Chris Clinton, 49, was at home in a tent-like yurt that he rents in Topanga on Jan. 7, when a friend called to tell him that his mom’s neighborhood in Pacific Palisades was in flames and he ...

A Little Rock-born grandmother who appeared in the movie "The Blues Brothers" died last week at her home in Altadena, Calif., as a wildfire raged through the community. Dalyce Curry's ...

Katie Hobbs said Wednesday she wants $7 million to speed up the repatriation of Native American human remains and artifacts. In an address to tribal leaders Wednesday, Hobbs said the collection at ...

The withdrawal concluded the second of two legal battles in five years that the U.S. has waged against RMS Titanic Inc, the company that has retrieved and exhibited the ship’s artifacts.

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely to turn to traditional or cultural practices as a substitute for conventional medicine. Their health outcomes remain poor compared to ...

Seattle’s climate (both the weather and our collective spirit) makes it easy for Little Free Libraries — and all their spinoffs, from beads to seeds... Our annual Pictures of the Year issue ...

Munster authorities are asking for help identifying three suspects involved in a Dec. 16 burglary on Rose Lane, where jewelry was stolen after entry was gained by smashing a sliding glass door.

A collection of gold jewelry and agate artifacts from the Lai Nghi burial site, along with two Dong Son bronze artifacts, have been officially recognized as National Treasures. Four artifacts from ...

THANKS MUCH FOR your responses to my Nov. 23 story on the treasure trove of artifacts at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma. D.B. Cooper and Rainier Beer got the most reaction.

The new year is here, which means it’s once again time to start dreaming and scheming up some fresh Pacific Northwest travels. On this week’s episode of Peak Northwest we dip our toes into the ...

A benign dip in the Jetstream over the Pacific that Tuesday morning exploded into an extremely strong area of low pressure by evening, deepening into an intense 942 millibar storm. It became so ...

Brooke Herbert / OPB When those of us in the OPB newsroom started assembling a list of the biggest stories of the year in the Pacific Northwest, it took some deep thinking to even remember ...