Flood

Yakima County has been declared a federal disaster area eight times in the last 50 years. In 1996, you may recall, the Yakima River flooded thanks to heavy snowmelt and a big ice dam giving way. Could we see such heavy run-off and potential flooding this year...

Lisa Sargent, Community Relations & Outreach Program Manager says on Monday a special team from Yakima traveled to the impact area to help families.

Moderating temperatures with no major rain is in the long range forecast for Yakima for the next month

With just 11 days left in the decade, Mother Nature waited until the last minute to record the wettest day in Seattle on record in the 2010's.

Pullman's Grant Avenue has flooded and a video shows a town dealing with fast-moving waters and dangerous conditions.

What can we do all the way over here in Yakima, especially if we just want to donate supplies?

My drive has become hectic these days due to ramp closures at 40th and now water is pouring onto the streets near Lake Aspen. I tried to leave work today through the 16th avenue exit and discovered that route to be delayed. A new DOT press release states 16th ave at mile post 102 exit is closed.

South Carolina got hit hard this weekend with some serious rain. It is the worst they have seen in years. Every single road was flooded but, that did not stop the big rig from plowing through the very deep water on the roadway.

Prior to the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, Fidel Castro said on Thursday that the United States owes his government “millions of dollars” because of the decades-long embargo. The former Cuban president and prime minister turned 89 on Thursday...

If you ever wonder why it floods certain places when it rains a lot here in the Yakima Valley? Here's what Waterwords division manager, Scott Schafer, says.