Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a landscape with incredible geology. She hears a lot of the same suggestions: ...

Embark on a multi-day excursion through the Pacific Northwest's enchanting forest landscape and be rewarded with a stunning ...

After moving to the United States from South Korea at age 6, Jenny Jang found it challenging to navigate through school and ...

The 100 or so year-round residents of Northwest Angle, Minn., are closely watching the Canada-U.S. trade war and threats of annexation. Outside of Alaska, it’s the only part of the United States ...

In the battle between states to have the lowest and most attractive tax policies, South Carolina Republicans are making an ...

D.C. crews on Monday nearly completed efforts to remove and "reconstruct" the Black Lives Matter Plaza in Northwest, an area ...

Just a short drive from downtown lies Fort Worden State Park, a former military installation that’s found a peaceful second ...

You can track the wildfires with our interactive fire map, which is updated hourly ... More than 450 people from 15 states are working toward tamping down the fires there. Officials believe the fire ...

Some 14,800 wildfires have burned 1,105 square miles so far this year — well above the 10-year average. That's according to ...

For spectacular scenery of rugged coastlines, jagged mountain ranges, verdant rainforests, crystal clear luminous lakes and rivers, and vast stretches of volcanic wilderness, it’s hard to beat a ...

Lewelyn Dixon is a green card holder, meaning she is a legal permanent resident of the United States, yet she remains in the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, awaiting her next hearing.