- ....Breaking News.MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The Washington Transportation Department says 67,000 vehicles a day used the stretch of Interstate 5 through Mount Vernon that is now blocked by the collapse of the Skagit River bridge. Mount Vernon is about 60 miles north of Seattle and 40 miles south of the Canada Border. The roadblock on both directions of I-5 is expected to cause a major disruption in trade and tourism between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. The Transportation Department has set up detours. The closest is within sight of the I-5 bridge and mostly used for local traffic between Mount Vernon and Burlington. The department also is recommending detours using Highway 20 and Highway 9 that add tens of miles to a trip. Officials are urging drivers to avoid the area if possible. .. ...

11/29/12 Armed Standoff Early Info

Chelan County Sheriffs deputies responded this morning to a report of a man, possibly armed and barracaded inside a home in the Merry Canyon area off the Chumstick Highway north of Leavenworth. Sheriff Brian Burnett says the area was secured and some neighboring homes were temporarily evacuated as a precaution. He says as of 4pm the standoff continues.

Burnett says no shots have been fired and no injuries have been reported. We'll have more information as it becomes available.

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