cell phones

The phone numbers of some Washington State residents will soon be known by a newer three-digit area code. Although it might come as a shock to some folks in The 509, the Evergreen State's original area code was actually 206, which not only covered Western Washington, but the entire state beginning in 1947...

It seems there are actually more phone booths than ever before here in the Western World - they've just changed up their look is all.

The first-ever survey of distracted driving shows that cell phone is far and away the primary source of inattention while driving in Washington State. Angie Ward with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission says is not only the most common, but also far worse than other forms of distraction such as eating or using the radio...