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A Monroe man set his own house on fire while firing at threats only he could see. Deputies pulled him out through a window as the flames closed in.

A fast-moving wildfire in Yakima County near Mabton Saturday morning grew to an estimated 8,000 acres by the afternoon, causing the Washington State Patrol to authorize a full state fire mobilization.

A fire broke out again on Sunday night in a homeless encampment along northbound I-5 in Olympia, spreading into the trees above Capitol Lake.

Lake Chelan just earned the title of cleanest lake in the entire country, and it's not even close. Washington's deepest gem beat out 66 other lakes to top the list.

The Benton Franklin County Fair has more money-saving tricks up its sleeve than most people realize, and some of them are surprisingly easy to use.

Free bus rides to the Benton Franklin Fair and Rodeo are available from multiple stops across the Columbia Basin, and the Lampson Stadium route gets you there fastest.

Washington State University in Pullman just landed four separate Top 10 national rankings in the Princeton Review's 2027 college survey, and that's not a small deal.

Parientes has been open less than a week in East Wenatchee, and people are already talking. The menu alone is worth the stop.

The Washington State Patrol reported that a driver in a Volkswagen allegedly fired a gun at the driver of a Dodge Ram while the vehicles were on the off-ramp.

Lots of commuters were hoping the I-90 eastbound off-ramp at Exit 70 near Easton would reopen next week as scheduled, but there's been a change of plans.

A small inn next to a working winery in Walla Walla just landed a spot on USA Today's Top 10 Best Wine Country Hotels list, and the perks start at check-in.