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caption: Student volunteers from Nooksack Valley High School, Henry Nonhoff, 14, left, and Violet Hunt, 17, right, remove insulation from a flooded crawl space on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, in Sumas.

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Live updates: More than 100,000 still without power in Western Washington amid severe weather

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caption: A detainee waits in a holding area during a media tour at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Tacoma, Wash., on Sept. 10, 2019.

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Exclusive: WA Congressional delegation flags declining Tacoma detention center conditions in letter to ICE

caption: Dean Johnson walks through his flooded neighborhood Tuesday in Pacific, south King County.

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Hundreds evacuate in south King County as flood barrier fails

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Washington’s biggest polluter ordered to keep burning coal by Trump administration
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How to 'take care of business' when your wastewater treatment site becomes a flood zone
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Watch live: President Trump to address the nation
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Northwest just finished warmest fall on record, scientists report
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Maneuver to shore up WA’s transportation budget could be reversed
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'It felt like a movie.' Whatcom County couple watched as their house was swept down the river
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WA labor department investigates claims farmworkers were working through floods
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Seattle CHOP evidence revealed by city in wrongful death trial

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caption: A section of U.S. 12 in Naches was washed out by the Naches River, shown here on Dec. 11, 2025.

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Western Washington flood resources: Where to find shelter and supplies

This is a developing list of available flood resources as historic flooding continues to impact Western Washington.

Teo Popescu

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Wednesday Evening Headlines

King County crews working to shore up damaged levees, Highway 2 closure has Leavenworth businesses worried about tourism, and Rep. Dan Newhouse to retire.

December 17, 2025

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caption: Gas Works Park was packed with visitors on March 3, 2021, an especially sunny day.

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