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Support Cascadia Journal for $5 per month Feds detained 1,100 immigrants in OR ICE and other federal agencies arrested at least 1,100 immigrants in Oregon this year, up substantially from 113 in 2024, Oregon Capital Chronicle reports. Oregon has been at the center of federal efforts at mass
Windstorm arrives today Though the National Weather Service downgraded its extreme wind advisory, high winds are still expected in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia today. Cancellations of some BC Ferries routes because of wind has caused serious disruption for holiday travelers to Vancouver Island. Be careful out there! In related
Powerful Cascadia wind storm expected Xmas eve What's the saying? When it rains it pours? A wind storm is expected to hit Cascadia on Christmas Eve, with gusts of 50 to 70 mph expected in Oregon and Washington, OPB reports. CBC reports that Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast,
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Good afternoon. It's been a bonkers week of weather here in Cascadia, with flooding, windstorms, road washouts, and blizzards in the mountains. The good news is that the feds agreed to a disaster declaration. And governor Ferguson is going to put a request for $50 million in housing
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Floods continue, wind and snow expected in mountains About 60,000 people in Washington are without power as rivers in Washington state remain on flood alert, KUOW reports, including the Cedar River, White River and Green River in King county, as well as the Snohomish and Skagit Rivers in north
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Major flooding continues across Cascadia As levees broke in areas of south King county and officials ordered evacuations, rains and flooding continued across Cascadia. Workers were able to fix the levee damage near Tukwila, and prevent major flooding there, the Associated Press reports. The US Army Corp of Engineers temporarily
More rain expected as WA tallies flood damage Washington State Standard reports that waters were receding after major flooding caused extensive damage in Snohomish and Skagit counties in Washington, with more rain expected this week. Cascadia Daily News reports on damage along the Nooksack River, which reached a record flood
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As Washington and Oregon face numerous economic threats, including the real possibility of recession, disastrous flooding, continued wildfires, and massive cuts to the federal budget by the Trump administration, it's time to consider an idea that's been gaining traction in blue states hit hard by Trump&