On a Sunday afternoon in March 1976, SeaWorld contractors herded a family of orcas into Budd Inlet at the southern tip of Puget Sound. Using underwater explosives, planes and power boats, they ...

Commentary: 'I’m still a Republican because I want to make sure somebody in those circles still has a conscience.' ...

Ralph Munro, Washington’s longest-serving secretary of state and a moderate Republican who achieved unusually broad ...

A new Bigg’s orca calf was spotted in the Salish Sea last week among a group of more than a dozen killer whales, according to ...

The orca calf belongs to a family of transient killer whales, or “Bigg’s” killer whales, and was first spotted in the Salish ...

(The Center Square) - Former Washington Secretary of State Ralph Munro and former House Speaker Frank Chopp have both passed ...

The five-term secretary of state, who died this past week, set an example for all politicians in how advocacy can improve people's lives.

Ralph Munro, then an assistant to Gov. Dan Evans, saw the captures while sailing and helped file a lawsuit against SeaWorld. The whales were the last animals to be captured in American waters.

Ralph Munro, Washington’s longtime Secretary of State and beloved humanitarian, died March 20th, 2025 at 81. A Celebration of Life will be held on June 28 at 2 p.m. at the Washington State ...

The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) announced that a new Bigg’s orca calf has been spotted in the Salish Sea.

Ralph Munro, Washington’s longest-serving secretary of state and a moderate Republican who achieved unusually broad popularity across the political spectrum, died early Thursday at his ...