Winter is still officially sixty days away but there’s a lot of snow heading to the mountain passes of the Cascade Mountains this week.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Stevens, Rainy, and Washington Passes, where up to six inches of snow could fall below 3,000 feet; a foot-and-a-half of snow could fall between 3,000 and 5,000 feet; and up to two feet of snow cou
A man who police say was involved in two separate drive-by shootings and a lengthy vehicle pursuit in a stolen state-owned truck is now in jail.
Deputies say 31-year-old Lance Rogers of West Richland is suspected of committing the shootings in Yakima Tuesday morning before driving east in a car...
Travelers in both directions on Interstate-90 (I-90) will experience slow downs next Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 18 & 19) as they near the Vantage Bridge.
Crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will be conducting paving work on a 14-mile stretch of the Interstate's westbound lanes and a 22-mile section of its eastbound lanes.
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The Washington Department of Transportation (DOT) is expecting another busy year on the state's roadways for Labor Day Weekend.
"As you might guess, the traffic will be quite heavy on Thursday and Friday headed east, says DOT spokesperson Lauren Loebsack...
Beginning next week, U.S. Highway 97 in Oroville will be closed while crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) make repairs and improvements to the roadway.
DOT spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the work involves a critical bridge that spans the Okanogan River...
Crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will be conducting paving work on Interstate-90 (I-90) in the Moses Lake area tomorrow (Wednesday, Aug. 30).
DOT spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the project is only scheduled to last one day but could have significant impacts on traffic...
After being closed intermittently since late July, State Route 20 (SR-20) has once again fully reopened to all vehicle traffic.
As much as forty miles of the highway from Newhalem to Washington Pass has been shutdown due to two large forest fires which have been burning very close to the road for nearly a month...
After being closed for over a month due to the need for emergency repairs, a seven-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 just east of Farmer will reopen this week.
Washington State Department of Transportation spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the reopening means crews will have finished their work about a week ahead of schedule...
With hit-and-run accidents on the rise, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) has rolled out a new alert system to help law enforcement catch more offenders.
The program is a cooperative effort among state, local, and tribal police agencies, along with the Washington State Department of Transportation to increase the chances of identifying and recovering vehicles that flee after being involved in inju