Air quality worsened to code red Thursday in the Washington, D.C., area because of smoke from Canadian wildfires, posing a health risk to anyone who spends time outside. It comes less than three weeks ...

Smoke, dust, dirt, soot and salt in the air, plus certain chemicals in the air including ozone, can reach levels that are harmful to health. Those most vulnerable to air pollution include people with ...

Washington, DC, residents could get some new digits starting Tuesday, as the area’s 771 area code will begin to be assigned to phones and services in the district, according to the District of ...

LACEY, Wash. — Anyone making a call in Washington will have to dial an area code starting on Saturday. This change was made in Spokane back in October 2021, along with other places in Eastern ...

Some hipsters might call Seattle “The 206” – and Pat Cashman made that numerical name famous with his comedy sketch show – but there was a time before area codes when reaching out to touch someone ...

The plethora of timeless symbols that define Washington include the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and a venerated area code that evokes power and prestige: 202 — the digital entryway to the nation ...

A sign of growth in phone systems across Maryland was illustrated Wednesday when state officials announced a new area code is set to go into effect in Washington County and other regions across the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - As of Sunday, October 24 callers in Eastern Washington will have to include the 509 area code when making phone calls. It might seem self-explanatory, and in many cases most people ...

Holiday crowds return to downtown Seattle as shoppers, families gather for Christmas Downtown Seattle drew last-minute holiday shoppers in the countdown to Christmas as crowds gathered around seasonal ...

Seattle's 5 Point Cafe offers home-cooked meal 'away from home' this Christmas Austin and Mary Watson shared a Christmas dinner at The 5 Point Cafe in Seattle this Thursday evening. Kent restaurant ...

You might be getting calls soon from more numbers you don't recognize, but that doesn't mean you should hang up. State officials announced Monday that a new area code will begin implementation across ...

SEATTLE — Available phone numbers with the 206 area code are running out - so Seattle is getting a new one: 564. The Utilities and Transportation Commission approved the plan Thursday to address a ...