Monica Carrillo-Casas

The Kartar Valley and Omak lake fires have merged and become one fire on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation with no containment as of Thursday morning, fire officials said.

Wildfires have come in hot and early this season – and farm labor advocates say it will only get worse for workers.

Wildfires have come in hot and early this season – and farm labor advocates say it will only get worse for workers.

A farmworker goes back and forth collecting crates full of apples that other workers had picked on Oct. 24, 2024, in Royal City.

SPOKANE — Wildfires have come in hot and early this season, and farm labor advocates say it will only get worse for workers.

From Chindandega, Nicaragua, Fatima's voice cuts in and out over the phone. Beeping sounds can be heard before she gets a signal again.

North Powder public works director says their office ‘looked like a bomb went off’ due to decades of disorganization.

State environmental regulators warn unhealthy air conditions could persist through the week.

State environmental regulators warn unhealthy air conditions could persist through the week.

A program to aid childcare entrepreneurs gains traction in a region with deep Latino roots.