- ....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. .. ...

12/15/12 High School BBall Scores



Here are some of the prep basketball scores involving area teams in action Friday.


BOYS BASKETBALL

Brewster 56, Omak 47
Davis 66, Moses Lake 63
Eastmont 52, Wenatchee 43
Liberty Bell 61, Entiat 37
Okanogan 63, Cascade 46
Pateros 47, Lake Roosevelt 38
Prosser 58, Ephrata 46
Waterville 64, Manson 56

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Davis 63, Moses Lake 54
Eastmont 58, Wenatchee 55, OT
Ephrata 65, Prosser 46
Okanogan 66, Cascade 45

Pateros 53, Lake Roosevelt 43



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