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Visitors walk around Pike Place Market on Friday, June 17, 2022. On Friday, three cruise ships docked in Elliot Bay, sending a wave of tourists to the market.

Washington’s efforts to rebrand as a tourist destination

Visitors walk around Pike Place Market on Friday, June 17, 2022. On Friday, three cruise ships docked in Elliot Bay, sending a wave of tourists to the market.

July 11, 2022, 6:02am Business

While Albert Nuñez was in a Dallas-area hospital fighting COVID-19 in late 2020, his family helped him remain positive by bringing photos from hikes and other outings in Seattle and around Washington state. Read story

Park ranger Annemarie Randall, right, speaks with a visitor near the Paradise Visitor Center at Mount Rainier National Park.

Can rural Washington make tourism sustainable?

Park ranger Annemarie Randall, right, speaks with a visitor near the Paradise Visitor Center at Mount Rainier National Park.

July 11, 2022, 6:02am Business

Like many other rural areas, the northeast Washington counties of Ferry, Pend Oreille and Stevens have sought to diversify their economy as their primary industries – ranching, timber and mining – have dwindled in recent years. Read story

The largest parade of canoes and kayaks ever assembled is 329, in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in 2018.

Wanted: Hundreds of canoes and kayaks to break a world record in New Jersey

The largest parade of canoes and kayaks ever assembled is 329, in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in 2018.

July 11, 2022, 6:02am Life

There’s a world record for just about everything, from stone skipping to oyster shucking to having the longest fingernails, so Sandy Rinderer looked out upon the Toms River behind her home in Ocean County, N.J., and had a dream of her own. Read story

Pikes Peak covered in snow in early summer in Colorado.

Did ‘America’s mountain’ get a few feet taller? Plus, how one 14er could lose its status.

Pikes Peak covered in snow in early summer in Colorado.

July 11, 2022, 6:02am Life

Those familiar with climbing Colorado’s high elevation peaks are likely used to spotting discrepancies between sources when it comes to the measurement of a mountain’s height. For example, one guidebook might say Pikes Peak, also known as America’s Mountain, reaches 14,110 feet above sea level, while an online resource might… Read story

Consider three categories for next family adventure

July 10, 2022, 5:38am Life

When planning a family vacation, it can be a challenge to narrow the voluminous options. Read story

A passenger looks out the window of an Amtrak train at King Street Station on November 15, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Regional rail is having a resurgence in the U.S.

Amtrak service from Seattle to B.C. returns in September

A passenger looks out the window of an Amtrak train at King Street Station on November 15, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Regional rail is having a resurgence in the U.S.

July 6, 2022, 7:02am Latest News

Nearly 2 1/2 years since Amtrak’s cars went quiet at the beginning of the pandemic, passenger trains between Seattle and B.C. are set to return this September. Read story

Suspect Airbnb rental has hidden camera?

July 3, 2022, 6:49am Life

As security technology continues to become more advanced, it is no longer considered usual to believe that the oddly shaped or placed objects around an Airbnb could be cover for hidden cameras. Read story

As you near the Lacamas Heritage Trail's halfway mark, the creek widens as it pours into the north end of Lacamas Lake -- the ideal environment for yellow pond lilies.

Walk in woodland wonders on Lacamas Heritage Trail’s northern half

As you near the Lacamas Heritage Trail's halfway mark, the creek widens as it pours into the north end of Lacamas Lake -- the ideal environment for yellow pond lilies.

July 3, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

As a resident of this city for 10 years, I thought I was relatively familiar with the Lacamas Heritage Trail in Camas, which begins at Heritage Park on the south end of Lacamas Lake and heads northwest along the lake’s edge. A little less than 2 miles north of the… Read story

In a ranking of North American airports with the best free wi-fi, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport took the top place.

Canceled flight? Lost bags? Stuck at the airport? Here are SeaTac airport woes solutions

In a ranking of North American airports with the best free wi-fi, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport took the top place.

July 3, 2022, 6:00am Latest News

About 3.55 million travelers are expected to fly over Independence Day weekend according to the American Automobile Association, crowding airports and facing possible obstacles during their travels. Read story

FILE - A house sits in Rock Creek after floodwaters washed away a road and a bridge in Red Lodge, Mont., on June 15, 2022. Yellowstone National Park is reopening its flood-damaged north loop at noon on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Park officials say the roads from Norris Junction to Mammoth Hot Springs, to Tower-Roosevelt, to Canyon Junction and back to Norris Junction will be open. The loop is reopening nearly three weeks after massive flooding forced thousands to flee the park as water, rocks and mud washed out bridges and roads.

Much of northern Yellowstone park to reopen Saturday

FILE - A house sits in Rock Creek after floodwaters washed away a road and a bridge in Red Lodge, Mont., on June 15, 2022. Yellowstone National Park is reopening its flood-damaged north loop at noon on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Park officials say the roads from Norris Junction to Mammoth Hot Springs, to Tower-Roosevelt, to Canyon Junction and back to Norris Junction will be open. The loop is reopening nearly three weeks after massive flooding forced thousands to flee the park as water, rocks and mud washed out bridges and roads.

June 30, 2022, 3:40pm Nation & World

Yellowstone National Park is reopening its flood-damaged north loop at noon on Saturday, in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, park officials said Thursday. Read story