cascade mountains

WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say two climbers were rescued from Mount Stuart in the Cascade Mountains after one suffered a life-threatening injury in a fall caused by a boulder that broke free. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office says 59-year-old Jim Schiller of Happy Valley, Oregon called authorities Sunday evening saying his climbing partner had been leaning on a rock that dislodged, causi

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. 2 over Stevens Pass has been closed as avalanche danger continues to increase under heavy falling snow. The Washington State Department of Transportation said on their website the road was closed in both directions Thursday afternoon with traffic stopped at milepost 58 at Scenic and at milepost 64 at Stevens Pass summit...

NORTH BEND (AP) — Washington transportation officials have reopened Interstate 90 east of Seattle over Snoqualmie Pass after an ice storm closed it Tuesday night. Washington Department of Transportation officials said both directions of the state's main route across the Cascade Mountains reopened by 6 p...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is lifting the ban on outdoor burning on DNR-protected lands in western Washington. The DNR said in a news release Monday the ban would be lifted just after midnight Tuesday due to fall weather conditions...

SEATTLE (AP) — The latest storm moving across Washington will leave up to 2 feet of new snow in the Cascades by tomorrow morning. Forecasters say the lowland snow showers in parts of Western Washington this morning will turn to rain with high winds on the coast and northwest interior until evening...

Heavy rain is expected to pound the east slopes of the Cascades through this evening. The National Weather Service says it could be up to three inches. Individuals living in these areas should be aware of the increase in water levels. Flooding is not expected but a lot of water will be filling area rivers and streams...