Catch of the day snapped up at the Locks

A walk at one of Seattle's waterways rewards a photographer with a stunning image of a heron grabbing lunch. The photo is ...
MyNorthwest.com

Diesel spill leaves sheen in Salmon Bay near Ballard Locks

The U.S. Coast Guard and Washington Department of Ecology responded Thursday to a diesel spill in Salmon Bay after the Army Corps of Engineers detected a strong odor near the Ballard Locks. Petty ...
Yahoo

Sockeye salmon return to Ballard Locks just in time for summer

It’s a big weekend at the Ballard Locks as sockeye salmon return as part of their journey upstream to spawn. The sockeye travel 40-50 miles upriver to spawn in Lake Washington during the summer. Every ...
komonews

Homeless man freezes to death at Ballard Locks

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 ...