Report: Wildfire Risk to Homes in West Tops $237B February 26, 2015 By Don Jergler In the Western U.S. there are nearly 900,000 homes representing an estimated reconstruction cost of more than $237 billion considered...
Washington’s Early Warning System a Bit Slow Quake Shows February 20, 2015 By Doug Esser A magnitude-4.3 earthquake that rumbled under Washington state’s Cascade Range early Wednesday was “not a great advertisement” for an early...
Central Washington Jolted by M4.3 Earthquake February 19, 2015 A magnitude-4.3 earthquake rumbled under Washington state’s Cascade Range, but no damage has been reported. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network...
$17M Lawsuit For Bridge Collapse Filed by Washington February 6, 2015 By Rachel La Corte A lawsuit filed this week by the Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking at least $17 million to recover...
Washington Farmworker Safety Training Classes at Capacity February 2, 2015 By Ross Courtney Surrounded by brushes, respirators and yellow plastic coveralls, Flor Servin held up a white baby onesie and told a room...
Work on ‘Tsunami-Proof’ School on Washington Coast Underway January 22, 2015 Ground has been broken for a new school building on the Washington coast at Westport. Officials say the structure is...
Small Tornado in Washington Confirmed by Weather Service January 21, 2015 The National Weather Service confirms it was a small tornado that knocked down some trees and blew around loose objects...
Report: Liquefaction Had a Hand in Deadly Washington Mudslide January 15, 2015 A study of the Oso landslide in Washington state that killed 43 people in March says the amount of water...
Washington Seeks Two-Tier System for Driver’s License, IDs January 12, 2015 By Rachel La Corte Washington state officials are seeking to redesign the state’s driver’s licenses and ID cards in order to comply with tougher...
Family Sues Washington Hospital Over Death January 5, 2015 The family of a Tri-Cities, Wash. man who died after being found bloody and unconscious on the floor of an...