Mt. Rainier

Memorial pays tribute to park ranger killed on Mount Rainier

Charla Bear — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:34:12 +0000

Family, fellow law enforcement officers and top government officials paid their respects to National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson at a memorial today. She was fatally shot on Mount Rainier on New Year’s Day after putting up a roadblock to stop a man who blew through a mandatory checkpoint.

Man falls off Mount Rainier cliff as son watches

The Associated Press — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:54:15 +0000

A 59-year-old man was taking pictures with his son on a cliff above waterfalls in Mount Rainier when he fell and died.

64th anniversary of flying saucers at Mt. Rainier

Dave Meyer — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:40:09 +0000

America's fascination with flying saucers began in Washington state on June 24, 1947. Businessman and pilot Kenneth Arnold was flying his small plane from Chehalis to Yakima when he spotted what appeared to be a formation of nine strange aircraft traveling near Mt. Rainier. Arnold calculated they were flying at supersonic speeds of at least 1,200 miles an hour, something military aircraft of the day were incapable of doing.

Earthquake or volcano -- worst case natural disaster?

Keith Seinfeld — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:04:18 +0000

With massive flooding in Australia in the news, or earthquakes in South America, perhaps it’s no surprise that 2010 was the most deadly year in a generation for natural disasters around the globe. What’s the worst we might face here in western Washington?