Outdoors

March 20, 2019 at 11:54 am

Reader’s Lens | Snow geese take flight

Getting that iconic wave right at the moment a flock of snow geese take off can be a challenging photo. Here's how this reader managed...

Nine-year-old Isaac Butterfield and 20-month-old Vesper Angell peer out the window of the ferry as it heads to Bainbridge Island.

March 20, 2019 at 7:00 am

Weekend getaways: Bainbridge Island makes a ferry good escape plan for families VIEW

Want a kid-friendly day trip or weekend getaway that mixes history and adventure, beaches and books? Bainbridge Island, almost forgettably close, is your ticket.

The Boy Scout Trail takes hikers through the Mojave Desert alongside dramatic rock features in Joshua Tree National Park.

March 20, 2019 at 7:00 am

For sunshine, spiky-cool trees, and some of the best hiking and camping you’ll find, head to Joshua Tree VIEW

The subject of celebrity legend and climbers' enthusiasm, Joshua Tree is a worthy destination for outdoor activities at any speed you'd like, campsites adjacent to...

Lake Union has some traffic, the kind nobody seems to mind, as a sailboat and paddle boarder pass on a breezy and sunny Sunday, March 17, 2019 in Seattle. 209657

March 18, 2019 at 7:03 am

Spring to arrive in Seattle by the light of a ‘Full Worm Supermoon’ this week

This week will start out with clear skies, more record-breaking temperatures and a super full moon, so it could be a stellar week for sky-gazing...

Sen. Jim Honeyford, R-Sunnyside, far left, stands to speak Tuesday, March 12, 2019, on the Senate floor at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., as a co-sponsor of a bill that would keep Washington state on Daylight Saving Time year-round. The measure passed and will now be considered by the House. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW109 WATW109

March 14, 2019 at 7:14 am

Permanent daylight saving time clears another hurdle, passing Washington state Senate

The state Senate has approved a measure to get Washington off the time-changing seesaw and adopt daylight saving time year-round. The House has passed a...

Local News

March 13, 2019 at 9:00 am

Reader’s Lens | As they pass Alki, cranes make ferry look small

In the Pacific Northwest, we usually think of car-carrying ferries as big. But that's not so true when, as reader Tom Gordon found, four gigantic...

View from Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood looking east towards Mercer Island and the Cascade mountain range on a foggy Tuesday morning, Tuesday, January 15, 2019. The weather on Wednesday is expected to be mostly cloudy and rain is predicted for the rest of the week. 209032

March 12, 2019 at 4:58 pm

Federal lands bill creates National Heritage Area from Seattle to Ellensburg

The wide-ranging, bipartisan bill that President Donald Trump signed into law Tuesday authorizes the Mountains to Sound Greenway as a National Heritage Area.

March 12, 2019 at 12:25 pm

Trump’s national monument changes return to spotlight

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Democrats in Congress prepare to scrutinize President Donald Trump's review of 27 national monuments, most of the recommendations made...

March 12, 2019 at 8:01 am

Snow restocks the Oregon Cascades

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's snowpack — the amount of snow held by the mountains — was below normal in early February, but a round...

March 11, 2019 at 6:59 am

Hang in there, Seattle: Rain and wind ahead, but then 'it's finally starting to look like spring is coming'

Rain and gusts of wind are expected along most of the I-5 corridor Monday evening and Tuesday morning. But Wednesday could kick off a week...