This story was updated with the latest wildfire numbers on October 13, 2025, at around 3:30 p.m. As fall sets in, many of the state's wildfires are nearing containment, though a few continue to grow ...

Wildfire smoke from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia has severely impacted air quality in eastern Washington. Winds from the east and northeast have largely contained the smoke east of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a dozen new wildfires ignited across the Cascades over the weekend from lightning strikes, adding to an already grueling ...

Washington residents wouldn’t normally welcome a week of rain amid a stretch of sunny summer weather. With Washington’s wildfire season in full swing, however, state officials were excited to see rain ...

October has arrived, but Washington’s wildfire season is far from over. Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove toured the area near the Labor Mountain fire on Wednesday, one of ...

STEVENS COUNTY, Wash. -- UPDATED 4:45 p.m., August 31 - An evacuation shelter is now open for the wildfires burning near Northport on Sunday. According to the State Fire Marshall's Office, the Crown ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill that sets aside $125 million to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington sailed through the state House and now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature. The House voted ...

Here in Washington state, we know that wildfire flames don’t need to reach our doorsteps in order to impact us. Last fall, smoke from fires outside my hometown of Leavenworth grew so thick that my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smoke from wildfires burning across the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia sent air quality plummeting Tuesday, Sept. 2, ...