Phuong Le

This week, the city plans to open two parking lots where people living in RVs and cars can park overnight with access to toilets, garbage and social services. Officials are also planning a third tent community.

An amphibious tour vehicle and a charter bus carrying foreign college students collided on a busy Seattle bridge Thursday, killing four people and sending dozens to hospitals.

One of the largest toxic algae blooms recorded off the West Coast is denser, more widespread and deeper than scientists feared even weeks ago.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has detained several protesters in kayaks who tried to block Royal Dutch Shell's drill rig as it leaves Seattle on its way to explore for oil in the Arctic Ocean.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker toured a massive oil drill rig parked on Seattle's waterfront Wednesday before meeting with Gov. Jay Inslee to tell him that his position against Arctic offshore oil drilling could hurt Alaska's economy.

An oil rig outfitted for exploration in the remote Arctic Ocean parked in Seattle's harbor Thursday, marking a pivotal moment for an environmental movement increasingly mobilized around climate change.

Royal Dutch Shell wants to park two massive Arctic oil drilling rigs in Seattle's waterfront — but the petroleum giant will have to get around protesters in kayaks and a mayor determined to take on climate change.

Seattle's Mayor and City Council are seeking a review of whether Royal Dutch Shell PLC should be allowed to lease property along the city's waterfront for its Arctic oil drilling fleet.

Several environmental groups say they're suing the Port of Seattle to prevent Royal Dutch Shell PLC from using Seattle's waterfront as a homeport for its Arctic oil drilling fleet.

A plan to allow oil major Royal Dutch Shell to use Seattle's waterfront as a homeport for its Arctic drilling fleet is drawing opposition from environmental groups that say it's not consistent with the region's environmental goals.

State safety inspectors are investigating the cause of a dramatic blaze at Washington's largest oil refinery Friday near Blaine, as BP launched its own review into why it happened.

Canadian government officials said Tuesday they have found no signs of a potentially deadly virus in wild British Columbia salmon. B.C. researchers said last month they had detected infectious anemia in two salmon.