Alaska’s Bristol Bay sees record return of sockeye salmon. The warming climate may have helped.
The record season, however, comes with some notable asterisks, including very small fish.
Alaska Air Group climbs out of the red thanks to more travelers and federal aid
Without federal aid under the CARES Act Payroll Support Program, as well as some accounting adjustments, the company would have posted a quarterly loss of $38 million.
Cruise lines navigate complex rules as Alaska sailings resume
Starting Friday, ships will leave Seattle almost daily for the rest of the month. In August, some days will see two departures.
Seattle man arrested after seven more vehicles targeted with rocks on freeway
Washington state officials said Tuesday they’ve found a connection between some of the incidents and their proximity to homeless encampments near the highways.
Alaska Airlines asks execs to help move baggage at Sea-Tac amid worker shortage and surging travel
Each management volunteer had to sign up for computer-based training, followed by on-the-job training during the first shift.
At least 2 dead, hundreds treated in hospitals after record heat in Seattle area
On Monday, 68 of the 223 residents who visited emergency rooms were admitted. Acute kidney failure, encephalopathy and fever were the most common diagnoses.
Pacific Northwest heat wave sets up ‘grim’ migration for salmon on Columbia and Snake rivers
Salmon are cold-water animals. Water temperatures above 62 degrees make them more vulnerable to disease, and as temperatures climb, they will stop migrating altogether.
Internal Amazon documents shed light on how company pressures out 6% of office workers each year
Amazon uses processes embedded in proprietary software to help meet a target for turnover among low-ranked office workers.
Highly transmissible COVID-19 strain spreading in Washington state, virologists say
First identified in India, the Delta variant has caused waves of new cases in India, China, Sweden and the United Kingdom — and is now on the rise in the United States.
Mayor: Seattle becomes first major city to fully vaccinate 70% of residents
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan touted the city’s milestone in a news release Wednesday, saying the city has surpassed San Francisco to take the lead in COVID-19 vaccine jabs.
Gov. Inslee: More than $2 million in prizes being offered to Washington residents as an incentive to get their COVID-19 vaccine
Those cash drawings are the biggest part of an incentive package that also includes tuition money for students and tickets to flights and sports games, among other things.
Renovated Sea-Tac terminal mostly used by Alaska Airlines will reopen for anticipated boom in summer travel
An airport official said passengers used to the old facility, with low ceilings and limited light leaving it dark in typical Pacific Northwest weather, will “transition from the 20th century to the 21st” when they enter the new space.