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?
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials say North Cascades Highway in northern Washington may reopen by late May.
KING-TV reported Tuesday workers have been clearing snow on the highway for three weeks. The Washington State Department of Transportation says on its website the work might take a total of eight weeks...
If you have studded tires on your vehicle, you only have through Friday, March 31st to remove them or face a $136 fine. Even visitors to the state are not exempt and no waivers or exemptions to the law are issued either.
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Figures released by Washington officials show that deaths on the state's railroad tracks returned to normal levels last year after reaching a high number in 2015.
The News Tribune reports that the Washington State Department of Transportation released numbers last week showing that 13 people were killed statewide in 2016 in train-related incidents...
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and several others have been seriously injured in a four-car collision in central Washington state on Interstate 90.
The victims of the Sunday afternoon crash east of Snoqualmie Pass have not yet been identified...
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle contractors say the state's order to suspend digging a new Highway 99 tunnel is unjustified.
The Seattle Times reports that Seattle Tunnel Partners say they had already responded appropriately to a sinkhole problem when Gov. Jay...
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Parents and students at Washington State University are demanding safer roads leading into Pullman after two fatal crashes this holiday season.
They say Highway 195 and Highway 26 have both become very dangerous, with narrow lanes and high speed limits...
More rock blasting closures are planned for this week on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass and drivers need to plan for added travel time. The state DOT and crews plan to close I-90 in both directions from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Today through Thursday, April 25, from Gold Creek to the Price Creek Sno-Park ...
The Washington State Department of Transportation is considering a change to the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project and we’re hosting informal public hearings to educate the public about the proposal and seek their input.
An important project objective is reducing road closures due to avalanches...