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The Pacific Northwest of the United States experiences an atmospheric river, with record-breaking rainfall reported in Washington and Oregon. One person is killed by flooding in Portland, Oregon.
2023-12-5

The community of Medical Lake, Washington, U.S., is evacuated due to the Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington.
2023-08-18

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, in response to politicians' criticism that proposed changes to U.S. mail services could slow the handling of mail-in ballots, suspends all mail service changes until after the November election. He also said there will be no changes to retail hours at post offices, mail collection boxes will remain where they are, and no mail processing facilities will be closed. A number of states, including Washington and New York, said they are planning legal moves to block the Postal Service changes.
2020-08-18

Four hundred United States National Guard and Air National Guard personnel are activated in six states to help contain the coronavirus: Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Rhode Island and Washington.
2020-03-13

The Boeing 777X completes its first test flight near Seattle, Washington, United States, after two delayed attempts.
2020-01-25

Following a collapse of a farm and a large release of Atlantic salmon into the Pacific, the state of Washington bans the farming of Atlantic salmon in their territorial waters.
2018-03-26

Notable propositions are passed in several states including legal recreational marijuana in California, Massachusetts, and Nevada; medical marijuana in Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota; tougher firearms restrictions in California and Washington state; physician assisted suicide in Colorado, and the reimposition of capital punishment in Nebraska.
2016-11-9

At least 35 homes have been destroyed in the US state of Washington in the Carlton complex wildfires.
2014-07-18

Mount Rainier National Park in the U.S. state of Washington is closed as police conduct a manhunt for a man who shot dead a park ranger on New Year's Day; the gunman, Benjamin Barnes, is eventually found dead.
2012-01-2

All 3 dead in US small plane crash in southwest Washington state, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Morton.
2010-10-26