National Weather Service Meteorologist Charlotte Dewey says studies show no direct correlation between the level of snowpack and the severity of wildfires.
The issuing of a rare Blizzard Warning for the Cascade Mountains has crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) scrambling to get ready.
The National Weather Service Office in Spokane is forecasting up to four feet of snow combined with gusty winds as high as 60 mph from 4 a...
DNR says drought conditions are expected to worsen over the coming weeks, and extended forecast models show the potential for a heat wave in early August.
The Washington Department of Transportation is moving quickly into construction season as temperatures warm up.
There are a number of repaving projects in the works for North Central Washington.
WSDOT spokesperson Lauran Loebsack says there's a narrow time frame to complete road projects in the region.
"In ...