Matthew Mastronardi said he repeated the n-word from the novel in a “teachable moment about context and literary honesty in reading.” ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Rescue teams began a third day searching for missing people Thursday after floods devastated parts of South Africa's rural Eastern Cape province and left at least 49 dead.

At least four people are dead in San Antonio and dozens of water rescues were made around the city after heavy rains flooded ...

A Washington State ferry appeared to rock back and forth significantly in a video captured during a voyage in Edmonds Tuesday.

Floodplain buyouts can reduce the financial toll of future disasters. But some small towns losing property and people are now ...

Evictions in Washington have been steadily increasing over the last few years, with no signs of slowing. The spike stems from rising rents coupled with stagnant wages, lack of affordable housing and ...

Washington state could soon be responsible for a bigger share of disaster relief response, a possibility state officials have ...

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President Trump said he will begin dismantling the Federal Emergency Management Agency this year: “We want to bring it down ...

A brush fire has State Route 14 closed for several miles in the Columbia River Gorge near Carson, Washington on Wednesday.

Grays Harbor County in Washington secured a federal grant to pay for a much-needed levee with bipartisan support. Then the Trump administration cut the program.

Even as federal labor legislation remains stalled, several states have raced to pass their own laws cracking down on child labor and supporting gig workers.