highway 97

The Washington State Department of Transportation says US 97 over Satus Pass will not reopen AGAIN today due to heavy smoke and poor visibility.

Firefighters continue to battle a big wildfire that’s closed Highway 97 between Toppenish and Goldendale.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say they found 13 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of a car driven by a Washington state man near Klamath Falls. The driver, Samuel Alcalan of Yakima, Wash., was cited and released. One of his passengers, Mario Serrano-Lopez, of Wapato, Wash...

Earlier this year, The Washington State Department of Transportation began replacing the Satus Creek Bridge and realigning US 97. The construction brought immediate delays to  anyone traveling in this area. The $12 million project was planned for completion this fall, but in the aftermath of cold and icy weather, the Washington State Department of Transportation has delayed the project through the

A car struck a 68-year-old woman while she was walking along Highway 97 a mile south of Union Gap. Washington State Patrol troopers say Maxine Rippy was walking northbound at about 5:30 last night, when she ran into the roadway and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 38-year-old Yakima man who was not injured. Rippy was taken to a Yakima hospital....

US 97 will be closed to through traffic from Goldendale to Toppenish starting at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, through 5 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20 as the Washington State Department of Transportation and its contractor set girders on the new Satus Creek Bridge...

Crews working on the US 97 Butler Creek Wildlife Connectivity project nine miles north of Goldendale shifted all traffic to a temporary bypass road on Tuesday. Drivers can expect narrow lanes and a width restriction while traveling the bypass road, which will be in place until the end of the year...

The 33-year-old driver of a Ferrari died May 24 when his sports car collided with a mid-size SUV. Gabriel Pigotti was behind the wheel of a 1994 Ferrari 348 going southbound on Highway 97 near Mud Hollow Road as the driver of a northbound 2011 Ford Edge turned left off the highway onto the road...

Another windy day yesterday and another closure of Highway 97 because of dust. It was the second time this week. On Sunday a dust storm blinded drivers on Highway 97 near Toppenish causing a multiple car crash, the same thing happened yesterday...