After a record decline in average rents in 2023, rents began climbing again this year despite increased vacancy rates.

It is Christmas Eve and we have passed the winter solstice, which means we are receiving a wee bit more daylight each day. It ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has estimated that 10 to 20 million shad may travel up the Columbia River annually. While pelicans ...

The holidays can often look different for children in the foster care system. This is why Washington nonprofit Treehouse ...

Walmart Inc. and one of its financial technology partners allegedly opened expensive bank accounts for delivery drivers of the world’s largest retailer without their consent, a U.S. consumer protectio ...

In response to Ralph Funk’s letter regarding the prohibitive cost of light rail (“Light rail not worth the cost,” Our Readers’ Views, Dec. 19), I would invite any who come to a similar conclusion to ...

Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year.

New research suggests that Saturn’s rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. Instead of being a youthful 400 million years old as commonly thought, the icy, shimmering rings ...

Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence to score 27 points, Daniel Gafford added 23 off the bench and Kyrie Irving ...

Their only hope of reaching the postseason is to win the NFC West, and they’re a game behind the Los Angeles Rams after ...

As Washington heaved over the possibility of a partial government shutdown, leading far-right figures gathered with thousands ...

Taking the train to Seattle or Eugene, Ore., is increasingly popular if not particularly fast. So would it make sense to invest the billions of dollars needed to create a 250-mph rail corridor that co ...