- ....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. .. ...

01/02/13 Doc Hastings Talks Fiscal Cliff



The rancor in Washington rages on despite Tuesday's aversion of a 'fiscal cliff'.

4th District Congressman Doc Hastings says he voted for the bill but he's not happy with it .

 

Congressman Hastings says he expects the GOP to take a harder line on spending cuts when the issue of the debt ceiling comes up in a couple of months . .


 

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