Knute Berger

Thousands of years ago, Mount Mazama stood at 12,000 feet; then it blew its top, leaving behind North America's deepest lake

Once plentiful across the state, ursus arctos horribilis has been missing for decades now. Could that ever change?

It's true: Saboteurs wanting to keep America out of World War I blew up a ship right in Elliott Bay

The WWI-era Espionage Act is back in the news; its use in the Pacific Northwest marks a dark chapter of local history

History seems to repeating itself between the Roaring 1920s and whatever it is the 2020s will be remembered for