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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District has named 16 companies to compete for task orders under a $900 million contract covering a broad range of engineering services. The Potomac Officers ...

Maps shared by the National Weather Service (NWS) and King County Emergency Management in Washington state show where more than 46,000 people were ordered to evacuate around 15 miles south of Seattle ...

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 ...

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 ...

PUGET SOUND, Wash. — The Puyallup River reached flood stage at around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, east of Orting. At that time, it was at 11.5 feet, or 17,600 cubic feet per second (cfs), according to the ...

Residents in a city in Washington state have been told to evacuate as record flooding inundates most of Western Washington on Wednesday. Officials issued a "Go Now" evacuation order for those living ...

Editor’s note: This is a live account of weather updates from Thursday, Dec. 11, as the day unfolded. It is no longer being updated. Click here to see all the most recent news about the weather.

A state of emergency has been declared and tens of thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes in Western Washington after historic rain left rivers at record levels across the state.

Western Washington is facing a “historic” flooding crisis that has forced tens of thousands to flee their homes and could displace thousands more Friday as rivers reach record levels. There have been ...