natural disaster

The number of people missing in the massive Washington state landslide has dropped to six.

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake shook central Idaho, flinging items off walls and scaring residents but otherwise producing no reported damage or injuries in the sparsely populated mountain area.

The wildfire season officially starts next week in Washington but it is already well underway in the Yakima Valley says Dave Leach Chief of the West Valley Fire Department.

Leaders of two federal agencies responding to the Washington mudslide visited the debris field on Sunday.

The number of confirmed deaths in the Washington state mudslide has risen to 30 with the release of two more victim names.

The official death toll from Washington state's mudslide has increased to 28, and the Snohomish County medical examiner's office says 22 of those victims have been identified.

After the disaster in Oso, Yakima residents might wonder could a mudslide like that in Snohomish County happen in Yakima?

Authorities say the number of people who have been confirmed dead from the mudslide in Washington state has increased from 18 to 21.

The 5-month-old baby rescued from the Oso landslide is listed in serious condition and improving at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Washington authorities say they have all but abandoned hope of finding mudslide survivors, but are keeping the official death toll at 17.