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The National Weather Service says another strong Pacific storm will hit Washington tonight and Thursday.

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 194 calls for service between Nov.

Surrounded by family and friends inside the busy Pacific Community Center, Melissa Monroe sat quietly, clutching a precious month-old girl.

When we build the 520 bridge we should make sure that we build it so that if in the future we decide we want to add light rail it wont cost crazy amounts of money to do so.

Share + Nov 14, 2009 11:23 am US/Pacific WASHINGTON Click to enlarge 1 of 2 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen in an undated 2001 file photo, left; and he appears in detention in this March 3, 2003 photo.

The one-year anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Pacific man will be marked Monday with fundraising basketball games in the center where he was killed.

Share + Nov 13, 2009 5:30 pm US/Pacific WASHINGTON 1 of 2 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen in an undated 2001 file photo, left; and he appears in detention in this March 3, 2003 photo.

Share + Nov 13, 2009 4:44 am US/Pacific WASHINGTON 1 of 1 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, arrested al Qaeda leader and mastermind of September 11 terrorist attacks, is seen on March 1, 2003, after capture during a raid in Pakistan.

Steve Harlan knows the importance of being prepared. His son's home near Sumner's Rivergrove Drive was struck by January's major flooding and Harlan wants to make sure that the situation doesn't repeat itself this winter.

A woman in her mid-30s sustained serious injuries and was transported to Harborview Medical Center following a two car accident Sunday evening.

Puget Sound Energy on Friday completed a $46.4 million natural gas system upgrade to improve reliability and increase capacity in the South King County area, specifically Auburn, Kent, Federal Way and Vashon Island.

Everything Else An unbalanced attempt to address everything under the sun as well as everything else.

South King County lawmakers are working with businesses to address the flood insurance crisis in the Green River Valley.

John Calkins: What Buford Pusser might look like had he been born in Washington.

During a heavy rainstorm this winter, the waters of the Green and White rivers could rise earlier and remain high longer than in the past, but river watchers shouldn't panic.

Share + Oct 20, 2009 10:07 am US/Pacific WASHINGTON 1 of 1 U.S. President Barack Obama, right, speaks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, left, during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct.

Sound Transit plans what it calls a "classic style" bridge to carry a commuter rail line over Pacific Avenue.

Share + Oct 22, 2009 10:03 am US/Pacific WASHINGTON 1 of 1 Experts testifying to Congress say the pork industry is facing one of its worst struggles in memory and that an unwanted link to swine flu is exacerbating problems.

Sumner City Council members passed a resolution Oct. 5 which proponents view as an important step toward more revenue and opponents see as a dramatic change to Sumnera s small-town identity.

Our streak of ten rain-free days in Western Washington will come to an abrupt end today, as the first of three Pacific storm systems begins to move into Western Washington.