Rooster Rock State Park offers families a beautiful retreat with hiking, disc golf and a unique clothing-optional beach.

The Burdoin Fire has destroyed at least 45 structures on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge and hundreds of ...

The wildfire burning along Highway 14 in the Columbia River Gorge is the state’s largest fire, covering 11,248 acres as of ...

Hot and dry conditions are adding challenges to firefighters who also are battling four other large areas in Washington.

A stronger onshore flow will help cool temperatures in the west, but increase the fire threat to the east on Friday afternoon ...

So far, Washington's fire season is shaping up exactly as expected. The entire state and Oregon has above-normal fire risk.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed HB 3644 into law, creating the first statewide homelessness shelter program.

Summer temperatures start cooling again across the Portland/Vancouver area on Thursday as the wildfire threat remains along ...

As if Norway's fjords aren't impressive enough, the chance to don Viking gear in the town of Nordfjordeid is a tourist treat.

Where to eat, stay, and play in the waterfall- and wine-filled National Scenic Area bordering Washington and Oregon.

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’snews reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar ...

The Mitchell Point Tunnel in the Columbia River Gorge is a re-creation of the crown jewel of the nation's first scenic ...