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Whatcom County is planning for flooding and erosion impacts as climate change accelerates, identifying at-risk communities and infrastructure.
A stormwater treatment project in Whatcom County is one of the first large-scale test sites in the state for a new soil mixture that strips a coho salmon-killing chemical out of runoff water before it ...
On the ceiling of the sheriff’s office is a brown water spot on white tile, a black circle marking the edges. Walking down a hallway to two interview rooms, makeshift soundproofing is insufficient to ...
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced his decision on Monday to appeal the federal government’s denial of disaster ...
A series of events caused widespread extreme flooding across several states. The multi-day outbreak of tornadoes, torrential rain and flooding that killed at least two dozen people across the ...
But all that water in such a short period can pack a punch. Here are the four things you need to know about flooding. Flooding is actually the deadliest threat that comes with storms. Each year in ...
Gas prices in Whatcom County and Bellingham have increased this month, and we found the cheapest gas station in Whatcom County. The average price of a gallon of gas across the United States was $3 ...
by Alton Worley II, KOMO News Staff TOPICS: SEATTLE — A Whatcom County man will spend at least five years in prison after being convicted of two felonies related to child sexual abuse material.
More than 90 tornadoes have been reported across 10 states. Relentless, life-threatening weather conditions continued into Sunday across multiple states, including the threat of severe flooding in ...
The river hit a peak of 60.79 feet Monday afternoon after multiple days of rainfall caused flooding in the Tri-State area. That level put the region in a moderate flood stage — a level we've ...
Burns residents are bracing for more flooding, about a week after a surge of water driven by rain and snow melt damaged dozens of homes and knocked out the Harney County city’s sewer system ...
The deadly storm system that brought tornadoes and excessive rainfall across much of the central U.S. had passed by Tuesday morning, but the risk of more catastrophic flooding and overflowing ...