Emergency officials have been busy as ... well, you know, cleaning up after a commercial truck full of bee hives crashed in northern Washington, unleashing 250 million bees on first responders.

Fire progression has stopped and crews are working on a containment line. OROVILLE, Wash. - Traffic is closed in both directions on State Route 97 due to fire in the area. The Washington State ...

OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. -- UPDATED 4:30 p.m., July 31 - Evacuations have been lowered for the wildfire burning near Oroville on Thursday evening, according to Okanogan County Emergency Management.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's aurora forecast shows that the northern lights may be visible in Washington state on Aug. 18.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's aurora forecast shows that the northern lights may be visible in Washington state on Aug. 18.

Washington state residents may be able to see the northern lights tonight, Aug. 7, according to forecasts from NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.

The northern lights could be visible in western Washington from Wednesday night into early Thursday due to a strong geomagnetic storm.