Vonnai Phair

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Rain returns, but here's when the sun will peek through in Western WA

Jan 10, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Vonnai Phair

Hold onto your memories of that bright yellow orb in the sky recently: Wet weather returns Friday, tucking away the sun for the time being. The offshore system has already spun showers into the region Friday morning. Expect a wet commute before drippy clouds lag by the afternoon in the lowlands. Meanwhile, in the mountain passes, rain will turn to snow, and a winter weather advisory remains in effect through Saturday morning.
Cozy at home or flying down the slopes — how readers cope with the 'Big Dark'

Jan 10, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Vonnai Phair

An author once wrote Winter provides a certain scripture best studied through half-opened eyes, during the privacy of sprawling nights, within the retreat of ourselves and the world around us. In the darkness, all life undergoes metamorphosis — “a kind of alchemy, an enchantment performed by ordinary creatures to survive,” the author, Katherine May, went on to say. We recently asked Seattle Times readers if they embrace or curse the winter season and its darkness.
Driver dies after being shot by police, crashing into Marysville Costco

Jan 8, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Vonnai Phair

A Marysville police officer shot a person Tuesday evening during a traffic stop and an altercation in which the suspect subsequently crashed their car into the city’s Costco, with the vehicle then becoming engulfed in flames, according to the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team. The suspect died. The team did not specify whether the suspect died from the shooting or the fire. The incident happened around 8 p.m., according to the team, which investigates police use of deadly force.
Access to popular Olympic National Park destination blocked after December washout

Jan 7, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Vonnai Phair

Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest area remains temporarily closed due to a damaged access road. Heavy rains in December heightened the flow of the Hoh River, which is immediately adjacent to Upper Hoh Road. The waters eroded several feet of the riverbank, segments of the road’s barrier and caused the loss of at least one large tree, according to Jefferson County. The county announced the closure on Dec. 20.
Hoh Rain Forest access road closed after washout

Jan 6, 2025 | columbian.com | Vonnai Phair

SEATTLE — Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest area remains temporarily closed due to a damaged access road. Heavy rains in December heightened the flow of the Hoh River, which is immediately adjacent to Upper Hoh Road. The waters eroded several feet of the riverbank, segments of the road’s barrier and caused the loss of at least one large tree, according to Jefferson County. The county announced the closure on Dec. 20.
Coyote bites 5-year-old boy near Renton, tries to drag him

Jan 2, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Vonnai Phair

A coyote bit a 5-year-old boy Tuesday evening near Renton, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The coyote bit the boy in the upper body and pulled him to the ground about 6 p.m. in the Maplewood Heights neighborhood, according to a department news release. The coyote tried to drag the boy toward a greenbelt area before the child’s mother rushed at the coyote. The coyote released the boy, according to the department. The boy’s injuries were not life-threatening.
More snow and a 'juicy' weather system ahead for Western WA this weekend

Dec 27, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Vonnai Phair

A parade of storms will move across Western Washington this weekend, keeping us perpetually soggy. Rain will spread inland early Friday, tapering off by the afternoon before showers kick back in overnight into Saturday, the National Weather Service said. Mount Rainier could pick up another 2 feet of snow by Saturday afternoon, while up to 18 inches could fall throughout the rest of the Cascades above 3,500 feet.
Snow is piling up in WA passes. What to know before hitting the road

Dec 26, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Vonnai Phair

A winter storm is blasting into Western Washington Thursday morning, and snow is piling up in the mountain passes. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for up to 18 inches of snow and winds gusting as high as 55 mph through 10 p.m. in the Cascades. Snoqualmie Pass has already seen 15 inches of snow between Wednesday and Thursday morning, NWS Seattle posted on X. Travel could be “very difficult to impossible,” the weather service said.
Seattle winter solstice forecast: Rain to accompany us into winter

Dec 20, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Vonnai Phair

Ever faithful to the calendar, Mother Nature will sling Western Washington six weather systems over the next seven days, keeping us sopped and soggy just in time for the start of winter. Showers will start slowly on Friday, accompanied by breezy winds, before gaining strength over the weekend with each subsequent incoming system, the National Weather Service said. Drippy clouds will leak into next week, greeting Santa with a classic Pacific Northwest welcome.
King County Metro bus driver fatally stabbed in Seattle’s U District

Dec 18, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Vonnai Phair

A King County Metro bus driver was fatally stabbed in Seattle’s University District neighborhood Wednesday morning, according to Seattle police. Just before 3 a.m., officers responded to reports of a stabbing near the 4100 block of University Way Northeast, the Seattle Police Department said in an online post. Officers found a 59-year-old man with stab wounds to the chest. Police provided aid until Seattle Fire Department medics arrived, but the man died.