Named after an engineer who played a key role in their development, the Chittenden Locks are the busiest in the country, with as many as 50,000 vessels passing through each year. Locals typically call ...

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Three years ago, a Washington state senator from Ferndale introduced a bill to study the costs and benefits of breaching the Ballard Locks. Republican Doug Ericksen, who died in 2021, didn’t really ...

SEATTLE — One of Seattle’s not-so-modern marvels was cleaned Friday by the Army Corps of Engineers and some well-equipped volunteers. The Ballard Locks are 105 years old and remain one of Seattle’s ...

Traffic in Seattle takes on a whole new meaning, if you’re a recreational boater heading from the saltwater marinas of Shilshole Bay and beyond to the freshwater of Lake Washington during Seafair ...

SEATTLE – Have you ever wanted to be in someone’s Seattle vacation highlight reel? No need to land a gig at Pike Place Fish Market or the Space Needle – you can make a cameo just by bobbing in the ...

WASHINGTON -- A Senate subcommittee agreed yesterday to open the spending floodgates a crack for the Ballard Locks, adding $2.1 million for the popular facility near Seattle. The subcommittee also ...

SEATTLE -- Visitors to the Ballard Locks had a rare sighting Wednesday: a gray whale swimming in the channel. Sadly, the spectacular sighting might be bad news for the whale. The National Oceanic and ...

An iconic Seattle railroad bridge that has stood at the western edge of the Ballard Locks for more than 100 years might be about to reach the end of the line. BNSF Railway, the railroad company whose ...

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According to the Seattle Times, a 49-year-old homeless man died from hypothermia March 5 near the Ballard Locks. The man, Charles Tompkins, was a 1979 National Merit Scholar, a Ph.D. and spoke fluent ...