pacific crest trail

A Michigan man is recovering after being rescued by two fellow hikers on a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail in Kittitas County. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says Erin Kinney of Snoqualmie and Letitia Moreno of Everett were hiking near Alaska Mountain when they heard someone calling for help from a nearby boulder field...

Drivers are being advised to use U.S. Hwy. 2 or I-90 since there are no local detours.

Deputies say another hiker called 911after coming across 55-year-old Tak Soohyun of Seattle, who had a broken ankle on the trail near Snoqualmie Pass.

A week ago, the fire covered just under 5,000 acres but is now estimated to be 5,908 acres , growing by a few acres each day.

the new 100+ acre Minnow Ridge Fire is burning in steep, inaccessible terrain north of Plain, and was very active over the weekend.

The Pacific Crest Trail is closed in it's northern section of the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest because of wildfires.  There are nine fires burning in the Pasayten Wilderness Area, which has led to the closure of the trail from Holman Pass north to the Canadian border.  ...