After more than 50 years of avoiding Penn Cove, the southern resident orcas finally returned to the site of the tragic whale roundup ... out groups and take long, deep dives.

A North Shore paddleboarder out for a paddle near Deep Cove Tuesday had a very close encounter with a visiting orca whale. The local paddleboarder was out in an area frequented by paddlers near ...

Beloved Southern Resident killer whale Tokitae, also called Lolita, was captured from her native waters in Penn Cove more than 50 years ago. For the first time since that traumatic event ...

Shore-based whale watchers, researchers and the nonprofit Orca Conservancy ... found a deep personal meaning in the return -- ...

Lolita was believed to be at least 57 years old, making her the oldest killer whale living in captivity. She was caught on Aug. 8, 1970, in Penn Cove, Puget Sound in Seattle, Washington when she ...

PENN COVE PARK, Wash. — Shore-based whale watchers ... or they may have been seeking refuge from wind gusts. Some orca lovers found a deep personal meaning in the return -- happening decades ...