Ralph Munro News Today

This week, marine biologists mourn the of the death of orca matriarch T46, nicknamed Wake, whose life made a difference and whose legacy is strong.

After owning one of Renton's most popular restaurants for more than 40 years, Ted Rodríguez is reflecting on his life of making connections and serving others.

A public celebration of her life will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Jackson Beach Park in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island.

Editors note: Kelley Balcomb-Bartok is the son of Ken Balcomb and nephew of Howard Garrett, two key participants in this story and efforts to return the whale in this report to the Pacific Northwest, and was also involved in efforts to release her during the 90s.

He remembers vividly the day he caught Tokitae, one of some 100 orca whales captured behind a net in Whidbey Islands Penn Cove. "It was easy," remembered Ted Griffin, the man who first brought …

Editors note: Kelley Balcomb-Bartok is the son of Ken Balcomb and nephew of Howard Garrett, two key participants in this story and efforts to return the whale in this report to the Pacific Northwest, and was also involved in efforts to release her during the 90s.

It might be difficult to imagine a far-right fire-and-brimstone preacher having an influence on politics in deep-blue Washington. But it happened.

  By Amy Rowley I am a fierce proponent of shopping local. I grew up in a third generation retail business, listening to my dad and grandfather speak

Washington State’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors state residents who lost their lives or are missing-in-action during the Vietnam War. Built in the 1980s, the current memorial is actually the second Vietnam War memorial on campus.

On February 5, 2020 Washington lost Sidney (“Sid”) McAlpin, who had led the Washington State Archives as State Archivist from 1963 to 1994. Mike Saunders broke the sad news to Secretary of State’s office employees in an email, writing that, “To those of us who worked in the State Archives in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Sid was not only our leader, he was [a] friend and a mentor.”