Vantage, WA wildfire prompts evacuations, closes I-90
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A fast-moving wildfire prompted city-wide evacuations for the city of Vantage and caused a full closure of I-90 on Wednesday.

A look behind the fire line of WA's deadly Chelan Hills Fire

The Chelan Hills Fire remains out of control five days after investigators said someone started the deadly fire.

Deadly Chelan Hills Fire under criminal investigation
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The Douglas County Sheriff confirmed a criminal investigation is underway after one person died and 19 families lost their homes in the Chelan Hills Fire, which started on the Fourth of July.

Fatal 10k-acre Chelan Hills Fire in WA sparks criminal investigation

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is sharing more information about where someone is believed to have started the fast-moving wildfire that took someone's life over the holiday weekend.

Family loses everything in WA's Chelan Hills fire

A wildfire in eastern Washington has burned multiple homes, consumed tens of thousands of acres, and investigators said they have found one person dead in a burned car.

Family loses everything in Chelan Hills fire
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Multiple homes burned down and at least one person is dead after a wildfire destroyed about 10,000 acres in central Washington.

1 dead as WA's Chelan Hills wildfire prompts 'Go Now' evacuations

One person has been found dead in a burnt out car in the area of a wildfire burning near Lake Chelan. The "Chelan Hills" fire is now burning more than 10,000 acres.

Level 3 Go Now! evacuations for Chelan Hills Wildfire
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Level 3 'Go Now!' evacuations are in place in areas right near Lake Chelan as the nearly 10,000 acre fire burns uncontained on the east side of the Columbia River. The Chelan Hills Fire is 0% contained. 

Officials blame Lake Chelan, WA logjam on Pioneer Fire, winter storms

Boats, pontoons and jet skis are stuck along the shoreline of Lake Chelan's Wapato Point, leaving citizens concerned that this is the worst debris event to hit the area in decades.

Dry June sparks massive fireworks bans across WA

With the Fourth of July just days away, a dry June has prompted strict burn and firework bans across western Washington. Here is where fireworks are illegal to discharge this Independence Day.

Lake Chelan, WA boats stuck in logjam just days before Fourth of July

Lake Chelan visitors are stuck shoreside after tons of logs, ash and mountain gunk were washed into the lake from the burn scar area of the 2024 Pioneer Fire.

Town of Winthrop, WA ordered to evacuate amid growing wildfire

Evacuation orders for areas west of Winthrop in Okanogan County have been downgraded after the fire's rapid growth prompted the entire town to evacuate Sunday.

Winthrop brush fire forces immediate level 3 evacuations
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A fast-moving brush fire has closed SR20 near Winthrop is prompting officials to issue immediate Level 3 evacuations for the area.

3 firefighters die fighting Snyder Fire near Colorado-Utah border

The fast-moving flames of a wildfire burning near the Colorado-Utah border claimed the lives of three firefighters and injured two others who had huddled inside emergency shelters to escape the blaze.

WA trains hundreds of firefighters as wildfire season intensifies

Amid a fight for funding, hundreds of wildfire personnel are in training as Washington approaches an active fire season.