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This tragic incident isn’t just about an accident; it uncovers serious lapses in safety regulations that could have prevented the loss of three lives.

I-90 across the Columbia River is about to face 24/7 lane closures. Here’s how long it’ll last and what travelers should know.

With only a handful of cougar sightings last year, this one at I-90 is a big deal.

The next phase of a multi-year project to replace the deck of the Vantage Bridge on Interstate-90 (I-90) will begin later this week. On Thursday (Sept. 5), traffic in both directions over the bridge will be reduced to a single lane, 24 hours per day, seven days a week, until November...

Labor Day weekend is coming up fast and a lot of families like to take some time on Labor Day weekend to travel with the family.

After being partially closed for nearly three weeks, State Route 20 - North Cascades Highway has fully reopened to all traffic. A nine-mile stretch of the road between Granite Creek and the Easy Pass trailhead had been shut down since August 4 due to hazards and firefighting activity related to the Easy Fire, as well as a large mudslide that brought 7,000 tons of debris onto the road on August 11.

A lengthy project to replace the entire deck of the Vantage Bridge on Interstate 90 is now underway. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) and its contractor partner, Garco Construction of Tacoma, began working to update the critical span over the Columbia River on Monday...

Drivers not looking in both directions are often the cause

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

Governor Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation Monday to activate state resources to assist with recovery efforts.

A small bit of magic happened yesterday on social media. A lost dinosaur was discovered on I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass, no doubt wondering where their person had gone to. We think of dinosaurs as big, scaly and scary, but when they're stuffed animal dinosaurs, they have tender little hearts that match their size...

While we don't really think about the odds of being maimed or killed in a collision on the streets and highways in the Yakima Valley, accidents do indeed happen everyday. What roads and intersections are the most dangerous in Yakima County?