north cascades

DIABLO  (AP) — Transportation crews have cleared a single lane of Highway 20 in the North Cascades, allowing high school students and others stuck since Friday's snow slide to return home. A large snow slide Friday blocked the road, stranding students from Everett who were on a field trip to the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center...

SEATTLE (AP) — Grizzly bears once roamed the rugged landscape of the North Cascades in Washington state, but few have been sighted in recent decades. Federal officials want to restore the population and released a draft plan Thursday with four options, ranging from taking no action to varying efforts to capture bears from other locations and relocate them to the state...

SEATTLE (AP) — A couple trying to visit all 59 national parks in one year is in Washington this week. They are planning to visit through 40th, 41st and 42nd parks: visiting Mount Rainier, North Cascades and Olympic national parks. KING-TV reports Cole and Elizabeth Donelson started planning and saving for their adventure about two years ago...

Heavy snow and avalanches mean the temporary closure is now permanent.