- ....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. .. ...

11/09/12 Food Drive Saturday



Seven and a half tons. That's how much food organizers are hoping to collect Saturday to help feed the needy. Proceeds from the event, sponsored by Cherry Creek Radio and Colonial Vista, benefit Serve Wenatchee Valley. Pastor Bob Sheppard encourages people to help out.

  

You can help by dropping off non-perishable food, and or cash at the "Thanksgiving on the Mayflower" event from eight a.m. to five p.m. Saturday in the Albertson's parking lot in Wenatchee.

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