WDFW: Nearly 250,000 invasive European green crabs removed from Washington waters

According to report numbers from October, the Department of Fish and Wildlife has removed nearly 250,000 invasive European green crabs from Washington waters so far in 2022. 

'True form of magic': Glowing fungus makes for surreal neon scene along dark Washington beaches

It might look like something that was just slimed by a Ghostbuster or perhaps somehow become radioactive, but instead, it's just living creatures naturally shedding light along a soaked remnant of what was long ago part of a tree.

Fire near Neah Bay prompts evacuations, school closures

A wildfire at the far northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula prompted more than 100 people to evacuate neighborhoods in Neah Bay on Thursday, and nearby schools have closed.

Man guilty in Olympic National Park armed standoff gets probation

A Port Angeles man accused of assaulting a woman at Olympic National Park and causing part of the park to be evacuated during an armed standoff has been sentenced to three years of probation.

Remains of 7 of 10 killed in Whidbey Island floatplane crash now identified

The remains of seven of the 10 people who died in a floatplane crash in Washington state’s Puget Sound have now been identified, officials said Friday.

VIDEO: Orcas and humpback whales battle in the Salish Sea

The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) witnessed a bizarre event in the Salish Sea on Thursday, which appeared to be a dramatic battle between a group of orcas and a pair of humpback whales.

Human torso washes ashore at the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge in Sequim

Clallam County Sheriff's deputies were called to the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge in Sequim after beachgoers found what appeared to be a female's torso. 

Man pleads guilty to assaulting woman at Olympic National Park while high on meth

A man accused of assaulting a woman at Olympic National Park and ranting about an impending revolution pleaded guilty Wednesday to interfering with a government communication system.

Clallam, Jefferson Counties move into 'high risk' designation for COVID cases, no hospitalizations reported

Two Washington counties on the Olympic Peninsula have a "high risk" for COVID transmission in indoor, public spaces, according to latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)