Giving back in the back country. If you grew up here, a snowmobile ride may seem pretty common place. For everyone else, it's a ticket to a rare adventure. And in this case, a chance to say thanks to a few deserving soldiers.

Tight budgets at home didn't stop people from easing up even tighter budgets at schools. Naches taxpayers even agreed to spend more than they are now, hundreds more to make improvements. But with such a big commitment comes big expectations, and they better come fast. And as Action News found out, Naches Schools have a plan to deliver.

Naches homeowners are deciding on a tax hike for local schools. Unlike most districts pitching just one replacement levy, Naches has both an old tax and a brand new tax going before voters.

Cold temperatures mean the powder is piling up at White Pass. It's a nice change from last year when the lack of snow did nothing but cause problems. Action News has your first look at the ski and snowboard season.

The Naches River has been shifting. Now a new map adds 300 new properties to the flood plain.

A gigantic landslide that buried a highway, uprooted homes and rerouted a river in Washington state's Cascade Range left hundreds of smaller victims: fish.

NILE VALLEY -- Six weeks after one of the biggest landslides in recent history, state officials have successfully diverted the Naches River,

The snow hasn't hit us yet, but it's pounding the pass. So much so, that White Pass Ski Resort will open Friday.

First a landslide, now snow. We take a look at how the people who live around Highway 410 are bracing themselves for more possible problems.

An economic disaster, that's what businesses are now calling last month's landslide in the Nile Valley. The roads are open, but traffic hasn't made its way back to restaurants, lodges, or other businesses on State Route 410. Action News went back to the landslide to find out what's being done to get the victim's feet back on sound financial footing, now that the ground has stopped moving.

The landslide along Highway 410 is not good for drivers and nearby homeowners but it is good for at least one business. We're not just talking about profits. A restaurant that has managed to stay open provides food and shelter to construction workers.

Construction crews are working fast to get the new SR 410 detour road built. It will replace the emergency route on Nile Loop Road, that went up after the landslide earlier this month. And the pressure is on, as winter is just around the corner. But November is a wet month, and it could also cause some problems.

It's been a week since we first brought you the images of that landslide on Highway 410. Images now brought to life for Gov. Christine Gregoire as she examines the scene from the air.