Piercing The Smoke: Methow Valley News Keeps Reporting Despite Wildfires When residents of the Methow Valley want updates on the fires in their area, many of them have turned to the Facebook page of the local paper, the... Posey Gruener Kim Malcolm
The Goat That Lived: Photographer Tells Story Behind This Image Sy Bean is a 23-year-old photojournalist working as an intern for The Seattle Times. Some of his recent photos of the fires in Washington have been... John O'Brien
In Twisp: 'If The Fire Comes Our Way, We’re Going To Stay' Wildfire was roaring toward their 640-acre ranch near Twisp, but Judy Doran McBride and her husband stood their ground. “If the fire comes our way, we... Marcie Sillman Hannah Burn Isolde Raftery
Smokejumpers Drop Into Heart Of Fire Country Wildland firefighters come in all forms: There are seasonal workers, Army reservists – and prisoners who fight fires for a few dollars a day. And then... Liz Jones
Smoke Fills Seattle Sky As Okanogan Fire Nears Record Size Smoke from wildfires raging in eastern Washington prompted an air quality warning for the Seattle area. The National Weather Service said Saturday... Gil Aegerter
A Week Of Hypercompetition: From Amazon To Little League Why should the rest of us care whether Amazon employees love or hate their jobs? How can we make wildfires less destructive? What are we teaching our... Bill Radke
Firefighters Killed Near Twisp Include Whitman Student And Biologist The three firefighters who were killed Wednesday in the Okanagon Complex fire in north-central Washington have been identified. They are Tom Zbyszewski,... Isolde Raftery
Serving Caffeine And News In Washington's Fire Country Ross Reynolds speaks with Alex Hymer, co-owner of Sweet River Bakery in Pateros, Washington. The bakery is about an hour south of Winthrop and Twisp,... Posey Gruener Ross Reynolds
Washington Under Siege By Fire: 'We Are Understaffed And Underequipped' “Everything is tapped out.” Those were the not-so-reassuring words of Peter Goldmark, Washington state lands commissioner. He spoke Thursday with KUOW’s... Ross Reynolds Liz Jones
'Unprecedented Cataclysm': Wildfire Kills Three Firefighters In Methow Valley Three Forest Service firefighters killed in a wildfire threatening Twisp were in a vehicle accident before flames overran them, state and federal... Gil Aegerter Jamala Henderson Tom Banse Deborah Wang
