Highway 12

It is road construction season and the  WSDOT Crews will be busy trying to keep the steep hills above Highway 12 safe through a series of projects. It means you could be left drumming your fingers on the dash board while trying to go over White Pass...

Worries about minor flooding along the Naches river were eased over the weekend as the river came close to flood stage but no problems were reported. Rivers filled on the west side of the state as well but no flooding was reported. Forecasters had warned of possible flooding because of two Pacific storms that hit the state over the weekend...

A 28-year-old man was killed in a crash on Highway 12 early Thursday morning 13 miles west of Naches. State Patrol troopers say Michael Orr was driving his Chevy pickup truck westbound when he entered a right curve, drifted into the eastbound lanes and off the roadway...

Fire crews worked for hours to control a fire off  Highway 12 near 40 Avenue on Sunday afternoon. Yakima Battalion Chief, Mitch Cole said crews were actually fighting two separate fires. The second could have been a spot fire that spread from the original flames...

A sunny summer ride on a motorcycle on Highway 12 turned into emergency helicopter rides for two people near Ethel. Two people on a motorcycle both suffered broken legs after a crash with a mini-van.  It happened when a 70-year-old Mossyrock woman turned into the path of an oncoming motorcycle...

A 24-year-old man from Tacoma died in the Naches River Tuesday afternoon after entering the water at north 16th Avenue. Authorities say the man was with his brother and girlfriend when he decided to pull off the road and take a swim. He never returned to the vehicle and police were called...

A Yakima man riding a motorcycle on Highway 12 near White Pass had to be taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on May 27. It’s unclear why Paul M. Keller’s motorcycle lost control, but an investigating trooper does not believe alcohol was involved...

Icy conditions o n Highway 12 caused an accident east of Rimrock Monday morning.