Closure

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the seasonal closure of the North Cascades Highway. The 37-mile stretch of State Route 20 between the Ross Dam Trailhead (milepost 134) and Silver Star (milepost 171) will close tomorrow (Thursday, Nov...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is temporarily closing five units of the Methow Valley Wildlife Area to the public until next spring. The closures will go into effect on Dec. 15 for parts of the Texas Creek, Golden Doe, Big Buck, Methow, and Rendezvous units...

Yakima Fire Chief Aaron Markham will appear in front of the Yakima City Council on Tuesday at the Yakima Harmon Center on North 65th Avenue.

The heavy snowfall in the Cascades this week might be making the landscape look like a winter wonderland, but it's creating a hellish nightmare for drivers on the state's mountain passes. Both U.S. Highway 2 over Stevens Pass and U.S. 97 over Blewett Pass have experienced closures due to slick and treacherous conditions since Tuesday, and earlier this morning, Interstate-90 (I-90) Snoqualmie Pass

Construction is projected to be finished by early November.

(Richland, WA) -- Van Giesen Street will be closed right where it meets a railroad crossing just west of the 240 bypass in Richland Thursday at noon. The Port of Benton says they will be replacing the railroad crossing itself, along with rail, ties and concrete crossing panels...