Happy Mother's Day! 

We are in for some wonderful weather for getting outside. 

Plan on sunny skies today with highs in the mid-70s to low-80s in many spots.  The warmest areas will be in the south Sound.

The strong ridge of high pressure will stay locked in for Monday with highs rising a few degrees.

Even Tuesday is looking mostly sunny with a few high clouds toward the end of the day.  It isn't until late Wednesday that the ridge breaks down enough to allow a stronger onshore flow to bring us more clouds and cooler temps.  By Thursday morning we could even have some areas of mist.

Theron Zahn
The KOMO4 Forecast Team

Kudos to these kids for receiving top honors in this year’s Pierce County Library System’s Teen Writing & Art Contest – Our Own Expressions.

Through their poems, short stories, drawings and photographs these teens were recognized for their creativity, presentation and originality from more than 1,200 contest submissions.

Below is a list, from PCL, of this year’s winners from Puyallup:

Poetry Winners

• Grades 11-12: 1st—3rd—Amber Roley, Puyallup

 Short Story Winners

• Grades 7-8: 1st—2nd—Stephanie Davis, Puyallup; 3rd—Meghan Tiffany Low, Puyallup  

Drawing Winners

• Grades 7-8: 1st—Sydney Paulsen, Puyallup

The students will showcase their work and receive cash prizes during a community wide event at Pacific Lutheran University on Thursday, May 24 at 7:00p.m.

PUYALLUP, Wash. -- Police are on the hunt for a man accused of raping a 14-year-old Puyallup girl in her own home.

Police believe 37-year-old Manuel Cortes, who was an acquaintance of the victim's mom, arrived drunk at the girl's home in the early hours of April 21. He then allegedly raped the girl before leaving, and police say there's a chance he left the country.

The victim's sister didn't want to be identified, and she still has difficulty talking about the crime.

"I feel angry. I feel upset. I feel stressed," she said, "but most of all I just go to bed thinking and praying that he's found."

In fear for their safety, the family is moving out of their home until Cortes is found.

"Not only was she victimized here, but the guy's still out and about, so we want to give the victim and the family some peace of mind and put this guy behind bars where he belongs," said Capt. Dave McDonald with the Puyallup Police Department.

Police say Cortes could be hiding out with acquaintances in Yakima, or he could be in California or even Mexico, where he has family.

"I think justice needs to be made," said the victim's sister. "That's the only thing we want as a family, to find him."