While there are plenty of awe-inspiring man-made destinations around the globe, nothing is as creative as nature. From trees that resemble monsters, to colorful sinkholes, towering rock formations and ...

Spokane and Eastern Washington in general have long played second fiddle to Seattle and the west side of the Cascades. But ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and Grist.

The U.S. Department of Justice has prevailed in three key environmental lawsuits, clearing the way for forest restoration and ...

In 1964, 23-year-old Ramon Martinez Martinez left his job as a struggling painter in Madrid, Spain, and journeyed south to Benidorm in search of new opportunities. In the first half of the 20th ...

Sylvia Nicovich is a Mendenhall Fellow in the Geologic Hazards Science Center. She has bachelor's and master's degrees in geology from Cal Poly Humboldt University and a Ph.D. in earth sciences from ...

The Chef’s Hut stands modestly in Boise, its blue exterior and cheerfully hand-painted window signs announcing “BREAKFAST ...

“We don’t have lawyers,” said association president Jerry Cornfield, a reporter for the Washington State Standard. “We chose ...

If you are a traveler who loves escaping into an outdoor paradise, head to this small town in Washington that is surrounded ...

Perched on the shores of the magnificent Lake Pend Oreille (that’s “pond-uh-ray” for the uninitiated), this small town delivers an authenticity that feels increasingly rare in our homogenized world.

What if colleges started applying to you instead of the other way around? This story also appeared in National Public Radio The anxiety-inducing college admissions game is changing. With declining ...

The length of Booker’s speech grabbed headlines, but the senator’s media strategy helped sustain attention afterward while ...