Feliks Banel

Unsuspecting motorists crossing Blewett Pass on US Highway 97 are treading ground on a now-forgotten place-naming controversy dating to the 1950s.

A 1947 wreck inspired a unique salmon salvage effort, and a search is now underway for some specific artifacts in time for a new exhibit in 2020.

KIRO Radio listeners heard the good news first almost three weeks ago, and now the Bon Marché star at 4th Avenue and Pine Street downtown is indeed back

The history of Western Washington's Military Roads goes way back to the 1850s, when future Confederate President Jefferson Davis was Secretary of War

Lewis and Clark were forced to contend with serious wind and rain across the Northwest 200 years ago this November.

There’s an earthquake in the Puget Sound region from 1939 that perhaps a few can still recall, or maybe remember their parents or grandparents talking about.

It looks like the iconic downtown Seattle holiday star will be back this year for at least one more time.

A group of local bikers are gathering this weekend to commemorate the “Great Serum Ride” of November 8, 1929.

If MOHAI and the Underground Seattle Tour represent the height of “packaged” or even “Disney-fied” local history, Comet Lodge Cemetery on Beacon Hill is local history in its most raw and unmediated form.

Without its own rules for preserving historic landmarks, Bellevue's 128-year-old Northup Schoolhouse is the latest to slip through the cracks.

Did you miss the production of "Sorry, Wrong Number" at Town Hall Seattle Tuesday night.

A stretch of Highway 2 on the west side of Stevens Pass might have the longest string of Washington towns with interesting and unusual names.

Some people say that ghost cats, unexplained flashing lights, and other strange sights and sounds are all waiting for you at the historic Tokeland Hotel.

It’s been 100 years since what’s now Washington State University in Pullman selected a cougar as the school’s official mascot.

After originally being slated for demolition, Tacoma's Holy Rosary Church recently got a temporary reprieve, as supporters look to preserve the iconic structure.