COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — An underwater earthquake with an initial 5.9 magnitude has struck off the southern Oregon coast. The U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday that no tsunami is expected from the quake, which happened about

BANGOR, Wash. (AP) — The Defense Department is diverting funding for an $89 million pier project at Naval Base Kitsap in Bangor to help build $3.6 billion in fencing and barriers along the U.S. border with Mexico.

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal scientists said Thursday they are monitoring a new ocean heat wave off the U.S. West Coast, a development that could badly disrupt marine life including salmon, whales and sea lions. The expanse of

TACOMA (AP) — Attorneys for people injured in a deadly Amtrak derailment in King County in 2017 have told jurors in a civil case it’s up to them to decide how much compensation should be given to

Walmart says it will stop selling handgun and short-barrel rifle ammunition, while requesting that customers not openly carry firearms in its stores, even where state laws allow it. The announcement comes just days after a mass shooting claimed

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. – Early Wednesday morning the US Coast Guard announced they were suspending the search for a man and a woman missing from a boat on Lake Washington, near Mercer Island. The search started at about 10

YAKIMA, Wash. – Officials in Yakima County are warning the public about a type of pill with a deadly dose of fentanyl that has already killed several people there. The Yakima County Coroner and local law enforcement

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s public health physician said Wednesday that a person who died recently of a severe respiratory illness had used a vaping device containing marijuana oil that was purchased at a legal dispensary. The