The region’s economy could be at risk, as well as its environment and even highways if one aging chokepoint is not addressed – the Ballard Locks. Needed work on the 100-year-old facility could take ...

The Ballard Lock’s large lock chamber has been emptied while crews carry out repairs on the plumbing system. U.S. Army Corps ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The small lock of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, also known as the Ballard Locks, will close next week as a maintenance crew installs a new timber to fix a leak. The small lock will be shut down for ...

The large chamber at the Ballard Locks in Seattle will be closed, mostly for four-hour periods, on as many as 21 days between tomorrow and July 19, the Army of Corps of Engineers said. The small ...

An atmospheric river is moving through western Washington and expected to dump 1-3 inches of rain and bring mountain snow to the region. by Michael Harthorne The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is ...