Paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) has been detected at unsafe levels from the north point of Alki Beach in Seattle south to Dash Point State Park in Federal Way – including in the Des Moines area – as ...

Earlier this week, Public Health - Seattle & King County announced that paralytic shellfish poison had been detected on Vashon Island shores. Now it's expanded further north to West Seattle beaches, ...

A Puget Sound project turned seaweed from a nuisance into a “climate-smart commodity.” That inserted it into the president’s ...

Olympia oysters, whose native range runs from Baja California to southern Alaska, are being enlisted as ecological engineers ...

This Invasive Parasite Has Infiltrated Popular Fishing Spots in the U.S., According to a New Study They’re tiny, they’re widespread, and they’re inside the fish you might be grilling this ...

A shocking new study shows that 90% of freshwater fish in Southern California may be carrying parasites that can infect humans. These creepy stowaways can cause anything from stomach issues to ...

Researchers want the parasite to be added to the diseases that public health officials are required to report.

Capt. Brandon Minneman, 43, a 17-year veteran of Kent-based Puget Sound Fire, died June 24 of cancer. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Capt. Brandon Minneman to cancer,” ...

The just-concluded Club World Cup matches in Seattle served as a test run before next year's much bigger World Cup tournament. Excellence in Wellbeing Awards The Puget Sound Business Journal, in ...

The hardest golf courses in the Puget Sound region include more than 42 courses with slope ratings greater than 130. The data refers specifically to the men's back tee for each course.

TACOMA, Wash. — A pod of orca whales was spotted playing in Commencement Bay near Tacoma. Video shared with KOMO News by viewer Colleen Garland shows the orcas near the shore.