Thousands of blooming cherry blossom trees in the nation’s capital are showing white and pink petals, and Washington D.C.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been announced for Lewis, Thurston, Pierce, and King counties until 9pm tonight.

The worst fires in the region are in Polk County, the Black Cove Complex Fire and the Deep Woods Fire, which have combined to burn about 6,000 acres by the evening of March 25 and were at 0% ...