Firefighters struggle with staffing shortages amid record wildfire season
Wildfires have burned more than 8.5 million acres of land in the U.S. this year, and at the peak of the season, there weren't enough people or equipment to fight them.
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Wildfires have burned more than 8.5 million acres of land in the U.S. this year, and at the peak of the season, there weren't enough people or equipment to fight them.
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown called the wildfires burning through the area the "worst natural disaster our region has faced."
Forensic tests helped identify a man whose remains were found inside a sleeping bag in Washington state in 2000.
The tank ruptured Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. facility in Longview, a city located along the southern Washington border with Oregon, killing 11 people.
Gov. Ron DeSantis called it a "mistake" for the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to deny Florida's request to prevent California and Washington from issuing licenses to commercial truck drivers who are not in the country legally.
A skydiver was killed and another suffered injuries after they collided during a scheduled "group jump" in Washington state, authorities said.
Janice Randle was found dead in her bed in 1992, but police couldn't make an arrest in the case until new information emerged.
As the number of people with cameras on their dashboards and doorbells has grown, so have reports of such sightings.
Samuel Ramirez Jr., 33, was wanted for his alleged involvement in the murders of two women on May 21, 2023.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
The man, an older adult with underlying health conditions, was being treated for a type of bird flu called H5N5.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10, Tom Barrack, the U.S. envoy to Syria and U.S. ambassador to Turkey, confirmed.
A commercial truck driver who is charged with killing three people in a deadly crash in Florida in August had failed a commercial driver's license repeatedly.
Authorities in Washington state have found human remains they believe are those of Travis Decker, the fugitive father accused of killing his three young daughters earlier this year before disappearing into the wilderness.
The Army commemorated its 250th anniversary with a festival and parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, which is also President Trump's 79th birthday.
A military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., celebrates the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary today. These maps show the route.
President Trump delivered remarks at the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army Grand Military Parade and Celebration, an event he envisioned.
Hunter Goodman homered twice, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the fifth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 to snap their fourth eight-game losing streak of the season.
Army plans for a potential military parade on President Trump's birthday in June include military vehicles and "thousands" of troops.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to limit three lower court orders that blocked enforcement of his birthright citizenship executive order nationwide.
An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.
CBS News Miami's Lauren Pastrana reports from Washington, D.C., on President Donald Trump becoming the nation's 47th president.
The boy, who has not been identified, led police on a brief pursuit after being spotted with the stolen vehicle.
William Anders, who snapped one of the most iconic images of the space age, was killed when his small plane went down off the coast of Washington state.
In an alibli court filing, lawyers for Bryan Kohberger, accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, claim he was "out driving" the night of the killings.
