The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office will inter the unclaimed cremated remains of more than 300 people at an upcoming ceremony, rather than scattering them at sea. Prior to 2021, the Medical ...

In an era where cremation has become the predominant choice for end-of-life arrangements, families may grapple with how to meaningfully preserve their loved ones’ remains.

Manila, Philippines—A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash 4,000 meters (2.5 miles) into the sky and prompting calls for local school cancellations.

Among the urns there is a heavy marble box, which is the oldest in their possession. It holds the ashes of a man named Alexander Anderson who was born in 1868; his ashes have been sitting in ...

Ash is falling on parts of Arlington and Fairfax County due to a “very large controlled burn” nearby. “We live in Ballston and a few large pieces of ash have fallen in the past couple of ...

William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they’ll get to wrestle with and reel in the prized catch. But not anymore.

With salmon fishing barred off the California coast for two years, fishermen have been running historic boat tours, party cruises and scattering the ashes of the deceased to try to stay afloat.