Washington to take part in Great ShakeOut drill this week

In Washington state, more than 1.5 million participants are already registered for the Great Washington ShakeOut, a statewide event to practice the crucial "Drop, Cover and Hold On" earthquake safety action.

Seattle weather: Storms ending, sunshine returns

The first snow of the season arrived in the higher elevations on Sunday.  A cold low crossed through the region, lowering snow levels and bringing some thunder, lightning and heavy rain to the lowlands along with it.