Rehearsal for mega-quake ‘catastrophe’ starts in Northwest

Members of the National Guard listen as State EOC supervisor Chris Utzinger reads messages about the latest details on a simulated tsunami during an earthquake and tsunami readiness drill, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Camp Murray, Wash. The four-day event, called Cascadia Rising, is built around the premise of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake 95 miles off of the coast of Oregon that results in a tsunami.

GOP convention wraps up Saturday

Volunteers at the Washington state Republican convention hand out ballots to select delegates for the Republican national convention, Friday, May 20, 2016, in Pasco, Wash. Republicans from across the state are attending the state convention, where they are choosing delegates to the national convention and hammering out a platform.