60-Plus MPH Wind Gusts Batter Tri-Cities, SE WA, and NE Oregon
A rare winter windstorm blew through our region, leaving trees uprooted and knocking out power to thousands.
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Winds Blow Small Amount of Radiation Onto Highway
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says the uncontrolled spread of small amounts of radioactive waste at Hanford after a Nov. 17 windstorm is alarming. The winds pushed specks of contamination beyond Route 4, the public highway from Richland out to the Wye Barricade entrance to Hanford. The...
Power Outages Leave Thousands In The Dark After Northwest Storms
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — More than 33,000 customers remain without power in Spokane County after a major wind storm last week damaged the electrical grid in the state's second-largest city. They may not have power until Thanksgiving.
Spokane public schools were closed again on Monday because too many schools lack electricity...