smoke

Ballard Ambulance in Wenatchee is handing out free N95 masks while supplies last — and if the air outside has been bothering you lately, there's a good reason for that.

Washington State is reminding outdoor and farm workers that wildfire smoke carries fine particles that can reach the bloodstream — and cloth masks won't stop them. N95 respirators are the minimum protection recommended.

It's only mid-May but the skies over North Central Washington are already taking on an ominous murk that usually isn't seen until wildfire season is well underway. The hazy conditions are being caused by smoke emanating from fires over 500 miles to the northeast in Alberta, Canada...

The Wenatchee area as well as North Central Washington and the entire Northwest is about to see really hot weather, with temperatures at 20 degrees above normal by the weekend. National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Bodnar says the weather pattern is coming from an area of very strong high pressure...

Are you ever in a pickle and can’t figure out what to do with the kiddos, without spending too much money? Oh, do I have a solution for you! And it won’t matter if it’s cold, hot or smokey outside!

National Weather Service Meteorologist Jon Fox says the first rain and snow storm of the season will start to clear out the smoke and haze.

Winds will be blowing smoke toward the Puget Sound during the weekend.