For those looking to celebrate July 4 with fireworks but without the clean-up, there will be family-friendly community ...

Fireworks are banned in Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater, but they are allowed in unincorporated Thurston County, Washington. Take safety precautions to enjoy them.

Sports Outdoors Open house planned on future of Mount Spokane State Park June 20, 2025 Updated Fri., June 20, 2025 at 8:07 p.m. Kim Nurvic, left, and her daughter Abby search for huckleberries ...

The two-year state budget recently passed by legislators in Olympia will fund maintenance backlogs at the state’s three land management agencies – DNR, Washington State Parks and Department of ...

MYNORTHWEST NEWS $10 million makeover set to transform Kopachuck State Park Jun 5, 2025, 8:00 AM Kopachuck State Park (Photo: Washington State Parks Department) BY MYNORTHWEST STAFF MyNorthwest.com ...

In this Dec. 11, 2019 photo, Kevin Dunn, who fishes off the coasts of Oregon and Washington, holds an aurora rockfish at a processing facility in Warrenton, Oregon. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) ...

The Washington State Library in Tumwater and the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library in Seattle will close to the public on July 1 due to a lack of state funding. State libraries will also ...

On social media, Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, called for peaceful protests over the weekend, to ensure Trump doesn’t send military to the state.

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any staffing or s ...

As many prepare to flock to Oregon State Parks for the Fourth of July weekend, some may underestimate the amount of work that ...