Health Seattle will open a cold weather shelter for the homeless as temperatures dip Seattle is opening a severe weather shelter for people who are homeless as the city prepares for temperatures to dip near freezing. Kate Walters
Environment Why Is It So *&%# Cold? Come Warm Up In The Answer Vortex The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again? Laurel Wamsley
Environment Polar Vortex Causes Midwest States Of Emergency As Cold Pushes Farther South Wind chill warnings stretch from the Dakotas into Western Pennsylvania. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights and the governors of Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois have declared emergencies. David Schaper
Environment Avalanches are a big danger here. Know before you go A rescuer offers outdoor adventurers some pro tips for keeping safe in the snow. Angela King
Environment Extreme high tides in Seattle this week Every morning this week, Seattle will experience especially high tides. They’re called "king tides." They happen once or twice a year, when the moon comes closest to the earth. Joshua McNichols
National Unwanted Sides Of Rain, Cold And Snow Could Complicate Thanksgiving Travel AAA predicts some 54 million Americans will travel during the days around Thanksgiving. Unseasonable weather could cause headaches. Amy Held
Environment Wildfire smoke may be coming back to Puget Sound Try to get all your breathing done before Sunday night, just in case. Casey Martin
Sunday's smoke was just a whiff of what's ahead in Seattle area Stay inside if you can. With wildfire smoke billowing into the Seattle area from a number of fronts, that’s the advice of the Puget Sound Clean Agency. Gil Aegerter Angela King
