From his getaway cabin on San Juan Island, Fred Felleman has a clear view of the international shipping lanes of Haro Strait.

TransAlta Corporation has signed an agreement with Puget Sound Energy to switch the last coal-fired power station in Washington state to natural gas. The deal, which TransAlta announced Tuesday, comes ...

In this KING 5 update, the Environment Northwest team gets exclusive access to Washington state's cleanup. This reverses a ...

A storm brought high winds and heavy rain to Western Washington overnight into Wednesday, leaving more than 200,000 customers in the dark after days of flooding. Wind speeds reached the 50s and 60s in ...

Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future The Palos Verdes Kelp Forest Restoration Project ...

The fossil, found in South Africa's Sterkfontein Caves in 1998 and dubbed "Little Foot," has been widely believed to be a member of the Australopithecus genus, a lineage of ape-like upright walkers ...

Radioactive minerals in eggshells can help scientists pinpoint a fossil’s age with stunning accuracy. Scientists excavate dinosaur egg nests in Mongolia's Eastern Gobi Basin. National Geographic ...

Seattle protests U.S. military operation in Venezuela amid Maduro capture, strikes As Venezuelans around the world celebrate the capture of Nicolas Maduro, people in Seattle took to the streets to ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago, ...

Some members of the sea cow species called dugongs spend their days feasting on seagrass in the Persian Gulf. By doing so, the bulbous marine mammals act as “ecosystem engineers,” reshaping the ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — Just over 14,000 Puget Sound Energy and Snohomish PUD customers remain without power Monday evening. That's down from more than 40,000 Monday afternoon. A Wind Advisory remains in ...