When roads are slick from heavy rains, the danger increases for drivers to hydroplane. Hydroplaning happens when water on the surface of the road separates the tires from the ground, causing it to ...

It’s important to be extra careful on slick roadways when it rains in Sacramento. Here’s what you need to know about hydroplaning, including what it feels like, how to prevent it and what to do and ...

Backflips are dangerous if you don’t pull them off. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about doing it in a car, bike, or boat—get it wrong, and you’re likely to break your neck, or worse. One ...

A West Richland couple sat in the shade Sunday watching the boats and jets speed past on the Columbia River. Glenn and Terri Grant have been coming to the Tri-City hydroplane races for more than 35 ...

During the final heat of the Albert Lee Appliance Cup at Seafair on Sunday, a hydroplane flipped high in the air over Lake Washington after it was cut off by another boat’s wake. On-board footage ...

The Miss DiJulio/J&D’s thunderboat is moved into Lake Washington for this weekend’s hydroplane races. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) The roar of this weekend’s Seafair hydroplane races on Lake ...

At the Active Auto Care shop in Auburn the guys don’t just talk engines, they also talk hydroplane racing. They’re locals, you know? Rich Matkin, 61, Newport High class of 1971, who went to his first ...

SEATTLE – Casual fans of unlimited hydroplane racing in Seattle can be excused for not knowing about the sport’s predicament. If your only exposure to turbine-powered boats that can reach speeds of ...

The H1 Unlimited Hydroplane races brought plenty of excitement to Lake Washington for Seafair 2018. In the final heat, the excitement reached new heights when the Oberto hydroplane went airborne 60 ...

Rain from a storm expected to bring excessive downpours began hitting the San Joaquin Valley in the afternoon and continued into the evening Thursday. The heaviest rains are expected to fall overnight ...