Cresting floodwaters of the Skagit River were moving steadily downstream toward the largest cities in the county as local, state and federal officials warned of potentially grave and catastrophic dang...

Authorities have told everyone within the Skagit River’s 100-year flood plain to evacuate ahead of rapidly rising floodwaters.

Tens of thousands of residents in western Washington could face evacuation orders when another round of heavy rain drops on the region Thursday, threatening to bring catastrophic flooding as rivers ne...