With his trash can in tow, rigged to a wagon on the back of his motorized wheelchair, Adam Elsbernd said he traveled nearly two miles to toss his trash at 2 a.m. to beat the daytime heat.

The work stoppage pitting Republic Services against the Teamsters has gone from a headache to a public health risk, Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday.

Teamsters say Republic Services is "unwilling to offer workers good wages." Republic Services says these claims belong "in the trash."

Responding firefighters were met with heavy flames that caused a “significant risk” to the nearby building, according to officials.

Nearly record-high temperatures and a regional trash strike have left piles of uncollected garbage rotting in Seattle's suburbs. Why it matters: Some residents say the "Big Stink" is now drifting into Seattle as the strike involving about 2,