High winds won't strike Western Washington over the holiday after all. But still be prepared for a few breezes.

A north Seattle institution is closing its doors for now. The 94-year-old owner of the Shanty Tavern in Lake City is retiring ...

Blue spotted salamanders have been seen walking across snow and new research suggests how they get by in the cold.

Mail theft can happen around the holidays, but sometimes, instead of getting a new iPad, the thief swipes a mail order ...

The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues, but sensitive issues around territorial ...

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of ...

DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee ...

AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the ...

NPR's Michel Martin checks in with Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan as it celebrates its first Christmas service since a ...

Meet the Native Hawaiians in Washington state who are continuing a beloved tradition: creating handmade lei out of everything from flesh flowers to nuts to feathers.

Crime rates dropped across much of the U.S. in 2025. That was true for both property and violent crime. And it declined ...

Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan ...