PACIFIC, Wash. — A levee on the White River failed early Tuesday, prompting Level 3 "Go Now" evacuation notices near Pacific. Those living near 3rd Avenue Southeast and Butte Road need to evacuate.

In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple ...

PACIFIC, Wash. – The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Seattle issued a flash flood warning for part of southwestern King County early Tuesday morning, after the office said county officials ...

Animals such as porcupines that make their dens in the walls of levees can weaken the infrastructure to the point of collapse and flooding. Credit: Matteo Balistrocchi Animals such as porcupines that ...

Water that had been rising steadily for days turned suddenly violent when a key flood barrier along the Green River failed, sending a fast-moving surge into low-lying neighborhoods and industrial ...

SB 872 would dedicate long-term funding to repair Delta levees and fix subsidence damage to State Water Project canals. The bill has united water agencies, agriculture, environmental groups, labor and ...

The report explains that although advances in engineering can reduce the risk of dam and levee failure, some failures will still occur. Such events cause impacts on social and physical infrastructure ...