cascades Highway, or Highway 20, closed for the season Monday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The volume and value of Americas commercial fishing industry both fell according to newly released federal figures, though members of the industry said the decline was to be expected following a spike in supply.

Herlda Senhouse, the second-oldest person in the United States, has died at age 113.

Renowned Russian ballet dancer and onetime Ukraine war critic Vladimir Shklyarov fell 60 feet to his death from the balcony of a St. Petersburg building.

The Administrative Office of the Courts proactively took down the network Nov. 4 after identifying "unauthorized activity."

A strong low-pressure system off the Pacific Coast will make landfall Tuesday, bringing with it high-speed gusts and perhaps some rain.

Study findings provide new details on a Caspian tern die-off near Port Townsend in 2023 and how the virus killed seals in the region, infecting their brains.

Sophia Jordn Wallace, a University of Washington political science professor, said exit polls can be deceiving, especially when it comes to bilingual voters.

Constantine has served as King County executive longer than anyone, overseeing a transformation of public transit and a homelessness crisis.

Its a battle about dollars and cents, with multiple interests vying for money, and its one that could show where Seattle politics are headed.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has embraced the debunked theory that vaccines can cause autism and has questioned COVID-19 vaccines.

Wilson, who has served as assessor since he was first elected in 2015, said his campaign would focus on crime, affordable housing and taxes.

Polands health authorities are urging polio vaccinations for children after the virus was detected in Warsaws sewage during regular tests this month.