Feliks Banel

Local historian Feliks Banel tells story from 1886 that should be better known, especially in a time when Seattle is struggling with growth and change, and the nation is still struggling with immigration and discrimination.

If you've ever taken I-5 through Everett, you might have noticed that the highway crosses the Snohomish River and three distinct "sloughs."

There are mysteries aplenty in a downtown Seattle building opened to the public in early 1933 during the depths of the Great Depression.

When it comes to the names of local places that don't show up on any map, Newcastle's "Marijuana Road" is about as good as it gets.

Sheridan Market, a classic old mom-and-pop grocery store north of Seattle, may be coming back to life, thanks to the efforts of a local couple.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, KIRO Radio has gathered exclusive excerpts from an audio diary recorded in Yakima 40 years ago.

The Northwest is marking the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, a peak which could easily have been known by a different name.

It's certainly no stretch to say that the last time the job numbers were this bad in Washington was during the Great Depression in the 1930s.

With the pandemic keeping many people closer to home, a lot of us are exploring the areas around where we live with new and deeper curiosity.

Hudson’s Bay Company, which is observing its 350th anniversary this week, played a major role in the development of what's now the Pacific Northwest.