The orcas lurking beneath the surface of Washington state's Puget Sound are some of nature's most magnificent, imposing and endangered species. Stefanie Stockwell and Mindy Roberts, both longtime ...

The National Marine Fisheries Service has blocked a drainage district from replacing a failing tidegate that keeps saltwater from flooding about 400 acres of farmland in Skagit County, Wash. NMFS West ...

ONE OF THE largest pink forecasts in history is set to return this summer and state fishery managers will bump up limits in response. Anglers in Washington can expect similar salmon fishing ...

The Swinomish Indian tribe in northwest Washington has moved to intervene in a lawsuit between Skagit Delta farmers and the National Marine Fisheries Service over maintaining a tidegate that keeps ...

In 2018, the Southern Resident Killer Whale named Tahlequah gave birth to a female calf that sadly died shortly thereafter. In her grief, she pushed her calf for more than 17 days across 1,000 miles.

Southern Resident orcas of the J pod are pictured in an undated photo. Marla Smith, Orca Network Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Boaters are being asked to practice vigilance in Puget Sound as ...

Seals waiting to dine on steelhead in Hood Canal. A reflective pool for the state Capitol that's become algae soup. An abandoned railroad crossing blocking a tributary of the Cowlitz River. Migrating ...

WHIDBEY ISLAND STATION, Wash. — Endangered Southern Resident orcas were seen in Puget Sound Saturday, the first whales to be see in the area since April. This was the first autumn sighting of the ...