SEATTLE — The National Weather Service is closely monitoring frequent lightning activity across Washington state this week, identifying it as the primary threat for sparking new wildfires. "Big ...

Caution tape, boarded up sanctuary windows and over two hundred chairs in the fellowship hall is not a typical backdrop for a ...

When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires – some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future. As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a ...

Danny Devine, struck by lightning twice, shares his long recovery journey and ongoing symptoms after two Arizona hikers ...

Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area as a low pressure system passed through the region, bringing a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as temperatures heat ...

As dozens of wildfires burn across California after a remarkable outbreak of dry lightning, a new study warns that a warming planet could bring more lightning-sparked wildfires to the West in the ...