Environment Sewage burning? Yes, it’s a thing in Western Washington Four cities in western Washington burn their sewage sludge: Anacortes, Bellingham, Lynnwood, and Vancouver, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. John Ryan
Environment Endangered baby orca J60 missing, presumed dead The baby orca known as J60 is missing and presumed dead, according to the Center for Whale Research. John Ryan
Environment Baby orca update: It’s a boy! Orcas don’t have gender-reveal parties (as far as we know). John Ryan
Environment Newborn orca spotted near Seattle off Bainbridge Island Beachgoers and whale researchers were excited to spot a newborn calf swimming with the Northwest’s endangered orcas on Tuesday near Seattle. John Ryan
Environment It's getting quieter in Puget Sound and easier for orcas to find dinner Orca conservation groups are thanking commercial ships and other big vessels for slowing down around endangered southern resident killer whales. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Environment This week’s catch on the Skagit delta: Tasty crabs, toxic soil As a fishing fleet hauled in 250,000 Dungeness crabs just offshore, backhoes dug up 23 truckloads of gasoline-tainted soil from the Skagit River delta on Tuesday. John Ryan
Environment Incoming: King tides to Puget Sound The highest tides of the year are on their way. John Ryan
Government This water taxi captain prevented a runaway barge from ramming into downtown Seattle. Here's his account Captain Dan Krehbiel was steering a water taxi boat from West Seattle on Thursday when he spotted a runaway barge -- a six-story wall of steel containers -- headed at a clipped pace of the Great Wheel and the Seattle Aquarium. What follows is Krehbiel’s account of what happened. Patricia Murphy Jason Pagano
At-large barge collides with Pier 66 on Elliott Bay in Seattle A huge barge loaded with shipping containers drifted from Terminal 18 on Harbor Island toward Pier 66, home to Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises. John O'Brien Paige Browning
What killed Tokitae? Doctors cite 'multiple chronic conditions' There were many factors that led to the death of Tokitae, the orca taken from Puget Sound waters to live and perform in Miami over the past 50 years. "Old age" is the simplest way to put it. Dyer Oxley
