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SEATTLE (AP) -- Forecasters say Arctic air moving into the Northwest will push temperatures below normal in many areas into New Year's Day, and the Yakima Valley will not be spared. But the National Weather Service says the air is dry, and clear skies should keep significant snow away from Washington and Oregon until possibly next weekend...

Military officials say noise from artillery and mortar training at the Yakima Training Center (YTC) is traveling farther than normal into the surrounding communities due to the recent cold temperatures and low cloud cover in the Yakima Valley.

The latest figures from the National Ag Statistics Service show potato production in Idaho is forecast at 134 million cwt., down two percent from last year.

A massive, dramatic dust storm more often associated with the Southwest blew through Eastern Washington and north Idaho on Tuesday evening in advance of thunderstorms, lightning and rain. Washington state troopers say the dust storm reduced visibility to zero in parts of Whitman and Adams counties, leading to numerous traffic accidents, especially in the Ritzville area southwest of Spokane... Read

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A couple more sunny days with above-normal temperatures in the 70s and 80s are forecast for the Northwest, but the summer preview isn't expected to last through the weekend.

While the west side of the state remained under a flood watch or warning for most of the weekend, the Yakima Valley saw spring-like weather Sunday.

A one-car crash near Sunnyside has taken the life of a 39-year-old driver from Grandview.

People who have not shoveled the snow from the sidewalk in front of their house or business are especially thankful for the warm temps that melted much of the snow Wednesday.

A storm across the Northwest blanketed Western Washington with several inches of snow overnight, but warmer temperatures are expected late Sunday and into the week.