Steve Kiggins

For the second time this month, communities in the North Sound are battling through rising rivers. Floodwaters spilled into low-lying areas like Sumas and Lynden. While the Nooksack River has crested, dangerous conditions persist.

Gun violence ripped through a Federal Way community for the third week in a row.

While some North Sound communities are squeezing out the last drops of historic floods, others are being instructed to shelter in place.

Many communities began drying out in the North Sound by Tuesday but others worried the worst of the flooding was still to come. Ferndale city leaders warned homeowners and businesses to voluntarily vacate a section of town in case the Nooksack River burst through a levee. 

Swelling rivers in the North Sound threatened lives and severed access to communities for loved ones separated by floodwaters.

Taylor Shellfish hope to turn a portion of a Key Peninsula into a farm for the Pacific Northwest’s iconic clam that could help grow the company’s business, but detractors worry the plans would spread negatively impact the local environment.

The wild weather is forecast to hammer all of Washington’s mountain passes Tuesday night. Anywhere from eight to 16 inches is expected to fall past midnight, making vehicle travel potentially dangerous. 

After nearly two years, communities along the border with British Columbia can now welcome fully-vaccinated or COVID-negative visitors from Canada. 

Neighbors are learning more about the 13-year-old boy who was found dead with a gunshot wound in a Federal Way neighborhood park.  

Tacoma’s Eastside community is reeling less than 24 hours after a gunman killed four people before slipping out of the reach of law enforcement.