Environment Nick on the Rocks: Mount Baker, the volcano born from volcanoes Shifting glaciers revealed the North Cascade peak’s origins, forged from three ancient volcanoes that lived and died over the past million years. by Shannen Ortale / January 12, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The North Cascades' gneiss-est bedrock The range’s oldest bedrock sits high in the mountains near Canada. But the yellow aster gneiss originated an ocean away 400 million years ago. by Shannen Ortale / January 19, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The mystery of Waterville's basalt boulders Just north of Withrow, WA, pancake-flat fields are dotted with massive rocks that help us visualize an Ice Age glacier. by Shannen Ortale / January 26, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: Why Mount Shuksan is made of sea green stone Greenschist gets its tint from minerals compressed under the ocean long ago. Now it caps an entire mountaintop in the North Cascades. Special thanks to Central Washington University as the original... by Shannen Ortale / January 5, 2024
News The Newsfeed: Key takeaways from the 2024 WA legislative session Lawmakers addressed guns and the environment, but housing was left behind. Also, the deaths of rideshare drivers leads to requests for more aid. by Shannen Ortale / March 21, 2024
Sounders tie Chivas, chancing well but passing poorly A weekend of first-cabin sports in Seattle, with Huskies, Mariners, and Sounders all playing top teams. But still the Sounders can't seem to score at home. by Peter Miller / September 21, 2009
The Sounders: Learning from Barcelona Fredy Montero earlier in the season. by Peter Miller / August 24, 2009
Chelsea, Chicago: Sounders at mid-point Kyle Beckerman, RSL captain, tries to contain the Sounders' star, Freddie Ljungberg by Peter Miller / July 27, 2009
Back in stride, Sounders beat San Jose, 2-0 Freddy Ljungberg on a roll by Peter Miller / April 26, 2009
The Sounders: the virginity is gone Montero and Ljungberg, together but not quite together by Peter Miller / April 12, 2009