Amtrak engineer on Seattle-bound train nearly impaled by fallen tree A railroad engineer was nearly impaled Tuesday night when a Seattle-bound Amtrak Cascades train hit a fallen tree. John Ryan
Environment Powerless Tesla drivers storm Seattle-area grocery store to recharge during outages A line of sleek cars snaked through the parking lot at the Fred Meyer grocery store in Kirkland on Thursday. Not just any car: These were Teslas - down to a few bars of power. Casey Martin
How to find warmth, electricity, and other storm resources in the Seattle area This is a developing list of available warming shelters, charging stations, and other resources as windstorms move through the Seattle area leaving thousands without power. Teo Popescu
Western Washington to see high winds again Friday High winds are expected to return to Western Washington Friday, days after a Pacific Ocean bomb cyclone sent heavy blows throughout the region. Dyer Oxley KUOW Staff
2 killed, hundreds of thousands without power in Western Washington amid pacific bomb cyclone winds At least two people are dead and hundreds of thousands are without power after winds produced by a bomb cyclone tore through Western Washington Tuesday night, with gusts topping 70 miles per hour. KUOW Staff
What does a 'weak La Niña' even mean? And what can Washington expect this winter? The Pacific Northwest has been expecting La Niña to come along for the winter season. It's been reported that it will be a "wimpy" La Niña, with normal temperatures, but also cooler-than-normal temperatures. What does all this even mean? Natalie Akane Newcomb Dyer Oxley KUOW Staff
Environment Mudslide shuts down I-5 North in Bellingham following extreme rain I-5 in Bellingham was slammed by 2,000 cubic yards of mud Sunday around 5 a.m. following extraordinarily intense rain. John Ryan
Climate 'Wimpy' winter ahead for Pacific Northwest despite La Niña prediction, climatologist says Angela King Katie Campbell
Late-summer heat wave bakes Western Washington — but not for long Most of Western Washington will be under a heat advisory until 11 p.m. Friday, with higher-than-average temperatures expected and potentially record-breaking highs for the second day in a row. Katie Campbell Angela King
Environment Firefighters battle wildfire threatening small Western Washington town A wildfire that ignited last Wednesday west of Brinnon in Jefferson County, has now burned 398 acres and is less than 10% contained. The blaze has prompted a significant firefighting response from across Washington state and beyond. Diana Opong
