On July 24, 1994, lightning ignites a forest fire in the Wenatchee National Forest at Tyee Creek that will burn for 33 days before it is contained. The fire destroys 35 homes and cabins, but many more...
On August 20, 1994, the first issue of Real Change, Puget Sound's Newspaper for the Poor and Homeless, hits the streets in Seattle. It is sold by licensed vendors who are, for the most part, themselve...
In the fall of 1994, the Washington grain train begins rolling. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Washington State Energy Office have purchased and repaired 29 used rai...
On September 30, 1994, the City of Newport Hills (later Newcastle) takes form. Residents of Newport Hills had voted to incorporate as a city on November 2, 1993. This became the fifth new city in King...
On October 27, 1994, the Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board adopts Resolution EB-94-01, ending the search for a new airport site to supplement Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport,...
On October 31, 1994, Gary Zarker takes over as Superintendent of Seattle City Light. Mayor Norm Rice nominated Zarker after the resignation of Superintendent Roberta Palm Bradley, who had the job for ...
On November 8, 1994, Washington voters re-elect Republican Slade Gorton (b. 1928) to his seat in the U.S. Senate. As part of a nationwide Republican landslide, five of the state's incumbent Democratic...
On November 18, 1994, the Metropolitan King County Council approves a new Comprehensive Plan to guide and regulate growth and land development in the county. The Plan is one of many measures required...
On December 21, 1994, Federal District Court Judge William L. Dwyer (1929-2002) upholds the federal spotted-owl management plan in a key National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) court decision. The ca...
When Martin Pang sets fire to his parents' Chinese frozen-food warehouse on the night of January 5, 1995, the blaze kills four Seattle Fire Department firefighters, the worst loss of life in SFD histo...
On January 28, 1995, the Regional Transit Authority commences a public demonstration of commuter rail service between Everett, Seattle, Kent, and Tacoma, which is part of a proposed "Sound Move" plan ...
On January 30, 1995, the Kirkland Library opens in its new location, which is adjacent to its old location in Peter Kirk Park. The new facility, built at a cost of $4.2 million and designed by Zi...