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Live updates: More rain and flooding expected in Western Washington as week begins

Additional atmospheric rivers are forecast for Sunday evening through Wednesday. More flooding is expected throughout Western Washington as rain arrives and mountain dams release water to free up reservoir space.
- KUOW Staff
Western Washington braces for another atmospheric river amid road closures, severe flooding

The threat of continued flooding will stretch through the end of the week as a second atmospheric river hits the region on Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service.
- Noel Gasca
Seattle's Cascade PBS announces layoffs, end of online long-form journalism

The move, attributed to a $3.5 million annual loss in federal funding, marks the layoffs of 17 staffers and the creation of three new positions, Cascade PBS President and CEO Rob Dunlop told KUOW.
- KUOW Staff
Army identifies 4 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash near WA's Joint Base Lewis-McChord

The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed Wednesday when the military helicopter they were on crashed near a base in Pierce County.
- Associated Press
Officials find remains believed to be Travis Decker, wanted for killing his 3 young daughters

Authorities say they have found remains they believe are Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters, in the mountains of Washington state.
- Associated Press
Boeing 787 plane carrying hundreds bound for London crashes in India

An Air India flight with 232 passengers and 12 crew that was bound for London crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad shortly after departure.
- Diaa Hadid
3 climbers fell to their deaths in WA's North Cascades. Another survived, drove to pay phone

A rock climber who fell hundreds of feet descending a steep gully in Washington’s North Cascades mountains survived the fall that killed his three companions, hiked to his car in the dark, and then drove to a pay phone to call for help, authorities said Tuesday.
- Associated Press
'Most, if not all' customers will have power back by Tuesday, PSE says

Puget Sound Energy expects to fully restore power to "most if not all” customers by Tuesday, a spokesperson told KUOW.
- Scott Greenstone
Off the Charts: More people are returning to the office. Is Seattle traffic about to get worse?

Seattle's population has increased by over 15,000 residents since the start of the pandemic, while average commute times have gone down slightly from 28.4 minutes to 25.5 minutes—due in no small part to work-from-home policies.
- Teo Popescu
At 50, Seattle Gay News starts a new chapter

“There’s not many organizations in this community that can say they’ve made it to 50 years," Renee Raketty told Seattle Now. "We’ve lost a lot of legacy organizations, and to be honest with you, the SGN is an institution in our community here in Seattle. And I’m so proud to carry that forward for the next 50 years.”
- Caroline Chamberlain Gomez

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