This collection of articles about whales in the Pacific Northwest highlights new births and unusual behaviors. One story focuses on a killer whale becoming a first-time mom with a calf spotted in the ...

To start a kelp-based grooming session, an orca places the bull kelp stipe on its face and nuzzles against another killer ...

The celebration of pre-1950s car culture that draws collectors and tourists alike gets underway Thursday as the hot rods ...

The study authors observed the practice in Southern Resident killer whales while sailing in the Salish Sea off the Pacific ...

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals.

For the first time, orcas have been seen making and using tools out of seaweed. The reason? Most likely as a form of social ...

Guests got their first look last week at a new addition that expanded the Tulalip Resort Casino by more than a third.

Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...

On a cloudy Friday morning, a group of volunteers huddled on the shore of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...

From golfing to whale watching and more, here is a 72-hour itinerary in Nanoose Bay that promises a blend of fun and ...

PORT ANGELES — More than 100 canoes are expected to land during Paddle to Elwha later this month, and 4,000 people are ...

"Other researchers have seen dolphins and whales using elements of their environment, or objects, to groom themselves. They'll rub themselves on rocks and sand and kelp to maintain their skin surface, ...