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• Wash. suspends Nile mine operations

  November 5, 2009 in Region Washington state has issued an emergency order to suspend operations at a gravel mine near a landslide that rerouted central Washington’s Naches River and damaged homes.

• Flooding from Naches landslide still a threat

  October 16, 2009 in Region Yakima County officials fear a temporary local road at the Naches landslide will be washed out this winter by a rising Naches River, isolating residents in the Nile Valley.

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  Naches landslide puzzles investigators

    October 13, 2009 in Region The landslide that smothered a stretch of Highway 410 Sunday could be among the largest ever to hit a state roadway, but its cause remains a mystery.

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  Wash. DOT assessing landslide near Naches

    October 12, 2009 in Region Experts with the state Transportation Department are evaluating a landslide that obliterated a section of highway and rerouted the Naches River over the weekend.

• ‘Minor tsunami’ closes Lake Roosevelt campground

  August 26, 2009 in Outdoors, City The Porcupine Bay campground on Lake Roosevelt will be closed for at least a few days while docks and other equipment are repaired. The docks, swim platform and swim barriers … 1

• Police blame landslide for Orofino traffic deaths

  April 10, 2009 in Idaho Authorities say two North Idaho residents were killed when a tree fell from a hillside in Orofino and landed on top of their vehicle.

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  Wave swamps residents along Lake Roosevelt

  January 24, 2009 in City on Page B2 Property owners in the Spokane arm of Lake Roosevelt were swamped by a huge wave caused by a landslide last Friday. The 17-acre landslide on Jan. 16 near Mill Canyon …

• Lower Spokane River wave damages docks and vessels

  January 23, 2009 in Outdoors, City, Region Property owners in the Spokane Arm of Lake Roosevelt were swamped by a huge wave caused by a landslide last Friday.

• Rumors of flood inundate Oroville

  August 3, 2007 in City on Page B1 The world did not end in Oroville, Wash., on Thursday, but many residents panicked as rumors spread that the Similkameen River would surge and flood the town. About 2:45 p.m., …

• West Seattle Slide Caused By Springs

  September 16, 1997 in City on Page B3 Last week’s mudslide in West Seattle that buried a private road and cut off traffic access to 14 homes was caused by natural underground water springs, a Seattle Public Utilities …

• West Seattle Slide Wreaks Havoc

  September 12, 1997 in City on Page B4 A huge slide of gooey mud came crashing down a West Seattle hillside Thursday, burying a private road and cutting off access to 14 homes. At least one home was …

• Rock Slides Injure Five, Block Road

  July 2, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 Rocks the size of buses crashed from a mountainside onto Interstate 40 early Tuesday in the Smoky Mountains, blocking traffic in both directions. Five motorists were injured. Rain may have …

• Slide Closes U.S. 95 Near Whitebird Crews Can’t Begin Work Until Sliding Stabilizes

  November 27, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Tons of rock and soil tumbled down across U.S. Highway 95 on Tuesday, choking off Idaho’s main north-south route 13 miles south of Whitebird and stranding travelers heading home for …

• Mudslides Kill 40 In Haiti

  October 24, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A14 Heavy rains unleashed mudslides in a remote port town, killing up to 40 people, Haitian radio stations reported Wednesday. Radio Haiti Inter and Radio Vision 2000 said the weekend storms …

• Rockslide Kills 1, Injures 7 At Yosemite National Park More Slides, Clouds Of Dust Hamper Search, Rescue Efforts

  July 12, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Dust rises from the slide area in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday. Photo by Associated Press

• Glacier Park Rockslide Kills Vacationer Near Logan Pass

  June 24, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A10 Dennis Frownfelter, from a Kalispell, Mont., towing company, loads a car crushed in a rockslide Sunday in Glacier National Park. The driver was killed and the passenger injured. Photo by …

• Historical House Slips Off Foundation

  May 19, 1996 in City on Page B8 Bright yellow police tape and “NO TRESPASSING” signs now surround the house Nathaniel built. The Nathaniel Orr House, built by its namesake in 1857, used to be a historical site …

• 32 More People Killed In Brazilian Mudslides

  April 30, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Torrential rain dislodged tons of mud Monday outside a city in central Brazil, killing at least 32 people and burying makeshift hillside huts. Hundreds of rescuers searched for survivors. Most …

• Rain, Mudslides Hit Western Washington

  April 24, 1996 in City on Page B3 Heavy rains across Western Washington caused mudslides that knocked several houses off their foundations Tuesday and forced evacuations of other threatened homes. High winds and falling trees knocked out power …

• Dozens Die As Rain Wreaks Havoc In Rio

  February 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Several dozens died - among them eight children - with smashed skulls or smothered under falling mud and trash. Shacks slipped from cliffs. Whole neighborhoods were blocked off, leaving thousands …

• Rescuers Will Blast Into Clogged Tunnel But Hopes Dim That Any Travellers Have Survived Rock Slide, Cold

  February 11, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A10 Rescuers’ vehicles are parked near the tunnel entrance. Associated Press

• Wet Weather Still Trouble

  December 22, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 Unseasonably wet weather continues to cause damage in the southwestern reaches of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. A large chunk of the old Milwaukee Railroad route, 15 miles northeast of …

• Mudslides Tearing Up Clearwater

  December 1, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 Massive mudslides triggered by heavy rains are tearing apart heavily logged watersheds all over the Clearwater National Forest. One slide is damming the Lochsa River, causing it to flow over …

• Two Missing In Rock Slide Spokane Man, 5-Year-Old Boy Feared Dead

  May 20, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Matt Bakken was carried down the hill in his loader. 2. Crews dig through a mountain of dirt and boulders that fell across U.S. Highway 97A on Friday, leaving …

• Sewer Worker Rescued From Cave-In

  May 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Buried alive Rescuers try to free a construction worker after the earth surrounding the Spokane sewer line he was working on collapsed. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review 2. Paramedics …

• Hill Shifts, Threatening More Homes Tons Of Earth Have Loomed Over Coastal Town For Decades

  March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Residents carry belongings from wrecked homes Sunday. Photo by Associated Press