Ten local artists will start the new year $10,000 richer, thanks to local music nonprofit Sonic Guild Seattle.

Pierce County’s Silvaseed, in Roy, Washington, collects, cleans, sorts and stores seed — and grows seedlings — to help restore forests hard-hit by increasingly intense wildfires.

Multiple communities, including those along the Skagit River are being evacuated, and other residents are encouraged to get ready to leave their property.

Tens of thousands of residents could face evacuation orders. The rain is threatening to bring catastrophic flooding as rivers near historic levels. It's already prompted rescues and road closures.