- ....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. .. ...

09/05/12 $45,000 Worth of Stolen Property Recovered



45-thousand dollars worth of stolen property is back in hands of its rightful owner today.

Deputies received a complaint about a burglary in the area of Strahl Canyon Road near Grand Coulee around 9a.m.

The victim reported that tools . . .mechanical equipment and car had gone missing from the residence.

Later that day . . .deputies received a tip from a concerned citizen about the whereabouts of the car.

Douglas County Sheriff's Deputies recovered the missing car and stolen items from a home in Coulee Dam.

The suspect living on the property is identified as 43-year old Gary Olsen.

Olsen was arrested and booked into the Okanogan County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle.

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