Washington Travel News

A fireworks factory explosion killed three people and injured four others in eastern China's Jiangsu province, authorities said. Local work safety authorities said the Saturday explosion in Gaozuo, Jianhu County, killed one worker immediately and blew down four houses, the...

Wash. — Yakima authorities say fire forced evacuation of an estimated 25 to 30 people from an apartment building after children playing with matches or a lighter started a blaze in a second-floor unit. No injuries have been reported in...

Ohio — Authorities in Ohio say a turkey fryer caused a house to catch fire as the homeowner was preparing a Thanksgiving meal. Columbus firefighters say no one was injured in the fire Thursday...Mike Zuber said a propane tank had...

13 a.m., according to the Seattle Fire Department's 911 dispatch log...It's a fire in a single-family residence, according to the log...The fire has forced the closure of Beach Drive near Me-Kwa-Mooks Park. We'll post more information on our Web site...

The State Patrol reported a fatal collision at late Friday night on Highway 3 about three miles north of Poulsbo in Kitsap County...Edgecombe, who was driving a 1994 four-door Dodge, failed to field to yield the right of way when...

Three northwest Iowa teenagers face arson charges in a series of fires at abandoned farms in the last two years. Palo Alto County sheriff�s officials say Lucas Ezarski, 19, Mason Hoffman, 17, and Jacob Firkins, 18, all from Emmetsburg, are...

Victoria's Mornington Peninsula to be contained by the end of the day. A planned burn undertaken in 34 degree heat by the Department of Sustainability and the Environment (DSE) in Point Nepean National Park breached control lines yesterday afternoon and...

City planners will give a presentation Thursday, Nov. 12, on a project to list three areas of Bellingham as national historic districts. The three proposed districts are in the York, South Hill and Lettered Streets neighborhoods. The effort to get...