2 Die in Northwest Storms as Residents Brace for More Rain

While much of the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday got a respite from rains that have pummeled the region for days, mudslides and flooding rivers triggered multiple rescues and claimed the life of a woman after her car became submerged northwest of Portland, Oregon. Responding to a 911 call Wednesday afternoon, firefighters rescued a man they found standing on top of a car in knee-to-waist-deep water. They said the man drove himself and the woman into water in an area where the road was...

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