Seattle is savoring a sunny start to fall this week, but the countdown to "The Big Dark" has begun. Why it matters: No major U.S. city loses daylight faster than Seattle — and the darkness can leave ...

America’s favorite contrived holiday, “Rocktober,” is nearly upon us. Frivolous as the promotional sloganeering may be, we are indeed entering an autumnal portion of the calendar that unfailingly ...

In the Pacific Northwest weather region — which includes western Washington, western Oregon and part of northern California — it appears a mild winter may be in the cards, with some “chilly spells and ...

SEATTLE -- To quote a famous phrase from a recent hit TV series: "Winter is coming..." (Well, technically autumn comes first, but I don't think that would have had the same impact in Game of Thrones*.