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Washington infrastructure begins to fail as atmospheric rivers continue pummeling the state
A 33-year-old man died in Snohomish County on Tuesday. Gov. Bob Ferguson said it was a minor miracle there haven’t been more deaths.
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Ferguson calls flooding ‘major event,’ rescues top 629 statewide, US 2 to be closed for months
Speaking at a press conference, Ferguson described the flooding as “one of the most devastating in our state’s history."
More than 500,000 homes and businesses were left in the dark early Wednesday after powerful winds added to days of rain in the flood-ravaged Washington state and parts of Oregon. Here's the latest.
The governor expanded his emergency declaration to include 14 counties, activating state cash and benefit assistance programs and making $3.5 million immediately available for disaster relief — funds he said he can release without legislative approval. Additional resources may be approved when the legislative session begins.
Gov. Bob Ferguson has declared a statewide emergency in Washington in response to severe flooding affecting the region.
Highway 2 will be closed for “months” as the state begins repairing damage from more than a week of heavy atmospheric river and flooding, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said in a press conference Tuesday. The highway has been closed for days for 49 miles between Skykomish and Leavenworth.
Governor Bob Ferguson amended his emergency proclamation Tuesday to provide swift emergency support as historic flooding continues to impact 14 Washington counties.
Governor Bob Ferguson and state leaders gathered to discuss the significant impacts of recent historic flooding across Washington.
The green light came months after Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson chastised the president for denying the state's past disaster aid requests.
WASHINGTON STATE – Western Washington has been grappling with nearly a week of flooding, which has now turned deadly. The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office recently reported that a man was
Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that the budget proposal he’ll release this month will rely solely on spending cuts and not higher taxes to overcome what he says is a […]
In a Tuesday press prelease, Washington governor Bob Ferguson gave an update on the current flooding situation in Washington, praising prevention and relief eff