The National Weather Service warned of catastrophic, life-threatening flooding continuing Friday.

Tens of thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate as catastrophic floodwaters threaten riverside and low-lying communities in Western Washington.

Onesmas Ainebyona tracks chimpanzees in a Ugandan rainforest.

Just as this weeks floodwaters in the Pacific Northwest begin to recede, forecasters warn, another storm will approach the West Coast.

Wednesday's Seattle School Board meeting was dominated by community concerns about immigration enforcement around Seattle Public Schools.

The river experienced major flooding the highest level through much of Wednesday and Thursday.

Coast Salish tribes actively addressed the developing weather event this week.

Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, asserted Thursday that immigrants are the nation's top terrorism threat.

China will soon start collecting a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products for the first time in over 30 years.

Rescue crews warned the public to avoid driving on streets covered in floodwaters, no matter how shallow the water appears to be.

On Wednesday, approximately 100 staff on site at Stevens Pass for training were evacuated.

Newhalem is a company town adjacent to three Seattle-owned dams on the nearby Skagit River. All three generate power for Seattle.

As up to 100,000 residents face evacuations, aid groups said the best way to help those affected by flooding is through monetary donations.

A new lawsuit seeks to overturn the recent approval of an exploratory drilling program in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

More rain, less snow and warmer, wetter air are changing our understanding of "100-year" floods.

Forecasters projected catastrophic flooding across much of Snohomish County as the Snohomish River rose Thursday to its highest water level in 35 years.

Several small Whatcom County cities near the Canadian border were evacuated as the Nooksack River, fueled by persistent rain, flooded.

The Chelan County sheriffs office is warning residents of flash floods and the heightened risk of mudslides, especially in burn scar areas from recent wildfires and steep hillsides and canyons.

The flood wall in Mount Vernon is expected to be overtopped as the river swells. Authorities have told everyone within the river's 100-year flood plain to evacuate.

Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growing.

The Seattle area will see patchy fog with rain that persists into the afternoon then drops off a bit before picking up again later Thursday evening.

The Idaho man died without being diagnosed with rabies. The man who received his kidney died. Those who received his corneas had them removed and got treatment.

The plant had been scheduled to shut down as the state phases out coal power. Now it could produce significant power with natural gas instead.

Tuesday marked Pete Serranos final day as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.