Between the towns of Winthrop and Mazama in the Methow Valley, a unique mixed-income housing community is taking shape. The community sits in the foothills of the North Cascade Mountain Range and ...

From LAX, Alaska Airlines provides connecting service (change of plane) to Wenatchee, Wash. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $430. From Wenatchee it’s a two-hour drive through the Columbia Valley ...

WINTHROP, Okanogan County — A big crowd cheered from the stands as men and women in snowshoes smacked the neon yellow ball with a bat and scrambled to first base, snow spraying through the air with ...

A large tract of land known for its cross-country skiing trails will be sold this spring. The question remains, however, to whom? The 1,500-acre Sunny M Ranch in the Methow Valley has for decades been ...

Before the snow arrives, outdoor enthusiasts might find their way to the Methow Valley’s spectacular scenery—a mix of graceful dales, mellow ridges and brilliant sunshine. Well known for cross-country ...

Cross-country skiers have kicked and glided along the Methow Valley’s snowy hills for generations. “This is what people picture when they picture the Methow, right? You can see all the low hills and ...

The scoop: One of the West's top cross-country ski experiences can be found in the Methow Valley, on the east slope of Washington's rugged North Cascade mountains. The downhill ski area that was 20 ...

More than a century after the United States government took most of their land, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington state are getting small chunks of it back. The ...

The sign along the Methow Valley Trail is stern: Remove skis before crossing the highway. But civil disobedience is alive and well in Washington state’s pastoral Methow, where old-time ranch values ...

OKANOGAN CO., Wash. — Methow Valley once again had the worst air quality in the country as wildfires carve through the region. The Cub Creek 2 Fire, Cedar Creek Fire and Delancey Fire have clouded the ...

This story is published in partnership with InvestigateWest and the Methow Valley News. Susan Speir thought they’d have more time. When wildfires started spreading near Speir’s home in Washington’s ...