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Magnolia bluff and Discovery Park are mapped in the state Dept. of Ecology’s Puget Sound Land...
Stephanie Klein

Is your house at risk for landslide?

The state Department of Ecology has stability maps that shed light on the stability of coastal slopes around Western Washington.
13 years ago
With only half an inch of rain needed, March is almost certainly about to become the wettest month ...
MyNorthwest.com

March expected to be wettest on record

After a relatively dry October through January in western Washington, the weather pattern got wetter in February and continued into March.
13 years ago
First responders dig through debris in the Oslo mudslide Wednesday. (AP)...
MyNorthwest.com

More bodies found in Oso mudslide, death toll expected to keep climbing

The death toll remained officially 16 following Saturday's mudslide, but search and rescue teams have located eight more bodies they plan to recover on Thursday, bringing the number to 24.
13 years ago
A sign on a grocery store asks people to pray for victims of a nearby, deadly mudslide, Tuesday, Ma...
Josh Kerns

Some anger, frustration with initial search response in Oso mudslide

There's growing frustration from some criticizing rescue efforts following the massive Oso mudslide.
13 years ago
Eight people were injured and traffic backed up for 10 miles on southbound I-5 in Kent after a mult...
Stephanie Klein

8 injured in multiple I-5 crashes near Kent

Traffic backed up for ten miles after a multiple car collision at SR 516 Tuesday afternoon.
13 years ago
The first of 6 community meetings will be held Tuesday night in Seattle and Bellevue, following the...
Kim Shepard

Seattle Archdiocese hosts community Meetings on IRS scam

The Seattle Archdiocese is hosting public meetings to further their investigation into the IRS scam that's hit more than a thousand people.
13 years ago
A helicopter flies past the area where a deadly mudslide hit on Saturday, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, ...
Stephanie Klein

UW seismologist: Earthquake not smoking gun for mudslide

Search officials say they learned of an earthquake just days before the Oso mudslide.
13 years ago
Callers to 911 reported seeing a number of cars crushed by the massive mudslide that hit Oso Saturd...
Josh Kerns

911 calls from Oso mudslide released

911 calls from the deadly Oso mudslide reveal the growing realization of the scope of the devastation that wiped out an entire community and left at least 14 dead.
13 years ago
Dan, Karina and Elias Schulte are shown just days before a drunk driver plowed into their family, c...
Josh Kerns

Dan Schulte marks one-year anniversary of Seattle DUI crash that destroyed family

It's been exactly one year since a repeat drunk driver plowed into Dan Schulte's family as they walked on a sunny Spring day in Seattle's Wedgewood neighborhood. And on the anniversary, he's speaking out in hopes others don't have to endure the hell they've gone through the past year.
13 years ago
A new law taking effect later this year aims to curb the rampant abuse of disabled parking permits....
Josh Kerns

Washington state cracking down on handicapped parking permit abuse

There are few things more frustrating than seeing someone take a parking space with a handicapped permit, only to walk or run just fine to wherever they are going. But disabled advocates are hoping a new measure passed in the recently concluded legislative session will go a long way in curbing the rampant abuse of the system.
13 years ago
President Barack Obama pauses before answering a question during a joint news conference with Dutch...
Stephanie Klein

President Obama asks Americans to keep mudslide victims in prayers

President Obama took time during a speech in the Netherlands to offer condolences to the people of Snohomish County for lives lost in that massive mudslide Saturday.
13 years ago
Rescue workers remove one of a number of bodies from the wreckage of homes destroyed by a mudslide ...
Dave Ross

Tell me I’m safe

When a really frightening news story breaks - like the missing Malaysian jet, or that enormous landslide north of Seattle - people want to hear every detail.
13 years ago
“I know these families are extremely anxious to get every ounce of resources possible. We int...
Chris Sullivan

Governor Inslee on mudslide search effort: Mother Nature has the final card

Governor Jay Inslee toured the debris field again late Monday and attended a community meeting in Darrington as a race against time and the elements continued in the mud of Snohomish County.
13 years ago
The Western Washington Taxi Cab Operators Association is suing Uber, claiming the app-based transpo...
Josh Kerns

Seattle taxi drivers file suit against Uber

Seattle-area taxi drivers have filed a lawsuit against Uber, the upstart ride-sharing company, accusing it of operating illegally in Seattle and King County.
13 years ago
Geologists have determined the Oso mudslide is 1500 feet long, 4,400 feet wide and over 600 feet hi...
Josh Kerns

Geologist: Mudslide still moving, even bigger than first thought

Geologists say they still have far more questions than answers about the devastating landslide that wiped out a small town and killed at least 14 people. And they caution the ground is still moving.
13 years ago
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MyNorthwest.com

Video: State Patrol flies over Oso mudslide

Washington State Patrol flew over the scene of a deadly mudslide along State Route 530 after it happened.
13 years ago
Snohomish County Executive John Lovick wipes his eyes as he listens during a news conference about ...
Josh Kerns

Snohomish County Executive overhwhelmed by scope of mudslide devastation

Snohomish County Executive John Lovick has seen plenty of destruction in his years on the State Patrol and as Snohomish County Sheriff before his latest role. But he tells KIRO Radio's Dori Monson he's never seen anything like the devastating mudslide that left at least eight dead and over 100 missing.
13 years ago
Standard homeowner insurance policies do not cover mudslides, leaving many property owners in the p...
Josh Kerns

Mudslide victims likely not covered by insurance

Things could get even worse for property owners who lost everything in the deadly mudslide that ravaged a small Snohomish County community, because many likely don't have insurance coverage.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Snohomish County slide area dates back to glacial times

The steep hillside that gave way Saturday east of Arlington, killing 14 people, is a historic slide area that dates back to ancient times.
13 years ago
Steven Powell, 64, was convicted two years ago in Pierce County of 14 counts of voyeurism for photo...
Neal McNamara

Voyeur Steven Powell released from prison

After two years in state prison, Steven Powell was released Sunday and will reside in Tacoma as state courts decide what to do with his Puyallup home.
13 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Stillaguamish River trickling through mudslide

Water that built up behind a massive mudslide near Oso began trickling downstream, reducing the threat of potential flash flooding.
13 years ago
Neal McNamara

Arrest made in White Center shooting death

King County Sheriffs arrest 18-year-old SeaTac man in last Wednesday's White Center shooting death.
13 years ago
Barbara Welsh, center, a mudslide victim whose husband is still missing, is comforted by Washington...
MyNorthwest.com

Families, friends await news on missing in Snohomish County mudslide

It's rescue effort - not a recovery. That's the message from the Snohomish County Fire Chief who is hopeful those that are missing will still be found alive.
13 years ago
Search teams found six more bodies in the mudslide Monday. Commanders are still calling their missi...
MyNorthwest.com

Death toll climbs to 14 following massive mudslide

Search and rescue teams have found six more bodies, bringing the death toll to 14 following Saturday's massive mudslide in Oso.
13 years ago