Refugio County commissioners on Tuesday heard a proposal from the Nueces River Authority to join a multi-county effort to modernize floodplain maps and improve regional flood modeling, but the court ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

The flash flood warning was issued due to a levee breach in Tukwila, Washington. An evacuation notice has been issued for the Seattle area after a levee breach prompted a flash flood warning, ...

Washington and Oregon are bracing for major flooding and possible evacuations as an atmospheric river event brings heavy rainfall to an already saturated region. More than 6 million people are under ...

RENTON, Wash. — The rush is on to protect homes in parts of Renton, where, on Thursday afternoon, the Cedar River surpassed record flood levels. The Renton Regional Fire Authority reports the water ...

After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could. By Drew AtkinsOrlando ...

A second levee failed just outside of Seattle as rivers once again surge from more atmospheric river-fueled rain, setting off deadly flooding in parts of western Washington. Precautionary evacuations ...

Multiple rivers are flooding in Washington state as an atmospheric river lingers over the region. Rainfall totals are expected to be around 2 to 6 inches for the lowlands Monday through Thursday, with ...

TUKWILA — The swollen and debris-filled Green River tore a hole Monday in a heavily saturated and previously damaged section of King County’s levee system near Tukwila, forcing broad evacuations and ...

Residents in River Park Estate, an RV park in Sumner in northern Pierce County, were among the tens of thousands of people who were advised to evacuate. Rebecca Roe’s husband, Gary, is a manager at ...