Effort to let Anacortes-built trawler fish in U.S. waters runs aground
Caught in a political crossfire, another measure that would permit the $75 million factory trawler to work in U.S. waters has failed to pass the...
Conservationists, West Coast bottom fishermen embrace ‘grand bargain’ VIEW
The plan approved by a federal fishery council will keep nets out of sensitive areas while opening up prime fishing grounds. The intent is more...
Fish council OKs sharp cut in sport chinook harvest off Washington
The chinook salmon sought by anglers are fewer than in years past because of climate conditions that have reduced their rate of survival.
Russian spies in Seattle: Black ops, Soviet subs and counter intel in the Pacific Northwest
Russian intelligence gathering in Washington state stretches back for decades — long before the 1992 opening of the Seattle consulate.
With closure of Russia consulate in Seattle, hopes for Pacific ‘partnership’ fade
The 1992 opening of the Russian consulate in Seattle signified warmer trade relations — from flights to fish — between the Pacific Northwest and the...
Russians turned away at Seattle consulate after Trump administration announces closure VIEW
The White House announced Monday it was closing the Russian consulate in Seattle in response to Moscow's involvement in the poisoning of a former spy...
Pacific Northwest senators gain reforms for wildfire funding in spending bill
A bipartisan effort in the Senate breaks through the congressional gridlock to get a reform of Forest Service firefighting funding in congressional spending bill signed...
No rescue by Congress for $75M fishing boat in Anacortes that can’t fish in U.S. waters
This week’s big federal budget bill left out a waiver that could have salvaged the fate of a new $75 million factory trawler built at...
A decade after the sinking of the Alaska Ranger, a survivor changes his story VIEW
On the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Seattle-based fishing vessel, a survivor and key witness says he left out part of the story...